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Jersey Number 2
Riley Kugel
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 207
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Orlando, Fla.
- High School:
- Dr. Phillips
Bio
Overall
Honors
2023-24, Sophomore Season
2022-23, Freshman Season
Prep
Personal
Off the Court
- Totaled 620 points and 206 rebounds in 65 appearances, including 28 starts.
- Had eight 20-point games as a Gator.
- Scored 9.9 points per game during his freshman season at Florida, and his 12.6 scoring average in SEC play was the highest by a Florida freshman since Bradley Beal in 2011-12.
- Earned SEC All-Freshman honors in 2022-23.
- A skilled scorer from multiple levels with great athleticism.
- Rated No. 48 in the 247Sports national rankings with a four-star designation from 247Sports and ESPN.
Honors
- 2023 SEC All-Freshman
2023-24, Sophomore Season
- Averaged 9.2 points and 3.5 rebounds and tallied 48 assists and 34 made 3-point field goals.
- Posted five 20-point games and 14 double-figure scoring games.
- Posted a career-high 25 points and nine rebounds against #13 Baylor in the NIT Tip-Off.
- Led Florida with 22 points in the win vs. #12 Auburn, the most points by a Gator off the bench vs. a top-25 opponent since KeVaughn Allen's 24 vs. #12 Auburn on 2/24/18.
- Led five Gators in double figures with 20 points off the bench in the win vs. Arkansas.
- Added 24 points at Wake Forest, going 9-for-14 from the floor and 4-for-6 from 3, also claiming the SportsCenter #1 play with his breakaway poster slam dunk.
- Started the season with a bang vs. Loyola Maryland, becoming the first Gator in the 2000s to tally 23 points, six steals and a blocked shot in a game.
2022-23, Freshman Season
- Earned SEC All-Freshman honors as he averaged 9.9 points and 2.8 rebounds per game, shooting .456 from the field and .376 from 3-point range.
- Averaged 12.6 points per game in SEC play, the most by a Florida freshman since Bradley Beal's 14.4 per game in 2011-12.
- His 10-game streak in double figures to close the season marked the longest by a UF freshman since Bradley Beal (10, 2011-12). Kugel averaged 17.3 points per game over that stretch.
- Became the first UF freshman with back-to-back 20-point games since Kenny Boynton (2009-10) with 24 vs. Kentucky and 20 at Vanderbilt.
- Scored a season-high 24 points vs. Kentucky, the most points by a Florida freshman in four years (Noah Locke, 27, 1/22/19 vs. Texas A&M) and the fourth-most over the last decade.
- Scored 14 points in the win vs. South Carolina, all in the second half.
- Scored 13 points in the win vs. #20 Missouri, including a pair of early 3-pointers that helped keep the Gators in the game.
- Had a huge +21 plus-minus in the win at LSU to go along with seven points, including a 3-pointer that opened up an eight-point lead in the second half.
Prep
- Second-team FABC All-State honoree in 2022, averaging 16.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.2 assists.
- Helped bring Dr. Phillips its first state championship in school history, scoring 13 points in the 2021 7A title game.
- Scored 27 points in the 2022 state semifinals, ultimately helping Dr. Phillips to a Class 7A state runner-up finish.
- Rated No. 48 in the 247Sports national rankings with a four-star designation from 247Sports and ESPN.
- Also played baseball, football and track growing up.
Personal
- Parents are Alethea Kugel and Sam Estelle.
- Siblings are Zayd Kugel and Isaiah Richardson.
- Came to Florida because he is at home.
Off the Court
- Chose #2 because it represents my life.
- Favorite food: Chipotle
- If he could have a superpower: Teleportation
- Favorite quote: “GOD DID”
- Hidden talent: Golfing
- If he could have dinner with any three people: Mom and two brothers
- Favorite NBA player: Kevin Durant
- Favorite athlete outside the NBA: Israel Adesanya
- Favorite place he’s traveled: Texas
- Favorite holiday and why: Christmas, because everybody’s in a good mood
- Favorite movie or TV show: Power
- Favorite book: The Bible
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