Florida forward Alex Condon to return for senior season

Florida forward Alex Condonthe No. 30 prospect in ESPN’s Top 100will return for his senior yr, he advised ESPN on Wednesday.

Condon, an instrumental a part of Florida’s 2024-25 championship crew and a two-time All-SEC choice, will rejoin the Gators for a fourth yr. Florida went 27-8 this season, incomes a No. 1 NCAA event seed earlier than falling to Iowa in a second-round upset, ending their repeat probabilities.

“It’s not the result that we wanted at the end of the year,” Condon advised ESPN. “I think we’re a better team than that. So, [we] left a bit of unfinished business with the Gators. So to go back to school and compete – we know what it’s like to win a national championship, and that’s the number one goal for me.”

A local of Australia and former Australian Rules Football standout, Condon averaged a career-high 15.1 factors on 55% taking pictures this season, to go together with 7.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.4 blocks. The Gators have gone 87-24 of their three seasons.

“When the team succeeds, everyone succeeds off the court too,” stated Condon, pointing to previous Florida teammates and 2025 draft picks Walter Clayton, Alijah Martin and Will Richard. “I feel like it could really be the same for us individually [next season]. I want to be first team All-SEC, and in the talks for All American. And I think the way that I closed out the season, if I’m able to be that consistent for a whole season, the sky’s the limit for [my] draft stock.”

Condon’s mix of dimension, mobility, physicality and playmaking imaginative and prescient at 6-11 has made him a draw for NBA scouts, as a multifaceted frontcourt participant who provides worth on each ends of the ground. The growth of his jumper (profession 26.2% from three and 63.8% from the road) stays a key space for his projection.

“My shooting is a big thing, to get that more consistent,” stated Condon. “I think I did a better job in the second half of the season, just taking the pressure off [myself]not living and dying by the 3, just playing my game and doing everything else that I do well. “My versatility defensively, having the ability to swap 1-through-5 is one thing that I can do and I really need to present that to NBA scouts [next season] as effectively.”

Condon can be a projected first-rounder to start the 2027 draft cycle after a robust shut to the season, averaging 19.3 factors, 6.1 rebounds and three.8 assists over his final 10 video games.