Mark Daigneault and Rick ... under Pitino’s direction. As a senior, he shot 40.7% from 3 on seven attempts per game, volume way ahead of its time. When he hung up the threads, Donovan coached ...

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.

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.

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 ...

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.

Rick Pitino returns ... win a fabulous prize! Billy Donovan, the leader of that 1987 squad just had his No. 34 retired by Providence in February. Pitino wanted Billy the Kid’s number in the ...

When Rick Pitino resigned from his position as head coach of the New York Knicks on May 30, 1989, the fabled collegiate program that was about to hire him had slipped and skidded into purgatory.

NEW YORK-- Rick Pitino and St. John’s learned ... potentially two games in Providence, the city where Pitino and point guard Billy Donovan led the school to a Final Four in 1987.