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Gators Among Finalists for Transfer Guard

Cedric Coward, who is also testing the waters with the NBA, has the Florida Gators listed in his final five schools.
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Nov 21, 2024; Spokane, Washington, USA; Washington State Cougars guard Cedric Coward (0) makes an easy lay up against the Eastern Washington Eagles in the first half at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena. Mandatory Credit: James Snook-Imagn Images
Nov 21, 2024; Spokane, Washington, USA; Washington State Cougars guard Cedric Coward (0) makes an easy lay up against the Eastern Washington Eagles in the first half at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena. Mandatory Credit: James Snook-Imagn Images | James Snook-Imagn Images

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As the Florida Gators look to rebuild its guard rotation with Walter Clayton Jr., Alijah Martin and Will Richard all departing from the program, the Gators find themselves finalists for one of the top guards in the NCAA Transfer Portal.

Washington State transfer Cedric Coward, who is also exploring his options in the NBA Draft, has listed the Gators among his five finalists, which includes Duke, Alabama, Kansas and Washington. Coward (6-6, 206) has one year of eligibility remaining and averaged 17.7 points and seven rebounds across six games played this year.

He missed most of the 2024-25 season due to injury after transferring to Washington State from Eastern Washington.

Coward is also currently ranked as the No. 17 overall transfer and No. 7 shooting guard in the portal, according to the On3 Industry Ranking.

Prior to his brief stint with the Cougars, Coward spent two seasons at Eastern Washington with a breakout campaign in 2023-24 after averaging 15.4 points and 6.7 rebounds per game and shooting 38.3 percent from deep. He began his career at Division III Willamette University.

Coward is latest of multiple transfer guards to have been linked to the Gators. Florida is currently hosting Princeton point guard Xaivian Lee, one of the top point guards in the portal, on a visit and have been looking at Ohio transfer AJ Brown, the brother of current Gator Isaiah Brown.

Florida also recently lost reserve guard Kajus Kublickas to the portal, opening up another scholarship for the Gators to fill.

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Cam Parker is a reporter covering the Florida Gators, Auburn Tigers and Clemson Tigers with a degree in journalism from the University of Florida. He also covers and broadcasts Alachua County high school sports with The Prep Zone and Mainstreet Daily News. When he isn't writing, he enjoys listening to '70s music such as The Band or Lynyrd Skynyrd, binge-watching shows and playing with his cat, Chester, and dog, Rufus.

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