Billy Gillispie might have slipped up Wednesday morning when he said Texas Tech men's basketball has had "14 great coaches." Ask any of the approximately 800 Red Raider fans who attended his introduction at United Spirit Arena, however, and they might say lucky 14 was alr

Two years removed from college basketball, Billy Gillispie is getting back in the habit.

A look at Billy Gillispie’s basketball resume:

Kirby Hocutt looks forward to a time when he will watch Texas Tech play in the NCAA tournament late in March, rather than search for the man who will lead it there. Texas Tech’s incoming athletic director believes he took a step toward not only the postseason but national prominence when he announced Sunday the highly anticipated hire of Billy Gillispie as Tech’s next men’s basketball coach. “We just hired one of the best college basketball coaches in the nation,” Hocutt said. “I couldn’t be more thrilled to welcome him as I come to Lubbock, as we start this journey together.”