AP Source: San Francisco hires Todd Golden as new coach

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The University of San Francisco is promoting associate coach Todd Golden to head coach after Kyle Smith leaves for Washington State.

A person familiar with the hiring said Wednesday that Golden will take over the Dons for his first college head coach job. He will receive a five-year contract. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal hadn’t been announced.

A second person familiar with the decision said on condition of anonymity because that deal hadn’t been announced that Smith will leave for the Pac-12 job and sign a six-year deal with the Cougars.

Golden started his coaching career at Columbia in 2013-14 before working for two years at Auburn. He has spent the past three seasons at USF.

Golden also played in the WCC for Saint Mary’s.