Florida basketball's star frontcourt trio of Rueben Chinyelu, Alex Condon and Thomas Haugh will represent the Orange and Blue alongside head coach Todd Golden at the SEC Basketball Tipoff for the second straight season.
The event takes place Oct. 13-14 in Birmingham, Alabama, with the Gators appearing Wednesday, Oct. 14, on the SEC Network from 11:20-11:35 a.m. ET.
Haugh earned consensus All-America and first-team All-SEC honors last season after averaging a team-high 17.1 points per game along with 6.1 rebounds per game while also posting 73 assists, 58 3-point field goals, 36 steals and 33 blocked shots. The 6-foot-9-inch, 215-pound small forward was the second player in program history to earn All-America honors from all four major selectors,
joining Walter Clayton Jr., who achieved the feat in 2025.
Chinyelu became Florida's first Naismith Defensive Player of the Year honoree, as well as earning the SEC Defensive Player of the Year and SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards in 2025-26. The 6-foot-10-inch, 265-pound center put up 10.9 points and 11.2 rebounds per game in 2025-26, becoming the first Gator in 50 years to average double-figure rebounds.
Condon earned All-SEC honors from the AP (2nd team) and coaches (3rd team) last season, and was a finalist for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award. The 6-foot-11-inch, 256-pound power forward averaged 15.1 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game — all ranking second on the team behind different players — with a team-high 48 blocked shots.
The trio is arguably the best frontcourt in the country and their return for their final years of eligibility gives the Gators a loaded roster as they seek their second national championship in three years. All three were key contributors to Florida's NCAA Tournament title in 2025.
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