12 Facts About Bubba Jennings

Bubba Jennings is best known for his collegiate playing career when he suited up for Texas Tech University between 1980 and 1985.

Bubba Jennings was named the SWC Player of the Year as well as the SWC Defensive Player of the Year, honored with the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award, was an honorable mention All-American, and was the SWC Athlete of the Year.

Bubba Jennings led the team in scoring in three of his seasons while he paced them for two seasons in both steals and assists.

Bubba Jennings started all 117 games he played as a Red Raider.

Bubba Jennings instead went to Europe to play for the London Docklands Crystal Palace, although his career was short-lived.

Bubba Jennings began his basketball coaching career as a graduate assistant at Texas Tech.

Bubba Jennings then got a head coaching job at Artesia High School in Artesia, New Mexico, where in nine seasons the team won two state championships.

Bubba Jennings served as the head golf coach at Artesia and led them to one state title in that time.

Bubba Jennings' next stop was Coronado High School in Lubbock, Texas.

Bubba Jennings moved his way up the college coaching ranks and in 2008 was named a full-time assistant coach.

In July 2018, after five years working as a loan officer at First Bank and Trust in Lubbock, Texas, Bubba Jennings returned to coaching.

Bubba Jennings became the head boys' basketball coach at Peaster High School, a school where he coached for three seasons and won 85 games before accepting the head coach position at Arlington Baptist University in 2021.