LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) – There is a lot of new at Texas Tech this season.
New coach Billy Gillispie is starting over after getting fired in 2009 from Kentucky and a drunken-driving conviction there. And his new team will have just three players back from last season. The other 10 include nine freshman.
Texas Tech fans are hopeful Gillispie can do in Lubbock what he did at UTEP and Texas A&M. He turned those programs around in a few years.
The 51-year-old Texas native, who is 140-85 in his seven Division I seasons, says he believes Texas Tech can bring a national title to Lubbock because there is more parity now in college basketball.
Gillispie replaces Pat Knight, who was fired after 3 1/2 seasons and no NCAA appearances.
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