Four Florida men’s basketball players were named to the Naismith Trophy Men’s College Player of the Year Watch List on Monday. The Gator trio of Alex Condon, Boogie Fland, Thomas Haugh and Xaivian Lee all received mention on the list.
 
Each of those players were previously named to the positional watch lists that make up the Naismith Starting 5 awards.
 
The third-ranked Gators open their season on Monday at 7 p.m. EST, taking on No. 13 Arizona in the Hall of Fame Series Las Vegas. The game airs on TNT and truTV and will stream on HBO Max.
 
Preseason Individual Accolades

Alex Condon	AP Preseason All-America
	Preseason 1st-Team All-SEC (media, coaches)
	NABC Preseason Division I Player of the Year Watch List
	Naismith Trophy Player of the Year Watch List
	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Top 20 Preseason Watch List
	Blue Ribbon Yearbook Preseason 1st-Team All-America
	Blue Ribbon Yearbook Preseason SEC Player of the Year
	Blue Ribbon Yearbook Preseason 1st-Team All-SEC
Boogie Fland	Preseason 2nd-Team All-SEC (media, coaches)
	Naismith Trophy Player of the Year Watch List
	Bob Cousy Award Top 20 Preseason Watch List
Thomas Haugh	Preseason All-SEC (2nd-Team media, 3rd-team coaches)
	Naismith Trophy Player of the Year Watch List
	Karl Malone Award Top 20 Preseason Watch List
Xaivian Lee	Naismith Trophy Player of the Year Watch List
	Jerry West Award Top 20 Preseason Watch List

 
Naismith Trophy Men’s College Player of the Year Watch List

Darius Acuff Jr.	Freshman	Guard	Arkansas
Nate Ament	Freshman	Forward	Tennessee
Robbie Avila	Senior	Center	St. Louis
Solo Ball	Junior	Guard	UConn
Nate Bittle	Senior	Center	Oregon
John Blackwell	Junior	Guard	Wisconsin
Cameron Boozer	Freshman	Forward	Duke
Mikel Brown Jr.	Freshman	Guard	Louisville
Markus Burton	Junior	Guard	Notre Dame
Alex Condon	Junior	Forward/Center	Florida
Ryan Conwell	Senior	Guard	Louisville
Donovan Dent	Senior	Guard	UCLA
Tucker DeVries	Senior	Forward	Indiana
Josh Dix	Senior	Guard	Creighton
A.J. Dybantsa	Freshman	Forward	BYU
Zuby Ejiofor	Senior	Forward	St. John’s
Isaiah Evans	Sophomore	Guard/Forward	Duke
Boogie Fland	Sophomore	Guard	Florida
Ja’Kobi Gillespie	Senior	Guard	Tennessee
P.J. Haggerty	Junior	Guard	Kansas State
Thomas Haugh	Junior	Forward	Florida
Bryce Hopkins	Graduate Student	Forward/Guard	St. John’s
Josh Hubbard	Junior	Guard	Mississippi State
Graham Ike	Graduate Student	Forward	Gonzaga
Tomislav Ivišić	Junior	Center	Illinois
Ian Jackson	Sophomore	Guard	St. John’s
Alex Karaban	Senior	Forward	UConn
Trey Kaufman-Renn	Senior	Forward	Purdue
Xaivian Lee	Senior	Guard	Florida
Yaxel Lendeborg	Graduate Student	Forward	Michigan
Tamin Lipsey	Senior	Guard	Iowa State
Jaland Lowe	Junior	Guard	Kentucky
Nick Martinelli	Senior	Forward	Northwestern
Otega Oweh	Senior	Guard	Kentucky
Koa Peat	Freshman	Forward	Arizona
Darryn Peterson	Freshman	Guard	Kansas
Tahaad Pettiford	Sophomore	Guard	Auburn
Labaron Philon Jr.	Sophomore	Guard	Alabama
Richie Saunders	Senior	Forward	BYU
Emanuel Sharp	Senior	Guard	Houston
Jackson Shelstad	Junior	Guard	Oregon
Braden Smith	Senior	Guard	Purdue
Bennett Stirtz	Senior	Guard	Iowa
Andrej Stojaković	Junior	Guard	Illinois
Bruce Thornton	Senior	Guard	Ohio State
JT Toppin	Junior	Forward	Texas Tech
Joseph Tugler	Junior	Forward	Houston
Milos Uzan	Senior	Guard	Houston
Darrion Williams	Senior	Forward	NC State
Caleb Wilson	Freshman	Forward	North Carolina

 
2025-26 Florida Men’s Basketball Ticket Information
Traditional season tickets are officially SOLD OUT for the upcoming 2025-26 season.
 
Arena Pass
Arena Passes are officially SOLD OUT for the upcoming 2025-26 season.
 
Single Games
Single-game tickets for the 2025-26 Florida men’s basketball season are now on sale.
 
Fans can purchase tickets at FloridaGators.com, by calling the Gator Ticket Office at (352) 375-4683, or in person at Gate 2 on the west side of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
 
All Gators Weekend Pack
The All Gators Weekend Pack is now available, which includes the Florida men’s basketball game against Merrimack on Friday, November 21, and the Florida football game against Tennessee on Saturday, November 22, for only $149 plus taxes/fees.
 
All fans attending the Merrimack men’s basketball game will receive a 2025 NCAA National Championship replica ring, presented by Meldon Law.