RALEIGH, N.C. — Florida’s trio of senior guards — Walter Clayton Jr., Alijah Martin and Will Richard — all came up big in the Gators’ 77-75 win over UConn on Sunday in the second round ...

Florida guard Alijah Martin embraces Walter Clayton Jr. after the Gators’ win against Tennessee in the SEC Tournament championship game in Nashville last weekend. (George Walker IV/AP ...

The transfer guards draw from their successes as football players to lead the Gators’ basketball team into the NCAAs as a No. 1 seed.