Former Kentucky head coach Orlando “Tubby” Smith was in Danville tonight to watch Rhodes College, which is coached by former Tubby assistant Steven “Zo” Goodson, do battle with Centre College.
On the court, former Greenwood High School star Cade Stinnett stole the show to lead Centre to a nice 82-72 victory.
The game was 42-41 with just over 16 minutes go in the second half, but the Colonels got hot and pulled away to earn an important conference win.
Stinnett, who is just a freshman, finished with a game-high 38 points:
Cade Stinnett up to 33 points! Centre suddenly up 64-57 with 5:32 to play. pic.twitter.com/zlMnsh8lC8
— Anthony Wireman (@awireman) January 7, 2023
Stinnett again!!! He has 36 points and Centre leads 74-58. pic.twitter.com/50gxO0QCHX
— Anthony Wireman (@awireman) January 7, 2023
After the game, Tubby was one of the first folks on the court to congratulate Centre head coach Greg Mason on the victory.
Tubby Smith came out to congratulate @centrebball on the win. As always, it was great to see Coach Smith again. pic.twitter.com/C7nIfogakw
— Anthony Wireman (@awireman) January 7, 2023
Goodson worked with Tubby for 14 seasons, including 6 years at Kentucky. He served as student manager from 2001-05 and was a graduate assistant in 2006-07.
After Kentucky, Goodson had stops with Smith at Memphis, Texas Tech, Minnesota and High Point.
