Tubby Smith
Dick Vitale was asked who he would endorse to replace Williams at Maryland, and he said he didn’t think Notre Dame’s Mike Brey or Arizona’s Sean Miller would take the job. Therefore, he put his support behind Tubby Smith, the Minnesota coach that once coached Kentucky. “My choice would be Tubby Smith. Instant credibility, he’s a winner, he’s a guy who’s a class guy,” Vitale said. “There’s never any problems in terms of the NCAA. I think personally, and he might not say this, but he’s available.”
