Donovan on Kentucky opening: Devoted to Bulls

• Jamal Collier, ESPNApr 9, 2024, 08:41 PM ET Chicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan said he has not had any contact with the University of Kentucky about its men’s basketball coaching vacancy and repeated his dedication to the Bulls prior to the group’s game Tuesday night loss to the New York Knicks.

  “I have actually not been gotten in touch with by anyone, I haven’t talked to any person,” Donovan told press reporters, including that his response would stay the very same even if he was called. “My overall commitment and focus is here to this group and to this group.”

  John Calipari’s abrupt departure after 15 seasons as coach over the weekend left the Kentucky males’s basketball job vacant. Donovan’s name has been speculated as one of the Wildcats’ leading targets.Editor’s Picks

1 Related Donovan, who started his training career as an assistant at Kentucky under Rick Pitino from 1989 to 1993, was most successful at the college level, winning back-to-back championship games at Florida. He acknowledged on Tuesday that he had fond memories of his time at Kentucky and corresponds with Calipari.However, Donovan left the college ranks to coach the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2015 before joining the Bulls in 2020. And while he didn’t shut out a go back to college eventually in his career, he indicated he was content training in the NBA. “I’m happy here at this level,”Donovan stated.”I understand I enjoy training and I understand I enjoy training in the NBA. “Donovan has two years staying

on his agreement after this season. The Bulls are 37-42 and headed for the 9/10 play-in matchup in the Eastern Conference, attempting to secure the No. 9 seed and home-field advantage in that winner-take-all matchup. Donovan is 154-161 in his career in Chicago, however sources told ESPN the Bulls are happy with the training task he has actually done all season, assisting the group bounce back from a 5-14 start. “I give our guys a lot of credit for hanging in there and fighting through some of the important things they’ve had to fight through,”Donovan said.”I’m with them on that. I’m dedicated to them with that. A lot of this things turns out to be speculation.”