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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Billy Donovan always paid attention; but he often didn’t listen. Except to his heart and his soul, to his belief and his passions. And so when the rational world told William John Donovan Jr. to ...

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.

Billy Donovan, two-time NCAA champion ... during their run to the national semifinals in 1987. Donovan was driven by Providence coach Rick Pitino, who later offered an entry into coaching on ...

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 ...