Orlando "Tubby" Smith is the men's basketball head coach at the University of Minnesota. He previously served in the same role at the University of Tulsa, the University of Georgia, and most recently, University of Kentucky.

Over his 17 seasons as a head coach, Smith has had 15 twenty-win seasons, making the NCAA Tournament each of those years. In 2005, he joined Roy Williams, Nolan Richardson, Denny Crum and Jim Boeheim as the only head coaches to win 365 games in 15 seasons or less. Entering the 2007 season, Smith's career record was 387-145 and his .733 winning percentage was eighth among active coaches.