Florida guard CJ Ingram officially announced that he’s returning for his sophomore year in an X post Wednesday.

Ingram saw limited action last season, not starting a game but appearing in 21. He averaged 2.2 points per game on 45% efficiency, including the Prairie View A&M game, in which he scored 8 points, not missing a single shot while draining one 3-pointer.

“I’m really proud of Ingram,” coach Todd Golden said after Florida’s final home game this year in which he scored 6 points against Mississippi State. “We told him he had to be ready tonight with Tommy not being able. … [He] was absolutely fantastic.”

He projects to factor into Florida’s rotation next season, likely coming off the bench.

Ingram’s journey began at Hawthorne High School, where, as a junior, Ingram stood out, averaging 24 points a game. Ingram was a dual-sport athlete, playing quarterback for Hawthorne. He didn’t lose a single game in two years as a starter. Rather than following his father, Cornelius Sr.’s footsteps, he decided in his senior year to leave football behind and transfer to Orlando’s Montverde Academy, where he averaged 12 points per game.

“It was pretty bumpy in the beginning,” Ingram said on scstudentmedia.com. “But I’m happy I made the decision, being able to be coached by one of the greatest coaches of all time, regardless of level, competing against high-level guys in practice every day and playing on the national stage.”

Subsequently, he garnered national attention, finishing No. 22 in 247Sports recruiting rankings. Teams from all over the country sought Ingram, including Kansas, Vanderbilt and national champion Michigan.

However, the combination of proximity to home and a desire to attend the same college his father did made his decision to play with the 2025 national champions an easy one. “I’ll be able to play my home games right in front of my parents, my friends and my family,” Ingram said.

And he’ll continue to do so this fall.