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March Madness 2025: How Walter Clayton Jr. willed Florida to a title

SAN ANTONIO -- When Walter Clayton Jr. decided to withdraw from the NBA draft last year, he posted his announcement with two words on Instagram: "1 more."

Last year in his first season with the Florida Gators, the team went 24-12. The Gators had a few big wins -- notably over then-No. 10 Kentucky in January and in the SEC tournament, where they reached the championship game -- but ended the season with a first-round upset to 10-seed Colorado.

Clayton had unfinished business. And when he showed up for his junior season at Florida, something was different.