Latest Todd Golden News
Florida center Micah Handlogten to sit out next season while recovering from a broken left leg
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida center Micah Handlogten, who gruesomely broke his left leg in the Southeastern Conference championship game last month, is planning to take a medical redshirt next season and work toward returning to the court and becoming “an absolute monster” in the fall of...
Former FAU standout Alijah Martin signs with Florida over Alabama, Arkansas, Michigan and others
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Atlantic standout Alijah Martin, who helped propel the Owls to the Final Four in 2023, is moving about 300 miles north to play at Florida. The 6-foot-2 guard formally signed with the Gators on Monday and is expected to become an immediate starter...
Florida guard Walter Clayton Jr. to go through NBA pre-draft process before deciding on future
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida guard Walter Clayton Jr., the team’s leading scorer at 17.6 points a game this season, is entering the NBA draft with the potential to rejoin the Gators for his senior year. Clayton, a 6-foot-3 junior from Lake Wales who became a father in...
Florida's Todd Golden signs a 2-year extension worth $4.1M annually a day before team's NCAA opener
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Florida coach Todd Golden signed a two-year contract extension Thursday that bumps his average salary to $4.1 million annually. The Gators released Golden's contract a day before they play Colorado in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament in Indianapolis. ...
Micah Handlogten will rejoin Florida for NCAA tourney after breaking his leg in the SEC title game
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida center Micah Handlogten, who gruesomely broke his left leg two minutes into the Southeastern Conference championship game on Sunday, will be on hand to watch the Gators in the NCAA Tournament. Already using crutches while recovering from surgery at...
From MVP to DNP: Florida believes guard Riley Kugel 'will respond the right way' after benching
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s Riley Kugel went from MVP to DNP in less than a year. The 6-foot-5 guard was so sensational down the stretch last season that he considered turning pro. Now, he’s the Gators’ biggest X-factor heading into the NCAA Tournament — assuming he...
Florida center Micah Handlogten stretchered off court early at the SEC final with broken left leg
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Florida center Micah Handlogten broke his lower left leg in the opening minutes of the Southeastern Conference Tournament final Sunday and was taken off the court on a stretcher to a hospital. Coach Todd Golden, who knelt over his player while Handlogten...
No. 12 Auburn goes wire-to-wire to beat Florida 86-67 for SEC Tournament title
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — No. 12 Auburn asked its fans to come to Music City and support their Tigers in the Southeastern Conference Tournament championship. Fans answered. And the Tigers did their part on the court. Johni Broome scored 19 points and...
Florida reaches SEC final rallying from 18 down to beat Texas A&M 95-90
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Denzel Aberdeen scored a career-high 20 points in helping Florida rally from an 18-point deficit and beat Texas A&M 95-90 at the Southeastern Conference Tournament semifinals on Saturday. Florida coach Todd Golden called this a breakout game for...
Florida downs No. 19 Alabama 102-88 to reach semifinals of SEC Tournament
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Walter Clayton Jr. scored 23 points and sixth-seeded Florida routed No. 19 Alabama 102-88 Friday night in the quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference Tournament. With losses by regular season champ Tennessee and No. 2 seed Kentucky earlier Friday, this...
