Billy Donovan
Billy Donovan
William John Donovan, Jr.is an American professional basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association. He previously spent 19 seasons at the University of Florida, where his Florida Gators men's basketball teams won two NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championships in 2006 and 2007. Donovan has more wins than any other coach in the history of the Florida basketball program, and he coached the Gators to more NCAA tournament appearances,...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth30 May 1965
CityRockville Centre, NY
Rondo is one of the smartest point guards there is.
Quite honestly, I'm not concerned about that. I'm more worried about making sure that this team understands what's a good shot, what's a bad shot, going into the season.
Probably what changed my mind more so than anything else was when I met with (Florida athletic director) Jeremy Foley. In that meeting, it was very, very clear that he understood where things were at, and he understood what needed to happen to try to turn the program.
Our faculty rep said to me before the game that when you start with something from scratch and you build it up to win a championship, that's something special.
Our faculty rep said before the game that the greatest thing is to build something from scratch. This is a huge milestone.
On TV, it looks great ... but it's really a scary environment on the floor. The other thing it does is it takes away from what a great win Florida State had. They shouldn't (have to) be addressing their lack of security or whatever. ... They should be talking about how great their kids played and what a great win it was for their program.
Did I think I would be here for 10 years? You never know. You almost have to go one year at a time and try to do the very best job you can. . . . It's very hard to stay at a place a very, very long period of time.
Corey was a definite spark for us at the start of the second half. He made a couple baskets to get us going and he did some good things defensively.
Corey's ankle has not healed at the rate we would have liked. He has not been himself. When he'll be 100 percent, I don't know.
Corey just didn't have it today. And it's hard to expect him to have it when you don't practice for two days.
Corey had a very good game shooting the basketball.
During a tournament, all the games are kind of like this. We were very, very fortunate to win. It could have gone either way.
During the tournament, it seems like all the games are like this. We're very, very fortunate to win. It could've gone either way.
They appear to be playing very well. I've always felt like they have good personnel there, and it will be a great environment. As highly ranked as we are going into Knoxville, I think it's pretty clear the way both programs feel about each other. We know it's going to be a hostile environment.