by Neil Shulman | May 11, 2015 | Gator Basketball
The Mike White era is officially underway in Gainesville. White met with the media today for the first time, and showed an impressive demeanor- calm, cool and collected, very similar to Billy Donovan. He talked about several different things, his passion for coaching,...
by Neil Shulman | May 7, 2015 | Gator Basketball
Florida’s last head coaching search involved a stalemate, an insanely high $7 million buyout- $2 million of which will be paid with a football game- and a general feeling of anxiety that the deal would not get done. This one was much easier. Florida has hired...
by Neil Shulman | May 5, 2015 | Gator Basketball
Just because Billy Donovan is gone doesn’t mean the Florida basketball program will shy away from tough competition. Numerous reports have come out that Florida and Michigan State are close to coming to an agreement to play a home and home series in basketball....
by Neil Shulman | Apr 30, 2015 | Gator Basketball
Perhaps George Allen said it best: success isn’t forever, and failure isn’t fatal. Florida fans have learned the back end of that quote for themselves several times throughout Billy Donovan’s tenure, but now comes the tougher lesson: no joy is...
by Neil Shulman | Apr 29, 2015 | Gator Basketball
Step one of the Gator Nation’s worst fears have been realized. Last week, the Oklahoma City Thunder fired coach Scott Brooks as the Thunder missed the playoffs. There’s been lots of speculation that Billy Donovan would succeed him in OKC, including some...
