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Billy Donovan

American basketball coach (born 1965)

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Also known as William John Donovan · William John Donovan Jr.

Born: May 30, 1965
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Birthplace: Rockville Centre
Citizenship: United States
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Occupation: basketball player
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1.Stated in RealGMRetrieved 2022-04-04
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, basketball coach
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1.Stated in Basketball ReferenceRetrieved 2022-04-24
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Education: The Saint Agnes School
, Providence College
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Height: 180 cm

Overview

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William John Donovan Jr. is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the lead assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He most recently was the head coach of the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Before moving to the NBA, he served as the head basketball coach at the University of Florida from 1996 to 2015, and led his Florida Gator teams to back-to-back NCAA championships in 2006 and 2007, as well as an NCAA championship appearance in 2000. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach in 2025.

Overview

NBA stats — season by season

1 season · from AIDb's NBA dataset

Season	Team	G	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FT%	PPG	RPG	APG
1987–88	NYK	44	364	105	25	87	16	1	40.400	81.000	2.4	0.6	2.0
Career		44	364	105	25	87	16	1	.404	.810	2.4	0.6	2.0

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Life at a glance

Positions, education, employers and awards over time

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Position played on team / speciality: point guard
Sport: basketball
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Given name: William
John
Drafted by: Utah Jazz
Member of sports team: Oklahoma City Thunder
New York Knicks
Providence Friars men's basketball(1983–1987)
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Mass: 78 kg
Family name: Donovan
End of work period: 1989
Start of work period: 1987
Sex or gender: male
League: NCAA Division I men's basketball(1983–1987)
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National Basketball Association
Native language: English
Awards: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame(2025)

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