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- ↑ Ryan, Shannon (26 June 2017). "Northwestern hires Billy Donlon as assistant basketball coach". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ↑ Schiffer, Alex (29 March 2019). "Billy Donlon will draw from his Northwestern, Michigan days to build UMKC basketball". Kansas City Star . Retrieved 1 February 2020.
