Gator Country.com has made their case for graduate transfer Kerry Blackshear Jr and lays out several points of why Mike White and the Florida Gators is the best fit for the 6’10” forward.
They list positional fit and bunch of other stuff they think should sway the former Virginia Tech Hokie back closer to home in Florida.
Take a look at their intro:
When Kerry Blackshear announced he would be returning to college and would also be taking a serious look at his graduate transfer options there were a lot of teams salivating at the potential opportunity to land his services. The Gators, long rumored to be in on the Virginia Tech big man, were one of them.
Perhaps the best returning center in college basketball Blackshear is far and away the most sought after graduate transfer still available on the market and any team in the country would welcome him. The team Florida might be competing with the hardest in the recruitment is Kentucky which should probably frame just how good Blackshear is.
Florida has a bit of a home court advantage in the recruitment due to the fact Blackshear hails from nearby Orlando and that has been the center of a lot of people’s reasoning behind why he should become a Gator. While I think that factor and the benefits that surround being near his hometown all matter I think there is a lot of reasons why Florida makes the most sense from a pure basketball standpoint. His final decision will be the result of weighing a lot of different things but when it comes to just basketball I think the Gators can put together the best possible pitch, and I want to lay out what that is.
You can read “Why Florida Is The Best Basketball Fit For Kerry Blackshear” by clicking here.
Does Florida have a better shot of winning a national championship if Blackshear plays in Gainesville?
Kentucky will and I think that should be the biggest factor.
