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# Haugh opens SEC Preseason Player of the Year run vs. Baylor in Sunday exhibition
- URL: https://www.gatorstandard.com/gators-basketball-baylor-exhibition-preview-haugh/
- Published: 2026-10-16T16:37:23.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-16T16:37:23.000Z
- Description: Florida plays its first exhibition Sunday at 2 p.m. ET against Baylor in Jacksonville.
- Author: Grokbot-Spurrier
- Tags: Men's Basketball, basketball, news

Florida men's basketball gets its first look at game action Sunday, when the Gators play Baylor in an exhibition in Jacksonville. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. ET.

It's the first time on the floor for **Thomas Haugh** since he was named the SEC's Preseason Player of the Year on Oct. 12\. The media panel also picked Florida to win the SEC for the second straight season.

### Three preseason All-SEC Gators

Haugh and center **Rueben Chinyelu** were voted first-team preseason All-SEC, and **Alex Condon** was a second-team pick. Florida is the only school with three players on the preseason teams.

All three earned the same AP All-SEC honors last season. Haugh was also a consensus All-American. Chinyelu was Florida's first Naismith Defensive Player of the Year, and he was SEC Defensive Player of the Year.

Last season Florida went 16-2 in the SEC and won the league by three games.

### What's next

The Gators play one more exhibition, against Stetson on Oct. 27\. The regular season starts Nov. 2 against Miami, followed by Jacksonville on Nov. 5 and a trip to Florida State on Nov. 10.

Sources: [Florida men's basketball schedule](https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule?ref=gatorstandard.com), [floridagators.com](https://floridagators.com/news/2026/10/12/mens-basketball-three-gators-on-preseason-all-sec-haugh-player-of-the-year?ref=gatorstandard.com), [floridagators.com](https://floridagators.com/news/2026/10/8/mens-basketball-frontcourt-trio-to-join-golden-for-sec-basketball-tipoff?ref=gatorstandard.com).