Gillispie on the hot seat at Kentucky

Michigan

"In response to an Internet report Gillispie is going to be let go, the University of Kentucky issued the following statement Thursday night: "UK men's basketball coach Billy Gillispie has not been fired. There have been no meetings between Gillispie and UK officials today, and there is no scheduled press conference for tomorrow."

When asked after the loss to Notre Dame if he expected to be back, Gillispie said the decision wasn't up to him.

"You're asking the wrong guy," he said. "All I know is to go to work, recruit, coach and that's what I did, that's what I've done and that's what I'll continue to do."

Just maybe not at Kentucky.

Gillispie is 40-27 two seasons into a seven-year deal with Kentucky that pays him a base salary of $2.3 million annually. Averaging 20 wins a year is respectable to most places. He knows most places, however, aren't the home of college basketball's all-time winningest program.

"A lot of teams would be happy with 22 [wins] but not always around here when it's not the right 22," Gillispie said during his radio show."


The last statement in the article I believe indicates that he feels he is finished at Kentucky.

thunderpower

I hear Billy Donovan is going to go to UK. Why would he leave his sweet gig in Florida? I would stay in Florida if I was in Donovan's shoes.

Morgoth

I think Florida is unhappy with Donovan after all the stunts he pulled in getting his deal there.

Michigan

Gillispie officially fired today, Donovan says he is staying at Florida.

Who wants to jump into the fire at Kentucky? Talk about a job with pressure!!!

frankhardy

I would love to have Billy Donovan at Kentucky, but it doesn't look like that will happen. I say that they will make a call to John Calipari. If a top tier coach doesn't want the job, then Travis Ford will be the next coach.

Estil

I hope whoever is our new coach has better luck than the one we just let go!