The NCAAB season is slowly coming to an end, as both the Florida Gators and Houston Cougars will face off to determine the new champion. Todd Golden heated up the buildup to the National Championship Game, warning his opponent about the potential of his players.
It won’t be an easy task, not by any means. Especially when facing a well-coached team led by the experienced Kelvin Sampson, for whom the Gators‘ HC holds deep respect. However, that doesn’t mean they’ll let their guard down; they’ll give it their all to win the game.
“I obviously respect everyone that we’re playing against,” Golden said, via ESPN. “We don’t fear people; we respect them. That goes for the coaches as well. All these guys that we’re competing against at this point are either Hall of Fame coaches or potentially on their way to being Hall of Fame coaches or really, really successful head coaches.”
The top two seeds from each region will face off in San Antonio to determine who will ultimately be crowned College Basketball champion. Two different approaches to the game: youth on one side, experience on the other. Despite this contrast, Golden and his team are confident in achieving their main goal.
Head Coach Todd Golden of the Florida Gators reacts during the second half in the Final Four game of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament against the Auburn Tigers at the Alamodome on April 05, 2025 in San Antonio, Texas.
Golden’s respect for the Cougars
In most cases, the two best teams of the season make it to the final game. Todd Golden knows this, not only because of the confidence he has in his own team, but also because he’ll be facing one of the most solid and consistent teams in College Basketball this season, the Houston Cougars.
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“They’re the best defensive team in America. They have just a great identity as a program of just being both physically and mentally tough. That’s something we’ve tried to pride ourselves on this year. Houston I would say is a great example of that; not only this year but Coach Sampson and his program have done it for a long time now.
“Talk about resilience and toughness, I feel like they showed that in a big-time way (Saturday) night (in a 70-67 semifinal win against Duke). I think they were down 14 at one point, down seven with a minute and a half to go. Never quit, never gave up. Didn’t hang their heads. … Made some big-time winning plays down the stretch to take that game away from Duke.“
The Gators head coach finally concluded: “Houston obviously is exceptional. It’s going to be a big challenge for us (Monday) night.”
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