European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 7, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday april 72007 stars and stripes Page 35 Kentucky gets Billy after All Gillispie the associated press Lexington by Ken tucks restless two weeks with out a basketball coach Are Over the wildcats have a new coach in Billy Gillispie who will try to restore some of the Luster to col lege basketballs winning est pro Gram the former Texas coach agreed to a seven year Mil lion a year contract to succeed Tubby Smith University spokes Man Jay Blanton said Friday performance and academic incentives could be Worth another annually Gillispie takes Over As Ken tucks sixth coaching 76 years after Smith who spent a decade in the Glare of the sports Bright est spotlight bolted to Minnesota with four years left on his con tract Smiths last team was 2212 the fifth in eight seasons to lose 10 or More games the High Point for Smith was winning the 1998 National title Kentucky seventh in his first season fail ure to return to the final four since then had wildcats fans feel ing anxious Gillispie led Texas to the Gillispie Mcaa tournaments round of 16 this year the aggie Best showing since 1980 the wildcats turned to Gillispie after an other Billy Florida Billy de thursday to stay with the gators after winning consecutive National titles Texas Rick Barnes also indicated thursday that he want interested but the Job was formally offered Only to Gillispie Gillispie is 10058 in five sea sons As a coach he spent the last three with the aggie molding a longtime also ran into a big 12 Power Texas was 277 this season making the coach a hot commodity he was approached by Arkansas after Stan Heath was fired but decided to stay with the aggie agreeing to a con tract Worth million however that contract haunt been signed and the 47yearold coach didst hesitate when Ken Tucky came calling Gillispie was an assistant under cohere Roundup current Kansas coach Bill self at Tulsa and Illinois before leaving to take Over at step in 2002 he coached the miners for two sea sons surviving a 6r24 season in 200203 then producing a 248 record the next year Texas lured him in 2004 and Gillispie didst waste time turning around a program that went wingless in big 12 play the year before his arrival the a Gies made it to the not his first season and the Mcaa tournament the next two state upset As Huggins flees to West Virginia Morgantown Eva thirty years after playing his last game for West Virginia Bob hug gins is returning As coach just two Days after coach John Beilein left West Virginia for Michigan West Virginia found a replacement in Huggins a mor Ganto unborn Alum who left after one season at Kansas state Huggins who played from 197577 and was a graduate Assis Tant at West Virginia turned Down a Chance to take the Moun Trineer Job while at Cincinnati i am so Happy to have Bob Huggins Back at West Virginia athletic director de Pastilong said in the news release bobs record Speaks for itself Kansas state officials didst share that excitement if Bob had indicated to us about a year ago this time that he needed something in his contract about Bis Alma mater then we would have gone on state president Jon Wefald said we would have looked at somebody else although the 53yearold hug gins has established himself As one of the Premier College Basket Ball coaches in the nation Over the past Quarte Century Hes no stranger to controversy he spent 16 seasons at Cincin Nati leading the bearcats to 14 consecutive Mcaa tournaments and one final four critics targeted his program for Low graduation rates player arrests and Mcaa rules violations that ultimately led to probation a dui arrest in 2004 ultimately led to Huggins dismissal at Cincinnati he was out of coaching for a year before Kansas state offered him a Job Rice player stabbed to death in bar tight College station Texas Rice University basketball re serve Jonathan Bailey was stabbed to death thursday after becoming involved in a bar fight police said Jonathan Bailey and his twin brother Janson were in a fight in Side the bar and the altercation continued outside when those involved were thrown out of the bar police said both Baileys who turned 22 on wednesday were stabbed sever Al times Janson Bailey who had attended Texas was listed in fair condition at a Hospital police charged Ronald Andrew Johnson or 23 of College Sta Tion with murder Jonathan Bailey a Sophomore Walkon played 10 minutes in four games last season scoring four Points Maine coach Mother inlaw killed on Way to hockey game the associated press St Louis As his team re turned Home Friday Maine hockey coach Tim Whitehead dealt with the death of Bis Moth Erin Law who was killed in an automobile Accident a Day earlier in route to the Mcaa Frozen four the Accident happened thurs Day morning on interstate 70 near Springfield Ohio about three hours from Debra Smiths Home in Medina Ohio near Akron Smith 57 was asleep in the Back seat of the Sun her husband was driving when the vehicle Slid on an icy overpass and into the path of a tractor trailer Ohio state Highway patrol sgt Terry Bush said Smith was flown by helicopter to a Hospital in Dayton Ohio where she died Whitehead did not Tell his play ers before their Mcaa semifinal game thursday a loss to Michigan state our hearts and prayers go out to Dena and Tim and their families Maine president Robert Kennedy said in a statement Timothy Smith and the Cou Ples son 34yearold Brad Smith were taken to a Hospital but their injuries did not appear to be Seri Ous Bush said meanwhile Michigan state advanced to saturday night s final for the first time since 1987 against Boston College which is in the championship game for the second year in a Row Nathan Gerbe had two goals Tori Pes your Hometown newspaper we y pay full Price Home delivery Only Tollfree 0800101 1270 Germany 0800780265 Italy 08000858827 us 080078073 Belgium 08000225203 Netherlands 0900958303 Spain Dan 3498437 email hours of operation of 07001800 Samsun 07301300 european stars and stripes attn circulation dept unit 29480 Apoate 09211 and two assists and scored the godhead goal on a late third Peri of Power play in Boston colleges 64 Victory Over North Dakota in the semifinals on thursday night the eagles take a 13game win Ning Streak into the final Boston College 29111 lost 21 to Wisconsin in the Champion ship game last season missing a Chance to Force overtime on a Las second shot that bounced off the Post last year we came As close As you can come Forward Brian Boyle said i think that does drive us a Little bit the Guys who have been there this is a new season and we want to make our Mark Michigan state 25133 Over came a two goal deficit to and Vance Nick Sucharski scored the godhead goal off a rebound Early in the third period and 5foot6 goalie Jeff Lerg made 29 saves we dont have any Al stars no honeys coach Rick Comley said we need a lot of Guys to play Well and we never quite know exactly what s going to Hap pen or who might do it the final pits coaches totalling 69 years of experience Jerry York is 77850376 in 35 seasons with two titles including Boston colleges last in 2001 Comley is 71355390 in 34 seasons with one championship in 1991 at North Ern Michigan Michigan state Hast won it All since 1986 ill say this Hes a terrific coach York said despite play ing against each other and recruit ing against each other weve kept a Good Friendship if s going to be a Good matchup Boston College was 3for7 on Power plays in eliminating North Dakota in the semifinals for the second straight year the eagles have a 356 percent Success rate 21for59 on Power plays during the winning Streak with at least one Power play goal each game Boston College out shot North Dakota 4935 but needed two shorthanded goals in the final minute to Clinch it the teams combined for six goals in the final seven minutes in the third period the skill re ally showed on each team and re ally opened it 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