FOUR BITS: Billy D to St. John’s? Allen’s recovery.

1 » OGGOA was going back-and-forth with Tommy Dee of The Knicks Blog during the Florida Gators’ first round 2010 NCAA Tournament game about the potential future move of head coach Billy Donovan to the St. John’s Red Storm. Citing the fact that St. John’s is now willing to spend money on a coach, Dee thought it was possible that a move could happen. Throwing gasoline on that fire is Dick Weiss of the New York Daily News, who claims that Donovan is the “answer to St. John’s coaching needs.” From his time at Providence and with the New York Knicks to his continued ability to recruit out of the northeast, Weiss says the Red Storm should start and end their search with Donovan because “he is the perfect choice for this job.”

2 » On Oct. 16 and exactly one month later on Nov. 16, OGGOA reported that Gators redshirt sophomore forward Adam Allen’s career was likely over after a third surgery on his knee. Allen’s chronic knee, which was thought to be a bone bruise but turned out to be an MCL injury with a “loose” kneecap, appeared to be career-threatening. That is until he met with Dr. Lonnie Paulos at the Andrews Institute, who gave him some encouraging news, according to Gator Country. “[He] said he could probably do some stuff to it,” Allen said. “I had the surgery and after the surgery, he was pretty confident that I would be able to come back.” He hopes to get support from the NCAA to remain a sophomore since one injury has kept him out two seasons.

More on basketball and a National Coach of the Year winner after the jump!

3 » Troubling Florida basketball in 2009-10 was its lack of depth in the backcourt. With sophomore point guard Erving Walker starting, freshman Kenny Boynton being introduced to the college ranks and sophomore Ray Shipman not playing strong enough to instill confidence from Donovan, the team struggled to find a successful rotation. “I’ve got to do a better job of providing a little more depth to our team,” Donovan told Florida Today. “That’s definitely something we need. We need depth in our backcourt. [..] I’ve got to find a way to add some depth to our team. I think it’s going to be important. I think the nucleus of guys coming back I’m excited about.”

4 » Gators head track and field coach Mike Holloway has been named the 2010 U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association National Men’s Indoor Head Coach of the Year. Holloway, who also won the USTFCCCA’s South Region award for the men’s and women’s teams, led Florida to its first NCAA Indoor Championship in school history. The Gators also finished second at the 2010 SEC Indoor Championships.