The Florida Gators are reloading this offseason in preparation to defend their men's basketball national championship next season, but pulling off the repeat is no small feat. Still, Todd Golden's gang is poised to enter the 2025-26 schedule among the top 25 programs in the nation.

In this era of massive NIL deals seemingly deciding player transfers and player revenue sharing surely on the horizon, paying premium salaries for a coach still appears to be the best path to a national title,

After leading Florida basketball to its third national title in school story, head coach Todd Golden was rewarded with a six-year contract extension worth $40.5 million.