Kentucky basketball fans were hoping their administration would target Chicago Bulls head coach Billy Donovan, a man with one of the greatest track records in college basketball history. Shortly after the news broke on Thursday evening that UK was zeroed in on BYU’s Mark Pope as their new head basketball coach, many Wildcat fans were disappointed, wanting to know why exhaust all of their options in their courtship of Donovan. There were varying reports coming out late Thursday evening about whether or not the Wildcats tried to contact Donovan.
According to Kyle Tucker of The Athletic, despite earlier reports to the contrary, Kentucky did indeed make contact with Billy Donovan. It was unclear if the contact was made directly or through his representatives this week. The former Florida Gators’ head coach decided to not pursue the UK vacancy, according to the report.
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