Florida Gators – 1 Baseline Double

This play comes from the Florida Gators’ 2008-2009 season but was a staple of Billy Donovan’s offense for the past 10 years in Gainesville. The baseline runner was a very common play for t...

Florida Gators – Motion Rub (Hi-Low)

Today’s play comes from the 2005-2006 Florida Gators. This is an oldie but a goodie, I love rub cuts that lead to post-ups. What I like even more about this play is the hi-low at the end of the ...

Florida Gators BLOB – Flat Double Pick and Roll

Billy Donovan’s Florida Gators ran this baseline out-of-bounds play vs Vanderbilt to give them the go-ahead bucket with 2 seconds remaining to eventually clinch the game. The ballscreen action a...

Florida Gators Press Defense

The following article is taken from current Florida Gators Assistant Coach Matt McCall‘s lecture at PGC’s 2014 Clinic in Atlanta. To press, you must be committed to it and work on it every...

Florida Gators Elbow Elevator (Quick 3)

This is another play Billy Donovan ran last night in their victory over South Carolina. While the emphasis of this play is to get 3 a shot via the elevator screen, there is also an inside opportunity ...

Florida Gators Horns Twist Double

The Florida Gators ran this Horns action in their Southeastern Conference opening win vs South Carolina. I have seen this play run recently but what I liked about this action was how 4 cleaned up the ...

Basketball Skill Development with Billy Donovan

Notes taken from the 2012 Brayden Carr Foundation Coaching Clinic. University of Florida Men’s Basketball Coach Billy Donovan spoke on the importance of individual skill development in his prog...

Florida Gators Pick & Roll Motion Offense

This play is a short three frame diagram that illustrates the Florida Gators pick & roll motion offense from Billy Donovan. To see EVERY play Florida ran in the 2014 Final Four you can do so in m...

Explosion Lay-Up Drill

One aspect most young players lack is the ability to use space effectively. While some may this drill for conditioning, it is excellent at teaching your players how to get to the rim with proper footw...

1-on-1 Pick & Roll Rotation Drill

Billy Donovan frequently uses this drill at the University of Florida to work on big on big rotations during pick & roll throwbacks. This scenario is specific to X’ing out your bigs during a...