For the Irish footballer, see Billy Gillespie.
| Billy Gillispie | ||
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| Title | Head coach | |
| Sport | Basketball | |
| Team record | 40–27 | |
| Born | November 7, 1959 | |
| Place of birth |  Abilene, Texas |
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| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | 140–85 | |
| Championships | ||
| WAC Regular Season Championship | ||
| Awards | ||
| Big 12 Coach of the Year SEC co-Coach of the Year |
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| Playing career | ||
| 1978-1980 | Ranger JC | |
| Coaching career | ||
| 1982–1985 1985–1987 1987–1988 1988–1990 1990–1993 1993-1994 1994–1997 1997–2000 2000–2002 2002–2004 2004–2007 2007–2009 |
Texas State Killeen HS Copperas Cove HS Canyon HS Ellison HS South Plains Baylor Tulsa Illinois UTEP Texas A&M Kentucky |
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Billy Clyde Gillispie , also known by his initials BCG, is a men's basketball coach, most recently at the University of Kentucky. His last name is spelled unconventionally, and is pronounced "Guh-LISS-pee".
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. In his three seasons at A&M, the Aggies achieved three consecutive 20-win seasons for the first time ever.
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