The following is a list of Florida Gators men's basketball head coaches. There have been 20 head coaches of the Gators in their 104-season history.[1]
Florida's current head coach is Todd Golden. He was hired as the Gators' head coach in March 2022,[2] replacing Mike White, who left to become the head coach at Georgia.[3]
| No. | Tenure | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1915–1916 | C. J. McCoy | 1 | 5–1 | .833 |
| – | 1919–1920 | No coach | 1 | 2–5 | .286 |
| 2 | 1920–1922 | William G. Kline | 2 | 10–11 | .476 |
| 3 | 1922–1923 | Check Byrd | 1 | 2–5 | .286 |
| 4 | 1923–1925 | James L. White | 2 | 7–17 | .292 |
| 5 | 1925–1933 | Brady Cowell | 8 | 62–86 | .419 |
| 6 | 1933–1936 | Ben Clemons | 3 | 23–25 | .479 |
| 7 | 1936–1937 | Josh Cody | 1 | 5–13 | .278 |
| 8 | 1937–1942 1946–1951 |
Sam J. McAllister | 5 | 119–96 | .553 |
| 9 | 1942–1946[a] | Spurgeon Cherry | 3 | 22–33 | .400 |
| 10 | 1951–1960 | John Mauer | 9 | 98–102 | .490 |
| 11 | 1960–1966 1980–1989 |
Norm Sloan | 15 | 232–192 | .547 |
| 12 | 1966–1973 | Tommy Bartlett | 7 | 95–85 | .528 |
| 13 | 1973–1980[b] | John Lotz | 7 | 83–88 | .485 |
| 14 | 1980* | Ed Visscher | 1 | 3–14 | .176 |
| 15 | 1989–1990*[c] | Don DeVoe | 1 | 7–21 | .250 |
| 16 | 1990–1996 | Lon Kruger | 6 | 104–80 | .565 |
| 17 | 1996–2015 | Billy Donovan | 19 | 467–186 | .715 |
| 18 | 2015–2022[d] | Mike White | 7 | 142–88 | .617 |
| 19 | 2022* | Al Pinkins | 1 | 1–1 | .500 |
| 20 | 2022–present | Todd Golden | 2 | 40–29 | .580 |
| Totals | 20 coaches | 105 seasons | 1,529–1,178 | .565 | |
| Records updated through end of 2023–24 season * - Denotes interim head coach. Source[1] | |||||
- ^ Florida did not field a team for the 1943–44 season.
- ^ Lotz was fired after 11 games in the 1979–80 season. Visscher was named interim coach for the remainder of the season.
- ^ Sloan retired on October 31, 1989. DeVoe was named interim coach for the 1989–90 season.[4]
- ^ White left to become the head coach at Georgia prior to the NIT. Pinkins was named interim coach for the remainder of the season.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Florida Gators Men's Basketball 2022-23 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Florida Athletics. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- ^ Baker, Matt (March 18, 2022). "Florida Gators hire Todd Golden as men's basketball coach". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- ^ Weiszer, Marc (March 13, 2022). "Georgia turns to rival Florida to hire Mike White as new men's basketball coach". Athens Banner-Herald. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- ^ Diaz, George (November 1, 1989). "GATORS OUST BASKETBALL COACH NORM SLOAN". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- ^ "Former Mitchell-Baker star Al Pinkins named interim head basketball coach at Florida". Albany Herald. March 14, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2023.