Tubby says he's not retiring
As he heads into the NIT tournament with a game against LaSalle, Gophers basketball coach Tubby Smith, 61, tells the Pioneer Press he has no plans to retire.
As he heads into the NIT tournament with a game against LaSalle, Gophers basketball coach Tubby Smith, 61, tells the Pioneer Press he has no plans to retire.
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Tubby Smith told the Star Tribune on Monday that he has no intentions of leaving the University of Minnesota. The Gophers' basketball coach says he "is not a candidate for any place", but he does take rumors of teams being interested in him as a compliment.
It'll take a minor miracle for the basketball Gophers to make the NCAA basketball tournament this year, which has many wondering if coach Tubby Smith should be replaced.
Gophers basketball coach Tubby Smith knows good teams across the country "come up with the wins and big plays" this time of year that are needed to earn a trip to the NCAA tournament. Smith also says he doesn't like being under .500 in the Big Ten -- something he hopes to change Thursday night against Wisconsin.
It's been reported quite a few times over the last few months, but Tubby Smith still expects to receive a contract extension from the University of Minnesota. Smith says the University's transition to new president Eric Kaler is one reason he hasn't already received an extension.
Gophers athletics director Joel Maturi says negotiations will not take place for the University of Minnesota basketball coach until after the season. Tubby Smith also told the Pioneer Press that he has other things on his mind right now. Smith is coaching his fifth season of his original seven-year deal. The Gophers are 12-6, 2-4 in the Big Ten.
NIT chairman C.M. Newton says Tubby Smith won't lead the Gophers to an NCAA championship without a new practice facility. Newton was Kentucky's athletic director when Smith led the Wildcats to an NCAA title in 1998. Minnesota's athletic director Joel Maturi says "there's no question" the Gophers basketball team needs its own practice facility, and they "need to find a way to get it."
Gophers forward Trevor Mbakwe can return to the Gophers for sixth year of NCAA hoops if he wants, and Tubby Smith thinks Mbakwe "wants to be here." The team sent a letter to the NCAA requesting an extra scholarship for Mbakwe next season.
The Gophers starting lineup is probably going to look a little different for Saturday's game at Northwestern. Head coach Tubby Smith told reporters that he isn't sure what he's going to change, but he wants to put a lineup on the floor that will do a better job rebounding.
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