Florida has made it official: Todd Golden has been announced as the new head coach of Gators men’s basketball.

“We’re incredibly excited about bringing in Todd, who is an innovative, relationship-oriented coach, to lead our men’s basketball program,” UF athletic director Scott Stricklin said in a release. “Todd brings a smart and analytics-driven approach to the game and a relational approach to leadership that puts student-athletes first. He has a wide range of experience, particularly for a coach his age, and brings an outstanding track record and high level of integrity to the job.”

Golden, 36, arrives after 3 seasons at San Francisco, taking the Dons to the NCAA Tournament this year. San Francisco went 57-36 in 3 seasons under Golden.

“I’m energized by the opportunity to lead an elite program at Florida, and I’m ready to get started,” Golden said, via UF. “Florida has a championship-level athletic department, university and men’s basketball program, and I embrace the standard of excellence at Florida and the passion of Gator Nation. We couldn’t be more excited about what the future holds in Gainesville.

“I also want to express my thanks to the University of San Francisco, Joan McDermott and Rev. Paul J. Fitzgerald for the incredible support they’ve given me over the past six years at USF and the opportunity to lead a special group of young men.”

Golden has some SEC familiarity as a former Auburn assistant under Bruce Pearl. He joined the Tiger staff as the director of basketball operations for the 2014-15 season and was elevated to an assistant coaching position for the 2015-16 campaign.

Golden replaces Mike White, who recently departed to take the head coaching job at Georgia after 7 seasons at Florida. He is the 20th head coach in program history.