Sources: Florida, Golden reach 2-year extension

Mar 14, 2024, 10:38 AM ET Florida and Todd Golden have consented to a two-year agreement extension, tying the guys’s basketball coach to the school through the 2029-30 season, sources told ESPN on Thursday, validating multiple reports.A source informed ESPN’s Jeff Borzello that Golden will make over$4 million per year under the brand-new deal. He was making$3 million each year under his preliminary Florida agreement that began in 2021-22 following three seasons at San Francisco.In his 2nd year as coach, Golden has led the Gators to a 21-10 record

and what will likely be their very first NCAA tournament appearance given that the 2020-21 season. Florida is a No. 7 seed in the latest forecasted bracket from ESPN’s Joe Lunardi.Editor’s Picks Florida plays its first SEC competition game Thursday when it deals with Georgia in the 2nd round(9:30 p.m. ET, SEC Network). Golden upgraded Florida’s

lineup before Year 2 through the transfer website, including first-team All-SEC point player Zyon Pullin (UC Riverside)along

with leading scorer Walter Clayton Jr. (Iona) and big males Tyrese Samuel(Seton Hall)and Micah Handlogten(Marshall). Golden also found success on the recruiting path with promising forwards Alex Condon and Thomas Haugh. Condon was called to the league’s all-freshman team.Under Golden’s instructions,

Florida has its highest-scoring team in program history. Pullin is on pace to publish the SEC’s finest assist-to-turnover ratio (4.38 to 1 )in any season, and Clayton(17 PPG )is locked into among the top 25 scoring seasons in program history while striking at least 3 3-pointers in 12 of 18 conference games.The Associated Press added to this report.