WATCH: Kentucky honors Tubby Smith through jersey retirement
New Year’s Eve at Rupp Arena was a very special day for everyone involved. Kentucky was finally able to adequately recognize the career of former Wildcat head coach Tubby Smith, who won the 1998 National Championship at UK and compiled an overall record of 263-83 during his tenure from 1997-2007.
Now the head coach at his alma mater of High Point, Coach Smith returned to Rupp Arena one final time for a proper jersey retirement. Kentucky ran away with the easy win, but the pregame ceremonies and speech from Coach Smith didn’t leave one dry eye in the whole arena.
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If you weren’t one of the 20,000 fans lucky enough to experience the moment in person, we’ve got you covered. KSR’s excellent videographer, Bradley McKee, was roaming the sidelines on Friday to catch all the good vibes and high emotions.
Check it all out. You can additionally look through Dr. Michael Huang’s photo gallery from the festivities on Facebook right here.
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