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Florida 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 follows the Gators' April 7, 2025 national championship win and adds one year to Golden's previous two-year deal signed in March 2024.
  • Golden, 39, led the Gators to a 36-4 season, including a 12-game winning streak and a 65-63 victory over Houston in the NCAA final.
  • His annual salary starts at $6 million in April 2025 with yearly $300,000 raises, making him the SEC's second-highest-paid basketball coach behind John Calipari.
  • The deal secures Golden through March 2031 with nearly full guarantees and signals Florida's commitment to maintain national title competitiveness.
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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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On3 broke the news in on Tuesday, May 6, 2025.
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