Top recruit Brad Beal signs LOI with Florida

By Adam Silverstein
November 10, 2010

Five-star shooting guard recruit Brad Beal (St. Louis, MO) officially committed to play basketball for the Florida Gators on Wednesday, signing his letter of intent with the University of Florida on National Signing Day. He is the sole member of the Gators’ 2011 signing class.

Beal, who is considered by most analysts to be the best pure shooter in the 2011 recruiting cycle, is an impact player with a high basketball IQ, good ball handling skills and impressive defensive abilities. He has even drawn comparisons to Ray Allen.

“Clearly, I feel like we signed one of the best guards in the country,” head coach Billy Donovan said Wednesday. “We’re extremely excited about adding Brad, we believe he’s a special player and a winner, and excited that he’s going to be a part of our program.”

ESPNU, Scout and Rivals all have Beal ranked as the No. 7 overall recruit in the country. At 6’3” and 180 lbs., he could very well play right away for Florida and be part of a starting backcourt with sophomore SG Kenny Boynton and redshirt junior G Mike Rosario next season that could be the nation’s best.

Beal is the second player from Chaminade College Prep School to play for the Gators, following in the footsteps of current NBA All-Star forward/center David Lee of the Golden State Warriors, who spent four successful years with Florida.

Photo Credit: Wiley Price/The St. Louis American

5 Comments

  1. E-Pain says:

    Great news! Good choice Brad!

  2. Gatorbuc15 says:

    Awesome! Welcome aboard Brad!

  3. Drew 4 Orange & Blue says:

    Kid is silky smooth…let’s hope we can keep him around at least a couple of years

  4. Jonathan says:

    Welcome to Gator Nation, Brad! It’s soooo fine…it’s suuuunnnnshine!

  5. Daniel M. says:

    I agree with Drew, he is smooooove. Nice music on his highlight vid too. That’s rare.

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