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Just 37 days after Florida men’s basketball coach Todd Golden cut down the nets alongside his players in San Antonio, the 39-year-old locked in a new contract which will keep him in Gainesville through 2031.

Golden signed a 6-year, $40.5 million extension with the Gators Tuesday. Fresh off of a national championship, Florida has its coach locked up for the better half of a decade, new facility upgrades coming in and a substantial gains to its NIL allocation as it seeks a potential second back-to-back men’s basketball championship.

“Todd has done an incredible job getting Florida men’s basketball back where it belongs,” Stricklin said. “We believed in his vision, his competitive nature and his modern approach to the game back in 2022, and he has validated that belief in a relatively short time and helped create memories of a lifetime for another generation of Gator fans.”

Florida brought Golden to Gainesville after three seasons and an NCAA tournament appearance as the head coach at San Francisco. He went 16-17 in his first season with an inherited roster from Mike White that really didn’t fit Golden’s system.

The Gators steadily improved both on the court and in the recruiting sphere despite a heartbreaking first-round tournament exit in 2024 before going on 2025’s title run.

Golden’s contract has some added securities to keep him from skipping town early. He’d owe the Gators $16 million if he left for another school or $3 million if he left for the NBA. Florida has done everything it can to keep its championship coach around for the long haul, and Golden seems as happy as Florida.

“My family and I look forward to our future here at UF and to the continued success of our men’s basketball program,” he said.