Tubby Smith spoke about receiving a contract extension again on Thursday, and he reiterated that he expects to get one from the Gophers. However, he doesn't expect it to get done until a new athletics director is hired. The current AD, Joel Maturi, is set to retire at the end of June.

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.

Norwood Teague, the soon-to-be Gophers' athletic director, is confident head basketball coach Tubby Smith will sign a contract extension in the near future. “It’s not done yet but hopefully it’s something that will be done very soon," Teague said.

Charley Walters of the Pioneer Press reports that Gophers men's basketball coach Tubby Smith will soon sign a three-year contract extension worth a little over $2-million/season. Smith still has two-years left on his current contract, so the extension will keep him with Minnesota through the 2016-17 season.

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.

Tubby Smith doesn't believe his status with the University of Minnesota will change after a new Athletics Director is hired. Smith says he's "certain" he will be back next season. Smith has two years remaining on his contract.

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.

After more than a year of negotiations, the University of Minnesota and men's basketball coach Tubby Smith have agreed to a three-year contract extension. That comes on top of two years remaining on his current contract, keeping Smith and the Gophers tied together through the spring of 2017. Smith has yet to deliver an NCAA tournament victory in his five years in Minnesota, but the Gophers finished last season with a run to the NIT finals.