Kerry Blackshear committing to Florida was one of the biggest stories of the summer, in part because we heard basically nothing from the Virginia Tech grad transfer’s camp during the process. Today at SEC Basketball Media Day, Blackshear — who was just voted SEC Preseason Player of the Year — opened up about the decision.
“I think the culture, the group of people that were there,” Blackshear said of why he picked the Gators. “The opportunity to play with a really good team was really enticing to me and I just built a relationship with my teammates now.