UF men’s basketball coach Mike White was thought to be a questionable hire by many when former athletic director Jeremy Foley handed him the job in May 2015.
I was also skeptical.
How was a guy with no NCAA Tournament appearances, hailing from Conference USA’s Louisiana Tech, going to carry on the legacy Billy Donovan shaped during his two decades at Florida?
Well, fast forward a little over four years and that skepticism I had has long disappeared.
Three NCAA Tournament appearances, five NCAA Tournament wins and an Elite 8 appearance back in 2017 has convinced me he possesses the tools needed to keep the Gator men’s basketball program at a top-tier level moving forward.