Micah Handlogten suffered a devastating injury during the SEC Championship with a fracture of his leg. However, after an upsetting result for him, his family, and the Gators, positive news has come out in regards to his status following the moment.
Handlogten as well as his mother, Danielle Handlogten, shared tweets about his condition this evening. They both shared that he is out of his surgery after the break today. They added that is doing fine and that doctors expect him to fully recover from this incident.
“Out of surgery and doing well!” wrote Handlogten on Twitter. “Thank you all again for the support!“
“Thank you for the love and support of the Herd family,” Mrs. Handlogten wrote in a response to a tweet from those at Marshall. “Micah is out of surgery and is expected to have a full recovery.”
Handlogten came to Florida this past year as a sophomore after his freshman year with the Thundering Herd.
In 31 starts over 32 appearances, Handlogten averaged 5.5 points, 7.1 rebound, and just under a block in 19.5 minutes per game. He did so while shooting 62.2% from the floor this season.
Those statistics were good for second in rebounding, third in blocks, and tops in field-goal percentage.
Handlogten went down within the first few minutes of the title game in the SEC Tournament against Auburn. After going up for a rebound, he landed in a way that led to the fracturing of his lower leg. It was one of those unfortunate injuries that you never want to see. It was also one that clearly affected the emotions of him, the two teams, and the audience both in Bridgestone Arena and watching on ESPN.
Considering all things, this is fantastic news on the 7’1 center within a couple hours of his gruesome moment. It’s about all that you could hope for as he now begins his rehab while his team prepares to play in the NCAA Tournament
Florida’s Micah Handlogten stretchered off the court after scary leg injury in SEC Tournament title game
Handlogten thanks fans for prayers, support
Florida suffered a hugely unfortunate and serious injury early in the championship of the SEC Tournament against Auburn when big man Micah Handlogten crumpled to the floor and needed immediate medical attention.
Blood dripped onto his leg which flopped after he came down on it funny after attempting to secure a rebound just over two minutes into the game. Todd Golden confirmed to ESPN that he had suffered a fractured lower left leg.
Still, he appeared to be in good spirits despite the injury while being tended to at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee.
“Gator Nation, Thank you for all of the love and prayers!” Handlogten wrote on his Twitter account. “It has helped more than anyone could imagine. Keep supporting the boys so we can make a deep run in the NCAAT! I love you all!”
He concluded his tweet with a pair of orange and blue hearts as well as a gator emoji.