New Florida men’s basketball coach Todd Golden landed in Gainesville and officially started his new job on Monday. The Gators signed Golden to a six-year, $18 million deal.
He leaves the San Francisco Dons after three seasons where he went 57-36. In his final season, he led San Francisco to its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 24 years but didn’t stay long as his 10th-seeded Dons fell, 92-87, in overtime during the first round.
On Tuesday, he toured the University of Florida to get a sense of his new home. Then he graced the Stephen C. O’Connell Center floor for the first time where a welcome video for Golden featuring several Florida men’s basketball legends like Al Horford, Corey Brewer, Lee Humphrey, Bradley Beal, Chandler Parsons, among others, was played.
The Florida Gators men’s basketball Twitter account made it public on Wednesday. It was an awesome video that Florida fans should check out.
Thankful for the welcome messages, I'm excited to get to work and continue the legacy of Gators Basketball! pic.twitter.com/lc6qUEuumm
— Todd Golden (@CoachToddGolden) March 23, 2022
The video also produced some great Twitter reactions that will be highlighted below.