SI

Florida’s Entire Team Got in on the Postgame Interview After Winning National Championship

Ryan Phillips

Florida's players celebrated after winning the 2025 men's basketball national championship.
Florida's players celebrated after winning the 2025 men's basketball national championship. / Via CB
In this story:

Florida won its third men's basketball national championship Monday night with a hard-fought 65-63 victory over Houston. After the final whistle, the entire team wanted in on the postgame interview.

The Gators trailed for most of the night, but when Houston went cold in the second half, a door opened. Florida came storming back and took the lead for good with 46 seconds left.

As you might expect, the team was fired up after the final whistle. CBS sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson grabbed Florida head coach Todd Golden to interview him after the game and he was mobbed by virtually his entire team.

As the scrum continued more players piled in, turning it into an on-camera party.

That is one excited bunch.

Florida got 18 points from Will Richard to lead the way on the night. Despite shooting 39.6% from the field and 25.0% from three-point range, the Gators found a way to win.

More College Basketball on Sports Illustrated

feed

Published
Ryan Phillips
RYAN PHILLIPS

Ryan Phillips is a senior writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has worked in digital media since 2009, spending eight years at The Big Lead before joining SI in 2024. Phillips also co-hosts The Assembly Call Podcast about Indiana Hoosiers basketball and previously worked at Bleacher Report. He is a proud San Diego native and a graduate of Indiana University’s journalism program.

Home/College Basketball