Former Kentucky and Texas A&M basketball coach Billy Gillispie will be the next men's basketball coach at Texas Tech University.
Gillispie accepted a five-year deal to become the 14th coach of Red Raider basketball. Texas Tech announced the hire late Sunday morning, and a formal introductory press conference is scheduled for Wednesday.
"We just hired one of the best college basketball coaches in the nation," incoming Texas Tech athletic director Kirby Hocutt said in a phone interview Sunday.
