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Nembhard at Gonzaga

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There is no more of a Glaring indictment on CMW's coaching ability and his inability to foster elite talent than What Andrew is doing under the guidance of Mark Few, I mean for god's sake he is now a helluva 3 pt. shooter and he shoots 87% from the charity stripe and he runs their offense to perfection! Actually it makes me ill to watch how good he is
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The Athletic Q&A w Golden

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Lots of good stuff here

Todd Golden Q&A: His plan to 'get Florida back to being a national title contender'


Your San Francisco team capped a monumental season by reaching the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1998. Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin had to balance a coaching search with being respectful of candidates who are involved in March Madness. In the aftermath of Thursday night’s overtime loss to Murray State, walk me through how the agreement came together.

It was a situation where Scott informed me that I was on their radar and they said, ‘as soon as you’re done coaching your team and getting them as far as they can go, we can get together and see if this makes some sense.’ So after we got eliminated, things got sped up pretty quickly. I felt fortunate to meet with Scott and Lynda (Tealer) and Chip (Howard) and we came to a resolution quickly Friday, before we got on the plane heading back to San Francisco. It all moved really, really fast. I think both sides felt really comfortable with each other from the onset and felt like there was no reason to waste any time.

The Gators face Xavier in the second round of the NIT on Sunday under interim coach Al Pinkins. Have you dug into any level of self-scouting and begun assessing a roster that has seven seniors?

Right now I’m being respectful and allowing the current athletes in the program to finish their season. There have been some distractions for them because of coach White leaving, and I don’t want to add to that. I want to give the players, coach Pinkins, Eric (Pastrana) and the rest of the staff the chance to finish strong in the NIT. As soon as that is over, I’m going to reach out to the young men in the program and introduce myself. I’ve already been in touch with the signees, trying to continue to build relationships with them and make sure they feel comfortable with Florida being their home.
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Game Thread: Florida Gators vs. Alabama Crimson Tide Game Two (3/19)

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The Florida Gators are back at Sewell-Thomas Stadium for their second game versus the Alabama Crimson Tide. Florida took game one of the series but Alabama battled until the end and almost came back from a five-run deficit. First pitch is at 7pm. Lineups will be posted soon.

TV: https://www.espn.com/watch/player?id=0ee40fbc-a866-4ff2-ba76-ee47ddfcf723

Radio: https://floridagators.com/watch/?Live=3793&type=Archive

Live stats: https://rolltide.com/sidearmstats/baseball/summary
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Golden Press Release

JasonHigdon
Todd Golden Named Florida Men’s Basketball Head Coach
Todd Golden has been hired as head men's basketball coach at the University of Florida, Athletic Director Scott Stricklin announced on Friday.

Golden, 36, becomes the 20th head coach of the Florida Gators after guiding the University of San Francisco to 24 wins and its first NCAA Tournament bid since 1998 in the 2021-22 season. Golden led the Dons to a 57-36 record over three seasons as head coach, including 20-win seasons in both 2019-20 and 2021-22. His background includes time coaching within the Southeastern Conference and the Ivy League before his time in the West Coast Conference.

"I'm energized by the opportunity to lead an elite program at Florida, and I'm ready to get started," Golden said. "Florida has a championship-level athletic department, university and men's basketball program, and I embrace the standard of excellence at Florida and the passion of Gator Nation. We couldn't be more excited about what the future holds in Gainesville.

"I also want to express my thanks to the University of San Francisco, Joan McDermott and Rev. Paul J. Fitzgerald for the incredible support they've given me over the past six years at USF and the opportunity to lead a special group of young men."

"We're incredibly excited about bringing in Todd, who is an innovative, relationship-oriented coach, to lead our men's basketball program," Stricklin said. "Todd brings a smart and analytics-driven approach to the game and a relational approach to leadership that puts student-athletes first. He has a wide range of experience, particularly for a coach his age, and brings an outstanding track record and high level of integrity to the job."

Prior to being named the Dons' head coach, Golden spent the previous three seasons as San Francisco's associate head coach under Kyle Smith. In Golden's six total seasons at USF, the Dons posted at least 20 wins in all seasons except the COVID-shortened 2020-21 campaign.

Golden has led the USF program in the highly-competitive West Coast Conference, which consistently ranks among the nation's toughest mid-major conferences. Over the past three seasons, the WCC has been on average KenPom's strongest-rated conference outside of the traditional power-six leagues and the American Athletic Conference.

During his stint as associate head coach at USF, he served as the Dons' recruiting and defensive coordinator under Smith. San Francisco finished within KenPom's top 100 defensively five times during Golden's stint, highlighted by this season's No. 21 ranking. The Dons complemented their defensive effort with a top-100 offense each of the past four seasons, including a pair of top-50 offenses in 2018-19 and 2021-22.

During Golden's three seasons as head coach at USF, six different players received eight total all-conference accolades. Three players earned All-WCC honors in 2021-22, with Jamaree Bouyea, Yauhen Massalski and Khalil Shabazz all garnering recognition. Shabazz also earned all-conference honors in 2021, with Dzmitry Ryuny receiving an honorable mention nod. In 2020, Charles Mineland earned All-WCC honors with Bouyea and Jimbo Lull named honorable mention.

Prior to joining Smith's staff in 2016, Golden spent two seasons at the Auburn University under head coach Bruce Pearl. Golden joined the Auburn staff as the director of basketball operations for the 2014-15 season and was elevated to an assistant coaching position for the 2015-16 campaign. He worked closely with the Tigers' guards and handled all scheduling responsibilities. Golden also took a lead role in analytical and metrics data.

Golden spent the 2013-14 season as an assistant coach on Kyle Smith's staff at Columbia where he helped the Lions to a 21-13 mark and a spot in the CollegeInsiders.com Tournament. In his only season at Morningside Heights he worked closely with the Lions' defense that held opponents to a stingy 63.3 points per game, which ranked second-best in the Ivy League and 31st nationally. He also served as director of basketball operations for the 2012-13 season.

Golden played collegiately at Saint Mary's College in Moraga, Calif., where he helped the Gaels to a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances. As a senior point guard, he ranked second in the nation with a 3.68 assists-to-turnovers ratio and led the West Coast Conference with a .574 3-point field goal percentage. The lone captain of Saint Mary's 2007-08 team, Golden finished his career as the Gaels' all-time leader in free-throw percentage (.852) and eighth with 269 career assists.

After earning his degree in business administration, Golden played two years professionally for Maccabi Haifa in Israel's top division. In 2009, he was co-captain of the USA Open Team, coached by Bruce Pearl, that won gold at the Maccabiah Games. Following his playing career, he spent two years working in sales and marketing in the San Francisco Bay Area, spending time with IMG College and Comcast SportsNet Bay Area.

Golden is married to the former Megan York, who was a four-year volleyball standout at Saint Mary's and the WCC's Co-Freshman of the Year in 2007.
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UF WBK: Depleted Gators Unable to Overcome UCF, Knocked Out of NCAA Tournament

JasonHigdon
UF WBK: Depleted Gators Unable to Overcome UCF, Knocked Out of NCAA Tournament
The UF women's basketball team's first trip to March Madness since 2016 ends with a loss to UCF.

STORRS, Conn. - The Gators turned up in a big way in their first season under head coach Kelly Rae Finley, most notably by advancing to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in six years.

However, by the time March Madness tipped off for the Gators on Saturday afternoon here at Gampel Pavilion, they hardly resembled the team that climbed as high as No. 15 in the national rankings in the regular season.

Undermanned and unable to hit shots in the opening half, Florida lost to UCF 69-52 in the first round to see its breakthrough season come to an end. Meanwhile, the Knights (26-3) won their first NCAA Tournament game in program history.

Playing without injured starters Kiki Smith and Jordyn Merritt, the Gators (21-11) fell behind by double-digits in the first half and trailed, 34-23, at halftime thanks to shooting 26.7 percent (8 of 30), including just 1 of 8 from beyond the arc.

The Gators remained within striking distance in the second half, cutting the lead to 41-37 on a Nina Rickards jumper with 3:14 left in the third quarter. After the Knights scored and Rickards answered with a pair of free throws to make it 43-39, UCF went on a 8-0 run to cap the period and take a 51-39 lead.

Rickards led the Gators with 17 points, and fellow guard Zippy Broughton added 12. UCF was led by senior forward Brittney Smith, who scored a game-high 26 points and grabbed six rebounds.

The Gators lost 6-foot-4 senior forward Faith Dut in the first half to an apparent ankle injury, adding to their injury woes.
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