Florida moved fast to replace Billy Donovan, hiring Michael White as the next head coach of the men's basketball team. Unfortunately for the Louisiana Tech coach, the move will not be easy.
White has only been a head coach for four seasons, but he accumulated a 101-40 record with the Bulldogs including three regular-season conference titles. He also is the son of Duke athletic director Kevin White, ensuring that he has as much basketball knowledge as possible for his young age of 38 years old.
When asked about the hire, Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley had plenty of praise, via the program's official website:
Michael White is someone who came to the top of our list very quickly and he checks all of the boxes we were looking for.