Newton and Adolph Rupp as the only coaches to win SEC Coach of the Year in consecutive seasons. The Gators advanced to the Final Four for the fourth time under Donovan after making it to the Eight Eight during the three previous years.ĭonovan has been named the SEC Coach of the Year three times (2011, 20), joining Don DeVoe, C.M. 1 overall seed in the 2014 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. In 2013-14, he led his Gators to a 36-3 overall record, an 18-0 Southeastern Conference record, an SEC regular season title, an SEC Tournament title, and a No. Donovan joined Bob Knight as the only coaches to reach 500 wins before turning 50 years old. 28, 2015, Donovan became the second youngest coach in NCAA Division I history to earn 500 career wins, accomplishing the feat in the Florida Gators' 66-49 victory over Tennessee. In SEC action, his owns an impressive 202-109 mark (.650 winning percentage). Having recently completed his 21th season as a collegiate head coach and his 19th year at the helm of the Florida Gators (1996-97 to present), Donovan has compiled an overall head coaching record of 502-206 (.709 winning percentage) and a record of 467-186 (.715 winning percentage) at Florida. I’m just happy I could be a part of it and be taken along for the ride.” The bought in, they listened and they’re the ones who really played well. These guys were unbelievable to deal with. I’ve been very fortunate that in the past three years, I’ve coached some great guys, great kids and have had some great coaches working with me. “I think that as a coach in this kind of event, you’re only as good as your players. “I’m just honored,” remarked Donovan after the USA team captured its third-straight gold in the 2014 FIBA Americas U18 Championship. For his outstanding performance Donovan was named the 2013 USA Basketball co-National Coach of the Year, and his U19 squad was named the 2013 USA Basketball Team of the Year.ĭonovan also served as a court coach for the 2011 USA Basketball Men’s U19 World Championship Team training camp. head coach, Donovan led the USA to a 5-0 record and a gold medal at the 2012 FIBA Americas U18 Championship, which qualified the USA for the 2013 FIBA U19 World Championship, where he led the USA to a 9-0 record and another gold medal. The first place finish qualified the USA for the 2015 FIBA U19 World Championship. It was very rewarding for me working side by side with them on the U18 team last summer, and it will be great to have that continuity with the staff again with the U19 team.”ĭonovan led the 2014 USA Men's U18 National Team to a 5-0 record and a gold medal at the 2014 FIBA Americas U18 Championship. “Sean Miller and Ed Cooley are both great guys and excellent coaches. “USA Basketball has been a first-class organization to be a part of over the past several years, and it is an honor to be able to come back and represent our country again this summer,” said Donovan, who was named a co-recipient of the 2013 USA Basketball Developmental National Coach of the Year award. All told, while at the helm of the three USA teams he has compiled a flawless 19-0 record and won three gold medals. His 2015 USA coaching selection marks the fourth consecutive summer Donovan will man the USA Basketball bench, having led the 20 USA U18 National teams to FIBA Americas U18 championships and the 2013 USA U19 World Championship Team to gold at the FIBA U19 World Championship. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.īleacher Nation is supported in part by affiliate advertising programs, which you can learn more about here.After guiding the 2014 USA Basketball Men’s U18 National Team to a dominating run through the FIBA Americas U18 Championship en route to a 5-0 record and the gold medal, USA Basketball selected University of Florida head coach Billy Donovan to lead 2015 USA Basketball Men’s U19 World Championship Team. It's just a media site that happens to cover MLB, the NFL, the NBA, the NHL, the Chicago Cubs, the Chicago Bears, the Chicago Bulls, and the Chicago Blackhawks.īleacher Nation is a participant in the Amazon Associates Program. None of MLB, the NFL, the NBA, the NHL, the Cubs, the Bears, the Bulls, the White Sox, or the Blackhawks have endorsed, supported, directed, or participated in the creation of the content at this site, or in the creation of the site itself. Bleacher Nation is a private media site owned and operated by Betsperts, Inc., and it is not affiliated in any way with Major League Baseball, the National Football League, the National Basketball Association, the National Hockey League, the Chicago Cubs, the Chicago Bears, the Chicago Bulls, the Chicago White Sox, or the Chicago Blackhawks. © 2023 Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and Obsessionīleacher Nation Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
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