In April, Golden made his own history by leading Florida to its third national championship. Considering Donovan is one of just three coaches in the modern era to win consecutive championships, along with Mike Krzyzewski and Dan Hurley, Golden phoned Billy D to pick his brain ahead of Florida’s quest to repeat.

Florida basketball coach Todd Golden and guard Xavian Lee discuss Florida basketball's loss to the UConn Huskies in the Jimmy V Classic.

The No. 5 UConn men’s basketball team held on to beat No. 18 Florida, 77-73, in a matchup of the last two national champions in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden Tuesday night. Another ranked nail-biter,

UConn head coach Dan Hurley heaped plenty of praise on Florida forward Thomas Haugh after the Jimmy V Classic.

Notably, Florida’s 3-point shooting defense was the culprit in the loss. The Gators entered the matchup top 20 in that statistical category, as opponents were shooting just 26% from beyond the arc against the Gators. However, UConn shot 44% and went 8 of 18 from the 3-point line.

After winning championships in 2023 and 2024 UConn was slightly “down” last season, though it speaks to just where they are as a program where they can have a down year and that equals an NCAA Tournament appearance where they won their first game and then gave Florida a competitive game,

The Gonzaga Bulldogs travelled over 1,000 miles to Nashville and downed the Kentucky Wildcats, 94-59, on Friday evening. It was a quick business trip to the Mus

For Florida Gators basketball coach Todd Golden, Tuesday's game against UConn in New York will be a homecoming of sorts.