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
attack stood watched zone
We stood around and watched and weren't really aggressive. Our zone attack was very stinky today, without question.
games
We're in the Big 12 and this is just the way games are. Preparation is easy, but converting is hard. We were right there. We just have to convert.
everybody study stuff wednesday win
I don't study that stuff as much as everybody else does. I know that we have to really play well. Just a win on Wednesday probably wouldn't do it.
good people says seen seven string together tougher
For us to be able to string seven (victories) together when things didn't look so good says a lot about the kind of people we have. I've never seen a tougher team.
chance gonna win
If we win enough, we're gonna get a chance to play in the tournament.
fans great players surface
We're on the surface of what I think we're going to be able to accomplish. This is a great place, and we've got great support. Our players are hungry, and our fans are hungry.
felt helped similar
I felt it was very similar to Texas' zone. I thought that helped us.
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.
aware college extremely game hard players totally
He is one of the better players in the game of college basketball. I'm not totally aware of his situation, but he is extremely hard to defend.
ability flair force game great shoot
He has a great flair for the game and he has the ability to pass, shoot and force help.
confidence played
He hasn't played much, but we have confidence he'll make the play if he has the ball.
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.
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.
attack ball bit moving reason second tried
We got a little bit better in the second half. We got the ball moving and tried to attack inside. It's the way we have to play, and it's the reason we had a chance.