(1935-03-05)March 5, 1935 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Died
November 1, 2020(2020-11-01) (aged 85) Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.
Alma mater
Lamar Tech (B.A.) Stephen F. Austin (M.A.)
Playing career
1953–1955
Lon Morris JC
1955–1957
Lamar Tech
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1960–1971
Lamar Tech (assistant)
1971–1973
Southwestern (TX)
1973–1976
North Texas State (assistant)
1976–1980
Lamar
1980–1994
Oklahoma
1994–2002
TCU
2003–2006
Lamar
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2002–2011
Lamar
Head coaching record
Overall
641–340
Tournaments
18–12 (NCAA Division I) 11–6 (NIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
NCAA Division I Regional—Final Four (1988) 2 Southland regular season (1979, 1980) 4 Big Eight regular season (1984, 1985, 1987, 1988) 3 Big Eight tournament (1985, 1988, 1990) WAC regular season (1998)
Awards
2x Southland Coach of the Year (1978, 1980) 4× Big Eight Coach of the Year (1984, 1985, 1988, 1989) WAC Coach of the Year (1998)
Billy Duane Tubbs (March 5, 1935 – November 1, 2020) was an American men's college basketball coach. The Tulsa, Oklahoma native was the head coach of his alma mater Lamar University (1976–1980, 2003–2006), the University of Oklahoma (1980–1994) and Texas Christian University (1994–2002). His first head coaching job — from 1971-72 through 1972-73 — was at Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas, where his teams were 12–16 and 19–8. From there he went to the University of North Texas to serve as assistant coach under Gene Robbins[1] and for one year under Bill Blakeley.
Tubbs was known for his high scoring offense and full-court press defense.
Tubbs achieved many coaching milestones during his coaching career. He became the ninth coach in NCAA history to record 100 wins at three different schools (Oklahoma 333, TCU 156 and Lamar 121). He became the 28th coach in NCAA Division I history to record 600 wins in Lamar's 79-67 win over Texas Southern during the 2003-04 season.[2]
^Robbins, NT Cage Coach, Resigns Post, The Dallas Morning News, March 8, 1975
^"COLLEGE SPORTS OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-10-24. CSTV, March 6, 2006
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