After winning yet another NCAA national title last April, Florida Gators fans are still on a high. A lot of them were reminiscing on past teams, especially that legendary back-to-back championship team led by Al Horford and Joakim Noah, with many debating which were the greatest Gators of all time.
The Florida Basketball Hour X account revealed its take on who is Florida Basketball’s Mount Rushmore, saying it should have Joakim Noah, Al Horford, Walter Clayton Jr., and back-to-back championship head coach Billy Donovan.
Florida Basketball Mount Rushmore:
Clayton Jr., Donovan, Horford, Noah.
Discuss.
— Florida Basketball Hour (@FloridaBBHour) July 4, 2025
This sparked a debate on X, with many disagreeing with the X page’s choices.
“No Mad Max? That’s like leaving out Emmitt or Wil ur for Football,” said one Florida fan, referring to Vernon Maxwell.
No Mad Max? That’s like leaving out Emmitt or Wil ur for Football.
— Tug (@tailgator45) July 4, 2025
“Maxwell, Clayton, Noah, Miller nice to have so many great basketball players in UF history where it feels wrong leaving some names off,” another fan said.
“Say Todd Golden does better than Donovan, who gets pushed out? Noah or Horford for me, 0 clue which. Tier 2 includes chiozza and Ke Allen, etc bc I’m tired,” another fan argued.
Few fans also argued that choosing just four players or coaches for Florida’s Mount Rushmore would just be too hard, as there were too many who contributed much to the team.
“Man. You can’t choose 4. When Rushmore was built, there were only 30 presidents. Picking 4 was easy. We have 1000s of players. Andrew DeClerq, Neal Walk, even Udonis Haslem and Mike Miller all deserve recognition. The 04s could have a mountain for themselves,” one Florida fan pointed out.
“This is hard man Brewer, Green deserve a spot Walsh, Lee, Miller deserve some consideration Could name a few more,” added another fan.
“Haslem and David Lee have to be in the discussion,” noted another person.
Florida Reveals 2025-2026 Non-Conference Schedule
As Florida begins to gear up for its national title defense, its non-conference schedule has now been revealed, and it includes some very tough matchups.
They kick off the season against Arizona on Nov. 3 in Las Vegas, and then play against North Florida on Nov. 6 and against Florida State on Nov. 11. They will then take on yet-to-be-decided opponent on Nov. 16, and then be back at home against Merrimack on Nov. 21. They then clash against TCU, Providence, or Wisconsin on Nov. 27, and then against either of those teams again the next day.
The Gators then have games against Duke and UConn on Dec. 2 and 9 respectivelu, before taking on another yet-to-be-determined opponent on Dec. 13. Then, they head back home for three straight games against Saint Francis (Dec. 17), Colgate (Dec. 21), and Dartmouth (Dec. 29).
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