Known as 10 loss Tubby at Kentucky, Tubby Smith suffers a big loss off the floor as well.
[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK][QUOTE] MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A jury in Minneapolis has awarded an assistant coach nearly $1.25 million in his lawsuit against Minnesota basketball coach Tubby Smith over an aborted hiring.
Jimmy Williams was an assistant at Oklahoma State when Smith called him to talk about a job shortly after being hired at Minnesota in 2007. Minnesota backed away from Williams after athletic director Joel Maturi pointed out NCAA recruiting violations in his past.
Williams said he resigned at Oklahoma State after Smith offered him a job. Smith testified during an eight-day trial that he never finalized a job offer and didn’t tell Williams to quit his job.
Williams says Wednesday’s verdict vindicates him and that he hopes to return to coaching.
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Looks like Tubby talked a big game, but couldn’t come through with the goods for Williams. A trial which brought up Eddie Sutton, Sean Sutton, and even current coach John Calipari, one has to wonder why Kentucky always gets dragged through the mud. Tubby obviously made a poor decision, and will have to pay out more money than I will ever see in my lifetime. Well, at least he is at a place who is happy with only 10 losses.
