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Florida basketball’s starting five is among the nation’s most formidable lineups heading into the 2026-27 campaign after returning four starters and 81.8% of its scoring from last year while re-adding a key contributor from the program’s national championship in 2025.
It should come as no surprise, then, that the Gators’ quintet all cracked CBS Sports’ “Top 100 And 1” players who will define the upcoming season — albeit barely — further reinforcing their position atop both the preseason editions of the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll and AP Top 25.
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Thomas Haugh (No. 2), Rueben Chinyelu (No. 14), Alex Condon (No. 16), Boogie Fland (No. 60) and Denzel Aberdeen (No. 100) together tie Florida with Duke for schools with the most players on the list while helping the SEC and its 30 representatives lead the way among conferences.
Below is where each Gator ranks and why they landed where they did on the list.
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PHOTOS: Florida men’s basketball at 2026 SEC Basketball Tipoff
Oct 14, 2026; Birmingham, AL, USA; Florida Gators head coach Todd Golden speaks during the SEC Basketball Tipoff at Grand Bohemian Hotel Mountain Brook. Mandatory Credit: Butch Dill-Imagn Images
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PHOTOS: Florida men’s basketball at 2026 SEC Basketball Tipoff
Oct 14, 2026; Birmingham, AL, USA; Florida Gators head coach Todd Golden speaks during the SEC Basketball Tipoff at Grand Bohemian Hotel Mountain Brook. Mandatory Credit: Butch Dill-Imagn Images
(Butch Dill, IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect)
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PHOTOS: Florida men’s basketball at 2026 SEC Basketball Tipoff
Oct 14, 2026; Birmingham, AL, USA; Florida Gators head coach Todd Golden speaks during the SEC Basketball Tipoff at Grand Bohemian Hotel Mountain Brook. Mandatory Credit: Butch Dill-Imagn Images
(Butch Dill, IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect)
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PHOTOS: Florida men’s basketball at 2026 SEC Basketball Tipoff
Oct 14, 2026; Birmingham, AL, USA; Florida Gators head coach Todd Golden speaks during the SEC…
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