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Billy Donovan, three days removed from leading Florida to a second consecutive national championship, will remain the Gators' coach and not make himself available to interview for the opening at SEC rival Kentucky.
Donovan told Kentucky athletics director Mitch Barnhart early Thursday morning by phone that he wasn't interested in leaving Florida. Florida athletics director Jeremy Foley told ESPN.com that he and Donovan also met Thursday.
In recounting that meeting, "He said, 'This my home, Jeremy. I love the University of Florida. I love you. I had a chance to talk to [wife] Christine and I'm not going anywhere."
An official statement on Donovan's decision is due Thursday afternoon.
Donovan and Foley will discuss terms of a contract extension for the coach after Donovan returns from a planned week-long vacation to the Dominican Republic. Donovan will leave the country Saturday.
"Obviously we've been talking," Foley said. Donovan has two years remaining on his current contract. "Friday is about the celebration [for the title] and then he's [vacationing]. This is where he wants to be."
Donovan turned down a contract extension last spring after winning the 2006 national championship because he said he didn't feel right about it after four then-sophomores decided against declaring for the draft.
Barnhart left a message for Foley on Wednesday seeking permission to talk to Donovan, but Foley did not want a Donovan-Barnhart conversation to occur until speaking with Donovan himself.
The Wildcats will now move on in their search to find Tubby Smith's replacement. Their search likely will start with Texas' Rick Barnes and possibly include Michigan State's Tom Izzo, Marquette's Tom Crean, Texas A&M's Billy Gillispie and Gonzaga's Mark Few. If Barnes and Izzo are not interested, it's not expected to get past the other three if offered.
Meanwhile, the four Florida juniors -- Joakim Noah, Al Horford, Corey Brewer and Taurean Green -- will announce at a 4 p.m. ET news conference in Gainesville whether they're remaining in school or leaving to enter the NBA draft.

Information from ESPN.com's Mark Schlabach was used in this report.
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http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=2826756

I hope this is true.
 
finswin56 said:
You know, Horford hinted about returning. I can't find a link, but I heard the guys talking about it on ESPN radio last night.

:pray: He better not be teasing
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I'd love to see Brewer come back. But thats pretty much the same as me wishing Reggie Nelson stayed for another year.
 
He should stay put. I'm not a Gator fan but why would you leave a team after winning two straight NC's? He is set for life and can win many more if he stays at Florida.
 
FinSinceBirth said:
It's true, it's under breaking news on ESPN now.
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Yeah, and our ad had a press conference where he mentioned it as well. Congratulations guys. I wish we could have had him, but its hard to turn down back to back championships. Just like I said when you guys won the national championship, at least we kept it in the sec.
 
phinpunk14 said:
Yeah, and our ad had a press conference where he mentioned it as well. Congratulations guys. I wish we could have had him, but its hard to turn down back to back championships. Just like I said when you guys won the national championship, at least we kept it in the sec.
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Good luck to you. I think Calipari would be nearly as good of a hire.
 
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