Micah Handlogten injury: Florida basketball player suffers gruesome leg fracture in SEC championship vs. Auburn

Jacob Camenker

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Micah Handlogten injury: Florida basketball player suffers gruesome leg fracture in SEC championship vs. Auburn image

Florida basketball player Micah Handlogten suffered a gruesome leg injury early in the team's SEC championship game matchup against Auburn.

Handlogten went up for a rebound just over two minutes after the Gators vs. Tigers contest began. The 7-1 center got his hands on the ball at the peak of his jump and knocked it toward himself as he landed.

Handlogten's left ankle buckled under him as he tried to secure the ball. He crumpled to the ground in obvious pain as play continued around him.

Florida's medical staff and other personnel on hand for the SEC championship game immediately tended to Handlogten on the court. Handlogten's mother came out of the stands to join him on the court.

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The big man was eventually stretchered off because of the injury and taken to a local hospital. His teammates came out to wish him well as he was taken off the court.

Here are the latest injury updates on Handlogten after his scary Selection Sunday injury.

Micah Handlogten injury update

A University of Florida spokesman officially announced that Handlogten suffered a fractured lower leg, per Kyle Tucker of The Athletic.

That injury will almost certainly end Handlogten's season. He finishes his sophomore season having averaged 5.5 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. 

The Gators basketball team posted well wishes to their star big man on X (formerly Twitter) shortly after his injury.

Micah Handlogten injury video

Those who want to see Handlogten's injury can click here to view it. Please note that the video is graphic.

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Jacob Camenker first joined The Sporting News as a fantasy football intern in 2018 after his graduation from UMass. He became a full-time employee with TSN in 2021 and now serves as a senior content producer with a particular focus on the NFL. Jacob worked at NBC Sports Boston as a content producer from 2019 to 2021. He is an avid fan of the NFL Draft and ranked 10th in FantasyPros’ Mock Draft Accuracy metric in both 2021 and 2022.