Billy Gillispie is out as coach of Kentucky in his second season at the helm.
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, but today the school has called a 4:30 p.m. ET news conference to announce the change.
On Wednesday, Kentucky’s postseason ended with a loss to Notre Dame in the National Invitation Tournament quarterfinals.
Kentucky’s 20 regular-season wins weren’t enough to get a bid into the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1991.
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.”
After the University of Kentucky inked Gillispie to a 7-year, 2.3-Million dollar deal they will be buying him out just after full seasons completed. It will come with a 6-Million dollar buyout.
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