Best of Midnight Madness: Tubby Smith crashes motorcycle while dressed as 'Shaft'
Midnight Madness produces some memorable moments each year, so The Dagger is chronicling the best ones from this October's lineup. If you spot something we missed, let us know here or here.
Since Midnight Madness entrances from coaches get more and more elaborate each year, it was probably only a matter of time before one ended in a mishap. Sure enough, that happened Friday night when Texas Tech coach Tubby Smith donned a 1970s-era "Shaft" costume and tried to drive a motorycle onto the court. Smith tipped the bike over near the baseline as he tried to bring it to a stop, eliciting an audible gasp from the Texas Tech crowd. Thankfully he was going at such low speed that he was unharmed, even quipping that he hoped he hadn't scratched the floor. Texas Tech surely hopes that Smith's motorcycle wreck isn't a metaphor for the upcoming season. The Red Raiders have not made the NCAA tournament since 2007 and are expected to finish in the Big 12's bottom two for the seventh straight season.
More from the Best of Midnight Madness series:
• North Carolina's Kennedy Meeks performs 'I will always love you'
• Bill Self recreates Andrew Wiggins' infamous draft day outfit
• Clemson student sinks $25,000 half-court shot
• Costume-clad Tubby Smith crashes motorcycle
• Drake's appearance at Kentucky includes cringe-worthy air ball
• Mercer's Ike Nwamu leaps over teammate, throws down big dunk
• New Mexico coach shaves his head for a good cause
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