I beat Billy Donovan his first year,” Pitino said on ESPN’s College GameDay Saturday. “He wanted to transfer – he was overweight, 30 pounds – and I beat him 15-0, 15-1, 15-2. We played ...

SAN ANTONIO --Rick Pitino and Billy Donovan took Providence to the Final Four in 1987, and Billy the Kid has no doubt Pitino can get St. John’s to another one in the future. “Oh, yeah ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Until further notice, Billy Donovan remains the most dazzling branch on the Rick Pitino coaching tree. Until another guy wins two national titles, crashes two other Final ...

PROVIDENCE-- Rick Pitino looks around at today ... t have survived today in this climate.” Pitino told the story of how he advised Billy Donovan, his former point guard at Providence, not ...

worn by Friars great Billy Donovan, which was retired to the rafters back on Feb. 15. It didn’t take a lot for Van Gundy’s memories to flood that night. He worked in Providence only one year.

While legendary coach Rick Pitino and St. John's were eliminated ... In between he served as an assistant coach under Billy Donovan at Florida from 2009-11.

It also comes one day after Rick Pitino, Donovan’s former coach at Florida, was named the Associated Press co-Coach of the Year along with Auburn’s Bruce Pearl. “Billy is like a son to me ...

His success as an assistant stood out, especially his time working for his father, Rick Pitino, at Louisville and Billy Donovan at Florida. We had tremendous interest in our head coaching position.

Chicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan officially ... to accomplish the feat. Donovan, 59, started his career as an assistant at Kentucky under Hall of Famer Rick Pitino, who also was his college ...

His success as an assistant stood out, especially his time working for his father, Rick Pitino, at Louisville and Billy Donovan at Florida." The 42-year-old Pitino went 88-49 in his four seasons ...

Rick Pitino and the St. John's Red Storm ... Among coaches who have come from Pitino's coaching tree are Billy Donovan, Tubby Smith, Mick Cronin, and Kevin Keatts. To this point in his career ...