Tarleton State's Gillispie reinstated after review

Tarleton State has reinstated men's hoops manager Billy Gillispie, who was placed connected impermanent administrative leave Friday, pursuing an probe into an anonymous complaint.

"We're thankful to the Texas A&M strategy for moving expeditiously successful addressing this anonymous complaint," Tarleton State diversion manager Steve Uryasz said successful a connection Monday. "The payment of our student-athletes is of the utmost value to Tarleton State University and the Texas A&M System. We look guardant to the commencement of the Texan men's hoops season."

No details of the quality of the ailment were made available. Associate caput manager Glynn Cyprien served arsenic acting caput manager amid the investigation.

Gillispie is known for his pugnacious practices, thing helium says helium tells prospective recruits successful his program.

Gillispie faced allegations of subordinate mistreatment portion helium was the manager astatine Texas Tech successful 2011 and 2012. He resigned arsenic the Red Raiders manager -- citing wellness concerns -- successful September 2012. The resignation came astir a period aft the schoolhouse said it was investigating the claims, which stemmed from Texas Tech players expressing concerns astir the mode they were being treated by Gillispie.

Questions astir Gillispie's coaching benignant besides were made during his clip astatine Kentucky, including the attraction of players and unit successful the diversion department. He was fired successful 2009, with Kentucky diversion manager saying Gillispie "wasn't the close acceptable for the program." A $3 cardinal colony implicit his firing was reached aboriginal that year.

Gillispie, 65, is successful his sixth play astatine Tarleton State, the longest of his 5 Division I caput coaching stints, which besides see clip astatine UTEP and Texas A&M.

He is 78-74 astatine Tarleton State, including a 25-10 grounds successful 2023-24 and a CIT appearance. He has gone 226-182 successful 13 seasons arsenic a caput manager with 4 NCAA tourney appearances.