GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Some good news for Florida basketball on the injury front after a season that has seen seemingly everyone miss time due to injury.

Freshman forward Dontay Bassett has been cleared to return to contact in practice following a concussion, according to the team's in-house reporter. He will play on Friday when Florida begins SEC Tournament play around 9:30 p.m. ET.

Bassett suffered the concussion on Feb. 27 at Alabama. He had been playing well, scoring 12 points on 5-6 shooting in a win over Auburn in the previous game.

His return will give Florida a boost in the frontcourt and some minutes to give Kevarrius Hayes some relief.

Bassett is averaging 1.8 points and 1.5 rebounds per game on 7.1 minutes per contest.

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