Tubby Smith announced that he is stepping down as the men‘s basketball coach at High Point on Wednesday, according to an official press release from the school. G.G. Smith, Tubby‘s son and Panthers‘ current associate head coach will take over for the remainder of the 2021–22 and the 2022–2023 season.
According to the school’s announcement, Smith felt that it was the right time to step away from basketball after he contracted COVID-19 for a second time in less than year. As a result of his second bout with the virus, the 70-year-old coach has been away from the program for an extended period.
High Point said in a statement that Smith, who graduated from the school after four years on the basketball team, will assist with alumni and community engagement and fundraising for athletics through the end of the year.
