Summarize and humanize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in EnglishSAN ANTONIO — Todd Golden will become the youngest coach in 42 years to win a national championship or Kelvin Sampson will take the crown as the oldest coach to cut down the nets. Golden, 39, and Sampson, 69, will be on opposite sidelines at the Alamodome as Florida (35-4) and Houston (35-4) play Monday (8:50 p.m., CBS) in the national championship game of the Final Four. If Golden’s Gators get it done, he would be the youngest coach to win the title since N.C. State’s Jim Valvano did it at age 37 in 1983 against Houston. Sampson would overtake UConn’s Jim Calhoun, who won the national title at age 68 in 2011, as the oldest men’s coach to lead his team to a championship. Overall, 71-year-old Geno Auriemma is the oldest coach to win an NCAA title. Auriemma’s Huskies beat South Carolina on Sunday at the women’s Final Four. FLORIDA-HOUSTON PREDICTION: Florida basketball vs Houston prediction, pick for 2025 NCAA Tournament national title gameCLAYTON JOINS LARRY LEGEND: Walter Clayton Jr joins rare club with Larry Bird. How did he and his Florida basketball teammates react?DIFFERENT COACHES: How Florida basketball’s NCAA final game vs Houston pins different teams, coaches against each otherHere’s a look at the records and history of Golden and Sampson ahead of Monday’s national title game. Todd Golden coaching recordIn six seasons as a head coach, Golden has a 132-69 record (65.7%). Golden is the second coach in UF history to lead the Gators to a national title game, joining Hall of Fame coach Billy Donovan (2000, 2006, 2007).Here’s Golden’s year-by-year coaching record. 2019-20: San Francisco (22-12) 2020-21: San Francisco (11-14)2021-22: San Francisco (24-10)2022-23: Florida (16-17) 2023-24: Florida (24-12)2024-25: Florida (35-4) Final Four Kelvin Sampson coaching record In 36 seasons as a head coach, Sampson has a 799-353 record (69.3%). Sampson is one victory shy of 800 in his career and 300 in 11 seasons with the Cougars. Here’s Sampson’s year-by-year coaching record. 1980-81: Montana Tech (2-14) as interim head coach 1981-82: Montana Tech (7-20)1982-83: Montana Tech (22-9)1983-84: Montana Tech (22-9)1984-85: Montana Tech (22-7)1987-88: Washington State (13-16)1988-89: Washington State (10-19)1989-90: Washington State (7-22) 1990-91: Washington State (16-12)1991-92: Washington State (22-11) 1992-93: Washington State (15-12) 1993-94: Washington State (20-11) 1994-95: Oklahoma (23-9)1995-96: Oklahoma (18-12)1996-97: Oklahoma (20-10)1997-98: Oklahoma (22-11)1998-99: Oklahoma (22-11)1999-00: Oklahoma (27-7)2000-01: Oklahoma (26-7)2001-02: Oklahoma (31-5) Final Four2002-03: Oklahoma (27-7)2003-04: Oklahoma (20-11)2004-05: Oklahoma (25-8) 2005-06: Oklahoma (20-9) 2006-07: Indiana (21-11) 2007-08: Indiana (22-4)2014-15: Houston (13-19)2015-16: Houston (22-10)2016-17: Houston (21-11) 2017-18: Houston (27-8)2018-19: Houston (33-4)2019-20: Houston (23-8)2020-21: Houston (28-4) Final Four2021-22: Houston (32-6)2022-23: Houston (33-4)2023-24: Houston (32-5)2024-25: Houston (34-4) Final Four Rodd Baxley covers Duke, North Carolina and N.C. State for The Fayetteville Observer as part of the USA TODAY Network. Follow his ACC coverage on X/Twitter or Bluesky: @RoddBaxley. Got questions regarding those teams? Send them to rbaxley@fayobserver.com.
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