Carlin Hartman

Biography

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