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Florida’s Todd Golden becomes first Jewish coach to win March Madness since 1988

JL;DR SUMMARY Todd Golden achieved a historic milestone by becoming the first Jewish coach in 37 years to lead a team to victory in the NCAA men's basketball tournament, guiding the Florida Gators to a close win against Houston. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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BasketballBruce PearlMaccabi HaifaNcaaMarch MadnessTodd GoldenJon ScheyerFlorida GatorsJewish CoachLarry Brown

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Florida, United States
"Todd Golden became the first Jewish coach in 37 years to win the NCAA mens basketball tournament as his Florida Gators edged Houston 65-63 in the final on Monday night."
Houston, Texas, United States
"Todd Golden became the first Jewish coach in 37 years to win the NCAA mens basketball tournament as his Florida Gators edged Houston 65-63 in the final on Monday night."
Maccabi Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"Houston player Emanuel Sharp is the son of longtime Maccabi Tel Aviv player Derrick Sharp, and himself played for Israels national youth team."
Maccabi Haifa, Haifa District, Israel
"After playing college ball himself, he played for Maccabi Haifa, an Israeli pro basketball team, for two seasons."
Israel
"In 2009 he also played under Pearl in the Maccabiah Games in Israel."
Auburn, Alabama, United States
"Golden faced, and beat, his mentor on Saturday as Florida topped Auburn in the semifinal."
Columbia, New York, United States
"He was also an assistant to Pearl at Auburn, and had stints at Columbia and San Francisco, before coming to Florida in 2022."
San Francisco, California, United States
"He was also an assistant to Pearl at Auburn, and had stints at Columbia and San Francisco, before coming to Florida in 2022."
Kansas, United States
"The most recent Jewish coach to win the tournament before Golden was Larry Brown, who led Kansas to a championship in 1988."

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