Lee Earns Academic All-America Honors

Florida men's basketball senior guard Xaivian Lee earned second-team Academic All-America honors, College Sports Communicators (CSC) announced on Tuesday.

Lee, who holds a 3.62 GPA in economics, is the 10th Academic All-America honoree in Florida history and the first since Canyon Barry in 2017.

On the floor, the Toronto native averaged 11.6 points and dished a team-leading 147 assists while starting all 35 games for the Southeastern Conference champion Gators.

Florida Men's Basketball Academic All-America Honorees

Name	Year/Team
Xaivian Lee	2026 Second Team
Canyon Barry	2017 First Team
Patric Young	2014 Third Team
Lee Humphrey	2006 Second Team; 2007 First Team
Matt Bonner	2001 Second Team; 2002, 2003 First Team
Ric Clarson	1978 Sixth Team
Tony Miller	1972 Second Team
Andy Owens	1970 Second Team
Mike Leatherwood	1969 Third Team
Brooks Henderson	1964, 1965 Honorable Mention

2025-26 Academic All-America Men's Basketball Team
First Team
Zuby Ejiofor, St. John's
Sam Hoiberg, Nebraska
Tamin Lipsey, Iowa State
Nick Martinelli, Northwestern
JT Toppin, Texas Tech

Second Team
Tobe Awaka, Arizona
Flory Bidunga, Kansas
Tyler Lundblade, Belmont
Xaivian Lee, Florida
Nick Townsend, Yale

Third Team
Mason Falslev, Utah State
Bryce Hopkins, St. John's
Carson Johnson, Denver
Landon Lewis, Brown
Robert Wright III, BYU

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