Florida Gators women’s basketball coach Amanda Butler will not return to coach the Gators in 2017-18, the school announced Monday.
Florida’s release includes quotes from both athletic director Scott Stricklin and Butler.
"Amanda obviously loves the University of Florida. She worked tirelessly trying to grow this program and help it achieve consistent success, and her efforts will always be appreciated," Stricklin said. "These decisions are always difficult, and more so in this instance because of the person Amanda is and how well she is liked throughout our department.
"We will immediately begin the process of finding a new women's basketball coach.