Gators Men’s Basketball

Earlier this week, Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley said a committee he had formed to replace men’s basketball coach Billy Donovan was going to have its first meeting. Apparently the committee didn’t take long to complete its work. On Thursday, it was announced that Louisiana Tech head coach Michael White was …

For the first time since 1996, Billy the Kid will not be the head man in Gainesville. Billy Donovan will be leaving Florida after 19 years to become the new head coach of the NBA’s Oklahoma City Thunder. Donovan has accepted a multi-year deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder, and …

Florida men’s basketball coach Billy Donovan is still mulling over his decision; to stay at the University of Florida or continue discussions and possibly take a job offer from the NBA’s Oklahoma City Thunder. Multiple sources have reported that Donovan could make a decision within the next day or two.   …

ESPN is reporting today that the Oklahoma City Thunder are, or will be soon, in discussions with Florida basketball coach Billy Donovan about their coaching vacancy. Scott Brooks was fired as Thunder coach a few days ago and ever since then, Donovan’s name As and. Other ingredients run many face …

The regular season has come to an end for the Florida men’s basketball team and it ends with a road loss to top ranked Kentucky on Saturday by a 67-50 score. Florida hung tough with the Cats until the final 10 minutes of the game when Kentucky’s size and length …

The Florida men’s basketball team ends what has been an injury plagued and inconsistent regular season today with a game at top ranked and unbeaten Kentucky. What a difference a year makes; last year, Florida beat Kentucky three times on its way to a perfect SEC record and a Final …

The Florida men’s basketball team edges Texas A&M 66-62 in its final regular season home game of the year on Tuesday night. It’s a win, but it wasn’t always pretty. With 1:58 to play, the Gators held a comfortable 58-45 lead. Then the Aggies started playing “Hack-A-Gator,” continually fouling Florida on the in-bounds …

Minutes after the Gators cruised to a 66-49 win over Tennessee, the majority of the O’Connell Center crowd remained standing at their seats. With a packed student section in front of him and his basketball team behind him, all eyes were on Florida head coach Billy Donovan as he recapped the …

Florida men’s basketball coach Billy Donovan picked up his 500th career coaching win Saturday as his Gator basketball team beats Tennessee 66-49. Dorian Finney-Smith returned to the Gator lineup after missing three games because of suspension and he played well, scoring 20 points while grabbing 10 boards in the Gator …

With a chance to reach the 500th win plateau in his coaching career, Billy Donovan will have to wait a little longer. Florida had no answer for LSU forward Jarrell Martin, who scored a career-high 28 points and added 13 rebounds as the Gators fell in Baton Rouge 70-63 on …