GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA – Florida forward Thomas Hoff, the team’s leading scorer and a contender for Southeastern Conference Player of the Year honors, sat out Tuesday’s home finale against Mississippi State as a precaution.
Hoff leads the fifth-ranked Gators with 17.1 points and is third on the team with 6.0 rebounds. He suffered an ankle injury at Texas A&M in early February but has played at least 30 minutes in four of Florida’s last six games.
The Gators (23-6, 14-2 SEC) have clinched at least a share of the league’s regular season title and can become outright champions with a win against the Bulldogs. The defending national champions have won nine in a row and 18 out of 20.
This game was expected to be the last game of the half at the O’Connell Center. The junior from New Oxford, Pennsylvania is widely expected to be selected in the NBA lottery in June.
Center Micah Handlogten is starting in his place as part of Senior Day.
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