Billy Donovan Steps Down as Bulls Coach

0:00On April 23rd, Billy Donovan just stepped down as head coach of the Chicago Bulls after six seasons at the helm. The team announced it on April 21st by a social media. His overall record stood at 226 wins against 256 losses, which puts him forth on the Bulls all-time wins list. He pointed to talks with ownership about the team's future as the main reason for leaving. Under Donovan, the Bulls made the playoffs once in the 2021-22 season and hit the NBA play in tournament three other times, but they never got past the first round. Four to Gator's fans hold Donovan in a whole different light from his college days. He took over in 1996, turning around a program that had only won 12 games the year before into a powerhouse over 19 seasons. By the time he jumped to the NBA in 2015, he'd racked up a 467 win, 186 loss record, the best winning, percentage in Gator's history. That includes six SEC regular season titles, four tournament crowns, four final four trips,

1:04and back-to-back national championships in 2000, six in 2007. Fresh off induction into the Naysmith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame's Class of 2025, Donovan's legacy is locked in forever. Especially down in Gainesville, no matter what coaching gig comes next.