LOOK: Florida Gators celebrate national championship in Alamodome, Gainesville, on social media

By OnlyGators.com Staff
April 8, 2025

Basketball

The confetti flew at the Alamodome in San Antonio. The streets of Gainesville, Florida, flooded with humanity as the Stephen C. O’Connell Center erupted. And thousands upon thousands of Florida Gators fans the world over celebrated with friends and family — online and off — as the program won its third national championship in men’s basketball on Monday night, 65-63 over the Houston Cougars.

Taking one of the toughest paths in history toward its first national title since 2007, Florida stood atop the country’s best conference and one of the most loaded Final Fours in history authoring one comeback after another behind the clutch play of senior point guard Walter Clayton Jr. (the Most Outstanding Player in the 2025 NCAA Tournament and perhaps program history) and tremendous leadership of head coach Todd Golden (the second Gators coach to win a title and youngest to do so nationally in 42 years).

OnlyGators.com will wax poetic about this Florida team for days on end, but for now, let’s take a closer look at the celebration of a championship won and program finally restored following the departure of Billy Donovan with a new banner set to be hung in the rafters above his court.

San Antonio

YOUR NATIONAL CHAMPIONS: THE FLORIDA GATORS 🏆🐊#MarchMadness @GatorsMBK pic.twitter.com/XatLv5x2hm
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) April 8, 2025

"WE GOT THE NATTY BABY LET'S GO!" 🏆

The Gators are HYPED as they caught up with @tracywolfson after securing the title 🗣️#MarchMadness #NationalChampionship @GatorsMBK pic.twitter.com/uBNcxTB4Vr
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) April 8, 2025

THE FLORIDA GATORS ARE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS pic.twitter.com/wHXRAQDxaD
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) April 8, 2025

"In three short years […] we got the basketball program back where it belongs" 🙌

Coach Golden couldn't be more proud of his championship squad 🐊#MarchMadness #NationalChampionship @GatorsMBK pic.twitter.com/mZCVhTIxH4
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) April 8, 2025

HOW IT FEELS TO BECOME A NATIONAL CHAMPION 🐊🏆 #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/JR3O12tapx
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) April 8, 2025

From one Florida great to another 👏#MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/PC50h0L2od
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) April 8, 2025

THE LAST TEAM STANDING 🔥#MarchMadness @GatorsMBK pic.twitter.com/lphhdRSTao
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) April 8, 2025

"WHAT WE JUST DID, NOBODY CAN EVER TAKE THAT AWAY FROM US" 🗣️

Todd Golden was FIRED UP in the locker room 🔥#MarchMadness @GatorsMBK pic.twitter.com/F42InWGP3k
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) April 8, 2025

taking over the streets of San Antonio 🤠🐊 pic.twitter.com/BLS2RXabq9
— Florida Gators (@FloridaGators) April 8, 2025

Gainesville

NATTY CHAMPS 😤😤😤🤯 pic.twitter.com/j6bHN4aQ06
— Florida Gators (@FloridaGators) April 8, 2025

University Avenue. #Gators pic.twitter.com/pStdf0qGAW
— Luke Adragna (@lukeadrag) April 8, 2025

The scene in Gainesville.

The Gators complete one of the largest comebacks in NCAA championship history. They weee down by as many as 12 points and come back to beat Houston 65-63. pic.twitter.com/bj2n1IRaFk
— Jessica Eley FOX 35 (@FOX35Jessica) April 8, 2025

Absolutely electric vibes in Gainesville tonight. pic.twitter.com/Il7tdGgJ7t
— Zach Goodall (@zach_goodall) April 8, 2025

Social media

🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊
— kelvin Taylor (@Kelvintaylor21) April 8, 2025

🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊
— Brady Ackerman (@bradyack) April 8, 2025

Champssssssss let’s go man! 🐊🐊
— Marreese Speights (@Mospeights16) April 8, 2025

LET’S GOOOOOO!!! GATORS ARE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!!!!🏀🐊
— Ahmad Black Sr. (@ahmadblack35) April 8, 2025

Lfgggggggggg!! 🐊 🐊
— Jelani Malik (@jelanijenkins53) April 8, 2025

NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊
— Gator Made (@XavierNixon) April 8, 2025

Lettssss goooooo!!!!!!!!! Whatttt!!!!
— Will Yeguete 🌍💭🧠 (@Will15Yeguete) April 8, 2025

11:11 🐊 let’s gooooo
— Fred Taylor (@FredTaylorMade) April 8, 2025

Let’s gooooooooooo 🐊🐊🐊Gator greats!!!
— Scottie Wilbekin (@scottiew_5) April 8, 2025

Go fucking Gators 🐊!!!!!!! I can only imagine Gainesville right now !!! Congrats @GatorsMBK 🧡💙
— Trevon Grimes (@trevongrimes8) April 8, 2025

HOW BOUT THEM GATORS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
— Carl (@cecejeferson7) April 8, 2025

ITS GREAT TO BE A MF’N FLORIDA GATOR! Let’s go boys !!!!
— Ricky Pearsall (@S1ickSzn) April 8, 2025

Let’s go!!! 🐊🐊🐊🐊 https://t.co/C0pAZtjnmx
— Corey Brewer (@TheCoreyBrewer) April 8, 2025

Let’s gooooo!!!!!!!
— Carl (@cecejeferson7) April 8, 2025

Boom!!! Hell yea!! 🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊
— Shane Matthews (@SMniner) April 8, 2025

ITS GREAT TO BE A FLORIDA GATOR 🐊
— it’s just max. (@MGarcia_76) April 8, 2025

Gainesvilleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!! 🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊
— Tre Mann (@tre2mann3) April 8, 2025

GATOR BOYS STAY HOT🐊🐊‼️‼️
— Zach Carter (@_Zachattacks) April 8, 2025

Let’s gooo!! @GatorsMBK 🏆🏆🏆
— Alex Faedo (@FaedoAlex) April 8, 2025

LFGGGG!!!! 🐊🐊🐊🐊 NATIONAL CHAMPS BABY ‼️
— Dante fowler (@dantefowler) April 8, 2025

HOW DID WE PULL THAT OFF OMG GO GATORS
— Lauren Haeger (@lhaeger17) April 8, 2025

ITS GREAT!!!!!! 🐊
— Jonathan Greenard (@jongreenard7) April 8, 2025

Never blinked through adversity. It’s great to be a FLORIDA GATOR 🐊🐊🐊
— Earl Everett (@EarlEverett) April 8, 2025

LETS GO!!!! 🐊🐊🐊
— Bridget Sloan (@bridgetsloan) April 8, 2025

🏆🏆🏆
— Mike Miller (@MikeMiller_13) April 8, 2025

I’m way to turnt rn !!!!!! Go gators !🐊 They
— Gervon Dexter SR (@GervonDexter) April 8, 2025

ITS AN AMAZING DAY TO BE A GATOR🥹🐊🏆💙🧡💙🧡
— Brandon McKissic (@BMcKissic3) April 8, 2025

GATORS…Never a doubt😂
— Cris Collinsworth (@CollinsworthPFF) April 8, 2025

IF YOU AIN’T A GATOR, YOU MUST BE GATOR BAIT!!!!!!!!
Congrats @GatorsMBK
— Erin Andrews (@ErinAndrews) April 8, 2025

What a game! So resilient. As always go gators 🐊 🏆 https://t.co/oXFBqRgiDV
— Tim Tebow (@TimTebow) April 8, 2025

Congratulations @GatorsMBK 🐊
— Brian Poole (@poolioo) April 8, 2025

ONLY SCHOOL WITH 3 BASKETBALL ANNNDDD 3 FOOTBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS! #ITSGREAT #Gators
— Trey Burton (@TreyBurton8) April 8, 2025

Go f’n Gators!!!🐊
— Shannon Snell (@theebigbossSS) April 8, 2025

God the Greatest !! This for y’all Gator Nation🏆🧡💙
— Will Richard (@willrxch) April 8, 2025

🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊
🐊🐊🐊🐊 CHAMPS 🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊
— Delisha Milton-Jones (@DelishaMJones) April 8, 2025

“Gator Boys Stay Hot!!!”@GatorsMBK | #GoGators🐊📈
— COACH BILLY NAPIER (@coach_bnapier) April 8, 2025

YESSSSIR https://t.co/ik6BLgWGTd
— Chandler Parsons (@ChandlerParsons) April 8, 2025

Go Gators 🐊
Congratulations to our @GatoMBK team #nationalchampions pic.twitter.com/UgpnktsQtL
— Titus O'Neil (@TitusONeilWWE) April 8, 2025

Houston we gone be alright lol Ceedy’s here . Congrats to my Florida Gators 🍾🍾🍾
— C.J. Gardner-Johnson (@CGJXXIII) April 8, 2025

GO GATORS‼️🏆🐊
— Alex Fudge (@iam_AlexFudge) April 8, 2025

Gator Boys STAY HOT! 🐊🐊🧡
— Walter Clayton Jr . 🦍 (@w1clayton) April 8, 2025

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