University of Florida fans will not have to worry about their head coach for the time being.
Gators men’s basketball head coach Todd Golden will not be taking the coaching job of the Golden State Warriors, ex-NBA forward Chandler Parsons reported Tuesday on FanDuel TV’s “Run It Back.” Parsons, a University of Florida alum, said bluntly that those rumors were “1000 percent not true.”
Chandler Parsons says that rumors of Todd Golden going to GS are “1000% not true” pic.twitter.com/xN9umudtOT
— Florida Gators (@gatorsszn) April 21, 2026
Golden, 40, has served as head coach of the Gators since 2022 and led them to the national championship in 2025. He also just completed another strong year for the program as Florida won the SEC regular season title (though they fell in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to Iowa).
Earlier this week, Golden was the subject of rumors linking him to the Warriors job. Steve Kerr has been the head coach in Golden State since 2014 but is not under contract with the team for next season and is facing widespread buzz about potential retirement.
The rumors surrounding the Florida coach Golden were mostly based around his prior ties to both the area and to Warriors ownership. But it sounds like Golden will remain fully committed to the Gators as they prepare for the 2026-27 NCAA season.
Interestingly enough, Golden’s contract buyout if he were to leave for an NBA job would be a relatively modest $3 million (which will drop down to $2 million on March 31, 2028). At least for the time being though, Golden will stay locked and loaded for Florida with the program now very much in the thick of recruiting season.
