| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 5, 1935 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | November 1, 2020 (aged 85) Norman, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Lamar Tech (B.A.) Stephen F. Austin (M.A.) |
| Playing career | |
| 1953–1955 | Lon Morris JC |
| 1955–1957 | Lamar Tech |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1960–1971 | Lamar Tech (assistant) |
| 1971–1973 | Southwestern (TX) |
| 1973–1976 | North Texas State (assistant) |
| 1976–1980 | Lamar |
| 1980–1994 | Oklahoma |
| 1994–2002 | TCU |
| 2003–2006 | Lamar |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2002–2011 | Lamar |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 641–340 |
| Tournaments | 18–12 (NCAA Division I) 11–6 (NIT) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| NCAA Division I Regional—Final Four (1988) 2 Southland regular season (1979, 1980) 4 Big Eight regular season (1984, 1985, 1987, 1988) 3 Big Eight tournament (1985, 1988, 1990) WAC regular season (1998) | |
| Awards | |
| 2x Southland Coach of the Year (1978, 1980) 4× Big Eight Coach of the Year (1984, 1985, 1988, 1989) WAC Coach of the Year (1998) | |
Billy Duane Tubbs (March 5, 1935 – November 1, 2020) was an American men's college basketball coach. The Tulsa, Oklahoma native was the head coach of his alma mater Lamar University (1976–1980, 2003–2006), the University of Oklahoma (1980–1994) and Texas Christian University (1994–2002). His first head coaching job — from 1971-72 through 1972-73 — was at Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas, where his teams were 12–16 and 19–8. From there he went to the University of North Texas to serve as assistant coach under Gene Robbins[1] and for one year under Bill Blakeley.
Tubbs was known for his high scoring offense and full-court press defense.
Tubbs achieved many coaching milestones during his coaching career. He became the ninth coach in NCAA history to record 100 wins at three different schools (Oklahoma 333, TCU 156 and Lamar 121). He became the 28th coach in NCAA Division I history to record 600 wins in Lamar's 79-67 win over Texas Southern during the 2003-04 season.[2]