Gainesville Sun · Jun 14, 2016
Donovan was Foley's best hire at UF
Then Florida coach Billy Donovan, left, talks with UF Athletic Director Jeremy Foley during practice for the Final Four at AT&T Stadium on April 4, 2014, in Arlington, Texas. Foley hired Donovan at Florida 20 years ago.Matt Stamey/The Gainesville Sun
They were enjoying pizza and beers at Blue Highway when it came time to retire into the night. The coach and the athletic director who had shared this experience so many times before.
Billy Donovan gave Jeremy Foley a hug and told him, “Thanks for changing my life.”
Less than a week later, back in Oklahoma City, Donovan, now the coach for the NBA's Thunder, received a text from his old friend and former boss.