Billy Donovan agrees to multi-year contract for Chicago Bulls

A former two-time NCAA Tournament Champion men’s basketball coach enters his sixth NBA season with the Chicago Bulls.

Billy Donovan, 60, took over the program in the 2020-21 season after five years at Oklahoma City. He coached the Thunder to the Western Conference playoffs all five seasons, including a conference finals appearance in 2015-16. Donovan guided the Bulls to the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs in 2021-22, but has missed the postseason in the last three years.

Chicago believes Donovan has the team moving in the right direction. It feels so strongly about it that the Bulls had him sign a multi-year contract extension. Donovan signed the deal on Sunday via report from ESPN’s Shams Charania. He is viewed as a leader within the Bulls’ organization and has exciting talent to coach –including point guard Coby White from North Carolina.