Clayton led the Gators in scoring during UF’s record-setting 2023-24 season
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Rising senior Walter Clayton Jr. will withdraw from the NBA Draft and return to Florida for his final collegiate season, Clayton announced via social media on Monday<https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7e8QikRaVV/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==>, just two days after Will Richard also announced his return<https://floridagators.com/news/2024/5/25/mens-basketball-will-richard-to-return-for-senior-season.aspx>.
Clayton was Florida’s leading scorer in 2023-24 at 17.6 points per game, helping the Gators average a program-record 85.6 points per game. Clayton earned All-SEC and All-SEC Tournament recognition, leading the Gators to an SEC Tournament championship game appearance for the first time since 2014. Clayton’s 633 points last season rank as the No. 5 single-season tally in program history.
A native of Lake Wales, Fla., Clayton posted 15 games with 20-plus points and exploded for 33 points in the Gators’ NCAA Tournament game vs. Colorado. Clayton also wrote his name in the Florida record books with 93 3-pointers made (8th/single season), 42 consecutive free throws made (tied-1st), 23 straight games with a 3-pointer (tied-8th, active streak entering 2024-25) and an .877 free throw percentage (10th/single season).
Clayton competed in the NBA G League Elite camp during the NBA Draft process, averaging 15.5 points in his two games at the event.
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