Florida men’s basketball coach Mike White has snagged a second commitment from a Hamilton Heights Christian Academy player in as many seasons.
Samson Ruzhentsev, a 6-foot-7, 205-pound small forward from Moscow, Russia, announced his nonbinding pledge to the Gators on Friday via social media. Florida signed 6-11, 290-pound Hamilton Heights center Jason Jitobah, who is originally from Abuja, Nigeria, in its 2019 class.
“Excited to announce that I’ll be attending the University of Florida!!” Ruzhentsev posted on Twitter. “Yessir Gator Nation.”
Ruzhentsev is rated by Rivals.com as the nation’s No. 75 prospect and by 247Sports.com as the No. 110 prospect. He is considered the second-best Volunteer State recruit for the 2020 cycle, trailing only five-star shooting guard Keon Johnson, who plays for Bell Buckle’s Webb School and has committed to Tennessee.
Ruzhentsev visited Florida last weekend.