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 four times. The Highlanders are 192-60 under Gill's watch and have lost only 14 home games.

Gill led the Highlanders to three conference titles in recent years: NTJCAC Champions in 2006 and 2010, and Co-Champions in 2007. Those accomplishments garnered him conference Coach of the Year honors in 2006 and 2010, and Co-Coach of the Year honors in 2007.

In eight years, Gill has seen 32 players named all-conference, and last season he coached the North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference Newcomer of the Year Freshman and Defensive Player of the Year. This marks the fourth consecutive season that a Highlander has received the defensive honor.

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 Paul Quinn College in 1990. In 1998, he earned his master's degree from Prairie View A&M University.

Gill and his wife, Suzette, a teacher and coach at LaVega High School, are the parents of two daughters: Chelsi, 15, and Kobi, 12.

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