Jason Jitoboh - Men's Basketball

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Overview

Overcame incredible odds to return from multiple eye surgeries to return to action for his senior season in 2022-23.
Appeared in 83 games as a Gator with 11 starts, totaling 221 points, 125 rebounds and 42 blocked shots with a .583 field goal percentage.
Couples fantastic size with a good feel for the game.
Has a soft touch around the basket and is a solid passer in the post.

2022-23, Senior Season

Played a career-high 32 games with seven starts, averaging 3.1 points and 1.5 rebounds per game.
Started the final seven games of the season following Colin Castleton’s injury, averaging 5.7 points and 2.1 rebounds in 20.1 minutes per game as a starter.
Posted a career-high four blocked shots and three assists in the win at Georgia, adding four points.
Had eight points and three blocked shots in the SEC Tournament vs. Mississippi State.

2021-22, Junior Season

Averaged 4.1 points and 2.4 rebounds in 18 appearances with four starts before suffering a season-ending eye injury on Jan. 26 at Tennessee.
After trending upwards with productive minutes vs. Maryland and USF, Jitoboh put it all together with a career day vs. Stony Brook, posting 12 points and seven rebounds.
Made his first career start in the win vs. Mississippi State, battling through early foul trouble to post eight second-half points and a pair of blocked shots.
Posted his first career double-figure rebounding game with 10 boards to go along with eight points in the win vs. Vanderbilt.
Shot 6-for-6 with 12 points at Ole Miss, the most made field goals without a miss by a Gator in two years.

2021-21, Sophomore Season

Appeared in 12 games, recording 11 points and seven rebounds.
Played a season-high 13 minutes in the win vs. Tennessee, recording two points and three rebounds as the Gators took down the sixth-ranked Vols.
Scored a season-high five points in the SEC Tournament vs. Tennessee.

2019-20, Freshman Season

Averaged 1.8 points and 1.3 rebounds in 21 appearances.
Scored a season-high six points in the victory vs. LSU, shooting 3-for-3 from the field.
Had three points and four rebounds in UF’s victory at Texas A&M.
Showed steady improvement throughout the campaign. After playing in 10 of Florida’s first 20 games, Jitoboh appeared in the final 11 games of the season as a regular part of the frontcourt rotation.

Prep

Helped Hamilton Heights to a 34-4 record and a Top 25 finish in MaxPreps’ national rankings.
Averaged 10.1 points and 5.6 rebounds on the Nike EYBL circuit in the summer of 2018.
Helped lead Hamilton Heights to back-to-back NACA championships, named NACA Defensive Player of the Year and first-team all-conference.

Personal

Son of Moses and Barabara Jitoboh and has one sister, Jessica, and three brothers: Prince, Joshua and Jonathan.
Came to Florida because it was the right fit and he loves the atmosphere.

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