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Report: Former UGA coach Tubby Smith fired at Memphis
Former Georgia men's basketball coach Tubby Smith was fired from Memphis on Wednesday. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
Former Georgia men's basketball coach Tubby Smith told reporters on Wednesday that he is no longer head coach at the University of Memphis, according to a report from ESPN.
Smith leaves Memphis after a two-year stint as its head coach, where he compiled a record of 40-26. The news comes after weeks of speculation that Memphis was going to fire Smith and replace him with Memphis legend Penny Hardaway.
Smith, 66, has a career record of 597-302, while coaching at Texas Tech, Minnesota, Kentucky, Georgia and Tulsa. He led Bulldogs 1996 and 1997 NCAA Tournaments in his only two years in Athens.
