This is really cool, I have seen rumblings that Billy is in line to be the next Olympic coach when Coach K hangs it up.
I am surprised that these stints as the U18-19 coach hasn't led to more recruiting success. I'm not complaining about recruiting, just wondering why some of these guys go elsewhere after having a significant look into Billy's coaching. Ken K MNGator > On Feb 5, 2014, at 7:23 AM, Shane Ford <goufgat...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > > Donovan to again coach USA team > Special to Gainesville SUN Gatorsports.com > Published: Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at 12:44 p.m. > Last Modified: Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at 12:44 p.m. > > > Florida coach Billy Donovan has been named to lead the 2014 USA Basketball > Men’s U18 National Team at the FIBA Americas U18 Championship, USA Basketball > announced. > Donovan returns to the sideline after leading the USA to gold medals each of > the past two years, going a combined 14-0. > “I’m honored to have the opportunity to work with USA Basketball again this > summer,” Donovan said. “I’ve said it before, but anytime you are chosen to > represent your country, that is really something special. USA Basketball is > an outstanding organization, and I’m looking forward to another challenge at > the FIBA Americas U18 Championship.” > In his first two campaigns as a USA head coach, Donovan led the USA to a 5-0 > record and a gold medal at the 2012 FIBA Americas U18 Championship, which > qualified the USA for the 2013 FIBA U19 World Championship, where he led the > USA to a 9-0 record and another gold medal. For his outstanding performance > Donovan was named the 2013 USA Basketball co-National Coach of the Year, and > his U19 squad was named the 2013 USA Basketball Team of the Year. > Donovan will be joined on staff by Arizona head coach Sean Miller and > Providence College head coach Ed Cooley, who will serve as Donovan’s > assistant coaches. While both assistant coaches will be aiding on a USA > Basketball U18 national team for the first time, they each have served as > court coaches during training camps. > USA Basketball will conduct a training camp June 10-19 at the U.S. Olympic > Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., which will be used to determine > the 12-player roster. > > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorNews" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to gatornews+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to gatortalk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
