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Posted: 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Gators C Patric Young says he is undecided on leaving for NBA

By Jason Lieser

The Palm Beach Post

As Florida C Patric Young climbed the ladder to cut down a piece of the net tonight, fans at the O’Connell Center began cheering, “One more year, one more year.”

Will they get it?

Young, a junior, says he has not thought much about it.

“I’m gonna have to make that decision soon,” he said after the Gators beat Vanderbilt 66-40 to clinch the SEC championship outright. “I’m gonna have to make that sometime in the future.

“They’re thinking about it, but I’m not. I love being here. There’s no better program in America. I love playing under Coach Donovan. I’m gonna do whatever’s best for me and my family and whatever makes me happy, honestly. When I look back, I want to say I lived at Florida to the maximum.”

Young, a 6-foot-9 center from Jacksonville, is averaging 10.5 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game. He is shooting 61.5 percent from the field.

He had 14 points on 6-for-7 shooting with four rebounds and three blocks against Vanderbilt.

CBS and DraftExpress project him as an early to mid-second round pick.

 
 
 

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