Fifty years ago, Tubby Smith was a freshman in high school.
Integration and consolidation were taking place in schools in southern Maryland, and that spring Smith went from George Washington Carver to Great Mills High School.
In March 1966, less than two hours from his hometown of Scotland, something happened that shaped the Texas Tech coach’s life.
The site was Cole Field House on the campus of the University of Maryland.
Like Texas high school basketball state championships were played at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin until recently, Cole Field House was the site of Maryland high school basketball state championships.