Florida Gators Add Damontre Harris; Billy Donovan Snags South Carolina Transfer

Former South Carolina forward Damontre Harris has made his decision and it?s a good one for the Florida Gators. The 6?9? SEC All-Defensive Team forward will transfer to play for head coach Billy Donovan and the Gators. Harris chose Florida over Kansas. He will watch the 2012-13 season from the bench and then have two seasons of eligibility remaining.
In desperate need of big man help wherever they can get it, Harris is a get of the biggest kind for Donovan and Florida. Despite a track record of bringing in great big men over his time in Gainesville and then leading a number of them to the NBA, Donovan has had trouble convincing taller players to play for the Gators in recent years. Not including the 6?9? Walter Pitchford (who has since transferred), Florida hasn?t added anyone over 6?6? since the 2010 recruiting class. To say Harris made a decision important not only for him, but for the Gators would be an understatement.
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