LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech fans had pinned their basketball hopes on Billy Gillispie. He had turned around two other flagging programs in the state, and they hoped he would do the same for the Red Raiders. They watched a difficult first year in which Texas Tech won just one Big 12 game. Now …
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Apr 03
UK Basketball: Calipari delivers on promise
I remember when John Calipari was introduced as Kentucky’s basketball coach on April 1, 2009. At the time, many critics, including Louisville coach Rick Pitino, urged against dismissing Billy Gillispie after a two-year tenure as the school’s coach. Pitino said firing one coach and hiring another in such a short time would set the program …
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