List of Florida Gators men's basketball head coaches
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. |
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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 | 1 | 16–17 | .485 |
Totals | 20 coaches | 104 seasons | 1,505–1,166 | .563 | |
Records updated through end of 2022–23 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
- ^ 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.
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Florida Gators men's basketball head coaches
- C. J. McCoy (1915–1916)
- No team (1916–1919)
- No coach (1919–1920)
- William G. Kline (1920–1922)
- Check Byrd (1922–1923)
- James L. White (1923–1925)
- Brady Cowell (1925–1933)
- Ben Clemons (1933–1936)
- Josh Cody (1936–1937)
- Sam J. McAllister (1937–1942)
- Spurgeon Cherry (1942–1943)
- No team (1943–1944)
- Spurgeon Cherry (1944–1946)
- Sam J. McAllister (1946–1951)
- John Mauer (1951–1960)
- Norm Sloan (1960–1966)
- Tommy Bartlett (1966–1973)
- John Lotz (1973–1980)
- Ed Visscher # (1980)
- Norm Sloan (1980–1989)
- Don DeVoe # (1989–1990)
- Lon Kruger (1990–1996)
- Billy Donovan (1996–2015)
- Mike White (2015–2022)
- Al Pinkins # (2022)
- Todd Golden (2022–)
# denotes interim head coach