University of Florida Men's Basketball

Florida record: 103-41/4 seasons; Overall record: 160-77/7 seasons (through 2025-26 season) Four seasons into his tenure at Florida, Todd Golden has returned the Gators to national prominence, delivering NCAA, SEC and SEC Tournament championships. The Gators’ 103 wins through four seasons are the most at this point in Florida history and just one of three SEC coaches to hit the century mark in wins within four seasons (John Calipari and Tubby Smith). Golden ranks second in program history in top-25 wins (25) and NCAA Tournament wins (seven) behind Billy Donovan. The Gators posted back-to-back NCAA Tournament No. 1 seeds in 2025 and 2026, doubling the number of previous No. 1 seeds in program history (2007, 2014). Florida has posted the three highest-scoring teams in program history, including a team-record 87.1 points per game in 2025-26. Florida has posted three of the top-10 longest winning streaks in program history over the past two seasons with streaks of 13 and 12 straight games during 2024-25 and another 12-game winning streak in 2025-26. Over those two seasons, the Gators won 14 straight games against AP-ranked SEC foes, matching the longest win streak vs. ranked conference opponents in the history of the sport (NS State, 1972-75; UCLA, 1963-76). In 2025-26, Florida earned the eighth SEC championship in program history. The Gators posted a 16-2 league record, marking the team’s second-most SEC wins in program history (18, 2014). The Gators led the nation in rebounding

Entering his fifth season at Florida in 2026-27, Carlin Hartman has added the 2025 national championship and SEC Tournament championship and a 2026 SEC championship to his long list of accomplishments in more than 25 years of coaching at the collegiate level. During his tenure, Florida has also produced a trio of NBA Draft picks in Walter Clayton Jr., Alijah Martin and Will Richard. In 2025-26, Florida earned the eighth SEC championship in program history. The Gators posted a 16-2 league record, marking the team’s second-most SEC wins in program history (18, 2014). The Gators led the nation in rebounding margin (+14.7), offensive rebounding (15.9) and rebounding (45.1), and finished second in offensive rebounding percentage (43.3%). The Gators’ +17.0 scoring margin in SEC play was the second-highest of any SEC team this century, behind only Florida’s +17.6 margin in 2012-13. The Gators posted a 16-2 SEC record, clearing the field by a three-game margin as Todd Golden earned his first career SEC Coach of the Year honor and was a semifinalist for Naismith Coach of the Year. The 16 SEC wins marked the second-most in program history, behind only UF’s 18 in in 2014. With the team success came myriad individual honors, particularly in the frontcourt, as leading scorer Thomas Haugh earned All-American and first-team All-SEC honors. Rueben Chinyelu set program records for double-doubles (19) and offensive rebounds (137) on the way to Naismith and NABC Defensive Player of the Year hon

Dave Klatsky joined Florida’s coaching staff as an assistant coach in 2025 following three seasons as head coach at New York University. In Klatsky’s first season on staff, the Gators claimed the 2026 SEC championship and earned a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. In 2025-26, Florida earned the eighth SEC championship in program history. The Gators posted a 16-2 league record, marking the team’s second-most SEC wins in program history (18, 2014). The Gators led the nation in rebounding margin (+14.7), offensive rebounding (15.9) and rebounding (45.1), and finished second in offensive rebounding percentage (43.3%). The Gators’ +17.0 scoring margin in SEC play was the second-highest of any SEC team this century, behind only Florida’s +17.6 margin in 2012-13. The Gators posted a 16-2 SEC record, clearing the field by a three-game margin as Todd Golden earned his first career SEC Coach of the Year honor and was a semifinalist for Naismith Coach of the Year. The 16 SEC wins marked the second-most in program history, behind only UF’s 18 in in 2014. With the team success came myriad individual honors, as leading scorer Thomas Haugh earned All-American and first-team All-SEC honors. Rueben Chinyelu set program records for double-doubles (19) and offensive rebounds (137) on the way to Naismith and NABC Defensive Player of the Year honors, SEC Defensive Player of the Year, SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, All-SEC and SEC All-Defensive Team recognition. Alex Condon also garnered All-SEC h

Jon Michelini is in his 13th season with the Florida Gators in 2025-26 and his second with the men's basketball program, previously working with the baseball...

Jonathan Safir enters his fifth season on Florida’s staff in 2026-27, helping lead the Gators to the NCAA Tournament and SEC Tournament championships in 2025 and the 2026 SEC regular season championship. Safir was promoted to assistant coach in 2025 following the Gators’ national championship, and he was instrumental in constructing Florida’s championship roster over his three seasons as director of basketball strategy and analytics. In 2025-26, Florida earned the eighth SEC championship in program history. The Gators posted a 16-2 league record, marking the team’s second-most SEC wins in program history (18, 2014). The Gators led the nation in rebounding margin (+14.7), offensive rebounding (15.9) and rebounding (45.1), and finished second in offensive rebounding percentage (43.3%). The Gators’ +17.0 scoring margin in SEC play was the second-highest of any SEC team this century, behind only Florida’s +17.6 margin in 2012-13. The Gators posted a 16-2 SEC record, clearing the field by a three-game margin as Golden earned his first career SEC Coach of the Year honor and was a semifinalist for Naismith Coach of the Year. The 16 SEC wins marked the second-most in program history, behind only UF’s 18 in in 2014. With the team success came myriad individual honors, as leading scorer Thomas Haugh earned All-American and first-team All-SEC honors. Rueben Chinyelu set program records for double-doubles (19) and offensive rebounds (137) on the way to Naismith and NABC Defensive Player

Jordan Jacobson enters his fifth season with the Gators and his second as director of basketball operations. In 2024-25, Jacobson was part of the Gators’ national championship staff as UF earned its third all-time national championship, its sixth Final Four appearance and its fifth SEC Tournament title. The championships all came as part of a memorable 12-game win streak to end the season that began March 1. The 12-game run to close the season included nine top-25 wins, a total that eclipsed any full-season total in program history. Eight of the nine ranked wins in that run through March and April were vs. teams in the top 12, and UF finished the season with a program-record 12 top-25 wins. The Gators’ +15.2 scoring margin for the season led the SEC and was the third-highest in program history, while UF led the nation and set program records in points (3,391), field goals (1,182) and rebounds (1,673), also setting the UF record in 3-point field goals (390). The Gators’ 84.8 points per game were also the second-highest ever at Florida, only behind the 2023-24 mark of 85.6. As video coordinator in 2023-24, Jacobson helped the Gators return to the NCAA Tournament with a 24-win season in 2023-24. Jacobson originally came to UF as a graduate assistant, working in that role from 2021-23. The Gators tallied four top-25 wins in 2023-24 and had their highest-scoring team in program history with 85.7 points per game, ranking in the top 10 nationally in scoring offense, rebounds per gam

Kevin Olsen returns to Florida for his second season at Florida in 2025-26, coming back to Gainesville after serving on Todd Golden’s initial staff as video coordinator in 2022-23. Olsen spent the past two seasons from 2023-25 as an assistant coach at San Francisco, helping the Dons to a 48-21 record during that time with two NIT appearances. The 2024-25 campaign included a win vs. Saint Mary’s and a road victory at Oregon State, along with a WCC Tournament win vs. Washington State and an NIT victory against Utah Valley. Individually, the Dons saw first-team All-WCC selections for Malik Thomas and Marcus Williams and an All-Freshman nod for Tyrone Riley IV. In 2023-24, USF had wins vs. Big Ten and Big East opponents, defeating both Minnesota and DePaul. Jonathan Mogbo and Williams earned first-team All-WCC honors, while Ryan Beasley picked up All-Freshman recognition. Ndewedo Newbury and Thomas each earned WCC honorable mention selections. The Gators scored a pair of top-25 wins and a postseason berth in Olsen’s first season at UF. The 2022-23 campaign also included All-SEC honors for Colin Castleton and SEC All-Freshman recognition for Riley Kugel. Prior to UF, Olsen spent the previous three seasons on staff at the University of San Francisco, where he served first as head student manager for the Dons and later as a graduate assistant on Todd Golden’s staff. The Villa Park, Calif., native graduated from USF with a degree in sociology in 2021. Leading up to his time at USF, O

Korey McCray has 16 years of experience at the power-conference level, helping lead Florida to the 2025 NCAA Tournament and SEC Tournament championships and the 2026 SEC regular season title. The Gators have produced three NBA Draft picks during McCray’s tenue in Walter Clayton Jr., Alijah Martin and Will Richard. McCray now enters his fifth season at Florida in 2025-26. In 2025-26, Florida earned the eighth SEC championship in program history. The Gators posted a 16-2 league record, marking the team’s second-most SEC wins in program history (18, 2014). The Gators led the nation in rebounding margin (+14.7), offensive rebounding (15.9) and rebounding (45.1), and finished second in offensive rebounding percentage (43.3%). The Gators’ +17.0 scoring margin in SEC play was the second-highest of any SEC team this century, behind only Florida’s +17.6 margin in 2012-13. The Gators posted a 16-2 SEC record, clearing the field by a three-game margin as Todd Golden earned his first career SEC Coach of the Year honor and was a semifinalist for Naismith Coach of the Year. The 16 SEC wins marked the second-most in program history, behind only UF’s 18 in in 2014. With the team success came myriad individual honors, as leading scorer Thomas Haugh earned All-American and first-team All-SEC honors. Rueben Chinyelu set program records for double-doubles (19) and offensive rebounds (137) on the way to Naismith and NABC Defensive Player of the Year honors, SEC Defensive Player of the Year, SEC S

Nolan Crist enters his fifth season with the Florida men’s basketball program and his second in the video coordinator role. In his first season as video coordinator, Florida claimed its third all-time national championship, its sixth Final Four berth and its fifth SEC Tournament championship. The championships all came as part of a memorable 12-game win streak to end the season that began March 1. The 12-game run to close the season included nine top-25 wins, a total that eclipsed any full-season total in program history. Eight of the nine ranked wins were vs. teams in the top 12. The Gators totaled 12 top-25 wins, eight top-10 wins and a pair of wins vs. the #1 team in the nation. The Gators’ +15.2 scoring margin for the season led the SEC and was the third-highest in program history, while UF set program records for points (3,391), 3-point field goals (390) and field goals (1,182). Previously, Crist served as the head manager and graduate assistant during the 2023-24 season and as the top video assistant. He originally joined the program as a scouting/video assistant for 2021-22 and worked as a student manager and video assistant for 2022-23. The Gators tallied four top-25 wins in 2023-24 and had their highest-scoring team in program history with 85.7 points per game, ranking in the top 10 nationally in scoring offense, rebounds per game, offensive rebounds per game and offensive rebounding percentage. Florida returned to the SEC Tournament championship game for the first t

Taurean Green is a three-time national champion, earning two as the point guard for Florida’s 2006 and 2007 national championship teams and adding a third as an assistant coach in 2025. The Gators have also earned SEC Tournament (2025) and SEC regular season (2026) championships since he joined the Florida staff in 2022. Green enters his fifth season on the Florida staff in 2026-27, his fourth as an assistant coach. In 2025-26, Florida earned the eighth SEC championship in program history. The Gators posted a 16-2 league record, marking the team’s second-most SEC wins in program history (18, 2014). The Gators led the nation in rebounding margin (+14.7), offensive rebounding (15.9) and rebounding (45.1), and finished second in offensive rebounding percentage (43.3%). The Gators’ +17.0 scoring margin in SEC play was the second-highest of any SEC team this century, behind only Florida’s +17.6 margin in 2012-13. The Gators posted a 16-2 SEC record, clearing the field by a three-game margin as Golden earned his first career SEC Coach of the Year honor and was a semifinalist for Naismith Coach of the Year. The 16 SEC wins marked the second-most in program history, behind only UF’s 18 in in 2014. With the team success came myriad individual honors, as leading scorer Thomas Haugh earned All-American and first-team All-SEC honors. Rueben Chinyelu set program records for double-doubles (19) and offensive rebounds (137) on the way to Naismith and NABC Defensive Player of the Year honors

Victor Lopez enters his fifth season as athletic performance director for the Florida men’s basketball program in 2026-27. During his tenure, the Gators have claimed the 2025 national championship, the 2025 SEC Tournament championship and the 2026 SEC championship and have seen three players selected in the NBA Draft. Florida has a 103-41 record since Lopez joined Florida in 2022. In 2025-26, the Gators claimed the SEC regular season championship with a 16-2 conference record and posted a 27-8 overall record, earning a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament in back-to-back seasons for the first time in program history. Florida posted a 12-game winning streak and had four players earn SEC honors, and Rueben Chinyelu developed into the national defensive player of the year. Over the course of the past two seasons, Florida’s primary minutes leaders have missed just 10 of a possible 280 player games due to injury, an availability rate of 96.4%. During the 2025-26 campaign, five of Florida’s eight minutes leaders did not miss any time due to injury, and the three others missed just one game each. Lopez’s work helped the 2024-25 Gators weather the 40-game season with their top seven players in minutes combining to miss just seven total games all season. Three players – Rueben Chinyelu, Thomas Haugh and Will Richard – played all 40 games to match the program record. In 2024-25, Florida won both the NCAA Tournament and SEC Tournament in compiling a 36-4 record. Lopez’s training had the Ga