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Orlando "Tubby" Smith, legendario entrenador de baloncesto universitario que ganó el campeonato nacional de la NCAA en 1998 en su primera temporada con Kentucky, ha sido nombrado al Salón de la Fama Nacional de Baloncesto Universitario como parte de la clase de 2026. Durante sus 10 temporadas en Kentucky de 1998 a 2007, Smith compiló un récord de 263-83, ganó cinco campeonatos regulares de la SEC y cinco títulos del torneo de la SEC, además de llevar a los Wildcats a 10 apariciones en el torneo de la NCAA. Smith fue el tercer entrenador afroamericano en ganar un campeonato nacional de baloncesto universitario y su clase de 2026 incluye también al exentrenador de Villanova Jay Wright, al legendario entrenador de Kansas Ted Owens y otros destacados nombres del baloncesto.
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Legendary college basketball coach Orlando “Tubby” Smith, who brought Kentucky its first national championship in 27 years by winning the 1998 NCAA title in his inaugural season, has been named to the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2026.
Smith, announced Monday, joins five other inductees in one of college basketball’s most prestigious honors. The 1998 championship team won 35 games and captured the Wildcats’ seventh national title. Smith went on to lead Kentucky to at least 22 victories in all 10 of his seasons from 1998 to 2007, compiling five Southeastern Conference regular season championships and five SEC Tournament titles.
During his tenure in Lexington, Smith amassed a 263-83 record and led the Wildcats to four Elite Eight appearances and 10 NCAA Tournament berths. In 2003, he became the first coach since Indiana’s Bobby Knight in 1975 to sweep all national coach of the year honors, including the AP, Naismith, NABC and USBWA awards.
Smith coached at seven Division I programs over 31 seasons, making him one of only two coaches in NCAA history to lead five different teams to the NCAA Tournament. His career record stands at 642-370, a .634 winning percentage that ranks among the most accomplished in college basketball history.
The 1998 Wildcats national championship was particularly historic—it was won without a first-team All-American or future NBA lottery pick on the roster. Smith was the third Black head coach to win a national championship in college basketball.
Smith’s class includes former Villanova coach Jay Wright, longtime Kansas coach Ted Owens, BYU superstar Danny Ainge, Michigan scoring legend Glen Rice and the late UCLA great Walt Hazzard. The six inductees will be formally enshrined on October 22, 2026, at the College Basketball Experience in Kansas City, Missouri.
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