DeCourcy: Donovan: Recruiting young players beneficial for both parties

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Donovan Doesn't Think NABC Should Tell Him Who He Can Recruit
Published 7/19/2008 at FanHouse
Filed under: Florida, SEC, NCAA Basketball Coaches, NCAA Basketball RecruitingThere was a big stink when Florida's Billy Donovan went against the National Association of Basketball Coaches recommendation that coaches stop recruiting kids who haven't completed their sophomore year in high school. Three weeks after that declaration, Donovan signed Doc Rivers' son ... who was still in the 8th grade. Oh, and he doesn't think there is anything wrong with that: "I don't know if it really made a whole lot ...

Billy Donovan defends his sketchy recruiting practices
Published 30 days ago by Eamonn Brennan at The Dagger
... the already-drooping bar for how employees of higher institutions should be have. The decision was a smart one by the NABC's part. It allowed them to openly "ban" the practice and show the casual viewing public -- and bloggers that like to make fun of college coaches for generally being horrible people -- that they got it. Unfortunately, they have no way to enforce their decree, and Billy Donovan, after taking a commitment from ninth-grader Austin Rivers, is once again telling the NABC to shove it: "I don't know if it really ...