NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Billy Gillispie

Billy Clyde Gillispie (born November 7, 1959, in Abilene, Texas^[1]) is the men's head basketball coach at the University of Kentucky.^[2] His last name is spelled unconventionally, and is pronounced "Guh-LISS-pee".^[3] This List of colleges and universities in the United States includes colleges and universities in the U.S. that grant four-year baccalaureate and/or post-graduate masters and doctorate degrees. ... The University of Kentucky, also referred to as UK, is a public, co-educational university located in Lexington, Kentucky. ... This article is about the sport. ... is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Abilene is located in Taylor County, Texas, United States, in the central portion of the state. ... The Western Athletic Conference (commonly referred to as the WAC, pronounced wack) was formed on July 27, 1962, making it the sixth oldest of the 11 college athletic conferences currently participating in the NCAAs Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS; formerly Division I-A). ... The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of twelve schools located in the central United States. ... Ranger College is a community college located in Ranger, Texas, a small town 90 miles west of Fort Worth, Texas. ... The head coach in sports coaching is the coach who is in charge of the other coaches. ... Texas State Universityâ€“San Marcos (often referred to as Texas State) is a doctoral granting university located in San Marcos, Texas, United States. ... Copperas Cove Independent School District is a public school district based in Copperas Cove, Texas (USA). ... Ellison High School is a public high school in the community of Killeen, Bell County, Texas for grades 9-12. ... South Plains College is a community college located in Levelland, Texas. ... Baylor University is a private, Baptist-affiliated research university located in Waco, Texas. ... The University of Tulsa is a private, comprehensive university awarding bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. ... A Corner of Main Quad The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC, U of I, or simply Illinois), is the oldest, largest, and most prestigious campus in the University of Illinois system. ... The University of Texas at El Paso, popularly known as UTEP, is a public, coeducational university, and it is a member of the University of Texas System. ... Texas A&M University redirects here. ... The Kentucky cheerleaders at Rupp Arena during a basketball game The University of Kentucky is a founding member of the Southeastern Conference. ... is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Abilene is located in Taylor County, Texas, United States, in the central portion of the state. ... This article is about the sport. ... The University of Kentucky, also referred to as UK, is a public, co-educational university located in Lexington, Kentucky. ...

After leading both UTEP and Texas A&M to postseason appearances one year after poor seasons, Gillispie became the only college basketball coach to be in charge of the NCAA program with the biggest turnaround in two consecutive seasons. Gillispie is known as an excellent recruiter who has managed to put together four straight top-25 recruiting classes, although he has never advanced beyond the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.^[4] In his three seasons at A&M, the Aggies achieved three consecutive 20-win seasons for the first time ever.^[5] The University of Texas at El Paso, popularly known as UTEP, is a public, coeducational university, and it is a member of the University of Texas System. ... Texas A&M University redirects here. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often pronounced N-C-Double-A or N-C-Two-A ) is a voluntary association of about 1,200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ...

Early years

Billy Clyde Gillispie was born November 7, 1959, the middle child and only boy among five children of Clyde, a cattle truck driver, and Winifred "Wimpy" Gillispie. He grew up in Graford, Texas, a town of 494 people located about 65 miles west of Fort Worth. As a child, Gillispie worked as a paperboy, delivering copies of The Fort Worth Press. At Graford High School Gillispie played point guard for the basketball team and was a standout athlete in his graduating class of 20 students. He attended Ranger College, playing basketball and baseball for them from 1978-1980 before transferring to Sam Houston State University to work as a student assistant for their basketball team under coach Bob Derryberry, a former classmate of Gillispie's father. Derryberry moved to Southwest Texas the following year, and Gillispie accompanied him, spending three years as a graduate assistant. Gillispie received his degree in education in 1983.^[1] is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Graford is a city in Palo Pinto County, Texas USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 578. ... Nickname: Motto: Where the West Begins Location of Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas Coordinates: , Country State Counties Tarrant, Denton Government - Mayor Michael J. Moncrief Area - City 298. ... Ranger College is a community college located in Ranger, Texas, a small town 90 miles west of Fort Worth, Texas. ... Sam Houston State University, (known as SHSU and Sam, for short) founded in 1879, is a public university located in Huntsville, Texas. ... Texas State Universityâ€“San Marcos is a doctoral degree granting university located in San Marcos, Texas. ...

Coaching career

Early positions

Gillispie spent the next few years building a coaching resume, spending two years as an assistant high school basketball coach before becoming a head coach at Copperas Cove High School in 1987. From 1987-1993, Gillispie held three high school head coaching positions. He was nominated for TABC high school coach of the year for his 1992-1993 season with Killeen Ellison High School, which set school records for winning percentage and points scored and ended the season ranked 4th in the state.^[4]

After a year as an assistant coach at South Plains Junior College, in 1994, Gillispie moved to Division I college basketball as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Baylor University under head coach Harry Miller. The school's 1996 recruiting class was ranked as high as number 6 in the nation. After three years at Baylor, Gillispie moved to the University of Tulsa to be an assistant coach under Bill Self. When Self moved to University of Illinois, Gillispie followed, working as an assistant there for the next two years. During those two seasons, Illinois won back-to-back Big Ten Conference titles for the first time in 50 years, advancing to the Elite Eight in the 2001 NCAA Tournament and to the Sweet 16 in the 2002 NCAA Tournament. With Gillispie's assistance, Illinois landed a top 10 recruiting class in 2002.^[4] Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Division I (or DI) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States. ... Baylor University is a private, Baptist-affiliated research university located in Waco, Texas. ... The University of Tulsa is a private, comprehensive university awarding bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. ... Bill Self (born December 27, 1962 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma) is the head mens basketball coach at the University of Kansas. ... A Corner of Main Quad The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC, U of I, or simply Illinois), is the oldest, largest, and most prestigious campus in the University of Illinois system. ... For other uses of the term Big Ten see Big Ten (disambiguation). ...

Through Gillispie's eight years as an assistant, he was a member of coaching staffs that won five conference championships in six years. As part of Bill Self's staff, he was a member of the only coaching staff in NCAA history to lead two different schools to the Elite Eight in successive seasons.^[4]

University of Texas at El Paso

Gillispie was hired as the head coach of the men's basketball team at the University of Texas at El Paso in 2002. The University of Texas at El Paso, popularly known as UTEP, is a public, coeducational university, and it is a member of the University of Texas System. ...

2002–2003

In his first season as a head coach, the UTEP Miners finished a dismal 6-24. Despite the poor showing, Gillispie put his recruiting expertise to work so that his first recruiting class ranked in the top 25 in the country and included Filiberto Rivera, the 2003 National Junior College Player of the Year, and Omar Thomas, the all-time leading scorer in junior college basketball.^[4] This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

2003–2004

In the exhibition games preceding the 2003-2004 season, Gillispie's Texas-El Paso Miners defeated the famous Harlem Globetrotters 89-88, after Harlem had already defeated many college teams including Syracuse, the then-defending national champion. It was the first defeat the Harlem Globetrotters had suffered in 289 games. ^[6] For the animated television series, see Harlem Globetrotters (TV series). ...

Although the Miners were predicted to finish ninth in the WAC the following season (2003-2004), they instead captured their first conference title in 12 years. The team finished 24-8 and received a bid to the NCAA Tournament. The 18-win improvement was the best in Division I basketball that season, and one of the best in Division I history. As a result of their success, the Miners built a huge home following, ranking first in the NCAA in increased attendance. After his second season with the Miners, Gillispie was named Texas coach of the Year by the TABC and was a finalist for National Coach of the Year honors.^[4] The Western Athletic Conference (commonly referred to as the WAC, pronounced wack) was formed on July 27, 1962, making it the sixth oldest of the 11 college athletic conferences currently participating in the NCAAs Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS; formerly Division I-A). ... The 2004 NCAA Mens Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of mens NCAA Division I college basketball. ...

Texas A&M University

After two years at UTEP, Gillispie was approached to interview for the head coach position at Texas A&M University, vacant after the forced resignation of Melvin Watkins, whose team had gone 7-21 and failed to win a Big 12 Conference game in 2003-2004.^[5] Athletic Director Bill Byrne needed to revitalize the program, which had only one winning season in the previous eleven years,^[7] and desired a new head coach with the ability to "recruit the heck out of Texas".^[5] Gillispie agreed to take the job only after he was sure that the predominantly football-focused school was actually committed to winning,^[5] becoming the first native Texan to be the head basketball coach at A&M since J.B. Reid was hired in 1930.^[1] Texas A&M University redirects here. ... Melvin Watkins Melvin Watkins (born November 15, 1954) is an American college basketball player and coach, and since 2004 has been the associate head coach at the University of Missouri. ... The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of twelve schools located in the central United States. ... C. William Bill Byrne, II is the current Athletic Director of Texas A&M University. ...

2004–2005

Gillispie asked for a budget large enough to allow them to play confidence-building non-conference schedules, rarely venturing out of Reed Arena in the first two seasons. Using the padded non-conference schedule to their advantage, the Aggies won the first eleven games of Gillispie's debut season before finishing the season 21-10, a fourteen-game improvement over the previous season. Although the Aggies were picked to finish last in the Big 12 Conference, they finished 8-8 in conference play, winning games against number 9 Texas and Number 25 Texas Tech University on their way to becoming only the third college team to ever finish .500 in league play after being winless the previous season. For the first time in eleven years, the team received a postseason bid, with their two wins in the NIT their first postseason wins in 23 seasons.^[4] With the best first-season record of any head basketball coach in A&M history, the Aggies had the most season wins since the 1979-1980 team had won 26 games.^[7] The Aggies were named the country's most improved team, making Gillispie the only coach in history to lead the most improved team in consecutive seasons. As a result of his success, he was the consensus selection for Big 12 Coach of the Year. ^[4] and was selected to serve as a court coach at the 2005 USA Men's World University Games Team Trials.^[7] The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of twelve schools located in the central United States. ... University of Texas redirects here. ... Texas Tech University redirects here. ... NIT or Nit or nit can refer to:- A common name for various types of lice eggs. ...

2005–2006

Although the Aggies lost Antoine Wright to the NBA draft following the 2004-2005 season, the team did not suffer the predicted drop-off,^[4] and actually broke a streak of twenty-five years without being ranked in the poll.^[8] The Aggies finished the regular season with a 21-8 record, including a 10-6 conference record and a fourth-place finish in the Big 12, the best finish and most wins for Texas A&M since the formation of the Big 12 in 1996-97. For the first time since 1987, Texas A&M received a bid to the NCAA Tournament.^[9] As a twelfth-seeded team, the Aggies upset Big East champion Syracuse in the first round of the tournament^[10] but then lost in the second round to eventual Final Four participant LSU by the score of 58-57 on a three-pointer that LSU made in the final seconds of the game.^[11] Following the season, Gillispie was named the Big 12 Coach of the Year by several major newspapers and was named the Texas College Coach of the Year by the TABC.^[4] Antoine Domonick Wright (born February 6, 1984 in West Covina, California) is a pro basketball player. ... The 2006 NCAA Mens Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of mens NCAA Division I college basketball. ... The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of seventeen universities in the northeastern, southeastern and midwestern United States. ... Crouse College, a 19th-century Romanesque building which houses the universitys visual arts and music programs Syracuse University (SU) is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States the geographic center of the state, about 250 miles northwest of New York City. ... For other uses, see LSU. Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a public, coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and the main campus of the Louisiana State University System. ...

2006–2007

The Aggies began the 2006-2007 season deemed capable of contending with the Kansas Jayhawks for the Big 12 regular-season crown and were picked to finish second in the Big 12 media and coaches' polls. In their twelfth attempt, on February 3, 2007, Texas A&M became the first Big 12 South team in conference history (31 attempts) to beat Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse, moving them into sole possession of first place in the Big 12. Less than forty-eight hours later the Aggies defeated their archrivals, then number-25 ranked Texas, marking their 21st straight win at home. The sports teams at the University of Kansas are known as the Jayhawks. ... is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... The University of Kansas (often referred to as KU or just Kansas) is an institution of higher learning in Lawrence, Kansas. ... Dr. Forrest C. Phog Allen Fieldhouse is an indoor arena at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas. ... University of Texas redirects here. ...

The 2006-07 Aggies ended the regular season ranked #7 by the Associated Press and #6 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches' poll. The Aggies have set a school record for most consecutive weeks in the top 25, reaching a school high Number 6 ranking.^[8] On March 4, 2007, Gillispie was awarded his second Big 12 Coach of the Year award for leading the Aggies to a 13-3 conference record and a second place finish behind the Kansas Jayhawks.^[12] The 2006-07 post-season, the Aggies advanced to the Sweet Sixteen in the NCAA tourney. Their post-season hopes ended with a one point loss (65-64) to the University of Memphis Tigers at the Alamodome in San Antonio on March 22, 2007.^[13] The Associated Press, or AP, is an American news agency, the worlds largest such organization. ... ESPN, formerly an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting and producing sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ... USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. ... is the 63rd day of the year (64th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Sweet Sixteen can mean: sweet sixteen (birthday), a party thrown in honor of a girls sixteenth birthday in USA Sweet Sixteen (album), an album by The Huntingtons Sweet Sixteen (Royal Trux album), a 1997 album by Royal Trux Sweet Sixteen (Billy Idol song) A song by Feeder, famed as... The University of Memphis is a public American research university located in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, and is the flagship public research university of the Tennessee Board of Regents system. ... The Alamodome is a multi-purpose facility that is primarily used as a football/basketball stadium and convention center in San Antonio, Texas, USA. The facility opened on May 15, 1993, at a cost of $186 million. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Counties Bexar County Government - Mayor Phil Hardberger Area - City 412. ... is the 81st day of the year (82nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

After the NCAA tournament, rumors rose that the University of Arkansas and the University of Kentucky became interested in hiring Gillispie after the schools lost their head basketball coaches.^[14] The University of Arkansas is a public co-educational land-grant university. ... The University of Kentucky, also referred to as UK, is a public, co-educational university located in Lexington, Kentucky. ...

University of Kentucky

On April 5, 2007, University of Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart was given permission by A&M to speak with Gillispie about the program's basketball coach opening, vacated by Tubby Smith. On April 6, 2007, the announcement was made that Gillispie had accepted the position.^[15] is the 95th day of the year (96th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... The University of Kentucky, also referred to as UK, is a public, co-educational university located in Lexington, Kentucky. ... Orlando Tubby Smith (born June 30, 1951 in Scotland, Saint Marys County, Maryland) is the basketball coach at the University of Minnesota. ... is the 96th day of the year (97th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

At 12:45 p.m on April 6, 2007, Billy Gillispie was officially and formally announced as the new head coach of the University of Kentucky by UK athletic director Mitch Barnhart. He fielded questions from the media during the press conference held at UK's new practice facility, the Joe Craft Center. He expressed his excitement and joy to be not only considered for the position but to have been given the honor and the opportunity to coach what former UK coach Rick Pitino referred to as the "Roman Empire" of college basketball. "I'm very, very grateful and honored to be here, but we have a lot of work to do."^[16] Gillispie becomes only the sixth head coach in the last 76 years at the school.^[17] is the 96th day of the year (97th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Rick Pitino (born September 18, 1952) is the head basketball coach at the University of Louisville. ...

Gillispie arrived at UK amidst enormous adulation. Wildcats fans packed Rupp Arena for Big Blue Madness (the first practice of the season and the program's major publicity event) to catch a glimpse of their new coach in action. In his first few months he recruited several high profile recruits to UK, paving the way for the Kentucky basketball program to meet its fans' high expectations in the future.

Contract

Under the proposed deal, Gillispie will make $2.3 million in the first year of a seven-year contract, with the amount going up by $75,000 yearly after that, plus incentives, including $50,000 for an NCAA tournament appearance. If UK buys out Gillispie at any time, it will have to pay him $1.5 million for each year remaining on the contract, capped at $6 million; on the other hand, if Gillispie wants to leave UK, he would have to pay the university a sum which would decline as each year passes. The buyout clause ends after the fourth year, meaning he would be free to leave UK in years five through seven.^[18] Interestingly, as of November 16, 2007, ESPN reported that Gillispie's contract remained unsigned and that the coach remains employed under a two-page memorandum of understanding that details his compensation package.^[19] is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Work habits

Gillispie is a self-professed workaholic. Despite the fact that he has three assistants who watch opponents' game film and summarize it for him, he watches as many as fifteen of an opponent's games, often working as late as 2 or 3 a.m. to ensure he has adequate time to devote to the task. He has stated that his eight-year marriage ended because he could not find a balance between work and home. With the sheer amount of hours he spends working, Gillispie often does not have time to even shop for groceries, once going as long as six months without any food in his refrigerator. For this reason his breakfast often consists of peanut butter crackers and Dr Pepper purchased at a local convenience store.^[1] For the alcoholic cocktail said to taste the same, see Flaming Dr. Pepper. ...

Head coaching record

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References

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^ Gillispie Named UK Men's Basketball Coach. University of Kentucky (2007-04-06). Retrieved on 2007-04-06.
^ Kentucky Wildcat Basketball 2007–08 Preseason Guide (PDF) p. 3. UKAthletics.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-22. “Billy GILLESPIE (Guh-LISS-pee)”
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Billy Gillispie. Texas A&M University Athletic Department. Retrieved on 2007-02-20.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Harris, Terrance. "Billyball takes A&M program to new heights", The Houston Chronicle, 2007-02-13. Retrieved on 2007-02-20.
^ The Original Harlem Globetrotters (2003-11-15). Globetrotters Drop 89-88 Decision to Texas-El Paso. Press release. Retrieved on 2007-02-20.
^ ^a ^b ^c Williams, Connie (2005-05-19). BASKETBALL: Billy Gillispie, Karl Hobbs Called Upon To Assist At 2005 USA Men's World University Games Team Trials. USA Basketball. Retrieved on 2007-04-02.
^ ^a ^b Cohen, Rachel. "Basketball Rebounds at Texas A&M", Denton (Texas) Record Chronicle, 2007-02-20. Retrieved on 2007-02-20.
^ Aggies Earn Bid to NCAA Tournament. Texas A&M University Athletic Department (March 12, 2006). Retrieved on 2007-02-20.
^ Texas A&M 66, Syracuse 58. Texas A&M University Athletic Department (March 16, 2006). Retrieved on 2007-02-20.
^ Aggies Fall Just Short in NCAA Second Round. Texas A&M University Athletic Department (March 18, 2006). Retrieved on 2007-02-20.
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^ Morrill, Julia. "Tigers prove skeptics wrong with gutsy performance", Sports Illustrated, 2007-03-23.
^ Harris, Terrance. "Basketball excellence may net A&M's Gillispie more rewards", Houston Chronicle, 2007-03-26. Retrieved on 2007-03-26.
^ Brett Dawson. Gillispie wants to 'cut down some more nets' at UK". (6 April 2007). The Courier-Journal (Louisville). Retrieved on April 6, 2007.
^ The Associated Press. "Gillispie "Honored" To Be New UK Coach", WLEX-TV, 2007-04-06. Retrieved on 2007-04-06.
^ McMurray, Jeffrey. "UK Names Billy Gillispie New Head Basketball Coach", WKYT-TV, 2007-04-06. Retrieved on 2007-04-06.
^ Sloan, Scott. "Details of Gillispie’s contract released; some incentives questioned", Lexington Herald-Leader, 2007-04-06. Retrieved on 2007-04-06.
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