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Gillispie arrested for DUI

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LAWRENCEBURG, Ky. -- Former Kentucky men's basketball coach Billy Gillispie was charged with driving under the influence early Thursday after police who pulled him over said his speech was slurred and he smelled of alcohol.

A police report said the arrest happened at 2:47 a.m. ET along a highway in Lawrenceburg, which is about 30 miles from Lexington, where Gillispie coached the Wildcats until earlier this year.

Police responded after dispatchers received complaints of a possible intoxicated driver, and pulled over Gillispie, who was driving a white Mercedes with Texas plates.

An officer wrote in the report that he detected a strong odor of alcohol and noted that Gillispie had red, glassy eyes and slurred speech.

The report also said he was unable to find his insurance card, "was confused about how to unlock the vehicle and took several tries to unlock the glove box."

The report said Gillispie refused breath and blood tests for alcohol.

Gillispie was taken to the jail in neighboring Franklin County, where he was seen leaving later Thursday morning in the back of a vehicle with a cell phone to his ear. His lawyer, Darren Winslow of Louisville, was driving. He said Gillispie was released on his own recognizance and declined further comment.

Gillispie was replaced by Memphis coach John Calipari this year after a rocky two-year tenure in which the Wildcats went 40-27. The arrest comes five months after Gillispie was dismissed, and the fallout has been messy.

Gillispie sued the university in federal court in Texas, alleging that the school's athletics department owes him $6 million for firing him two years into a seven-year agreement. The university says he never signed a formal contract and the school doesn't owe the money.

Despite the firing, Gillispie has retained a high profile in Kentucky and was a fixture at Keeneland Race Course during its spring meet, standing in the paddock before races and talking to fans.

The arrest marks at least the third time Gillispie has been cited for driving under the influence.

In 1999, Gillispie was arrested on charges of driving while intoxicated and improper use of a lane in Tulsa, Okla., where he was an assistant under then-Tulsa coach Bill Self.

Gillispie eventually pleaded guilty to a charge of reckless driving. The other charges were dismissed.

In 2003, in his first year as coach at the University of Texas-El Paso, he was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving. The charges eventually were dismissed after a specially appointed prosecutor decided there was not enough evidence to suggest that Gillispie was drunk.

The coach, then 43, maintained his innocence throughout that process.

Gillispie addressed his mistakes during his introductory news conference at Kentucky in April 2007, saying he wasn't "proud of some of the things that I've done."

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Way to turn on the guy! A couple of years ago when he was in the NCAA's with Texas A&M he was the "next big thing".  Now you guys turn on him? Nice. ::)

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Scooter...Hate to tell you, but that program was headed south already..Sure Gillispie messed up, so did Pitino and Sampson and the list goes on...Kentucky will win now, not saying Calipari can coach , but somehow finds a way to get those kids in...How!!!  Lol...Easy answer.

You mean Tubby SMITH, right? He and Pitino had championships there....Thats some elite company. ;)

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Scooter...Hate to tell you, but that program was headed south already..Sure Gillispie messed up, so did Pitino and Sampson and the list goes on...Kentucky will win now, not saying Calipari can coach , but somehow finds a way to get those kids in...How!!!  Lol...Easy answer.

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