Tubby Smith to Throw First Pitch Tuesday at AutoZone Park

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Tubby Smith, the new men's basketball head coach at the University of Memphis, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch prior to Tuesday's baseball game against Ole Miss downtown at AutoZone Park at 6:30 p.m.

Fans can go online to GoTigersGo.com to purchase tickets to the game and any tickets that were purchased for the originally scheduled game against Ole Miss on March 30 will be honored.

Smith was introduced last week as the Tigers' 18th head men's basketball coach at a press conference in front of fans and media at FedExForum.

Smith has a 557-276 career record at Tulsa, Georgia, Kentucky, Minnesota, and Texas Tech. He is a three-time National Coach of the Year, and most recently The Sporting News National Coach of the Year and Big 12 Conference Coach of the Year in 2016. During a 10-year span between his tenures with three different programs (Tulsa, Georgia, and Kentucky), he advanced his team to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 or beyond eight times.

Last season, Texas Tech made the program's first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2004-05, finishing with a record of 19-16. For his efforts in turning around the program – which included a 9-9 mark in a strong Big 12 Conference – he was named the Big 12 Coach of the Year, in addition to being named The Sporting News National Coach of the Year.

Tubby Smith to Throw First Pitch Tuesday at AutoZone Park

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