Billy Gillispie, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Billy Gillispie

American college basketball coach

Date of Birth: 07-Nov-1959

Place of Birth: Abilene, Texas, United States

Profession: basketball coach, baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Billy Clyde Gillispie ( ghih-LIS-pee; born November 7, 1959), also known by his initials BCG and Billy Clyde, is an American college basketball coach who coaches men's basketball at Ranger College.
Gillispie had previously been head coach at UTEP, Texas A&M, Kentucky, and Texas Tech. 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 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) program with the biggest turnaround in two consecutive seasons.
Gillispie was known as an excellent recruiter who has managed to put together four straight top-25 recruiting classes.
In his three seasons at Texas A&M, the Aggies achieved three consecutive 20-win seasons for the first time in the program's history.