AHT: When you were entering your senior year at Louisville, did you know where you end up?
Billy: I absolutely had no idea where I would go. I hoped Mass (Coach Steve Masiello) would help me and working with Matt Morris (Louisville) with film stuff everyday that everything would hopefully work out.
AHT: Did you ever find yourself worrying about next season and what the future might bring?
Billy: Sometimes, even in May after I graduated I still didn't know where I was going. I eventually heard that in early July I would hear from Florida, but in this business everything doesn't move as quickly as you'd hope. It wasn't until mid August that I heard from them, on my birthday actually. You have to be patient!
AHT: Tell me about getting the job at Florida.
Billy: Well, I met a lot of their staff and managers when I came down previously to work camp during the summer. A manager let me know that the assistant video job was open, so I immediately got in contact with the video coordinator, sent him my resume, and came back down to work camp for a week. It was my week long interview.
Also, with the hires of Norm Roberts and John Pelphrey, it was an amazing opportunity to work for 3 head coaches. They will definitely get head jobs again and hopefully they will need to take some guys with them, so it couldn't have worked out better.
AHT: What about the upcoming season for Florida?
Billy: We're going to have an interesting team because we're loaded with guards. We may go 4 guards on the floor, which would be great for the press.
Patric Young is a sophomore and is an absolute beast. I think he will be a lottery pick when it's all said and done. Also, I personally feel Eric Murphy is going to be very important for us this year because of his size and ability to step out and shoot the 3.
We're doing individuals right now and they're actually quite similar to Coach Pitino's workouts, which makes sense because they obviously work.
AHT: Appreciate it, Bill. Have a great season!
Billy: Do work, son.
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