Before he was a coach, Donovan was a standout player at Providence College, leading the Friars to the 1987 Final Four. Billy Donovan ’s place in basketball history was secured long before Saturday.

Donovan was the driving force behind the second Final Four team in program history. Providence played all the way into the national semifinals in 1987, before falling to national runner-up Syracuse.

Billy Donovan is the head coach of the Chicago Bulls as of November 2024. ... Donovan attended Providence College and played for the Providence Friars men's basketball team from 1983 to 1987.

The honors keep on coming for Billy Donovan.. The head coach after which Florida named its basketball court in 2020, who on Friday earned finalist recognition for the Naismith Basketball Hall of ...

Providence College two all-time great basketball players, Billy Donovan, class of 1987 and Britt King Class of 1986. Also honored this weekend, one of PC’s legendary women’s basketball head ...

Billy Donovan, Christine D’Auria’s relationship. ... At Providence College, they both majored in general social studies. They had mutual friends but were seldom together.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Two Long Islanders were the keys when Providence made its 1987 run to the NCAA Final Four: coach Rick Pitino and star guard Billy Donovan.

Rick Pitino says Billy Donovan's number 34 deserves to be retired at Providence. "Billy the Kid belongs up there in the rafters" "He was the reason we went to a Final Four.

On Feb. 28, 2015, Donovan became just the second coach in college basketball history to pick up his 500th Division I win before his 50th birthday, joining Bob Knight in that exclusive club.

SAN ANTONIO --Rick Pitino and Billy Donovan took Providence to the Final Four in 1987, and Billy the Kid has no doubt Pitino can get St. John’s to another one in the future. “Oh, yeah, there ...

Billy Donovan has had plenty to scream about this season. AP And he also reached the Final Four as a player at Providence College under head coach Rick Pitino in 1987.

Who is Billy Donovan's wife? Billy Donovan married Christine D'Auria on August 5, 1989. They met at Providence College, where both were students and, per Clutchpoints, have been together since May ...