College basketball is here...and so are the baby gators.

Al Horford, Corey Brewer and Joakim Noah each left a year early to enter the NBA Draft. So why are the Florida Gators college basketball team name "The baby gators".

Because nine of Billy Donovan scholarship players, five are freshmens and three are sophomores. Donovan has a well-built freshman class led by guards Nick Calathes and Jai Lucas, both who are McDonald's All-American. Also, joining the core is Alex Tyus, Chandler Parson and Adam Allen, who were all top 50 players in high school.

Although Donovan left The Gators to go to the NBA, he came back because he felt it was the wrong decision. If there's one thing Donovan enjoys doing is recruiting. Not only did Donovan had one of the best recruiting class this year, he's already in line to have the best recruiting class coming in next year.

According to scout.com Eloy Vargas, Kenneth Kadji and Allan Chaney have verbally committed to play for the Gators next year. Two of three players are rated in the top 25 in high school. Both classes combine will bring some excitement to the fans in Gainsville, but until then, Coach Donovan will have his hands full with a lot of young and raw talent.

One way or another coach Donovan kids will be dancing very soon. It will not take long for him to get his team back to where they were. The media and the fans are not expecting anything great from this team this year, but just like last year, no one expected the Gators to repeat, and they did.

Yes its a rebuilding mode, and what a class coach Donovan has coming in. But if coach Donovan wins a national title within the next three years, he would have exceeded everyone's expectations, including me.