The Florida Gators are once again one of the SEC's top teams this season, coming only a year after they won the national championship.
Arguably the Alabama Crimson Tide's toughest road test so far this season has now officially arrived.
That is because this upcoming Sunday, Feb. 1, the Crimson Tide make the trip to Gainesville for a high-profile SEC showdown against a team which gave them problems a year ago, the defending national champion Florida Gators.
Florida is once again among the SEC's top teams this season as well, currently sitting around the conference's top teams in the latest conference standings. The Gators have also begun to hit their stride in recent weeks as well by winning six of their last seven games, headlined by a dominant victory this past Wednesday night at South Carolina, 95-48.
Following is everything you need to know about the 2025-26 Florida Gators ahead of Sunday's game in Gainesville.
Florida Gators 2025-26 team overview
- Conference: SEC
- Arena: Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O'Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida
- Record: 15-6 overall (6-2 SEC)
- Ranking: No. 21 in USA TODAY Sports Men's Basketball Coaches Poll, No. 19 in AP Poll
The Gators come into Sunday's matchup as a consensus Top 25 ranked team nationally sitting at 15-6 overall (6-2 SEC). A team whose resume is headlined by wins over Vanderbilt, Tennessee, and Georgia, Florida has also fell only once at home this season, which was a 76-67 loss to Auburn last Saturday.
Florida Gators 2025-26 coaching staff
- Head Coach: Todd Golden
- Associate Head Coach: Carlin Hartman
- Associate Head Coach: Korey McCray
- Assistant Coach: Dave Klatsky
- Assistant Coach: Taurean Green
- Assistant Coach: Jonathan Safir
The head coach at Florida is Todd Golden, who is currently in his fourth season with the Gators. Since taking over the Gators program, Golden owns a combined 91-39 overall record across the past four seasons with two NCAA Tournament appearances, one SEC tournament title, and a national championship.
Florida Gators 2025-26 stats
- Points Per Game: 85.6 (No. 27 in NCAA)
- Points Per Game Allowed: 71.1 (No. 114 in NCAA)
- Rebounds Per Game: 46.1
- Assists Per Game: 16
- Steals Per Game: 6.3
- Blocks Per Game: 5.2
- Field Goal Percentage: 46.7%
- Three-Point Percentage: 29%
- Free Throw Percentage: 70.1%
Florida comes into Sunday's showdown as one of the SEC's top scoring teams averaging 85.6 points per game this season, but get a majority of their production offensively inside as the Gators have one of the nation's worst three-point percentages at only 29% made. The Gators are also the nation's top rebounding team averaging 46.1 boards per game, while also leading college basketball with 16.7 offensive rebounds a contest.
Florida Gators 2025-26 players to know
- Thomas Haugh, Forward, Junior
- Rueben Chinyelu, Center, Junior
- Alex Condon, Forward/Center, Junior
- Xaivian Lee, Guard, Senior
- Boogie Fland, Guard, Sophomore
Florida's frontcourt is among the best in college basketball this season, with names such as Haugh, Chinyelu, and Condon all back from a year ago, as is key reserve Micah Handlogten. Chinyelu is also also currently averaging a double-double with a SEC-leading 11 rebounds per game this season, while the Gators backcourt is headlined by three key names in Lee, Fland, and reserve Urban Klavzar.
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