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Orlando Henry "Tubby" Smith (born June 30, 1951) is an American college basketball coach. He is currently the men's basketball head coach at Texas Tech University;〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://redraiders.com/filed-online/2013-04-01/texas-tech-hire-tubby-smith-basketball-coach )〕 his previous position, from 2007-2013, was as the men's basketball head coach at the University of Minnesota. Smith previously served in the same role at the University of Tulsa, the University of Georgia, and University of Kentucky, where he coached the Wildcats to the 1998 NCAA championship. Over his 23 seasons as a head coach, Smith has 18 seasons of twenty victories or more. In 2005, he joined Roy Williams, Nolan Richardson, Denny Crum and Jim Boeheim as the only head coaches to win 365 games in 15 seasons or fewer. With Minnesota's invitation to the 2009 NCAA tournament, Smith became the fifth coach to lead four different teams to the NCAA tournament. Smith's three sons are following in their father's coaching footsteps. G.G. Smith, who played for his father at the University of Georgia, is the coach at Loyola University Maryland.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=G.G. Smith )〕 His middle son Saul Smith played for his father at the University of Kentucky and is an assistant coach for his father at Texas Tech University. Brian, his youngest son, was a point guard at Ole Miss and is an assistant coach at Windermere Preparatory School.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Brian Smith )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Gophers throw away sure tournament bid )〕 ==Early years== Smith was born in Scotland, Maryland, in Saint Mary's County, the sixth of 17 children born to sharecroppers Guffrie and Parthenia Smith. His large family accounts for his unusual nickname. Of all the Smith children, Tubby was most fond of staying in the galvanized washtub where the children were bathed. Smith says he tried to shake the moniker several times, but it stuck incessantly. He recalls that a 10th grade teacher who didn't tolerate nicknames was the last person to call him by his proper name, Orlando. After having a scholarship offer from the University of Maryland rescinded, Smith enrolled at High Point College (now High Point University), graduating in 1973. He played under three different head coaches at High Point, including future boss J. D. Barnett. He lettered four times and was an all-conference performer as a senior. Smith earned a Bachelor of Science degree in health and physical education while at High Point, and also met his future wife, Donna, who was the homecoming queen. In 1973, Smith began his coaching career with four years at his high school ''alma mater'' – Great Mills High School in Great Mills, Maryland, compiling a 46–36 record. His next stop was Hoke County High School in Raeford, North Carolina, where he recorded a 28–18 mark in two seasons.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tubby Smith」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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