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Tarleton State men’s basketball coach Billy Gillispie has been placed on temporary administrative leave following an anonymous complaint, the school announced in a statement on Friday.
Vice President of Intercollegiate Athletics Steve Uryasz confirmed the announcement, adding that the school has initiated an employee conduct review. Assistant coach Glynn Cyprien will take over in the interim.
Details about the complaint were not immediately made available, but Friday’s news is not the first time Gillispie has faced scrutiny while coaching a college program.
Gillispie, 65, led Texas A&M to the NCAA Tournament in consecutive years in 2006 and 2007, resulting in a Sweet 16 appearance in 2007. Before accepting the job at Texas Tech, he attended a substance-abuse program in Houston following his third arrest for drunken driving in 10 years.
Gillispie became Tarleton State’s head coach in 2020. He has a 226-182 record over 13 seasons.
Tarleton State said it would not comment further on the situation.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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