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KSR's Favorite Tubby Smith Memories Ahead Of His Jersey Retirement

Tomorrow, the Kentucky Basketball program will honor Tubby Smith by retiring his jersey to the rafters. The tribute is long overdue for Tubby, who served as Kentucky’s head coach from 1997-2007 and led the Wildcats to the program’s seventh national championship. The next day will be full of stories and memories, so to tip things off, the KSR crew — or, at least, those of us old enough to remember the Tubby days — decided to share some of ours. Enjoy.

30 Mar 1998: Coach Tubby Smith of the Kentucky Wildcats looks on during the NCAA championship game against the Utah Utes at the Alamo Dome in San Antonio, Texas.