Reports: Columbia works with Gators’ Hovde as coach

Mar 24, 2025, 11:19 AM ET

NEW YORK– Columbia employed Florida assistant Kevin Hovde as its head coach Monday, according to numerous media reports.Hovde was on the

personnel at Columbia for five seasons, 2 together with existing Florida coach Todd Golden. He signed up with the program as the director of basketball operations in 2011 and was promoted to assistant coach the following season. In 2015-16, his last season at Columbia, the Lions went 25-10 and won the CollegeInsider.com Tournament.Editor’s Picks 2 Associated After his time at Columbia, Hovde went to San Francisco, Richmond and then Florida. He’s been with the Gators given that 2022. Florida is a No. 1 seed in the guys’s NCAA competition and the Gators are in the Sweet 16. Hovde is successful Jim Engles, who took control of in 2016, a year after Hovde left. This season, Columbia

had its best non-conference record ever, starting 8-0 and getting votes in the survey before completing 11-2, consisting of a win at Villanova. It was the very best start to a season because the 1969-70 team.The Lions struggled to a 1-13 mark in the Ivy League because of injuries.Hovde ends up being the 2nd Florida

assistant to land a head training task after John Andrzejek was employed by Campbell last week.Hovde fulfilled his spouse Jackie while at Columbia. She graduated from the school in 2009 and was a two-sport letter winner

in field hockey and basketball.The Associated Press added to this report.