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
It was good to see us score so many points without those guys playing so much.
It was good to see those guys get rewarded out there. Our normal rotation guys enjoyed those guys' success on the floor.
It's one of those things I can hope will get better and he can get back to playing because it's very obvious watching him play that he's not as reckless and daring and playing like he's capable of. I don't know if there's a level of uncertainty if he plants or runs or jumps or if the pain is so severe he just can't do what he's supposed to do.
It's teams like George Mason that give so many people hope in their lives, just seeing what great things can be accomplished.
It just goes to show you that you're not as good as you think you are, and you're not as bad as you think you are.
It just goes to show you how many good coaches there are out there, how many good players there are out there. On any given night anybody can beat anybody. George Mason certainly has proven that in this NCAA Tournament over the last two weeks.
It just goes to show you how good our league is and how balanced it is.
It's going to be a difficult road challenge for us because of the different problems they present us.
It's hard to say right now who's going to emerge and who's going to play well.
It was the first summer he had to get better. It's been a progression for him. There were times his freshman and sophomore year when he got the ball in the post and he was just looking to pass it back out.
It was a shock to him that he was not ready or able to help the team win.
It was a tale for us defensively where we weren't able to get enough rebounds and stops.
I told I think it would be great if that's what they want to do if they came out public with it so everybody knows. No more questions about it or talk about it. It's over and done with and this is where they're at.
I've been here 10 years and its a special place, an opportunity as great as any in college basketball. But tonight is not about me. It's about these young men.