The first-team All-Big West honoree averaged 18.3 points last season
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida added grad transfer guard Zyon Pullin to its loaded 2023 transfer class, head coach Todd Golden announced on Thursday.
The 6-foot-4 guard racked up 1,312 points over his four years at UC Riverside. Pullin became a three-time All-Big West honoree as his scoring average increased every season, culminating with first-team honors in 2022-23 as he posted 18.3 points per game.
“We are very excited to welcome Zyon into our program here at Florida,” Golden said. “He’s a very talented, mature young man who’s won a lot of games in college and been very productive along the way. He has great positional size and plays with great pace and tempo. He will be a great asset to our team this year.”
A native of Pleasant Hill, Calif., Pullin recorded four double-doubles and 19 games of 20+ points while at UC Riverside. Twelve of his 20-point games came last season, highlighted by a career-high 30 points vs. San Diego.
As a junior, Pullin averaged 14.3 points and averaged a career-high 5.6 rebounds as he earned second-team All-Big West honors. During his sophomore campaign, Pullin scored 12.1 points and dished 4.5 assists per game and earned honorable mention All-Big West in his first season as a starter.
Pullin is the Gators’ fifth addition via the transfer portal this offseason, joining Walter Clayton Jr., Micah Handlogten, EJ Jarvis and Tyrese Samuel in what is rated the nation’s No. 1 transfer class by data and analytics website EvanMiya.com. Florida has also inked a pair of incoming freshmen in Thomas Haugh and Alex Condon.
Zyon Pullin
G | 6-4 | Pleasant Hill, Calif. | UC Riverside| College Park HS
* Scored 1,312 points in 109 games with 77 starts during in his four seasons at UC Riverside, averaging 12.0 points per game over his career, including 18.3 during 2022-23.
* A three-time All-Big West honoree, earning first-team recognition in 2022-23, second-team in 2021-22 and honorable mention in 2020-21.
* A three-year starter whose scoring average increased every season, building from 4.1 points off the bench as a freshman, jumping to 12.1 points as a sophomore, 14.3 as a junior and 18.3 as a senior. He helped UC Riverside to a winning record – overall and conference – all three seasons as a starter.
* Posted four double-doubles and 19 games of 20+ points at UC Riverside, including a high of 30 vs. San Diego (12/20/22) that included a 5-for-6 performance from 3-point range.
* Had notable performances against power conference opponents, posting 21 points at Oregon, 17 points at Colorado and 10 points and eight assists in a win at Arizona State.
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