Tubby Smith dresses as Shaft, crashes motorcycle at Texas Tech event

The former Gophers coach had an eventful night.

October 18, 2014 at 3:54AM

Well this was ... unexpected.

Former Gophers men's basketball coach Tubby Smith, now at Texas Tech, put on quite the show at the team's kickoff 'Showtime' event.

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Really.

There's even video.

No injuries were reported.

It was just four years ago Smith entered the Gophers' kickoff event at Williams Arena on a motorcycle and DIDN'T wind up wiped out on the court.

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Brian Stensaas has been with the Minnesota Star Tribune since 2004. He is a digital editor and sports reporter, with experience covering high schools, the NHL, NBA and professional golf.

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