Report: Florida basketball transfer Keyontae Johnson expected to join Kansas State

On3 imageby:Barkley Truax08/20/22

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Former Florida standout and preseason SEC Player of the Year Keyontae Johnson is expected to transfer to Kansas State, according to Stadium’s Jeff Goodman on Twitter. Johnson averaged 14 points per game and 7.1 rebounds in 2020, but has been sidelined for medical reasons for the past two seasons and has since been medically cleared to play.

The former Gators forward hasn’t played a minute of basketball since he collapsed at Florida State on Dec. 12, 2020. He did make a ceremonial start on the Gators’ senior day against Kentucky on March 5 but was then taken off the court. The crowd responded with a standing ovation.

Over the past week, Johnson had narrowed his list down to four: Kansas State, Western Kentucky, Memphis, and Nebraska, but it seems to Wildcats have won him over.

Florida men’s basketball releases 2022-23 non-conference schedule

A new era is getting underway in Gainesville this year as Todd Golden takes over as Floridamen’s basketball coach. Tuesday morning, the Gators released their non-conference schedule for his first year as headman.

Florida starts its season Nov. 7 against Stony Brook before hosing Kennesaw State Nov. 11 and Florida Atlantic Nov. 14. The Gators then have a rivalry showdown with Florida State in Tallahassee Nov. 18 and will compete in the Phil Knight Legacy event in Portland Nov. 24-27. The field includes DukeGonzagaOregon State and Purdue, among others.

Florida A&MStetson and UConn are also on the schedule before an open date Dec. 14 in Tampa. The Jumpman Invitational closes out the initial non-conference slate Dec. 20, but the Gators drew Kansas State as part of the SEC-Big 12 Challenge. That game is set for Jan. 28 in Manhattan.

Golden is taking over for Mike White, who left Florida to replace Tom Crean at Georgia. Florida hired him shortly after his San Franciso Dons saw their season end in the NCAA Tournament and he dipped into the transfer portal to start building the roster. Notably, he landed Kyle Lofton and Will Richard — the No. 22 and No. 28 players, respectively, to hit the portal this offseason, according to the On3 Transfer Portal RankingsAlex Fudge, who transferred from LSU, is also making his way to Gainesville.