Billy Donovan
American college basketball player, professional basketball player, point guard, college basketball coach, NCAA Tournament championship coach · United States · On the map · Basketball Players · Born 1965 · age 61
William John Donovan Jr. is an American professional basketball coach and former player who most recently was the head coach of the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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Alpha Diallo Also played for Providence Friars men's basketball
Shaun Livingston Also played for Oklahoma City Thunder
Nerlens Noel Also played for Oklahoma City Thunder
John Thompson Also played for Providence Friars men's basketball
Lenny Wilkens Also played for Providence Friars men's basketball
Ersan İlyasova Also played for Oklahoma City Thunder
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Before moving to the NBA, he served as the head basketball coach at the University of Florida from 1996 to 2015, and led his Florida Gator teams to back-to-back NCAA championships in 2006 and 2007, as well as an NCAA championship appearance in 2000. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach in 2025.