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In an epic championship game on Monday night, Florida basketball trailed for most of the game before coming back to stun Houston 65-63 and cut down the nets as national champions. Like they did all tournament, the Gators came up with clutch stops and big baskets in the clutch to walk away on top. Walter […]

Todd Golden and the Florida Gators are national champions after beating the Houston Cougars 65-63 in the championship game of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. It took a lot for the Gators to pull off the victory. They trailed at halftime as the Cougars applied incredible defense throughout the first 20 minutes. Houston was even up […]

Florida basketball is back on top with Walter Clayton Jr. spearheading this national title run. Clayton did more than shoot the lights out throughout the Final Four run. He delivered a classy gesture after beating Houston in emotional fashion. Emanuel Sharp of Houston botched his final shot attempt as time ran out. The Gators leaped […]

A Florida basketball team that rolled through the back half of the SEC and dominated the SEC Tournament didn’t have that same level of dominance in the NCAA Tournament. But it had heart. Florida came from behind in the second half for the fourth time in the tournament to knock off Houston 65-63 in the […]

Florida basketball head coach Todd Golden reacted immediately to Walter Clayton Jr’s crazy 34-point game in the Final Four. In between the Final Four and the national title game, there was some time to reflect. As a result, Golden sat down with Andy Katz and explained his thoughts on Clayton’s clutch gene. "I'm just so […]

Ahead of Florida’s matchup with Houston in the National Championship Game, Todd Golden is not concerned with the basketball coaching experience gap between himself and Kelvin Sampson. While recognizing the 30-year age difference between them, Golden simply believes his team is the best in the NCAA Tournament. Neither team has much time to prepare for […]

National semifinal day at the 2025 Final Four in San Antonio will go down in the history books as one of the best ever. A chalk bracket through the first two weekends of March Madness left us with all four No. 1 seeds — Florida, Auburn, Houston and Duke — in the Final Four, but […]

To beat the Auburn Tigers in the Final Four, Todd Golden and the Florida Gators needed to do one thing: limit Johni Broome’s production. Going into the matchup, Broome stood out as one of the best players in the country. He was averaging 18.6 points and 10.8 rebounds per game, presenting himself as a potent […]

Florida Gators head coach Todd Golden was proud of Walter Clayton Jr’s performance against the Auburn Tigers in the Final Four of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. Clayton Jr. was explosive throughout the 35 minutes he had on the court during Saturday’s matchup at the Alamodome. He finished with 34 points, four rebounds and two assists. […]

Florida basketball now gets its chance to win a third national championship in March Madness. The Gators took down Southeastern Conference rival Auburn 79-73 in San Antonio. Fans couldn’t help but be energized for the program and Walter Clayton Jr. The latter went off in scoring 34 points on a Tigers team that was once […]

One of the chalkiest NCAA Tournaments in college basketball history has left us without much drama in the first two weekends. However, it also sets up a Final Four with four of the sport’s heavyweights doing battle in San Antonio. In the first game, the SEC regular season champion and the SEC Tournament Champion will […]

Florida basketball coach Todd Golden is getting some flowers from Auburn’s Bruce Pearl. That is because Golden has the Gators in the Final Four, and he is not yet 40 years of age. “Don’t let that sheepish look fool you, he’s the real deal,” Pearl said of Golden, per CBS Sports. "Don't let that sheepish […]

Florida basketball is off to its fifth Final Four appearance in the program’s 104-season history. This time Todd Golden replaces Billy Donovan as the Gators coach spearheading this run. And Golden has relied on Walter Clayton Jr. to lead the scoring charge against Auburn. Clayton Jr. is the top sharpshooter on a Florida team loaded […]

For the first time since 2014, when two-time national championship-winning head coach Billy Donovan was still on the bench, the Florida Gators are heading back to the Final Four. Even though the Gators cruised through much of the regular season, winning the SEC Tournament in dominant fashion, escaping the Elite Eight with an 84-79 win […]

Florida basketball has Gainesville cheering and buzzing for the first time since 2014. The Gators are back in the Final Four after beating Texas Tech 84-79. But watched Alijah Martin hit a March Madness mark not seen since 1980 to return to the big dance. The former Florida Atlantic guard Martin now just instilled hope […]

Todd Golden helped the Florida Gators end a decade-long drought of not appearing in the Final Four on Saturday night. The Gators faced off against the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the Elite Eight of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. Both teams traded blows as the game went down to the wire. However, the former went […]

The Florida Gators have been one of the best teams in the country during the 2024-25 NCAA regular season, but they were tested in a big way against UConn in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Florida didn’t manage to put away UConn until late in the second half, and following the 77-75 win, […]

The Florida Gators dominated the Norfolk State Spartans 95-69 in the first round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. However, head coach Todd Golden pointed out some errors they made in the second half. Florida fired on all cylinders in the first half, scoring 53 points as they led by 21 at halftime. In the second […]

The Florida basketball team came away with an 86-77 win over Tennessee in the SEC tournament championship game, wrapping up a dominant SEC season heading into the NCAA Tournament, and head coach Todd Golden made it clear how he feels about his team after the win. “When we’re playing like this, I think we are […]

Florida basketball has risen to heights not seen since the Billy Donovan years. Head coach Todd Golden has the Gators back as a top 10 program on the hardwood again ahead of March Madness. Golden cut down the nets and hugged all of his players Sunday, commemorating Florida’s Southeastern Conference title. The Gators rolled to […]

The Florida Gators were the first team to punch their ticket to the championship game of the SEC Tournament on Saturday. They will face Tennessee after the Volunteers eliminated No. 1 Auburn in the second SEC semifinal game. Florida had no issue with Alabama, rolling past the No. 2 seed in the SEC, 104-82. Following […]

A stunner took place in Athens, as Georgia took down No. 3 Florida basketball in a stunning upset. Fans rushed the court, and it was the first significant upset loss for the Gators. Regardless of the loss, head coach Todd Golden was rather optimistic about his team. Following the game, Golden had a statement via […]

The Florida basketball team picked up an impressive win on the road on Tuesday night as they took down #22 Mississippi State 81-68. Unfortunately for the Gators, it wasn’t all smiles in the win. Florida forward Alex Condon went down with an injury on an awkward play very early on. A Mississippi State player seemed […]

Florida basketball shook up the top 25 rankings Saturday, plus gained a new milestone. The Gators took down No. 1 Auburn 90-81 on the road — making it the first time Florida defeated a top-ranked team on the road. And the win becomes a significant accolade for head coach Todd Golden, despite how uneasy Johni […]

The Florida basketball team lost center Micah Handlogten to an ankle injury last season, and he has yet to return. Handlogten suffered a major ankle injury in the SEC Tournament last season, and he was originally set to medically redshirt this year. However, he started to progress and was even a full participant in practice. […]

The University of Florida has finished its Title IX investigation into head men’s basketball coach Todd Golden and found no evidence to support the allegations against him, according to a statement from the university. The university has dismissed the investigation into allegations of sexual exploitation, sexual harassment and stalking of multiple women. “The University of […]

The No. 5 Florida basketball team suffered an 83-82 loss at home to Missouri on Tuesday as their second-half comeback attempt fell just one point short, and head coach Todd Golden credited the Tigers for how they played in the game. “Obviously disappointed, got to give a lot of credit to Missouri, and thought they […]

The anticipation surrounding the upcoming season for the Florida Gators’ 7-foot-9 prospect Oliver Rioux is on hold for next year. Florida basketball’s head coach, Todd Golden, says the plan is for Rioux to redshirt the upcoming season and make his historic debut in 2025-26, according to 247 Sports’ Graham Hall. “We’ll continue to talk to […]

Florida basketball coach Todd Golden is not discussing recent allegations that have been lobbied against him. Golden refused to answer questions from the press about an ongoing Title IX complaint, per The Field of 68. Todd Golden: “I assume you have a lot of questions. I expressed my statement on Saturday. I'd love to give […]

Florida men’s basketball coach Todd Golden reportedly will coach on Monday against Grambling, according to Pete Thamel of ESPN. “Todd Golden’s status as UF men’s basketball coach has not changed. He will be coaching the game on Monday night,” a Florida Athletic Association spokesperson said, via Thamel. This report comes after Golden was accused of […]

The Florida Gators men’s basketball team is ranked in the top 25 and off to a 2-0 start. However, a bombshell report dropped on Friday regarding head coach Todd Golden. The Florida basketball head coach has been accused of sexual harassment and stalking by numerous women, per a report from Jack Meyer and Max Tucker […]

The Florida basketball team was a power house back in the early 2000s, but they have been in a bit of a down stretch as of late. Head coach Todd Golden has done a great job bringing the Gators back, however, and it is looking like they will be back in the NCAA Tournament this […]

Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari made an interesting comment after the Wildcats’ 94-91 loss to the Florida Gators on Wednesday, saying that Kentucky lost a game in which it beat Florida in every category. Florida basketball coach Todd Golden responded to those comments, debunking John Calipari’s notion. “I thought it was a pretty even game, […]

Amid a ton of SEC teams looking to fill a head coach vacancy, the Florida Gators have found their man. According to Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports, Florida is finalizing a deal with Todd Golden to be the team’s next head coach. Sources: Florida is finalizing a deal to hire San Francisco's Todd Golden as its […]