Local JUCO guard joins Florida basketball team as walk-on

Florida basketball added a walk-on to its 2024-25 roster on Tuesday with the addition of guard Kevin Pazmino out of Gainesville (Florida) Santa Fe College. The 6-foot-4-inch native of Weston, Florida, brings three years of collegiate eligibility along with him.

In 29 games with the Santa Fe Saints — all starts — Pazmino averaged 10.3 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game, shooting 39.4% overall from the field, 82% from the free-throw line and 38.8% from beyond the arc. He drained four or more three-point attempts in 11 games and had eight games in which he made five or more.

Pazmino joins 7-foot-9-inch center Olivier Rioux out of IMG Academy in Bradenton as the Gators’ two walk-ons this offseason — making a total of eight additions to the Orange and Blue ahead of the upcoming campaign.

Former Florida Atlantic guard Alijah Martin, former Chattanooga forward Sam Alexis and former Washington State center Rueben Chinyelu arrived in Gainesville through the transfer portal. International players, guard Urban Klavzar and forward Viktor Mikic, and former four-star high school signee Isaiah Brown are welcomed to the program as first-year players.

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