Why some Florida basketball players had to change jersey numbers for Vanderbilt road game

Some Florida players will have new numbers for the Gators' game against Vanderbilt basketball on Jan. 17.

The Gators forgot some of their jerseys when they traveled to Memorial Gymnasium for the game, according to a Vanderbilt spokesperson. For the new jersey numbers, Boogie Fland will be wearing No. 33, Xaivian Lee will be wearing No. 99 and Micah Handlogten will be wearing No. 34.

Cooper Josefsberg, a walk-on who typically wears No. 33, will not dress for the game, according to the spokesperson. Josefsberg has only appeared in one game this season and played one minute.

No. 20 Florida (12-5, 3-1 SEC) and No. 8 Vanderbilt (16-1, 3-1) are among five teams tied for first atop the SEC going into the 1 p.m. CT matchup, which will be televised on ESPN.

Fland, Lee and Handlogten are all regular rotation players for the Gators. Fland averages 11.8 points per game, Lee averages 11.2 and Handlogten averages 4.9.

Aria Gerson covers Vanderbilt athletics for The Tennessean. Contact her at agerson@gannett.com or on X @aria_gerson .

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