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1, 2011; Florida Gators head coach Billy Donovan during the second half against the Alabama Crimson Tide. Kim Klement-US PRESSWIRE The 19-6 (7-3 SEC) Florida Gators travel to Tuscaloosa to face the 16-8 (5-5 SEC) Alabama Crimson Tide in a game both...
Alabama won 67-64 in double overtime. Kelly Lambert-US PRESSWIRE Hail Florida Hail: Florida fans still have a great deal of admiration for Anthony Grant and actually wanted him to return to the Gators when Billy Donovan bolted (briefly) for the NBA. ...
Florida head coach Billy Donovan instructs his team against Alabama in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Tuscaloosa, Ala. ,�Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. View Photo »
I don't think that it's anything severe or significant or anything that cannot be cleared up ... Really, what I've tried to do with him is just to utilize him in practice as he can tolerate right now.
Alabama (16-8, 5-5) is coming off a 67-58 loss at LSU after being expected to be among the league's elite teams at the start of the season. But tonight's game could be more a question of who won't play, instead of who will. Gators coach Billy Donovan...
Larson recovering from the flu, and center Patric Young hampered by an ankle injury, the Gators are looking to Prather for more help. "I’m just trying to help the team any way I can,'' Prather said. "Obviously I’m going to have to step it up a little...
Florida coach Billy Donovan passes hand signals to his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Tennessee in Gainesville, Fla. , Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012. Tennessee defeated Florida 75-70. View Photo »
Now I was talking to Thad Matta, Billy Donovan and Leonard Hamilton ... I started having contact with Jim Calhoun and Roy Williams, and all of a sudden a lot of these coaches are calling me about players and I'm giving them information and telling them how good this kid is or whether he is good enough t...
14th-ranked Florida Gators seek a quick turnaround, as they head to Coleman Coliseum for Southeastern Conference competition with the short-handed Alabama Crimson Tide. This game matches up an apprentice with his former master, as Alabama's head coach...
Read what the Bull Gator has to say, then head on over before tipoff to check out our answers to his questions. With the Gators and the Tide facing off for the only time this season on Valentine’s Day, will Billy Donovan show some love to his former...
William John “Billy” Donovan, Jr. (born May 30, 1965 in Rockville Centre, New York) is the head coach of the Florida Gators basketball team. He has taken the Gators to three NCAA championship game appearances, in 2000, 2006 and 2007. The Gators lost to the Michigan State Spartans in the 2000 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball final. The Gators won... Full Article
Florida coach Billy Donovan passes hand signals to his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Tennessee in Gainesville, Fla. , Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012. Tennessee defeated Florida 75-70.
View Photo »Florida coach Billy Donovan, left rear, leans over Will Yeguete (15) as staff doctors look after him after he was injured during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Tennessee in Gainesville, Fla. , Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012. Tennessee defeated Florida 75-70.
View Photo »LEXINGTON, KY - FEBRUARY 07: Billy Donovan the head coach of the Florida Gators gives instructions to his team during the game against the Kentucky Wildcats at Rupp Arena on February 7, 2012 in Lexington, Kentucky.
View Photo »Florida head coach Billy Donovan reacts to a play during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Kentucky in Lexington, Ky. , Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. Kentucky won 78-58.
View Photo »Florida's Billy Donovan tries to direct his players as Vanderbilt's Lance Goulbourne (5) moves the ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Gainesville, Fla. , Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. Florida defeated Vanderbilt 73-65.
View Photo »Florida coach Billy Donovan shouts to his team during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against South Carolina in Gainesville, Fla. , Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. Florida won 74-66.
View Photo »Florida coach Billy Donovan directs his players during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Mississippi State in Gainesville, Fla. , Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012.
View Photo »Florida head coach Billy Donovan, center, questions an official's call during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Mississippi State in Gainesville, Fla. , Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012. Florida won 69-57.
View Photo »University of Florida head coach Billy Donovan reacts to his teams play against the Kentucky during the first half of play in their NCAA basketball game at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky, February 7, 2012.
View Photo »Florida basketball coach Billy Donovan makes a face as his team plays from behind against Mississippi at the start of the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Oxford, Miss. , Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. No. 14 Florida won 64-60.
View Photo »Florida coach Billy Donovan watches an NCAA college basketball against Mississippi in Oxford, Miss. , on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012.
View Photo »Florida's coach, Billy Donovan, talks with his team during a time out during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against LSU in Gainesville, Fla. , Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012. Florida defeated LSU 76-64.
View Photo »Florida coach Billy Donovan applauds his players during the second half of their NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, in Columbia, S.C. Florida won 79-65.
View Photo »Florida coach Billy Donovan, center, celebrates with his players defends during the first half of their NCAA college basketball game against South Carolina, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, in Columbia, S.C. Florida won 79-65.
View Photo »Florida coach Billy Donovan, left, signals his team as the referee Doug Shows also calls a signal during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Georgia in Gainesville, Fla. , Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012. Florida defeated Georgia 70-48.
View Photo »KNOXVILLE, TN - JANUARY 7: Florida Gators head coach Billy Donovan looks on during the game against the Tennessee Volunteers at Thompson-Boling Arena on January 7, 2012 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Tennessee defeated Florida 67-56.
View Photo »Florida head coach Billy Donovan reacts to a call in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Tennessee on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012, in Knoxville, Tenn. Tennessee won 67-56.
View Photo »Florida coach Billy Donovan keeps a close watch as his team plays UAB during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Gainesville, Fla. , Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012. Florida defeated UAB 79-61.
View Photo »Florida coach Billy Donovan thanks Kenny Boynton as he comes to the bench as the clock winds down during an NCAA college basketball game against Yale in Gainesville, Fla. , Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011. Boyton scored 26 points as Florida won 90-70.
View Photo »Florida coach Billy Donovan shouts to his players during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Rutgers in Piscataway, N.J. , Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011. Rutgers won in double overtime, 85-83.
View Photo »Florida coach Billy Donovan, left, has a talk with official Mike Kitts, right, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Florida State in Gainesville, Fla. , Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011.
View Photo »Florida's Billy Donovan, left, reacts during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Florida State in Gainesville, Fla. , Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011. Florida took the win over Florida State 82-64.
View Photo »Florida's Billy Donovan, left, shares a laugh with Florida State's Leonard Hamilton, right, before their teams met on the court for an NCAA college basketball game in Gainesville, Fla. , Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011. Florida took the win from Florida State 82-64.
View Photo »Florida's Billy Donovan reacts to a play against Mississippi Valley State during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Gainesville, Fla. , Monday, Dec. 19, 2011. Florida won 82-54.
View Photo »Florida head coach Billy Donovan calls out a play during the first period of an NCAA college basketball game against Texas A&M, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011, in Sunrise, Fla. Florida defeated Texas A&M 84-64.
View Photo »Florida coach Billy Donovan passes hand signals to his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Tennessee in Gainesville, Fla. , Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012. Tennessee defeated Florida 75-70.
View Photo »I don't think that it's anything severe or significant or anything that cannot be cleared up ... Really, what I've tried to do with him is just to utilize him in practice as he can tolerate right now.
Now I was talking to Thad Matta, Billy Donovan and Leonard Hamilton ... I started having contact with Jim Calhoun and Roy Williams, and all of a sudden a lot of these coaches are calling me about players and I'm giving them information and telling them how good this kid is or whether he is good enough t...
My concern right now is his conditioning
I don't want to say that it's gotten progressively worse, that's not necessarily true
I've got a great relationship with Jim Boeheim ... He's always been good to me when I've been in contact with him. So my evaluation of him is my relationship with him. I think for anything like that to happen on anybody's campus would certainly be very, very difficult and devastating, especially when yo...
One of the reasons their zone is effective is because they have great length, they have great size
I think it's just a tough situation for everybody
But waiting to get the other MRI from high school really proved to be very, very helpful in terms of making the decision of what he needs to do rehabbing to get himself back
The swelling he was really dealing with was from the bone bruise on his knee
There was no doubt in my mind he was going to go back at some point. ... But if that [Ohio State] situation doesn’t happen, maybe Urban isn’t back coaching
There was no doubt in my mind he was going to go back at some point. ... But if that [Ohio State] situation doesn’t happen, maybe Urban isn’t back coaching
I think what happened for Urban, and it happened to me too, is you look at, 'OK, it's happened twice, why am I coaching? What is my purpose for coaching? Besides just winning
I think as it relates to fanfare, attention or exposure or things like that I just feel like that's probably for other people to talk about. I just have a job to do ... I have respect for Tom, certainly what Krzyzewski's done, [Jim] Calhoun, [Jim] Boeheim and those guys, but I think if you're coaching g...
They do great job of scrambling and coming up with loose balls ... I felt like that was going to be a key in the second half, that we could not give up second shots because I felt like we were getting out on the break and good things were happening.
I think more about the guys who were here and the guys that have come through [the program] ... It’s not just the NBA guys, it’s the really quality kids that I’ve coached for a period of time.
I think more about the guys who were here and the guys that have come through [the program] ... It’s not just the NBA guys, it’s the really quality kids that I’ve coached for a period of time.
It's definitely a reflection that time is moving on and you're getting older
He had a previous knee injury in high school and doctors are checking to see if (the tear) is from that or something that is more current
I don’t think that I could have worked for another head coach in the country that does a better job of preparing people to take that next step
It doesn't seem that long ago, but in a lot of ways it is long ago
With the holidays going on, the doctors to be honest with you are pretty kind to try to get this evaluated as quickly as possible
I told this story at SEC media days
We don't think it's a season-ending injury ... But what happened exactly to his knee, we'll find out (today).
John and I, we're driving down I-64 from Huntington to Lexington, because we're going to Louisville to see a couple of kids
I think our guys were probably disappointed about last year, losing to Jacksonville on their home court; they were very, very focused
