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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instanceOf Olympic coach
basketball coach
college basketball coach
human
achievement won NCAA men’s basketball championships in 1945 with Oklahoma A&M
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 NERFINISHED
National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame induction
coachedTeam Oklahoma A&M Aggies men’s basketball NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
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)
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 NERFINISHED
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
emphasis on defense and team play
memberOfSportsHallOfFame Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
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
basketball coach
placeOfBirth Easton, Missouri, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States NERFINISHED
positionHeld athletic director at Oklahoma A&M / Oklahoma State
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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