Billy Tubbs
Alma Mater:
Class of:
Hometown:
Tulsa, OK
High School:
Central High School
- Directed Oklahoma to 12 consecutive 20-win seasons (1982-93), a Big Eight Conference best
- Took the Sooners to postseason play his last 13 years with them (9 NCAA/4 NIT) before moving to Texas Christian
- His 1988 OU squad advanced to the national championship game against Kansas
- OU teams advanced to NIT semifinals in 1982 (T3rd) and 1991 (2nd)
- Led Oklahoma to three Big Eight Tournament championships--1985, 1988 and 1990
- Oklahoma's all-time winningest coach
- Assistant coach at Lamar under Jack Martin for 11 seasons from 1960-61 through 1970-71, and at North Texas State under Gene Robbins and Bill Blakeley for three seasons from 1973-74 through 1975-76
- Final Top 20 Rankings (eight: AP/UPI/USA)--1984 (7/8/14), 1985 (4/5/6), 1986 (15/17/24), 1987 (NR/19/12), 1988 (4/4/2), 1989 (4/5/12), 1990 (1/1/11), 1992 (23/22/NR) and 1998 (15/25)
- All-Americans (six): Oklahoma's Mookie Blaylock (1989), Harvey Grant (1988), Stacey King (1989) and Wayman Tisdale (1983 through 1985) and Texas Christian's Lee Nailon (1998) and Kurt Thomas (1995).
Record:
Season | School | Overall | League | Finish | Conference (Division) | Postseason (Record) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Southwestern | 12-14 | DNP | ||||
Southwestern | 19-8 | 9-3 | 2nd | Big State | DNP | |
12-17 | 6-4 | 3rd | DNP | |||
18-9 | 8-2 | T-1st | DNP | |||
23-9 | 8-1 | 1st | NCAA (1-1) | |||
22-11 | 8-2 | 1st | NCAA (2-1) | |||
9-18 | 4-10 | 7th | DNP | |||
22-11 | 8-6 | 3rd | NIT (3-1) | |||
24-9 | 10-4 | 2nd | NCAA (1-1) | |||
29-5 | 13-1 | 1st | NCAA (0-1) | |||
31-6 | 13-1 | 1st | NCAA (3-1) | |||
26-9 | 8-6 | T-3rd | NCAA (1-1) | |||
24-10 | 9-5 | T-2nd | NCAA (2-1) | |||
35-4 | 12-2 | 1st | NCAA (5-1) | |||
30-6 | 12-2 | 1st | NCAA (2-1) | |||
27-5 | 11-3 | 2nd | NCAA (1-1) | |||
20-15 | 5-9 | T-6th | NIT (4-1) | |||
21-9 | 8-6 | T-2nd | NCAA (0-1) | |||
20-12 | 7-7 | T-5th | NIT (1-1) | |||
15-13 | 6-8 | 5th | NIT (0-1) | |||
16-11 | 8-6 | T-3rd | DNP | |||
15-15 | 6-8 | 4th | DNP | |||
22-13 | 7-9 | T-4th | WAC (Mountain) | NIT (1-1) | ||
27-6 | 14-0 | 1st | WAC (Pacific) | NCAA (0-1) | ||
21-11 | 7-7 | T-4th | WAC (Mountain) | NIT (2-1) | ||
18-14 | 8-6 | 4th | DNP | |||
20-11 | 9-7 | 4th | DNP | |||
16-15 | 6-10 | T-4th | C-USA (National) | DNP | ||
11-18 | 5-11 | 10th | DNP | |||
18-11 | 9-7 | 5th | DNP | |||
17-14 | 9-7 | T-4th | DNP |
* Record does not reflect forfeit victory awarded from Purdue.
- 31-Year Coaching Record: 640-339 (.654) overall
- 31-22 (.585) in two years at Southwestern (TX)
- 121-89 (.576) in seven years at Lamar
- 333-132 (.716) in 14 years at Oklahoma
- 155-96 (.618) in eight years at Texas Christian
- 53-34 (.609) in Southland Conference
- 126-70 (.643) in Big Eight Conference
- 14-14 (.500) in Southwest Conference
- 45-29 (.608) in Western Athletic Conference
- 6-10 (.375) in Conference USA
- 18-11 (.621) in Big Eight Tournament
- 0-2 (.000) in SWC Tournament
- 5-5 (.500) in WAC Tournament
- 0-1 (.000) in C-USA Tournament
- 2-2 (.500) in SLC Tournament
- 18-12 (.600) in NCAA Tournament
- 11-6 (.647) in NIT