Billy Donovan

American college basketball player, professional basketball player, point guard, college basketball coach, NCAA Tournament championship coach
Person human Q950413
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Billy Donovan

Summary

Billy Donovan is a human[1]. He was born in Rockville Centre[2]. He was born on +1965-05-30T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a basketball player[4] and basketball coach[5]. He ranks in the top 0.51% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,862 views/month, #5,103 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Billy Donovan was born in Rockville Centre[2].
  • Billy Donovan was born on +1965-05-30T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Billy Donovan held citizenship in United States[7].
  • English was Billy Donovan's native language[8].
  • Billy Donovan's professions included basketball player[4].
  • Billy Donovan's professions included basketball coach[5].
  • Billy Donovan's education included a stint at The Saint Agnes School[9].
  • Billy Donovan was educated at Providence College[10].
  • Billy Donovan received the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame[11].
  • Billy Donovan's image is recorded as Billy Donovan 2014.jpg[12].
  • Billy Donovan is recorded as male[13].
  • Billy Donovan's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Billy Donovan's member of sports team is recorded as Oklahoma City Thunder[15].
  • Billy Donovan's member of sports team is recorded as New York Knicks[16].
  • Billy Donovan's league or competition is recorded as National Basketball Association[17].
  • Billy Donovan's ISNI is recorded as 0000000447796341[18].
  • Billy Donovan's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315534005[19].
  • Billy Donovan's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2011189814[20].
  • Billy Donovan's Commons category is recorded as Billy Donovan[21].
  • Billy Donovan's position played on team / speciality is recorded as point guard[22].
  • Billy Donovan's sport is recorded as basketball[23].
  • Billy Donovan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05214n[24].
  • Billy Donovan's drafted by is recorded as Utah Jazz[25].
  • Billy Donovan's family name is recorded as Donovan[26].
  • Billy Donovan's given name is recorded as William[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Billy Donovan was born in Rockville Centre[2]. He was born on +1965-05-30T00:00:00Z[3]. English was his native language[8].

Education

Educated at The Saint Agnes School[9], a primary school[28], in United States[29], founded in 1917[30] and Providence College[10], a university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1917[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include basketball player[4] and basketball coach[5].

Recognition

Billy Donovan received the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame[11].

Why It Matters

Billy Donovan ranks in the top 0.51% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,862 views/month, #5,103 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Billy Donovan born?

Born in Rockville Centre[2], Billy Donovan…

What did Billy Donovan do for work?

Billy Donovan worked as basketball player[4] and basketball coach[5].

Where did Billy Donovan go to school?

Billy Donovan was educated at The Saint Agnes School[9] and Providence College[10].

What awards did Billy Donovan receive?

Honors received include Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame[11].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . RealGM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . Basketball Reference. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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