John Denton ’85 of the TCU Block T Association hosts a live panel about the exciting and amusing tenure of TCU’s legendary basketball coach Billy Tubbs. Panelists include the coach’s son Tommy Tubbs, players Corey Santee ’07 (MLA ’19) and Lee Nailon, as well as Jack Hesselbrock ’82 (MBA ’86), former senior associate athletics director who worked for TCU Athletics

from 1988 to 2018.

Question for Tommy Tubbs: What do you remember from the day that Billy Tubbs was hired as TCU’s head coach?

Question for Jack Hesselbrock: What was happening within TCU athletics prior to and during the hire?  

Question for Lee Nailon and Corey Santee: As young up-and-coming players, what was your thought process after seeing Coach Tubbs hired for TCU’s basketball team? 

Question for Jack Hesselbrock: How did TCU’s athletics atmosphere change after hiring Coach Tubbs? 

Question for Lee Nailon and Corey Santee: What was the practice environment like with Billy Tubbs?

Question for Tommy Tubbs: What were your father’s coaching methods? 

Question for Jack Hesselbrock: What were some of the conversations Billy Tubbs had with TCU’s athletic administrators? 

Question for Lee Nailon and Corey Santee: How did Coach Tubbs motivate the team?

Question for Tommy Tubbs: How was your experience while playing for your father? 

Question for Lee Nailon, Tommy Tubbs and Corey Santee: Did having all the attention on Coach Tubbs allow you to better concentrate on playing basketball? 

Question for all panelists: What was it like being there for the first time TCU hit over three digits in a game and had to alter the scoreboard to show the score? 

Question for all panelists: What did Billy Tubbs mean to you and how did he help you reach your goals? 

Question for Tommy Tubbs: Who did Billy Tubbs cheer for, TCU or OU?