Billy Gillispie
Billy Gillispie
Billy Clyde Gillispie, also known by his initials BCG and Billy Clyde, is an American college basketball coach who is the current athletic director and men's basketball head coach at Ranger College. Gillispie has previously been head coach at the UTEP, Texas A&M, Kentucky, and Texas Tech...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth7 November 1959
bad both credit deal either great hard offense played teams
We were really bad on offense, but we have to credit their defense. Both teams played hard enough to win. There wasn't a great deal of offense on either side.
best coach definitely guys highest jeff missouri quite recruit style teams
The style of play with Missouri will be quite different. Coach Huggins will definitely recruit at the very highest level, and his teams always play with unbelievable intensity. And Jeff is one of the best young guys in the country.
arena based conference people stuff talking teams today watched
Our conference isn't getting enough respect. There are too many people out there talking that haven't watched our teams play. They weren't in this arena today and they weren't in a lot of different arenas, they just make assumptions based on stuff that's not factual.
ncaa teams work
There are a lot of teams out there that will do well in the NCAA Tournament. But there are a lot of teams that still have work to do, and we're one of those teams.
both credit deal either great hard loss offense played teams tough
This was a really, really tough loss for us. Both teams played hard enough to win. There wasn't a great deal of offense on either side; you credit the defenses, but it's a tough one.
change fans good help home program team
With 44,000 students, we have to have 10,000 fans here if they want to help our team win. We want fans to come see the home team and not just to see a good opponent. To have the program where we want it, we have to change our expectations.
team toughest
They're the toughest team ... toughest team I've ever seen. Not close, and I've been around some tough teams. Really tough. Really tough.
against chance coached emotional games national night playing record supremely team wednesday win
I think we were already in. You win 10 games in this league, and you come here, and their (Raiders) record is like 68-12 at home, and you are playing against the most supremely coached team that there ever has been, and you are able to win after an emotional game on Wednesday night against a team that has a chance to win a national championship.
past team
I wouldn't put anything past this team right here.
ability ball catch guy knows man pass teammates
He has more than the ability to just put the ball in the basket. He's a guy that not only makes baskets for himself, but he really knows how to pass and he really knows how to set his teammates up where all they have to do is catch and dunk. Man alive, he knows how to play the game.
bring guiding knew matter players talent team time troubled waters
He knew what he had. He knew the talent he had and that it was only a matter of time. Sometimes it does take time to bring a team along. No one is better about guiding young players through troubled waters better than Bill.
good hard offensive studied teams
I haven't studied all the teams in this league, but I know it's hard to make baskets in this league. I think it's attributable to the good defenses out there. There are good offenses out there, good offensive schemes, so I would say it's good defense.
against almost bounce concern drained emotional emotions game great impossible involved major team win
After such an emotional win against such a great team (UT) in such a great setting, it's almost impossible to bounce back and get your emotions in check. It was a major concern for us. I think everyone involved in that game was probably drained today.
definitely guys knows pass teammates
He's one of those guys you'd definitely like to coach. He really knows how to pass the ball, and he knows how to set his teammates up.