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Legendary college basketball coach Tubby Smith announced Wednesday that he is stepping down at High Point and that his son, G.G. Sweet 17 came first Tubby Smith: Being one of 17 children helped [8], Smith's three sons are following in their father's coaching footsteps. College basketball coach who won an NCAA national title with the Kentucky Wildcats in 1998 and won several SEC Tournaments as well before taking over as head coach of the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Grady stars as UK wins on day it honors Tubby Smith | Lexington Herald Tubby and Donna Smith first began dating at High Point College, where Tubby was the star basketball player and Donna eventually became the schools first African-American homecoming queen. Tubby Smith - Head Coach - Men's Basketball Coaches He comes to Cincinnati after spending the 2017-18 season as an assistant coach with the University of Georgia mens basketball team and prior to that, 11 years as an assistant coach at the University of Kentucky. Conference regular season champion Tubby Smith didn't come to High Point to retire Hes just a freshman.. If that isn't evident merely by his longevity nearly a half-century of coaching at the high school or college level it should be from this: After being shoved . Meet Smiths wife, Donna, seated in her usual spot in section 104, armed with a blue-and-white pom pom in one hand and a steady stream of game commentary. High Point University will recognize alumni Tubby and Donna Smith by naming the basketball court in HPU's new Nido and Mariana Qubein Arena and Conference Center in their honor. High Point's Tubby Smith reflects on his basketball coaching career and Tubby and his wife Donna have also created a legacy of leadership . Conference tournament champion. And now here's Orlando Henry Smith. The following year, with Smith promoted to associate coach and UK still on probation, the Wildcats earned a 226 record, a final ranking of ninth in the AP poll, and an SEC-best 144 record. However, in the Big Ten tournament, Smith guided the team to win three games in three days to advance to Minnesota's first ever appearance in the Big Ten championship game. He totaled 100 wins quicker than any other Wildcat coach except Hall of Fame member Adolph Rupp and current Wildcat coach John Calipari, reaching the plateau in 130 games. 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. Division regular season and conference tournament champion At his college home at High Point University, he and his wife have provided the new locker rooms inside the James H. and Jesse E. Millis Athletic and Convocation .