The Florida Gators are the 2025 men's basketball NCAA Tournament champions.
The Orange and Blue overcame a 12-point deficit against the Houston Cougars to win the national championship, 65-63, Monday night.
Nothing about the win was easy. Florida struggled with turnovers early in the game, Walter Clayton Jr. ended the first half with zero points and Houston had the ball with a chance to win at the buzzer. As Todd Golden has said time and time again, "This team is special."
A brilliant first-half performance from Will Richard kept Florida alive, and Golden made the right gameplan adjustments to get the job done after that.