Before Walton Clayton Jr., before Scottie Wilbekin and Chandler Parsons and Al Horford and Joakim Noah and Mike Miller and Jason Williams, an argument could be made for Vernon Maxwell as the greatest player in Florida basketball history.

A fierce competitor who grew up in the Sugar Hill neighborhood of Gainesville, Maxwell stayed close to home to play for the Florida Gators after starring at Buchholz High School. As the centerpiece of the Norm Sloan-coached UF teams, Maxwell helped lead the Gators to their first two NCAA Tournament trips in school history (1987, 88).

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