Florida's Micah Handlogten anticipates an emotional return to Nashville and the SEC tourney

Florida center Micah Handlogten passes under pressure from Oklahoma forward Glenn Taylor Jr. (35) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, in Gainesville, Fla.

Florida center Micah Handlogten passes under pressure from Oklahoma forward Glenn Taylor Jr. (35) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, in Gainesville, Fla. (AP Photo/Alan Youngblood)


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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida center Micah Handlogten, who gruesomely broke his left leg in the Southeastern Conference Tournament finale a year ago, is returning to Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, for the first time since leaving on a gurney. Handlogten is now fully recovered and back on the court for the fourth-ranked Gators. He says "it's going to be emotional to start" but adds that he's "not really going to think about it as much as people would think." Handlogten has 39 rebounds, 17 points, 11 assists, seven steals and six blocked shots in seven games since forgoing a medical redshirt and rejoining his teammates for a shot at the NCAA title.

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