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Tipton, media speak to UK campers

Published by jtipton on October 28, 2007 in Coaching staff. 0 Comments

Six words that should send a shiver down your spines: Jerry Tipton speaks to UK campers.

Yes, I’m afraid it’s true. Billy Gillispie formed a media panel to speak to campers today at UK. Other panelists were Dick Gabriel of Host Communication and UK’s radio network, and Brett Dawson of the Courier-Journal in Louisville.

We spoke on media coverage of the UK team. The campers were part of  camp designed for high roller supporters of the program. There were 28 campers.

In addition to listening to the media panel, the campers got a tour of the Joe Craft Center, a detailed descri ption of how each UK department (trainers, strength coach, etc.) impacts the program and a highly-coveted chance to watch practice. Cost of the camp was $1,200.

That put the campers one up on the media.

Good time had by all in the session that featured a laugh-filled examination of the media-coach relationship.

Gillispie and his assistants attendend.

Gillispie on UK-U of L rivalry

Published by jtipton on October 19, 2007 in Coaching staff. 0 Comments

During the summer, UK basketball coach  Billy Gillispie played in a charity golf event with Louisville Coach Rick Pitino.

Gillispie downplayed the suggestion that the two talked about the schools’ intense rivalry.

“We were trying to concentrate on making good shots because we were on the same team,” Gillispie said.

Gillispie noted that the programs will compete “like crazy” in recruiting and in games.

“We’ll have great respect for each other,” he said, “and we’ll go from there.”

Gillispie salutes UK football team

Published by jtipton on October 19, 2007 in Coaching staff. 0 Comments

During the UK Basketball Tip-Off Luncheon in Louisville this week, Billy Gillispie saluted the football team.

He noted how the football team’s success helps in basketball recruiting and how the football team serves as an example for other teams to follow.

“It’s awesome,” he said. “I’m a big fan. I’ve really studied the team.”

Gillispie applauded the football team’s ability to come back from adversity, which he interpreted as a sign of “supreme confidence.”

More than once, Gillispie asked the audience to give the football team a round of applause.

Notes from UK alumni luncheon in Louisville

Published by jtipton on October 17, 2007 in Coaching staff. 0 Comments

The latest from the annual Greater Louisville UK Alumni Club luncheon at the Kentucky International Convention Center, featuring Coach Billy Gillispie:

  • The Cats would like to hold a practice open to the public the night before the UAB game, slated for Dec. 15 at Freedom Hall in Louisville, reviving a tradition that died sometime in the 1990s. The logistics are complicated by the fact that Freedom Hall has an event scheduled for the night before the game. Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart pitched the idea to Coach Billy Gillispie. (UPDATED at 4:30 p.m.: UK now says that Freedom Hall has cleared its calendar for Dec. 14, making the logistics much easier.)
  • More than 1,500 attended the luncheon, which is believed to be a record, according to Susan Mountjoy, a board member of the alumni club. About 740 attended last year. The previous record had been around 1,400 people, sometime during the Rick Pitino era, she said. The event has been held in one form or another since the 1960s.
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