Donovan Stacks Up To All-Time Greats
Wednesday, May 26, 2010 | Men's Basketball
A Little Food For Thought
Billy Donovan turns 45 on Sunday (May 30). Sometimes it's easy to forget how young he is in the scheme of the basketball coaching world. He is preparing to enter his 15th season at UF, ranks fifth in SEC history in victories (331, needs just 10 wins to move into third), has the longest tenure of any coach in the league and the sixth-longest tenure of any coach in the country.
National Titles By Age 45
Coach Number
Billy Donovan 2
Bobby Knight 2
Mike Krzyzewski 2 (won at ages 44 and 45, won title #3 at age 54)
Rick Pitino 1
Tom Izzo 1
John Wooden 0
Dean Smith 0
Jim Boeheim 0
Jim Calhoun 0
Roy Williams 0
Tubby Smith 0
Lute Olsen 0
Gary Williams 0
