Handlogten leaving UF; center helped Gators during national title run
GAINESVILLE — Florida veteran center Micah Handlogten plans to enter the transfer portal when it opens Tuesday, a source confirmed, after three seasons featuring a national championship and two SEC titles for the Gators. The 7-foot-1, 260-pound Handlogten averaged 4. 2 points and six rebounds — 2.
8 on the offensive end — while also blocking 69 shots during 86 games, including 34 starts at UF. But the Lake Norman, N. C.
, native’s most meaningful contribution came during the Gators’ run to the 2025 SEC and NCAA tournament titles. After suffering a gruesome compound fracture of left lower leg March 17, 2024 against Auburn in the SEC Tournament championship game, Handlogten appeared destined to redshirt. Instead, he returned in mid-February and provided a valuable interior presence during the postseason, averaging 2.
6 points, 4. 6 rebounds and 13. 2 minutes while recording 10 blocked shots in 16 games.
Handlogten, who transferred from Marshall in the spring of 2023, seeks a NCAA eligibility waiver because he played in just 40% of Florida’s games. This past season, Handlogten averaged 4. 1 points, 5.