2025–26 Florida Gators men's basketball team

2025–26 Florida Gators men's basketball
2025–26 Florida Gators men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Todd Golden (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Carlin Hartman (4th season); Korey McCray (4th season); Taurean Green (3rd season); Jonathan Safir (1st season); David Klatsky (1st season);
Home arena	O'Connell Center

2025–26 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Alabama	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Arkansas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Auburn	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kentucky	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
LSU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Mississippi State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Missouri	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oklahoma	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Ole Miss	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
South Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Tennessee	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas A&M	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Vanderbilt	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2026 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2025–26 Florida Gators men's basketball team will represent the University of Florida during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gators, led by fourth-year head coach Todd Golden, play their home games at the O'Connell Center in Gainesville, Florida, as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Previous season

The Gators finished the 2024–25 season 27–4 regular season record, finishing second in the most difficult SEC season in conference history. The Gators got off to a hot start when they finished non-conference play with a 13–0 record and No. 6 ranking in the AP Poll, which was their highest ranking in 7 years. Despite early losses to Kentucky and Missouri, Florida got hot and finished the regular season winning 9 of their last 10 games. During this stretch, they pulled off massive wins on the road against No. 1 Auburn and No. 7 Alabama. Led by Clayton Jr. and Alex Condon, Florida was able to beat a No. 1 team on the road for the first time in program history.

As the No. 2 seed in the SEC tournament at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, they defeated Missouri, 95–81, and Alabama, 104–82, to advance to the SEC Championship, where they defeated Tennessee, 86–77, to clinch their first SEC championship since 2014. They received an automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament as the No. 1 seed in the West region. They defeated Norfolk State, 95–69, in the first round, two-time defending national champions UConn, 77–75, in the second round, and Maryland, 87–71, in the Sweet Sixteen to advance to the Elite Eight. There, they defeated Texas Tech, 84–79, to advance to their first Final Four since 2014. They would then defeat SEC rival Auburn, 79–73, to advance to their first championship since 2007. In the championship game, they defeated Houston, 65–63, to clinch their third national title overall and their first since 2007.^[1]

Offseason

Departures

Florida departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Walter Clayton Jr.	1	G	6'3"	195	Graduate Student	Lake Wales, FL	Graduated/2025 NBA draft; selected 18th overall by Washington Wizards
Kevin Pazmino	2	G	6'4"	195	Sophomore	Weston, FL	Walk-on; TBD
Sam Alexis	4	F	6'8"	240	Junior	Apopka, FL	Transferred to Indiana
Will Richard	5	G	6'4"	206	Senior	Fairburn, GA	Graduated/2025 NBA draft; selected 56th overall by Memphis Grizzlies
Denzel Aberdeen	11	G	6'5"	190	Junior	Orlando, FL	Transferred to Kentucky
Alijah Martin	15	G	6'2"	210	Graduate Student	Summit, MS	Graduated/2025 NBA draft; selected 39th overall by Toronto Raptors
Bennett Andersen	22	G	6'2"	190	Graduate Student	Tampa, FL	Walk-on; graduated
Kajus Kublickas	30	G	6'2"	180	Sophomore	Kaunas, Lithuania	Transferred to Pacific

Incoming transfers

Florida incoming transfers
Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
AJ Brown	G	6'4"	210	Junior	Orlando, FL	Ohio
Boogie Fland	G	6'2"	175	Sophomore	Bronx, NY	Arkansas
Xaivian Lee	G	6'4"	180	Senior	Toronton, ON	Princeton

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Cornelius Ingram Jr. #7 SF	Hawthorne, FL	Montverde Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Aug 12, 2024
Cornelius Ingram Jr. #7 SF	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (89)
Alexander Lloyd #12 SG	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Westminster Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Apr 17, 2024
Alexander Lloyd #12 SG	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (87)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Florida 2023 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved July 14, 2023. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved July 14, 2023.

Roster

2025–26 Florida Gators men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
C	3	Micah Handlogten	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Sr	SouthLake Christian Academy Marshall	Lake Norman, NC
G	7	Urban Klavžar	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Real Madrid	Domžale, Slovenia
C	9	Rueben Chinyelu	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Jr	Stade Malien Washington State	Enugwu-Agidi, Nigeria
F	10	Thomas Haugh	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Perkiomen School	New Oxford, PA
C	12	Viktor Mikić	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	So	Hamilton Heights (TN)	Belgrade, Serbia
G	20	Isaiah Brown	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Orlando Christian Prep	Orlando, FL
F/C	21	Alex Condon	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	NBA Global Academy	Perth, Australia
C	32	Olivier Rioux	7 ft 9 in (2.36 m)	305 lb (138 kg)	RS Fr	IMG Academy	Terrebonne, QC
G	33	Cooper Josefsberg (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Riviera Prep	Miami, FL
G		AJ Brown	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS So	Orlando Christian Prep Ohio	Orlando, FL
G		Boogie Fland	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Archbishop Stepinac HS Araknsas	Bronx, NY
G		CJ Ingram	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	Fr	Montverde Academy	Hawthorne, FL
G		Xaivian Lee	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Perkiomen School Princeton	Toronto, ON
G		Alex Lloyd	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Fr	Westminster Academy	Fort Lauderdale, FL

Head coach

Todd Golden (Saint Mary's)

Assistant coach(es)

Carlin Hartman (Tulane)
Korey McCray (Mercer)
Taurean Green (Florida)
Jonathan Safir (Columbia)
David Klatsky (Penn)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* TBA, TNT	vs. Arizona Hall of Fame Series	T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV
November 6, 2025* TBA	North Florida	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
November 11, 2025* TBA	Florida State Rivalry	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
November 16, 2025* TBA	TBA	TBA TBA
November 21, 2025* TBA	Merrimack	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
November 27, 2025* TBA, FOX/FS1	vs. Providence/TCU/Wisconsin Rady Children's Invitational	LionTree Arena San Diego, CA
November 28, 2025* TBA, FOX/FS1	vs. Providence/TCU/Wisconsin Rady Children's Invitational	LionTree Arena San Diego, CA
December 2, 2025* TBA	at Duke ACC–SEC Challenge	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
December 9, 2025* 9:00 p.m., ESPN	vs. UConn Jimmy V Classic	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
December 13, 2025* TBA	TBA	TBA TBA
December 17, 2025* TBA	Saint Francis	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
December 21, 2025* TBA	Colgate	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
December 29, 2025* TBA	Dartmouth	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
SEC regular season
SEC tournament
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:^[2]

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP
Coaches

References

^ Pells, Eddie (2025-04-07). "Walter Clayton Jr.'s defensive stop gives Florida its 3rd national title with 65-63 win over Houston". Associated Press. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Florida Gators. Retrieved July 1, 2025.

[1] Pells, Eddie (2025-04-07). "Walter Clayton Jr.'s defensive stop gives Florida its 3rd national title with 65-63 win over Houston". Associated Press. Retrieved 2025-05-16.

[2] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Florida Gators. Retrieved July 1, 2025.

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Venues	University Gymnasium (1919–1927) New Gymasium (1927–1949) Florida Gymnasium (1949–1980) Stephen C. O'Connell Center (1980–present)
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