List of Florida Gators men's basketball head coaches

Billy Donovan, coaching for Florida in 2014 against William & Mary
Billy Donovan, the winningest head coach in Gators men's basketball history.

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]
  1. ^ Florida did not field a team for the 1943–44 season.
  2. ^ Lotz was fired after 11 games in the 1979–80 season. Visscher was named interim coach for the remainder of the season.
  3. ^ Sloan retired on October 31, 1989. DeVoe was named interim coach for the 1989–90 season.[4]
  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

  1. ^ a b "Florida Gators Men's Basketball 2022-23 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Florida Athletics. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  2. ^ Baker, Matt (March 18, 2022). "Florida Gators hire Todd Golden as men's basketball coach". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Diaz, George (November 1, 1989). "GATORS OUST BASKETBALL COACH NORM SLOAN". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  5. ^ "Former Mitchell-Baker star Al Pinkins named interim head basketball coach at Florida". Albany Herald. March 14, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2023.