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Florida Gators will be well represented at NBA Combine

Alex Condon, Walter Clayton Jr., and Alijah Martin have received invites to the 2025 NBA Draft Combine taking place May 11-18 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois. 
Alexis Farinacci
Alexis Farinacci

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After leading the Florida Gators to their third NCAA National Championship, the  on Monday announced that Alex Condon, Walter Clayton Jr., and Alijah Martin have received invites to the 2025 NBA Draft Combine taking place May 11-18 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois. 

Condon, the 6’11” sophomore forward/ center totaled 396 points for the Gators in 2025 (673 in his first two seasons at Florida), including 19 three-point field goals and 177 free throws. He had 86 assists (130 for his career), and 49 blocks (94 total between his freshman and sophomore seasons).

In his two seasons at Florida he had 508 rebounds, earned SEC honors both seasons, was named an ALL-SEC sophomore and SEC All-freshman his freshman season. 

Condon has also trained with the Australian men’s national team.

Florida Gators send three to the NBA Combine

“Gator boys stay hot!” – The four words that describe Gator senior from Lake Wales, Clayton Jr. The 6’3” guard scored a UF-program record 713 points in 2025. Over the course of just two years in Gainesville, he has 1,346 points, ranked 24th in Florida history.

Over the course of his Gator tenure, Clayton Jr. hit 210 three-point field goals, which is the 10th highest in Florida history. He hit 117 alone this past season, the second-most by a Gator in one season.

Clayton Jr. was a two-time All-SEC performer who also earned All-SEC tournament team honors both seasons. 

On the course of leading his team to a National Championship, Clayton Jr. was the 2025 NCAA final four most outstanding player, a made the NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team, NCAA West Regional Most Outstanding Player, 2025 NCAA West Regional All-Tournament team, 2025 Consensus 1st-Team All-America (AP, NABC, Sporting News, USBWA), 2025 SEC Tournament MVP, 2025 All-SEC Tournament Team, 2025 1st-Team All-SEC (AP, Coaches, USA Today), 2025 1st-Team NABC All-District, 2025 Wooden Award Top five, 2025 Wooden All-America, 2025 Naismith Player of the Year Semifinalist (one of ten), and a 2025 Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Finalist (one of five finalists).

Clayton Jr. is one of the most decorated Gators to go through the University of Florida and as he possibly moves on to the NBA, he will forever be enshrined in Gator history.

Martin is a 6’2” graduate student from Summit, Miss. The guard averaged a career-high 14.4 points per game in route to Florida’s National Championship.

Over his five collegiate seasons (he only spent one at Florida), he scored 2,022 points, had 786 rebounds, 321 three-point field goals, 253 assists, and 211 steals.

In his one season with the Gators, Martin averaged 14.4 points and 4.5 rebounds with 82 assists and 79 three-point field goals. He had three games with 20 or more points this season.

Alexis Farinacci

Alexis Farinacci

Alexis is FanSided’s Site Expert for Bolts By the Bay covering the Tampa Bay Lightning, along with a contributor for FanSided’s Hail Florida Hail covering the Florida Gators. She also writes for Metsmerised Online covering the New York Mets. Alexis has previously worked for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Tampa Bay Tarpons (New York Yankees spring training) and Fort Myers Miracle (Minnesota Twins spring training). Having previously lived and worked in Tampa, FL., Alexis has attended numerous Tampa Bay Lightning games in person and has collaborated on promotions with their front office staff during her time with the Tampa Tarpons. She has been in the sports industry since 2017 and has been writing professionally since 2020. When she’s not writing, Alexis is an olympic weightlifting athlete who trains and competes competitively. Most recently she even qualified for the Master’s World Championships.