GAINESVILLE, Fla.– The Naismith Awards on Friday announced that Florida Gatorsmen’s basketball head coach Todd Golden and guard Walter Clayton Jr.
made the cut as semifinalists for the Naismith Men’s College Coach of the Year and Player of the Year awards, respectively.
Both lists are down to 10 final candidates.
This will be a second attempt at a coach of the year honor for Golden after missing out on the SEC Coach of the Year award to Auburn’s Bruce Pearl.
In his third year with the program, Golden has taken the Gators back to heights they haven’t reached since the 2013-14 season. The Gators have reached their highest regular season AP ranking since 2013-14, being voted as high as the No. 3 team in the country this year.
