John Egbunu was in the midst of his top performance of the campaign when misfortune occurred.
Now No. 15 Florida has to figure out how to overcome the loss of his presence and keep its season on track.
Egbunu will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL in his left knee and the Gators begin their attempts to deal with his loss when they visit Mississippi State on Saturday in SEC play at Starkville, Miss.
Egbunu, a 6-foot-11 junior center, scored 10 points in just eight minutes when he was injured during Tuesday's 114-95 victory over Auburn and the prognosis is that it will take from 10-to-12 months for him to recover.