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Veteran College Basketball Coach Tubby Smith Is Stepping Down

February 16, 2022 by The Spun

A closeup of Tubby Smith.

Tubby Smith is stepping down as head basketball coach at High Point University, the school announced. Smith’s son G.G., an assistant at High Point, will take over as head coach for the remainder of this season and next season.

After another bout with COVID-19, Smith saw this as the right time to step away and accelerate the forthcoming change.

News—Tubby Smith is stepping down as High Point’s coach, and it appears retiring. Smith, 70, has not coached a game in more than three weeks. His son, G.G. Smith, “will take over as the Head Coach for the remainder of the 2021-22 and the 2022-2023 season.”https://t.co/biH4GKrPCS

— Matt Norlander (@MattNorlander) February 16, 2022

“I feel blessed to have had an amazing career leading, coaching and teaching great young men at first-class institutions,” Tubby Smith said in a statement. “Working at my alma mater during this stage of my career has been a dream.  I’m thrilled that G.G. will be taking over as head coach.  He will do a super job.”

“… HPU will always have a very special place in our hearts,” Smith continued. “… Our commitment and passion for HPU will never wane and we intend to continue be an integral part of its growth and prosperity well into the future.”

Smith will continue to be involved through the end of the year, assisting with alumni and community engagement and fundraising.

#Breaking….per release from @HighPointSports, Tubby Smith has stepped down as @HPUMBB Head Coach for remainder of 2021-22 season. His son G.G. Smith will take over as Panthers HC for remainder of this year and the 2022-23 season. @WFMY @_amandaferguson pic.twitter.com/9M3i5xnHNp

— Brian Hall (@bhallwfmy) February 16, 2022

Smith attended High Point as a student back in 1969. After his playing career, Tubby went on to coach at Tulsa, Georgia, Kentucky, Minnesota, Texas Tech, and Memphis. Before returning to his alma mater in 2018.

Over his 31-year coaching career, Tubby Smith has compiled a 642-370 record. A former Naismith Coach of the Year; Smith has received a number of coaching accolades, qualified for 18 NCAA tournaments and won a national championship with the Kentucky Wildcats.

The post Veteran College Basketball Coach Tubby Smith Is Stepping Down appeared first on The Spun.

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