US EditionFlorida Gators, basketball coach Todd Golden agree to $40.5 million extension
- Florida basketball coach Todd Golden signed a six-year, $40.5 million contract extension on Tuesday night in Gainesville, Florida.
- The extension followed Florida's national championship win nearly a month earlier and adds a year to Golden's deal through 2031.
- Golden, 39, led the Gators to a 36-4 season with a 12-game winning streak, including a 65-63 title game win over Houston on April 7, 2025.
- His deal pays $6 million annually starting April 16, 2025, with a $300,000 yearly raise, and includes an 85% buyout if fired without cause.
- The extension makes Golden SEC’s second-highest paid coach and signals Florida's commitment to sustained national competitiveness.
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Golden offer: Florida’s Todd Golden signs 6-year, $40.5 million extension
One month after the Florida Gators cut down the nets as NCAA basketball champions, the university rewarded head coach Todd Golden with a contract extension. The deal is worth $40.5 million over six years, keeping Golden in Gainesville through the 2031 season. Why did Golden receive a contract extension? On April 7, the Gators came back from a 12-point second-half deficit to beat Houston 65-63. The Gators entered the tournament with a No. 1 seed…
New York Post
hive.newsFlorida hoops coach Todd Golden gets $40 million contract after winning national title
Florida men’s basketball head coach Todd Golden is sticking around Gainesville for a while. Fresh off a national championship, Golden signed a six-year, $40.5 million extension that will keep him with the Gators through the 2030-31 season, according to a report from ESPN.
Todd Golden & Florida agreed to a $40.5 million contract extension
Todd Golden and Florida agree to $40.5 million contract – University of Florida Sign — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Katherine Welles The Gators have awarded coach Todd Golden a new six-year deal that would place him among the top five highest-paid coaches in the nation, following his successful lead of Florida to 36 victories and a national championship. Golden’s new contract expires in 2031. The school said Tuesday that he will receive $40.5 millio…
The Press of Atlantic City
Is Florida now a basketball school? Todd Golden’s deal in same stratosphere as Billy Napier’s compensation.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida’s Todd Golden has cashed in on the Gators’ national basketball championship to become one of nation’s top-paid coaches, with a compensation package in the same stratosphere as football coach Billy Napier. Golden signed a 6-year, $40.5…
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