White adds a prized transfer
UF basketball coach
once again has landed a prized graduate transfer to offset some key losses this offseason.
is leaving Rice to join the 2017-18 Gators for his final year after he averaged 18.2 points and 8.9 rebounds to earn AllConference USA honors last season.
Koulechov announced on his Twitter account (@RussianGusta) he would join the Gators.
Koulechov, a 6-foot-5, 209-pound native of Russia, will arrive in Gainesville a year after small forward
left the College of Charleston to join the Gators as a graduate transfer.
Barry went on to become the SEC’s Sixth Man of the Year and help UF reach the 2017 Elite Eight during White’s second season.
Koulechov might even be an upgrade Barry and also should help offset the loss of forward who is leaving school early for the NBA Draft.
Koulechov shot 47.4 percent from 3-point range and made 172 3s during the past three seasons, including his freshman year at Arizona State.
Koulechov, who visited UF last weekend, chose the Gators over Oklahoma.
“We’re thrilled to have Egor come to Florida and join the Gator family,” White said in a news release confirming the transfer Thursday. “Along with his obvious offensive firepower, Egor will also bring a level of toughness and experience to our team.” like UCF, Miami and USF increased according to the latest figures released by the NCAA Monday.
Those numbers are based on announced attendance figures not actual tickets sold.
hiring helped Miami at the ticket window with the Hurricanes seeing an increase of more than 11,000 fans per home game. That’s up from 47,561 fans per home game in 2015 to 58,572 in 2016. A newly-renovated Hard Rock Stadium and a favorable schedule featuring quality opponents like Florida State, North Carolina and Pittsburgh helped as well.
South Florida saw vast improvement on the football field and in the stands at Raymond James Stadium. The Bulls attendance jumped nearly 11,000 fans per game, averaging 26,578 fans in 2015 to 37,539 in 2016. It was the program’s first increase in attendance since 2010.
Florida State may not have won the ACC Championship but that didn’t stop Seminoles fans from taking in games at the Doak. The team saw an increase in attendance figures from 2015 to 2016 — up nearly five percent — going from 73,219 to 76,800 fans. The FSU home schedule featured North Carolina, Clemson and rival Florida.
The era was a resounding success, with UCF averaging 5,000 more fans per game as the Knights went from averaging 30,065 in 2015 to 35,802 in 2016. The team went from an 0-12 record to a 6-7 season under Frost — his first — making the jump into the top 10 in average attendance increases in the Football Bowl Subdivision.