STEPHENVILLE, Texas (AP) — Tarleton State has placed men's basketball coach Billy Gillispie on temporary administrative leave after receiving an anonymous complaint, the school said Friday.

The former Kentucky coach who also led the programs at Texas A&M and Texas Tech has been at Tarleton State for five seasons. Gillispie faced allegations of player mistreatment at Texas Tech, where he spent one season.

Tarleton State said associate head coach Glynn Cyprien is filling in for Gillispie. The school had no further comment. The Texans open the regular season Nov. 3 at SMU.

Gillispie, who turns 66 next month, has spent most of his coaching career in his native Texas. He took the Kentucky job in 2007 after leading Texas A&M to the NCAA Tournament in consecutive years in 2006-07. The Aggies r

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