Two former players and a current coach will be competing in the Paris Olympics The Paris Olympics will get underway this Friday with the opening ceremonies, and the Florida Gators will be well-represented in France. 41 current and former Gators will be in France, representing 21 different countries from around the world. Most of Florida’s representation will be in track and field and swimming, but three Gators will be taking part in basketball throughout the games. Canyon Barry After coming to Florida as a grad transfer for the 2016-17 season, Canyon Barry averaged 11.4 points per game as a rotation player who averaged 21 minutes during his lone season in Gainesville.
Most noted for his use of taking free throws underhanded, Barry had stints in Europe and the NBA G League before settling in with the USA 3×3 basketball squad. Barry will compete in the 3×3 competition for Team USA with teammates Kareem Maddox, Jimmer Fredette, and Dylan Travis. Andrew Nembhard The player Mike White couldn’t figure out how to unlock, Andrew Nembhard was with the Gators for two seasons before he transferred to Gonzaga
in 2020. When his time with Gonzaga was over, Nembhard was drafted by the Indiana Pacers in 2022 and has been a key contributor to the team for the past two seasons. These past playoffs, he averaged 14.9 points per game during Indiana’s 17 games.
Nembhard will be a member of Canada’s squad in the traditional basketball competition. Rhyne Howard The number one pick in the 2022 WNBA Draft to Atlanta, Rhyne Howard played her college basketball at Kentucky and has been averaging 15.4 points per game during the 2024 WNBA season. Howard’s connection to the Gators is that she joined the women’s basketball staff last year as an Assistant Coach / Director of Player Personnel, a role she fulfilled during her WNBA offseason.
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