Bill Gibson

William John Gibson (December 18, 1927 – July 23, 1975) was an American basketball coach who was the head men's basketball coach at the University of Virginia and the University of South Florida.

Biography Born in Donora, Pennsylvania, graduating in 1952. After a four-year period of coaching high school basketball, Virginia was 8–16 in Gibson's first season as coach and did not win 10 games in a season until 1968–69.

The Cavaliers lost in the ACC tournament's first round (the tenth consecutive season Virginia had exited the tournament at that stage), and Gibson faced a "revolt" at the hands of his own players. They petitioned against Gibson, and met with Virginia's athletic director, a group of faculty, and Gibson himself. The university retained Gibson following the meetings, and the players' complaints were not mentioned in Virginia's statement to the press, though the Associated Press said they were related to "Gibson's tactics and handling of players." The Cavaliers had a 15–11 record in 1970–71, After the season, in which Virginia had an overall record of 21–7, Four months later, he had a heart attack and was hospitalized. Gibson recovered and his South Florida team had a 15–10 record in 1974–75. On July 23, 1975, he died of what was reported as a likely second heart attack.