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His skill set is fun and he’s a good candidate to rise up rankings as 2023 recruiting gains steam.įollow us on Twitter and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Florida Gators news, notes and opinions. Haugh’s name isn’t one you’ll be seeing on a jersey in Gainesville next season, but he’s worth keeping an eye on this year. However, Haugh’s style of play fits Golden’s style better than the grinding toughness and clock management that take precedence for Maryland. The US men were dominant from the first Olympic tournament to hold basketball, held in Berlin in 1936, going 50 to win the gold, and joined by continental neighbors Canada and Mexico on the medal platform. In the landscape of Big Ten hoops, the Terps are a roughly equivalent team to the Gators. He’s also able to get to the rim vertically in-game, putting up both dunks and blocks on Tuesday.ĭespite a wide palate of schools making offers on Haugh, the only school that may have threatened Florida was Maryland. In his game against West Coast Elite, he hit four shots from behind the arc during the first half. He’s immediately making their decision look like a smart one, impressing national talent evaluators at the UAA Finals. Shaquille ONeal (36 years, 346 days) Youngest Rising Stars Challenge MVP. LeBron James (21 years, 51 days) Oldest All-Star Game MVP. Clearly, the Gators staff values his archetype to pull him from so far north of the Swamplands. 108,713 for the 2010 NBA All-Star Game which was held in Cowboys Stadium at Arlington, Texas the largest attendance in history for any basketball game. He fits the profile of a modern big, standing at 6-feet-9-inches with a medium build and a weapons-grade shooting stroke. He’s ranked as the 199th player in the nation by the 247Sports composite, but his upside as a stretch four is immediately evident. Haugh, a three-star recruit in the 2023 class, recently committed to play in Gainesville.

Florida pledge Thomas Haugh, a power forward from Pennsylvania, is playing a big part in his team’s efforts at the USA Basketball Finals this week.

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