Florida freshman guard and Gainesville native Tre Mann will enter the 2020 NBA draft, the school announced Sunday. Mann will retain his eligibility, giving him an option to return to Florida prior to next season if he so chooses.
Labeled a potential lottery pick prior to the season, Mann struggled initially last season before finding his footing by SEC play, although he would finish the year averaging just 5.3 points and 1.9 rebounds in 29 games.
Mann’s decision to depart the program not only comes on the final day for underclassmen to declare – rather it’s the second Gators point guard in the span of several hours to test the professional waters after Andrew Nembhard opted to once again enter the NBA Draft. Although the possibility remains that one, if not both, will return to the program before next season, the decisions leave Tyree Appleby as Florida’s lone true point guard on the roster next season.
Jeff Goodman was the first to report Mann’s decision.
Is Ques Glover not a true point guard? He’s got a ways to go but he’s shown promise in limited opportunities. His name hasn’t appeared on either this or the last article.
We must be watching different games. He looks lost on offense and defense and can barely bring the ball across half court. Either bricks the shot or throws it away. We’re in serious trouble at PG if at least Nembhard doesn’t come back.
I honestly think that Tre would be better served staying but some of these kids just don’t really want to go to college. They are kind of just forced into it by the stupid NBA rules.
I’m not a big NBA fan anymore, and so I’m confused… how does ”averaging just 5.3 points and 1.9 rebounds in 29 games” translate into the NBA? I wish Nembhard and Mann great things, but neither is ready for the NBA in my opinion. Or perhaps the NBA is presently short on talent. Andrew Nembhard’s slow footwork must’ve really transformed into some ”next level” status since the end of this past season (just 2 months ago). Either way, Go Gators in the pros!
Under the rules they can still come back. Tre Mann was real close to horrible. Either way it doesn’t hurt them putting their names in, so why not.