Men's Basketball Coach - Kevin Gill

Success has become the standard for the Highlanders and head coach Kevin Gill. Every year since Gill took over the program in 2002, the Highlanders have secured a regional tournament berth, advancing to the semifinals three times. The Highlanders are 165-55 under Gill’s watch and have lost only 12 home games.

Gill led the Highlanders to back-to-back titles in recent years: NTJCAC Champions in 2006 and Co-Champions in 2007. Those accomplishments garnered him individual honors as well as conference Coach of the Year in 2006 and Co-Coach of the Year in 2007.

In seven years, Gill has seen 28 players named all-conference, and last season he coached the NTJCAC Co-Defensive Player of the Year, Ricky Simon. This marks the third consecutive season that a Highlander has received the honor. Walt Harris and Eric Bell were honored in 2008 and 2007, respectively. Harris and Bell now play for Stephen F. Austin and are joined on the court this year by fellow Highlanders Jordan Glynn and Orren Tims.

Gill came to MCC from Waco’s La Vega High School. In three years at his alma mater, Gill led the Pirates to a 92-11 record and a state champi¬onship for the first time in the school’s history. Prior to La Vega, Gill was head coach at Hubbard High School, where the Jaguars advanced to the state playoffs for the first time in 10 years and compiled a 25-7 record. Under Gill, Hubbard notched a three-year mark of 75-22. In his six years as a high school coach, he compiled a record of 167-33.

Gill began his coaching career in 1993 at Lake Air Middle School in Waco and then was an assistant at La Vega for two years before moving to Hubbard.

Gill graduated from LaVega in 1985 and from Paul Quinn College in 1990. In 1998, he earned his master's degree from Prairie View A&M.

Gill and his wife, Suzette, a teacher and coach at LaVega High School, are the parents of two daughters: Chelsi, 14, and Kobi, 11.

The Gill File

Coaching experience

  • 2002-present Head coach, McLennan Community College
  • 1999-2002: Head coach, LaVega High School
  • 1996-1999: Head coach, Hubbard High School
  • 1994-1996: Assistant coach, LaVega High School
  • 1993-1994: Head coach, Lake Air Middle School

Education

  • 1998 Master's in education, Prairie View A&M
  • 1990: Bachelor's in social work, Paul Quinn College
  • 1985: LaVega High School; Waco, Texas