With Mike White taking over for Billy Donovan as head coach, Gators players are slowly making the adjustment as summer workouts begin.
Donovan, who won two national titles in his 19 seasons at Florida, left to coach the Oklahoma City Thunder recently. Players had been in limbo for about a month with rumors of Donovan’s possible departure swirling before the news became official.
“It was hard. It was definitely a shock,” senior forward Alex Murphy said. “It was emotional, but it was exciting too.