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Riley Kugel Season 2025-26

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PositionG
Weight210 lbs
Height6-5
ClassSenior
HometownOrlando, Fla.
Previous SchoolFlorida/Mississippi State
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JUNIOR (2024-25, AT MISSISSIPPI STATE)

  • Started 14 times over his 33 appearances, headed by nine of State’s last 10 games
  • Averaged 9.3 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.1 steals per game while managing a 43.3 field goal percentage (110-of-254) and a 33.3% three-point average (40-of-120)
  • Maintained a  75.4 percent at the foul line (46-of-61), the fifth best on the Bulldogs' stat sheet
  • Posted double figures in 17 games, including a duo of 22-point games; the first against Butler on Nov. 29, later matching it against Bethune-Cookman on Dec. 30, 2024
  • Teamed with KeShawn Murphy to provide 31 outings of 10+ points off the bench, which was third among SEC duos in 2024-25.
  • Dialed up SEC season’s best of 21 points, sparked by a go-ahead three in the closing minutes of overtime against No. 21 Ole Miss on Jan. 18, 2025
  • Notched 11 points, sparked by a trio of three-pointers against Baylor on March 21, 2025, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament
  • Scored in the double digits on 17 occasions, including a stretch of six to close out the campaign

SOPHOMORE (2023-24, AT FLORIDA)

  • Averaged 9.2 points and 3.5 rebounds on the campaign, tallying 48 assists and 34 made 3-pointers
  • Played in 33 games for the Gators, starting in the first 11, where he dialed up three 20-plus point efforts
  • Started the season with a bang vs. Loyola Maryland on Nov. 6, 2023, becoming the first Gator in the 2000s to tally 23 points, six steals and a blocked shot in a game.
  • Sank 39.4 percent from the field (110-of-279) coupled with a 31.2 percent on three-point attempts (34-of-109)
  • Posted a career-high 25 points along with nine rebounds against #13 Baylor in the NIT Tip-Off on Nov. 24. 2023
  • Led Florida off the bench with 22 points in their win vs. #12 Auburn on Feb. 10, 2024
  • Amassed 24 points at Wake Forest on Nov. 29, 2023, in the ACC/SEC Challenge, where he claimed SportsCenter’s top play with his breakaway slam dunk
  •  Provided 11 points and three steals versus Colorado on March 22, 2023, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

FRESHMAN (2022-23, AT FLORIDA)

  • Named as an SEC All-Freshman honoree, averaging 9.9 points and 2.8 rebounds per game 
  • Upped his scoring average to 12.6 points per game during SEC competition, the most for a freshman since Bradley Beal in the 2011-12 season
  • Managed to score in double-digit figures 15 times, while maintaining a 45.6% average from the field and 37.6% from 3-point range
  • Of those 15 occasions, he averaged 17.3 points on 49.6 percent from the field (62-of-127), 39.6 percent on three-point attempts (19-of-48) and 66.7 percent at the foul line (28-of-42) over a 10-game double-digit run to close out the season 
  • Posted back-to-back 20-point games with 24 vs. Kentucky on Feb. 22, 2022, following up with 20 at Vanderbilt on Feb. 25
  • His 24-point showing at Kentucky also marked his career-scoring high while shooting an impressive 58.3% from the field
  • Tallied 13 points against the eventual national champions, UConn, on Dec. 7, 2022
  • Appeared in 32 games for the Gators, earning a spot in the starting lineup in the squads last 14 games
  • Had a 14-point half in the Gators' win over South Carolina on Jan. 25, 2023
  • Capped regular season play with 21 points versus LSU on March 4, 2023, knocking down an impressive 4-for-7 from behind the arc
  • Wrapped the season with a 13-point game against the Knights in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament on March 15, 2023, where UCF came out victorious 67-49

    HIGH SCHOOL

  • Tabbed a second-team FABC All-State honoree his senior season, where he averaged 16.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.2 assists.
  • A four-star prospect, ranked 67 nationally in ESPN’s Class of 2022 rankings and No. 48 in the 247Sports national rankings
  • Scored 27 points in the 2022 state semifinals, ultimately helping Dr. Phillips to a Class 7A state runner-up finish
  • His junior season, he averaged 14.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game, ultimately bringing Dr. Phillips its first state championship in school history, scoring 13 points in the 2021 7A title game.
  • Played AAU for Southeast Elite, where he was coached by Anthony Ricks
  • A multi-sport athlete, Kugel also played baseball, football and track growing up
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