Billy Donovan

TWO BITS: Knight, Young visit; Dunkley’s leader

1 » Florida Gators basketball received an official visit from five-star point guard recruit Brandon Knight (Fort Lauderdale, FL) on Sunday. He and four-star forward commitment Patric Young (Jacksonville, FL) watched the...

Gators open regular season with win over Hatters

Florida Gators men’s basketball (1-0) began the 2009-10 season with a 74-46 win over the Stetson Hatters (0-1) on Sunday afternoon in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. Four Gators scored in double...

SIX BITS: Donovan on Boynton. Spurrier > Meyer? Johnson to play? Henry honored. More commits.

1 » Florida Gators head basketball coach Billy Donovan is doing his best to keep the pressure off five-star freshman guard Kenny Boynton. “He’s one guy on the team and I hope...

2009-10 Florida Gators Basketball Preview

Coming off two consecutive trips to the National Invitational Tournament, the Florida Gators basketball team is looking to return to the glory it experienced just a few short years ago. With guard...

FOUR BITS: Tebow, Noah, Stamper, soccer/NCAA

1 » Not a lot of news came out of Monday’s weekly press conferences with head coach Urban Meyer and senior quarterback Tim Tebow, hence the absence of OGGOA‘s weekly post. One...

Basketball plays second exhibition game Monday

The Florida Gators men’s basketball team will compete in its second and final exhibition game of the 2009-10 season Monday night against Webber International at 7 p.m. in the Stephen C. O’Connell...

Duke closing in on Rivers, but doing it right way

Almost exactly one month ago, OGGOA reported on Florida Gators basketball’s prized 2011 commitment, 5-star combo guard Austin Rivers, who was considering other options while making his decision whether or not to...

Basketball opens with exhibition vs. Saint Leo

The Florida Gators men’s basketball team is set to begin the 2009-10 season with an exhibition game Monday night against Saint Leo at 7 p.m. in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. Head...

SIX BITS: Wrapping up the Florida-Georgia game

1 » Florida Gators senior quarterback Tim Tebow broke two all-time Southeastern Conference records (rushing touchdowns, rushing yards by a QB), his team clinched the SEC Eastern division title and a berth...

Israeli PG Nimrod Tishman cleared to play for UF

For months, the Florida Gators and head coach Billy Donovan have been waiting for the NCAA Clearinghouse to decide on whether or not Israeli point guard Nimrod Tishman would be eligible to...