Ever since the Golden State Warriors lost in the Play-In Tournament and officially missed the 2026 NBA Playoffs, there has been plenty of speculation surrounding the future of longtime Warriors head coach Steve Kerr.<\/p>\n
Kerr\u2019s contract will expire this offseason, and he has said that he\u2019ll take the next week or two to decide on his coaching future. Kerr shared a special moment with Stephen Curry and Draymond Green<\/a> after their Play-In Tournament loss to the Phoenix Suns, and Green recently predicted that Kerr will retire.<\/p>\n As Golden State plans for Kerr\u2019s potential departure, one notable candidate to replace him has emerged from the college-basketball ranks: Todd Golden of the Florida Gators.<\/p>\n Yahoo Sports senior NBA analyst Kevin O\u2019Connor reported that<\/a> Golden is Golden State\u2019s \u201cmain target at the college ranks\u201d if Kerr does, in fact, walk away from coaching.<\/p>\n \u201cHere\u2019s what I\u2019ve heard\u2026 If Steve Kerr leaves, the Warriors will pursue Florida Gators head coach Todd Golden, according to my league sources,\u201d O\u2019Connor said. \u201cAnd within that ESPN story, they mentioned they might look at the college ranks.<\/p>\n \u201cGolden is the coach that they\u2019re targeting, and that\u2019s in part because the Lacob family has a relationship with him. Golden was the head coach of the San Francisco Dons for three years before he went to Florida and won a national title there. They\u2019ve been together, they\u2019ve had lunches together.\u201d<\/p>\n Golden was an assistant coach at San Francisco from 2016-2019, and then he was hired as the team\u2019s head coach in 2019 after Kyle Smith\u2019s departure for Washington State. He left for Florida in 2022, and he\u2019s been there ever since.<\/p>\n The Gators won the national championship during the 2024-25 college basketball season after an incredible NCAA Tournament run. As a head coach, Golden has a 160-77 overall record and .675 winning percentage. In four years with the Gators, he has gone 103-41, including a 63-12 record over the last two seasons.<\/p>\n This year, Golden led the Gators to a 27-8 record and they returned to the NCAA Tournament, but they lost in the second round against Iowa.<\/p>\n![\"basketball](\"https:\/\/statico.profootballnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/28014741\/NBA-Player-Guessing-Game.png\")
<\/a>Basketball Warriors Will Pursue Florida Gators Head Coach Todd Golden If Steve Kerr Departs<\/h2>\n