Days after parting ways with the coach who followed Billy Donovan in Gainesville, the Florida Gators will receive a visit from the legendary coach who shaped Donovan more than any other.
Sure, the game that occasions this is just a first round matchup in the 2022 NIT in which Rick Pitino’s Iona Gaels will take on the Gators. But you can’t say the storyline isn’t interesting.
Florida was thought to have lost its last chance at making the 2022 NCAA Tournament in men’s basketball when it lost to Texas A&M in the second round of the SEC Tournament on Thursday, but was certainly relatively close to that field of 68 — close enough, even, to argue that its No.