The Tubby Smith era in Memphis is over.
On Wednesday, the school officially parted ways with the embattled head coach. The former UK national championship coach endured a rocky two-year stint in Memphis after replacing former John Calipari assistant Josh Pastner, who left to become Georgia Tech’s head coach in 2016.
As you can tell, there have been a lot of UK connections at Memphis, and the Tigers’ next hire could have a big impact on UK.
That’s because Memphis is expected to hire Memphis East coach Penny Hardaway. We’ve gone into detail about how this would have a big impact on UK, mainly in the recruitment of one James Wiseman.