Florida basketball is off to a 3-0 start thanks in large part to graduate-transfer Egor Koulechov.
Koulechov scored 34 points in his Gators debut on Monday against Gardner-Webb. Koulechov added 13 against North Florida and 14 in the win versus New Hampshire.
For his efforts, Koulechov was named the SEC Player of the Week on Monday:
• avg 20.3 points
• avg 8.3 rebounds
• avg 3.7 assists
• 3 wins@GatorsMBK‘s @RussianGusta is the #SECMBB POTW. pic.twitter.com/e0lFe9vpYP— Southeastern Conference (@SEC) November 20, 2017
Florida will face Stanford in the Phil Knight Invitational on Thursday in Portland, Oregon. The Gators and Cardinal will tip-off at 10:00 PM on ESPN2.