Billy Donovan, 41, who has led Florida to consecutive national titles, will spurn interest from Kentucky and will likely sign an extension to remain with the Gators, according to sources close to the Gators program.
Donovan met with Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley this morning and decided he will not pursue the opening at Kentucky.
Florida's foursome of Joakim Noah, Al Horford, Corey Brewer and Taurean Green are expected to make an announcement at 4 p.m. ET this afternoon that they will each be declaring for the NBA Draft, according to the same sources.
The four juniors will make the announcement a day prior to the celebration scheduled for Friday in Gainesville.
Noah, Horford and Brewer each passed up probable first-round contracts a year ago to return to Gainesville. They accomplished their goal of becoming the first team since Duke in 1991-92 to win back-to-back national titles when they knocked off Ohio State on Monday night.
Noah, Horford and Brewer are near-locks to be taken in the first round this year while Green's status is unclear. It's expected to be a fairly weak point guard crop.
All four players averaged between 12 and 13.3 points this season. Green led the team at 13.3 while Brewer and Horford averaged 13.2 and Noah averaged 12 points.