Florida upends No. 2 Tennessee 67-54 behind Colin Castleton
February 2, 2023 GMTGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Colin Castleton is accustomed to being double-teamed every time he touches the ball, so he was pleasantly surprised — maybe even downright stunned — when Tennessee opted to guard him with a single defender in the second half.
Florida beats No. 20 Mizzou behind Castleton’s double-double
January 14, 2023 GMTGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida coach Todd Golden is growing a beard and insists it has nothing to do with his team's winning streak.
Regardless, he's unlikely to shave before the Gators' next game.
Florida F CJ Felder leaves team for personal reasons
January 13, 2023 GMTGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida forward CJ Felder has left the team for personal reasons, although coach Todd Golden left the door open for his return later this season.
Felder, who is averaging 2.5 points and 3.1 rebounds this season, sat out of Florida's last game at LSU and played just two minutes against Georgia last week.
Castleton sparks Florida to 76-67 win over Florida State
November 19, 2022 GMTTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Colin Castleton scored 19 of his 25 points in the second half and Florida overcame a 17-point halftime deficit to beat Florida State 76-67 on Friday night.
Florida improves to 3-1 under first-year coach Todd Golden.
Transfers lead Florida to 81-45 win over Stony Brook
November 8, 2022 GMTGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Alex Fudge scored 16 points off the bench, fellow transfer Will Richard scored 14 points and Florida beat Stony Brook 81-45 on Monday night for the Gators first victory under coach Todd Golden.
Golden era begins at Florida with NCAA tourney aspirations
October 20, 2022 GMTGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — New Florida coach Todd Golden doesn’t have a rebuild on his hands. It’s more like a puzzle.
Golden, who replaced Mike White in March after three years at San Francisco, feels like he has all the pieces in place to be competitive in his first season in Gainesville.
SEC’s 6 new men’s basketball coaches prepare for a grind
October 20, 2022 GMTMike White has an advantage over about a third of the other men's basketball coaches in the SEC this season.
He may be in a new place, but the Georgia coach is at least in the same conference.
Florida lands ‘proven winner’ with St. Bonnies guard Lofton
May 13, 2022 GMTGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida officially signed graduate transfer and St. Bonaventure guard Kyle Lofton on Friday, a potentially huge addition for new coach Todd Golden.
Lofton earned All-Atlantic 10 honors each of the past three seasons while totaling 1,613 points and 604 assists.
Former LSU forward Fudge transfers to Florida, joins Golden
April 18, 2022 GMTGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Former LSU forward Alex Fudge transferred to Florida on Monday, becoming another key building block for new coach Todd Golden.
Fudge, a Jacksonville, Florida, native, averaged 3.3 points and 3.2 rebounds as a freshman with the Tigers last season.
Florida big man, leading scorer Castleton back for 5th year
April 11, 2022 GMTGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida big man Colin Castleton is returning for a fifth season, a huge boost for new coach Todd Golden.
Castleton, a 6-foot-11 forward from nearby DeLand who transferred to Florida after two years at Michigan, led the Gators in scoring and rebounding last season.
Florida’s Golden rounds out coaching staff by hiring Hartman
April 1, 2022 GMTGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — New Florida coach Todd Golden rounded out his staff Friday by hiring UNLV assistant Carlin Hartman.
Hartman joins Mississippi State’s Korey McCray and Richmond’s Kevin Hovde on Florida's bench, helping form a staff Golden called “a grand slam.”
Florida hires San Francisco’s Golden as men’s hoops coach
March 19, 2022 GMTGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida hired San Francisco's Todd Golden as its basketball coach Friday, turning to the 36-year-old former Auburn assistant to revitalize a program that had grown stale under Mike White.
Upstart USF joins big-name WCC rivals in NCAA Tournament
March 16, 2022 GMTSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — At his core, Todd Golden knew his University of San Francisco team had done enough to earn an NCAA Tournament berth. It's just that the coach had counted on a No. 9 seed and those were all gone with just four spots in the bracket remaining when the Dons were finally called.
Mid-major pop-up game pits San Francisco and Loyola Chicago
January 5, 2022 GMTThis college basketball season feels like an extension of the last one, the coronavirus leaving pauses, cancellations and postponements in its wake.
A beacon of basketball brilliance has risen from the ashes: two of the nation’s best mid-majors squaring off in a junior college gym.
San Francisco stuns No. 4 Virginia 61-60 in Bubbleville
November 27, 2020 GMTUNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — San Francisco shocked No. 4 Virginia on Friday, scoring the biggest upset of the young college basketball season and the program's biggest win in decades...
First-year USF coach Todd Golden leading Dons his unique way
March 3, 2020 GMTSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Those who know Todd Golden best are amazed by his even-keel temperament when facing the most pressure packed of circumstances. He's unflappable on the University of San Francisco sideline, unfazed despite being among the youngest head coaches in the country.