Ok and??? That was 31 years ago. Now they have 3 national titles, 1 runner up, 6 Final Fours and 10 Elite 8s.
It was just a matter of time. It’s the flagship university in the state of Florida, with tons of money and alumni and in a state that loves college sports and sports in general. It’s the only school in the country to have multiple national titles in football and basketball and the only school in the country that has a football, basketball and baseball national championship. It just needed a very good coach to unlock the potential. Things are different now too. Billy Donovan never left UF for another college job. He left for the NBA. Golden isn’t going to leave for another college job either and will eventually go to the NBA as well.
Now on top of that the SEC is now “all in” in basketball as well and pretty much all sports for that matter.