Once news came down about John Calipari’s pending decision to leave Kentucky, some began to wonder if it could be the time for Billy Donovan to get back into the college game. The legendary Florida coach has been in the NBA since 2015, but started his coaching career in Lexington under Rick Pitino.
Now the head coach of the Chicago Bulls, Donovan addressed the rumors prior to Tuesday night’s game against the New York Knicks and said he has not heard from anyone at Kentucky. He also reaffirmed his commitment to the Bulls, who recently secured a spot in the NBA Play-In Tournament.
“I’ll just say this. Obviously, I spent my first five years in coaching when Coach Pitino gave me a job, two kids born there. I think like at all my stops, you have very, very fond memories,” Donovan said. “I have not been contacted by anybody, I haven’t spoken to anybody. My total commitment and focus is here to this team and to this group.
“I think with what we’ve been through this year and the way we started and we’ve talked about it, I give our guys a lot of credit to our guys for hanging in there and battling through some of the things we’ve had to battle through. And I’m with them on that, and I’m committed to them with that. Again, a lot of this stuff, I think sometimes turns out to be speculation. But I have not had any contact with anybody and my commitment is here.”
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