Reports: Florida coach Todd Golden extended through 2029-30 season
Florida Gators head coach Todd Golden reacts to a foul call during the second half. The Florida men s basketball team hosted the Alabama Crimson Tied at Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O Connell Center in Gainesville, FL on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. [Doug Engle/Ocala Star Banner] credits: Doug Engle/Ocala Star Banner / USA TODAY NETWORK Florida coach Todd Golden agreed to a two-year extension that keeps him under contract through the 2029-30 season, according to multiple reports on Thursday.
Reports say Golden will receive a raise to over $4 million per season.
Golden signed a six-year, $18 million deal when he became coach of the Gators in 2022.
Golden, 38, is finishing his second season with the Gators. He has a 37-27 record at the school.
This season, Florida is 21-10 entering Thursday's Southeastern Conference tournament second-round matchup with Georgia.
The Gators are considered a shoo-in for the NCAA Tournament no matter how they fare this week in Nashville, Tenn.
Before being hired by Florida, Golden went 57-36 in three seasons at San Francisco and guided the Dons into the 2022 NCAA Tournament.
Overall, he has a 94-63 in five seasons as a head coach.
—Field Level Media