As Florida Gators basketball head coach Mike White began to close out his first Gators media day, the question finally arose that had been somewhat inevitable.
Following Billy Donovan; how do you fill the shoes that someone tailor made for themself?
The question itself had almost been avoided, as the reporter first pointed out—“20 minutes and only one mention of Billy Donovan. That’s not bad.”—That one mention had even come from Mike White himself. But once the name was floated out there, it had to be addressed.
“Coach Donovan has been incredible,” gushed White about the living legend he’s been tasked with replacing.