Billy Donovan added his final recruit with six foot two inch guard Scottie Wilbekin from Gainesville, FL. Donovan stated after the NCAA Tournament he needed to do a “better” job of providing depth for his basketball team and he has certainly lived up to his word.
Wilbekin was not scheduled to graduate until 2011, but because of his excellent academics in high school he qualified to graduate early and enroll at the University of Florida in the fall. Questions have been raised if he is physically ready to play in the SEC a year early, but many scouts had Wilbekin listed as one of the top point guards in the 2011 class.

The guard position was the highest priority in the offseason, but with Brandon Knight and other targets picking other schools it looked as if Donovan and Florida were to be on the outside looking in again. What seemed to be a dire situation, turned into a blessing.

Last years Florida team seemed to fade towards the end of many games last year so Billy Donovan added 5 players in this class which will give him the ability to keep starters fresh all year.

Here is a run down of this years class:

Casey Prather
- A 6’5 small forward with great versatility to play on the wing or slash to the basket. He also is a good defender coming out of high school and rebounds fairly well at his position. It looks as if Prather will play some guard as well as the forward position and be a nice player off the bench his freshman year.
Cody Larson
- A underrated power forward that is a solid rebounder and good defender that may not play a lot early, but has a good amount of upside.
Will Yeguete
- Yeguete is a bit undersized for the power forward position, but has the motor that the coaching staff likes. He understands the importance of rebounding and defense.
Patrick Young
- Some call Patrick Young “Baby” Al Horford for his physical play and solid defense and rebounding. Young will be able to make an immediate impact. While his offensive game is not as polished as some, he is tenacious on the glass and a physical defender.
Scottie Wilbekin
- A very “heady” guard that understands the game inside and out. He shoots the ball well and has very good handles. Wilbekin has a huge amount of upside and will probably get plenty of playing time early in the year.

As one can see there are 2 very glaring issues the coaching staff wanted to take care of in this class. One was depth and the other was players that excelled at the fundamentals. All of these players are hard workers with high basketball IQ. This class gives the Gators a chance to be a consistent top 25 team and possibly top 10 team.