Billy Donovan

Billy Donovan

Donovan in 2014
Oklahoma City Thunder
Position	Head coach
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(1965-05-30) May 30, 1965 (age 51) Rockville Centre, New York
Nationality	American
Listed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight	171 lb (78 kg)
Career information
High school	Saint Agnes (Rockville Centre, New York)
College	Providence (1983–1987)
NBA draft	1987 / Round: 3 / Pick: 68th overall
Selected by the Utah Jazz
Playing career	1987–1989
Position	Point guard
Number	1
Coaching career	1989–present
Career history
As player:
1987	Wyoming Wildcatters
1987–1988	New York Knicks
1988–1989	Rapid City Thrillers
As coach:
1989–1994	Kentucky (assistant)
1994–1996	Marshall
1996–2015	Florida
2015–present	Oklahoma City Thunder
Career highlights and awards
As player: First-team All-Big East (1987) As head coach: 2× NCAA champion (2006, 2007) 4× NCAA regional champion - Final Four (2000, 2006, 2007, 2014) 4× SEC Tournament champion (2005–2007, 2014) 6× SEC regular season champion (2000, 2001, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014) 3× SEC Coach of the Year (2011, 2013, 2014) SoCon Coach of the Year (1995) Amos Alonzo Stagg Coaching Award (2006) John R. Wooden Legends of Coaching Award (2010)
Career statistics
Points	105 (2.4 ppg)
Assists	87 (2.0 apg)
Steals	16 (0.4 spg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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William John "Billy" Donovan Jr. (born May 30, 1965) is an American professional basketball coach who is currently the head coach for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously spent 19 seasons at the University of Florida, where his Florida Gators teams won back-to-back NCAA championships in 2006 and 2007. Donovan has more wins than any other coach in the history of the Florida basketball program, and he coached the Gators to more NCAA tournament appearances, NCAA tournament wins, and Southeastern Conference (SEC) championships than all other Florida coaches combined.

Donovan was born and raised in Rockville Centre on Long Island, New York. As the starting point guard for Rick Pitino's Providence team, Donovan led the Friars to the 1987 Final Four. As such, he is one of only four men (Dean Smith, Joe B. Hall and Bobby Knight being the others) to appear in the NCAA Final Four as a player and win the NCAA national championship as a coach.