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Tubby Smith's time at Texas Tech has begun. And he says he will fit in just fine in West Texas, where cowboy hats and cowboy boots are more prominent than other many other places he's coached.

Texas Tech announced Monday night that Tubby Smith has agreed to become the next coach.

Texas Tech has contacted former Minnesota coach Tubby Smith about its vacant head-coaching position, multiple sources told ESPN.com on Thursday.

Texas Tech was investigating former coach Billy Gillispie for continuing to exceed NCAA practice limits weeks before he was hospitalized and subsequently resigned, USA Today reported Thursday.

Texas Tech's athletic director says the NCAA has accepted the school's self-imposed penalties after former Red Raiders coach Billy Gillispie exceeded limits on practice time last fall.

Chris Walker took over Thursday as Texas Tech's interim head basketball coach, replacing Billy Gillispie.

Seth Greenberg writes that Billy Gillispie's problems at Texas Tech did not merely stem from his being a "tough" coach -- he simply wasn't able to earn his players' trust, which a coach needs in order to work them hard and get the most out of them.

Story | Conversation | September 25, 2012

The mother of a teenager at Billy Gillispie's summer basketball camp claims in a letter to a top school administrator that the former Texas Tech coach repeatedly verbally abused her son, according to a document obtained Friday by The Associated Press.

After Billy Gillispie's resignation Thursday night, a number of coaches with Texas Tech and Big 12 ties told ESPN.com the Red Raiders are facing a two-to-three-year setback in recruiting and even lengthier rebuilding period than they were already fac...

Billy Gillispie has resigned as Texas Tech's basketball coach, the school announced Thursday.

In the short term, there are no winners in the Billy Gillispie saga that ended with his resignation at Texas Tech. Now it's up to the disgraced former coach to change that in the long run.

Billy Gillispie says doctors have ordered him to avoid any stress for 30 days to try to bring his blood pressure down.

Texas Tech coach Billy Gillispie left Lubbock on a private plane Tuesday afternoon to fly to Rochester, Minn., where he will seek treatment at the Mayo Clinic for stress and high blood pressure, a source close to Gillispie told ESPN.com.

The situation at Texas Tech is deteriorating. It's time for both Billy Gillispie and the program to go their separate ways and focus on their health.

The Texas Tech athletic director says coach Billy Gillispie is no longer making day-to-day decisions for the basketball program so he can focus on his health.

Texas Tech leading returning scorer Jordan Tolbert said Monday that he doesn't want to play for coach Billy Gillispie if he returns from an extended medical leave.