Florida wing hits transfer portal after NCAA grants extra year of eligibility

The NCAA has granted Florida wing Julian Rishwain a sixth year of college eligibility, according to 247Sports’ Matt Zenitz, and he’ll enter the transfer portal after spending a year in Gainesville.

Rishwain played eight games for the Gators as a graduate student. He finished the year with 13 points on 4-for-11 shooting, 14 rebounds and six assists. All but one of his attempts were from three-point range. He made one of two free throws at the line.

A long history with Florida head coach Todd Golden brought Rishwain to Gainesville, but he’ll look to get some more playing time in his final year of eligibility. Rishwain was a major contributor at San Francisco under Golden but saw his minutes wane after he left. He also put up big numbers at Boston College as a freshman in 2019.

Rishwain is the third Gator to hit the transfer portal this cycle, following guard Riley Kugel and forward Aleks Szymczyk. Kugel has already committed to Kansas.

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