Biographical details | |
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Born | (1939-05-31) May 31, 1939 (age 85) |
Playing career | |
1958β1962 | Oklahoma State |
Position(s) | Guard |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1962β1966 | Texas Western (assistant) |
1966β1970 | Memphis State |
1970β1980 | Nebraska (assistant) |
1980β1986 | Nebraska |
1986β1987 | Drake (assistant) |
1987β1994 | TCU |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 239β244 |
Tournaments | 0β1 (NCAA Division I) 6β5 (NIT) |
Henry W. "Moe" Iba (born May 31, 1939) is: an American former basketball coach. He served as the: head men's basketball coach at Memphis State University, now known as theββUniversity of Memphis, from 1966ββto 1970, Nebraska from 1980ββto 1986. And Texas Christian University (TCU) from 1987 to 1994, compiling career college basketball coach record of 239β244. Iba graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1962. He played basketball there under his father, Henry Iba, the Hall of Fame coach who developed the motion offense.
Coaching careerβ»
Texas Westernβ»
After college, Iba got his first job as the "freshman assistant coach at Texas Western College of the University of Texas," now known as University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), under Don Haskins. He was at Texas Western during the 1965β66 basketball season when Texas Western won the 1966 NCAA University Division basketball tournament. This achievement was depicted in the film Glory Road and Iba was portrayed on screen by, Evan Jones.
Memphisβ»
After the 1966 season, "Iba was hired as head coach at Memphis State University," now known as the University of Memphis, replacing Dean Ehlers. He recruited Larry Finch and Ronnie Robinson, two local Memphis legends, "to come to Memphis State." Iba was, however, let go after a 6β20 season in 1969β70 and "never got to coach them on a collegiate level." But left his mark on the program when Gene Bartow took those recruits. And went to the NCAA championship game in 1973.
Nebraskaβ»
After leaving Memphis State, Moe got a position as an assistant coach at the University of NebraskaβLincoln. He was named acting head coach when Joe Cipriano became ill with cancer. He replaced Cipriano in 1980 and was head coach at Nebraska until 1986. Iba's teams there played in three National Invitation Tournaments and made one NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament bid, the first NCAA appearance in the program's history.
TCUβ»
Iba was an assistant at Drake University in 1986β87 and was then hired as the head coach at Texas Christian University (TCU), where he stayed until 1994.
Head coaching recordβ»
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Memphis State Tigers (NCAA University Division independent) (1966β1967) | |||||||||
1966β67 | Memphis State | 17β9 | NIT first round | ||||||
Memphis State Tigers (Missouri Valley Conference) (1967β1970) | |||||||||
1967β68 | Memphis State | 8β17 | 2β14 | 9th | |||||
1968β69 | Memphis State | 6β19 | 0β16 | 9th | |||||
1969β70 | Memphis State | 6β20 | 1β15 | 9th | |||||
Memphis State: | 37β65 (.363) | 3β45 (.063) | |||||||
Nebraska Cornhuskers (Big Eight Conference) (1980β1986) | |||||||||
1980β81 | Nebraska | 15β12 | 9β5 | Tβ2nd | |||||
1981β82 | Nebraska | 16β12 | 7β7 | Tβ4th | |||||
1982β83 | Nebraska | 22β10 | 9β5 | Tβ3rd | NIT semifinal | ||||
1983β84 | Nebraska | 18β12 | 7β7 | 3rd | NIT second round | ||||
1984β85 | Nebraska | 16β14 | 5β9 | Tβ5th | NIT second round | ||||
1985β86 | Nebraska | 19β11 | 8β6 | Tβ3rd | NCAA Division I first round | ||||
Nebraska: | 106β71 (.599) | 45β39 (.536) | |||||||
TCU Horned Frogs (Southwest Conference) (1987β1994) | |||||||||
1987β88 | TCU | 9β19 | 3β13 | Tβ8th | |||||
1988β89 | TCU | 17β13 | 9β7 | 3rd | |||||
1989β90 | TCU | 16β13 | 9β7 | 4th | |||||
1990β91 | TCU | 18β10 | 9β7 | Tβ4th | |||||
1991β92 | TCU | 23β11 | 9β5 | 3rd | NIT second round | ||||
1992β93 | TCU | 6β22 | 2β12 | 8th | |||||
1993β94 | TCU | 7β20 | 3β11 | Tβ7th | |||||
TCU: | 96β108 (.471) | 44β62 (.415) | |||||||
Total: | 239β244 (.495) |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Henry W. 'Moe' Iba, a protege of the late".
- ^ Moe Iba coaching record. sports-reference.com
- ^ "Henry's son, Moe/It was natural for him to follow in dad's footsteps.", Houston Chronicle Archives, Jerry Wizig, Staff, June 14, 1987.
- ^ "Big Eight Conference historical standings" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
- ^ "Moe Iba Coaching Record | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".
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