I have always been impressed with Tubby Smith. He came up ... coached the Pistons and the University of Detroit before broadcasting ESPN's first college basketball game in December 1979.

On one of men’s college basketball’s biggest regular-season stages, Kentucky coaching made a decisive difference as the No.

Tubby and (wife) Donna contributed so much to the fabric of the University of Kentucky and we want to thank them in a special way." Smith was ... not just basketball but for the Wildcats, period.

it will be Orlando “Tubby” Smith getting the prestigious honor. Smith had his jersey retired into the Rupp Arena rafters in 2021. As the head coach of Kentucky Basketball for 10 seasons (1998 ...