... accomplishment,"' Issel said in a phone interview. Among the others impressed with the feat was Minnesota coach Tubby Smith, who recruited Meeks when he was in charge of the Wildcats. "When you think about all the great players that have ...

... of bourbon for Kentucky fans. Kentucky's two best players (Jodie Meeks and Patrick Patterson) were recruited by Tubby Smith, another coach who wore out his welcome by not living up to the program's almost impossible standards. Kentuckians ...

... tournament for the first time since 1991. Not exactly the makeover the program anticipated when he was hired to replace Tubby Smith in April 2007. While Barnhart said the decision was about more than wins or losses, Gillispie argued he never shied ...

... 3.5 million average salary of Florida's Billy Donovan and dwarf those of Calipari's predecessors Rick Pitino, Tubby Smith and Gillispie. Pitino, now the coach at rival Louisville, never made more than $2 million a season during his remarkably ...

... LEXINGTON, Ky. John Calipari thought he'd pop up on Kentucky's radar two years ago when the Wildcats were looking for Tubby Smith's replacement and Calipari was coming off a 33-win season at Memphis. He spent a week constantly asking his wife ...

... for animal producers. That's OK with most of them. A limited law is what Arkansas ranchers prefer, said Claude "Tubby" Smith, head of the Arkansas Cattlemen's Association. "Our goal is to have the least amount of government interference ...

... after a great spinning move to the basket, Antwain Barbour was called for an offensive foul, sending Wildcats coach Tubby Smith into a dance of disgust. From there, Wade was too much for the Wildcats to control, scoring several of his baskets ...

... won't be quite as emotional for Tubby Smith the next time he brings his Kentucky ... 83 victory. "It's tough," Tubby Smith said of his second trip to Athens ... No. 20 Indiana 83 in overtime. Tubby Smith is now 3-0 against the Bulldogs ...

... NOTE OF THIS FOR NEXT YEAR'S BRACKETS: Six of the coaches in the Sweet Sixteen have won national championships (Tubby Smith at Kentucky, Lute Olson at Arizona, Mike Krzyewzski at Duke, Jim Calhoun at Connecticut, Tom Izzo at Michigan State ...

... Florida stunned Kentucky before a record crowd of 12,443 at Gainesville. "Florida is for real," Kentucky coach Tubby Smith said. "They played awfully well. They're going to be tough to beat down the road." Donald Watts scored 24 points ...