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Florida basketball: Does Billy Donovan come back to Florida?

By Matthew Clark

ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 04: Head coach Billy Donovan of the Florida Gators on the court as the Gators practice ahead of the 2014 NCAA Men's Final Four at AT&T Stadium on April 4, 2014 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 04: Head coach Billy Donovan of the Florida Gators on the court as the Gators practice ahead of the 2014 NCAA Men's Final Four at AT&T Stadium on April 4, 2014 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /
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GAINESVILLE, FL – FEBRUARY 28: Head coach Billy Donovan of the Florida Gators speaks at a press conference after the game against the Tennessee Volunteers at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center on February 28, 2015 in Gainesville, Florida. The win was Billy Donovan’s 500th career victory. (Photo by Rob Foldy/Getty Images)
GAINESVILLE, FL – FEBRUARY 28: Head coach Billy Donovan of the Florida Gators speaks at a press conference after the game against the Tennessee Volunteers at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center on February 28, 2015 in Gainesville, Florida. The win was Billy Donovan’s 500th career victory. (Photo by Rob Foldy/Getty Images) /

Donovan has Florida pedigree.

He spent 19 seasons with the Gators, coaching them to back-to-back NCAA Championship titles in 2006 and 2007 and he amassed more wins than any other Florida basketball coach in the history of the program.

Not to mention the fact that coached Florida to more NCAA tournament appearances, tournament wins and Southeastern Conference titles than all other Gator coaches combined.

Bearing in mind that Florida is predominantly a football school, the level of success Donovan had in Gainesville is nothing short of spectacular.

It can be argued that the expectations placed on the Gators today are a result of Donovan’s success beginning in the 1998-99 season.

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