William Donovan III

William Donovan III
Personal information
Born Lexington, Kentucky
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight 192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school Gainesville (Gainesville, Florida)
College
NBA draft 2015 / Undrafted
Position Point guard
Coaching career 2015–present
Career history
As coach:
2015–2016 Trinity Catholic HS
2016–2017 Saint Francis Academy
2017 Austin Spurs (assistant)

William Connor Donovan III is an American professional basketball coach. He is the son of Billy Donovan the head coach for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA)[1].

College career

William Donovan III, began his college at Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. As a sophomore the Catholic University Cardinals played an exhibition game against the Florida Gators.[2]

He transferred to Florida from Catholic University and walked on to his father's team as a reserve guard.[3]

Coaching career

On November 6, 2014, his father said that Donovan would pursue a career in coaching[4]. On March 23, 2016, he was named head coach for the Saint Francis High School basketball team[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ Brockway, Kevin. "Younger Donovan to coach in G-League". Gainesville Sun. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  2. ↑ Scott Carter (November 2, 2011). "Family Affair: Gators Coach Billy Donovan Faces His Son's Team in Exhibition at O'Dome". Florida Gators.com. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
  3. ↑ Landon Watnick (October 10, 2012). "Billy Donovan's son transferring to Florida". The Independent Florida Alligator: Sports. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
  4. ↑ Thompson, Edgar. "Billy Donovan Jr. following his father into coaching". Orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Billy Donovan III named head coach at St. Francis (Fla.) Catholic Academy". Usatodayhss.com. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "Billy Donovan III takes over at St. Francis". Florida Association of Basketball Coaches. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
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