Bennett Andersen has contributed his time and talent to make a difference
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida men’s basketball graduate guard Bennett Andersen has been named to the 2025 Southeastern Conference Men’s Basketball Community Service Team, the SEC office announced on Wednesday.
A native of Tampa, Fla., Andersen co-founded and serves on the executive committee for the local Gainesville chapter of Sleep in Heavenly Peace, an organization that builds, assembles and delivers beds to children and families in need. Since its founding in late 2023, the Gainesville chapter has built and delivered more than 100 beds to local homes.
Andersen oversees the fundraising portion of the chapter, and helped raise more than $50,000 for the endeavor in 2024. He also takes part in the hands-on building and delivery of the beds, assisting in build days that bring around 100 volunteers together to build the beds and helping deliver and assemble beds in homes on a regular basis.
Andersen graduated Cum Laude in Summer 2024 with a degree in Industrial & Systems Engineering. He served as a manager on the men’s basketball team for three seasons before being promoted to the roster in 2023.
2025 SEC Men’s Basketball Community Service Team
Houston Mallette, Alabama
Lawson Blake, Arkansas
Chris Moore, Auburn
Bennett Andersen, Florida
Somto Cyril, Georgia
Andrew Carr, Kentucky
Daimion Collins, LSU
Jaemyn Brakefield, Ole Miss
Josh Hubbard, Mississippi State
Caleb Grill, Missouri
Jalon Moore, Oklahoma
Jacobi Wright, South Carolina
Jahmai Mashack, Tennessee
Kadin Shedrick, Texas
Wade Taylor IV, Texas A&M
JaQualon Roberts, Vanderbilt
All-Time UF Men’s Basketball SEC Community Service Honorees
1999
Patrick O’Connor
2000
Brent Wright
2001, ’02, ’03
Matt Bonner
2004, ’05
David Lee
2006, ’07
Lee Humphrey
2008, ’09
Walter Hodge
2010
Dan Werner
2011
Chandler Parsons
2012, ’14
Will Yeguete
2013
Patric Young
2015
Jacob Kurtz
2016
DeVon Walker
2017
Chris Chiozza
2018, ’19
Kevarrius Hayes
2020, ’21, ’22
Anthony Duruji
2023
Trey Bonham
2024
Walter Clayton Jr.
2025
Bennett Andersen
