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Billy Gillispie's record from his rocky two-year tenure in which the Wildcats went 40-27 was not exactly what the former U.K. men's basketball coach was referring to when he appologized to the residents of Kentucky, along with his family and friends Moday morning during his sentencing in Anderson County District Court. Gillispie was there to plead guilty to a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol after being arrested in Lawrenceburg on August 27th. He was given the maximum penalty for a first-time offense in Anderson County, which included a fine of a little more than $1,000, A 30-day suspension of his license, to which he was given credit for time his license has already been suspended, and he was ordered to complete an Alcohol Drivers' Education Program. Hearing the sentence, Gillispie commented, "I made a mistake and admitted my mistake today to Judge (Linda) Armstrong. I accept the penalty she has imposed."