Florida Gators men’s basketball coach Mike White is building an empire.

Or, at the very least, one of the top recruiting class UF has seen in quite some time.

White has received a pair of verbal commitments from marquee prospects in 6-5 small forward Scottie Lewis and 6-9 center Omar Payne over the past two days to catapult the Gators’ 2019 recruiting class to No. 4 overall, according to 247Sports.

Lewis, the 11th-ranked player in the country, committed to Florida on Tuesday over the likes of Kentucky, Arizona, Kansas and LSU.

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