Henry Iba
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Henry Iba was a legendary American college basketball coach, best known for his long tenure at Oklahoma State University and his influence on defensive coaching and team play.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Henry Iba canonical | 3 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Olympic coach
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basketball coach ⓘ college basketball coach ⓘ human ⓘ |
| achievement |
won NCAA men’s basketball championships in 1945 with Oklahoma A&M
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won NCAA men’s basketball championships in 1946 with Oklahoma A&M ⓘ won Olympic gold medal in 1948 as head coach of USA team ⓘ won Olympic gold medal in 1964 as head coach of USA team ⓘ won Olympic gold medal in 1968 as head coach of USA team ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame induction
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National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame induction ⓘ |
| coachedTeam |
Oklahoma A&M Aggies men’s basketball
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Oklahoma State Cowboys men’s basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ United States men’s national basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1904-08-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1993-01-15 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Westminster College (Missouri) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Colorado College
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Northwest Missouri State Teachers College NERFINISHED ⓘ Oklahoma A&M College NERFINISHED ⓘ Oklahoma State University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1970 (Oklahoma State head coach) ⓘ |
| familyName | Iba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Henry Payne Iba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInductionYear |
1969 (Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame)
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2006 (National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame) ⓘ |
| hasHonor | Oklahoma State University basketball arena court named in his honor (Gallagher‑Iba Arena) ⓘ |
| headCoachOf |
1948 United States Olympic men’s basketball team
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1964 United States Olympic men’s basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ 1968 United States Olympic men’s basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | defensive coaching philosophy in college basketball ⓘ |
| knownFor |
disciplined, low‑scoring style of play
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emphasis on defense and team play ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsHallOfFame |
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
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National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Mr. Iba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of Iba’s motion offense and man-to-man defensive system ⓘ |
| occupation |
athletic director
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basketball coach ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Easton, Missouri, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
athletic director at Oklahoma A&M / Oklahoma State
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head men’s basketball coach at Oklahoma A&M / Oklahoma State ⓘ |
| residence | Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| startTime | 1934 (Oklahoma A&M head coach) ⓘ |
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