The last time Florida's Anthony Duruji played a meaningful basketball game was March 14, 2019.
The former Louisiana Tech forward found himself visiting Gainesville just a month later. He committed to the program soon after, and since then he's been focused on growing as a player in practice with the Gators while sitting out the 2019-20 campaign due to NCAA transfer rules.
"Last year helped me a lot. It helped me get acclimated to the way Coach (White) wants to play,” Duruji said during Wednesday's media availability. “I was really just being a sponge, and I was able to learn so I could carry that over to this offseason.