I wrote earlier today about Billy Gillispie being in limbo, and now he’s not. He’s just been fired.
Billy Gillispie is out as coach of Kentucky in his second season at the helm, and the school has called a 4:30 p.m. news conference to announce the change.
School officials had been quiet about Gillispie’s job status after the Wildcats tumbled through the second half of the season to finish 22-14, tied for the second-most losses in the program’s 106-year history.
When something like this happens, I wonder if his fate was sealed after the team missed the NCAA tournament or if a NIT championship would have been enough to buy him another season.
Let the rumor mill begin…Billy Donovan? Rick Pitino?
You have to think that UK wouldn’t make this move unless they had a plan in place.
