Reactions From Florida's SEC Championship

As the Florida Gators clinched its SEC Tournament title and No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament since 2014, plenty within and around the program posted their reactions on social media.

Florida head coach Todd Golden and the team celebrate their win over Tennessee after the Southeastern Conference tournament championship at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday, March 16, 2025. / Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The Florida Gators on Sunday won its fifth SEC Tournament championship in program history and first in 11 seasons with an 86-77 win over rival Tennessee.

The win, which officially locked up a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament in the West Region, sparked plenty of reaction across social media from current members of the program, former players and media personalities around the country.

Below are some of the reactions as the Gators won its first SEC title in the Todd Golden era. The Gators will play No. 16 Norfolk State to open the tournament on Friday at 6:50 p.m. on TNT.

2024-25 Team

C Micah Handlogten

redemption ✅
6 more ‼️

— Micah Handlogten (@MHandlogten) March 16, 2025

F Thomas Haugh

Sec Champs!!! 6 more to go🐊🐊🐊

— Thomas Haugh (@ThomasHaugh4) March 16, 2025

G Alijah Martin

Gata Boys Stay Hot🐊😤💍

— alijah.martin (@martin_alijah) March 16, 2025

F/C Alex Condon

Them boys hot right now !🐊

— Alex Condon (@AlexCondonn) March 16, 2025

Associate HC Carlin Hartman

What proof of concept looks like! This is for ⁦@CoachToddGolden⁩ entrusting me to help him build this program, my family ⁦@Joseph32Hartman⁩ ⁦@estherchris06⁩ all our players (especially my bigs) and lastly GATOR NATION!!!!!!!!! 🐊🏀🐊 pic.twitter.com/SakW7cwxI6

— Carlin Hartman (@CarlinHartmanUF) March 16, 2025

Assistant Coach Kevin Hovde

🐊🏆 pic.twitter.com/9FX1GgMVA9

— Kevin Hovde (@CoachKevinHovde) March 16, 2025

Director of Basketball Strategy and Analytics Jonathan Safir

🐊🐊 pic.twitter.com/gUrheLyRtI

— Jonathan Safir (@JonathanSafir) March 16, 2025

Strength and Conditioning Coordinator Victor Lopez

SEC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS‼️ pic.twitter.com/Kp0MOGK4b0

— Victor Lopez (@Weightsofvalor) March 16, 2025

Former Gators

Al Horford (2005-07)

This team is different!! Congrats!!!!! SEC Tournament Champs! 🐊😤💪🏾 https://t.co/SjCdro1O7G

— Al Horford (@Al_Horford) March 16, 2025

Marreese Speights (2007-08)

Champs let’s go 🐊🐊

— Marreese Speights (@Mospeights16) March 16, 2025

Scottie Wilbekin (2011-2014)

Great to see Florida back on top!.. happy for those guys

— Scottie Wilbekin (@scottiew_5) March 16, 2025

Patric Young (2011-2014)

Can we have this team back for one more year 🥲

— Patric Young (@PatricYoung4) March 16, 2025

Will Yeguete (2011-2014)

Big mood!!! @GatorsMBK let’s gooo!!
How we feeling @FranceGators
😃🐊#GoGators pic.twitter.com/1cnT1QzOt7

— Will Yeguete 🌍💭🧠 (@Will15Yeguete) March 16, 2025

Chandler Parsons (2008-2011)

not done 🙌🏻🙌🏻🐊🐊 https://t.co/FLtJyxSgY3

— Chandler Parsons (@ChandlerParsons) March 16, 2025

Other Gators Sports

Brandon Spikes (Football)

It’s Great To Be A Florida Gator!!🐊🐊🐊 #GoGators pic.twitter.com/BWFZ0MeJCA

— BrandonSpikes55 (@brandonspikes55) March 16, 2025

La'Mical Perine (Football)

It’s Great to be a Florida Gator 🐊🐊

— La’Mical Perine (@LP_deucedeuce) March 16, 2025

Ahmad Black (Football)

IT’S GREAT TO BE A FLORIDA GATOR!!! @GatorsMBK

— Ahmad Black Sr. (@ahmadblack35) March 16, 2025

Katie Turner (Football)

GO GATORS BABYYYY!!!!! 🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊 #SECCHAMPS

— Katie Turner (@katieturner0087) March 16, 2025

Steven Harris (Football)

As good as this team is and as great as these players are, these guys are totally unselfish I totally love this team!!! Energy and effort is unmatched! GO GATORS BABY DAMN THESE BOYS GOOD!! 🔥💯🤝🏾🐊🫡😤🏀 @GatorsMBK

— Steven Harris #93 (@FAMOGANG365) March 16, 2025

Bri Wade (Florida Victorious)

IT’S GREAT TO BE A FLORIDA GATOR!!!!!! SEC CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!! 🏆🐊 Way to go, @GatorsMBK!!!

— Bri Wade (@briazjawade) March 16, 2025

Media/Personalities

Jon Rothstein (CBS Sports)

Florida wins the SEC Tournament for the first time since 2014.

It will also be a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2014.

30-4.

A masterclass by Todd Golden.

— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) March 16, 2025

Neil Blackmon (Saturday Down South)

Florida manhandles Tennessee to win the SEC Championship.

Gators can score, guard, have elite depth and the best backcourt in America.

What an exceptional roster build and development job by Todd Golden and his staff.

What a story in Gainesville.

— Neil W. Blackmon (@nwblackmon) March 16, 2025

Will Compton (Bussin' With The Boys Podcast)

I’m thinking Florida Gators…

Again —just thinking

— Will Compton (@_willcompton) March 17, 2025

Scooter Magruder (Content Creator)

THE FLORIDA GATORS ARE THE BEST COLLEGE BASKETBALL TEAM ON PLANET EARTH.

— Cameron Magruder (@ScooterMagruder) March 16, 2025

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