Florida A&M will announce Georgia State assistant Eugene Harris as its next men's basketball coach at a Tuesday news conference in Tallahassee, multiple sources told ESPN.com on Monday.Harris replaces Mike Gillespie, who last week pleaded no contest to a charge of stalking a former girlfriend. Gillespie, who is married, was sentenced to a year's probation.
Gillespie had a respectable record at FAMU, leading the Rattlers to two NCAA Tournament appearances in six seasons, including last March where they lost to Niagara in the opening round game in Dayton.
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Press conference rescheduled until Thursday.
ReplyDeleteI'm still sorry that Gillespie had to go, and I do know that he had to go. No doubt about it. I just hope that the players will do as well under the new coach as they did under Gillespie. Grade-wise, academic-wise, and playing-wise. That's all.
ReplyDeleteGillespie definitely had to go! What mom would turn there kid over to be mentored by a stalker?
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