Billy Donovan

Three-pointer crusade leads Florida past Catholic

No. 8/10 Florida Gators basketball had the perfect tune up on Thursday evening, defeating the Division-III Catholic Cardinals 114-57 in an exhibition match at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center in Gainesville, FL....

11/2: Donvoan on Florida’s preparations

With Florida Gators basketball competing in an exhibition game Thursday in Gainesville, FL against Catholic University, head coach Billy Donovan met with the media Wednesday to discuss how practice has been going...

Murphy, Yeguete look to fill Florida’s frontcourt

With the departure of three senior starters from their frontcourt due to graduation, the Florida Gators are hoping to support what is being called one of the best backcourts in the country...

10/20: Donovan on Gators’ progress, chemistry

With Florida Gators basketball having finally begun fall practice and just about three weeks away from the team’s first regular season game, head coach Billy Donovan met with the media on Thursday...

UF coaches say winning starts with mental prep

If there is one thing Florida Gators head basketball coach Billy Donovan understands, it is the pressure of high expectations regardless of the age of your players. Coming off of consecutive national...

10/17: Donovan on freshmen, Walker, Young

With Florida Gators basketball having finally begun fall practice and just just over three weeks away from the team’s first regular season game, head coach Billy Donovan met with the media on...

A tale of two guards: Walker and Boynton must lead Florida Gators by example

For the last two seasons, senior point guard Erving Walker and junior shooting guard Kenny Boynton have been the Florida Gators dynamic scorers. The problem is that neither has figured out as...

Frontcourt a work in progress for young Gators

It is tough to replace veteran leadership, so the fact that the Florida Gators have to find a way to make up for the size, strength and 19.4 rebounds per game provided...

For Beal and Rosario, practice makes perfect

No one would argue that the Florida Gators basketball team is going to be guard-heavy this season. Aside from questions about how the frontcourt will support their high-scoring counterparts, plenty remains to...

Donovan confident in Gators’ rebuilt staff

It has been a long offseason for Florida Gators head basketball coach Billy Donovan. In addition to serving as a court coach for USA Basketball, traveling across the country recruiting some of...