The University of Florida is targeting San Francisco's Todd Golden as the school's next basketball coach, a source told ESPN. Expect the sides to move quickly with San Francisco's season over after losing in the NCAA tournament on Thursday night.

Golden, 36, led San Francisco to the school's first NCAA tournament bid since 1998. He led the Dons to a 24-10 record this season, which included a No. 10 seed in the NCAA tournament. San Francisco fell to No. 7 Murray State 92-87 in an overtime thriller in Indianapolis on Thursday night.

In three seasons at San Francisco, Golden compiled a 57-36 record. That included an upset of then-No. 4 Virginia in November 2020.

The qualities that attracted him to Florida officials included his ability to innovate and connect with players, fitting the mold of other young and hungry coaches who've had success there. Golden impressed Florida officials with his fluency in analytics. Golden learned under noted analytic maestro Kyle Smith, who is now the coach at Washington State.