Henry W. "Moe" Iba[1] (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 the University of Memphis, from 1966 to 1970, Nebraska from 1980 to 1986, and Texas Christian University (TCU) from 1987 to 1994, compiling a career college basketball coach record of 239–244.[2] 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.

Moe Iba
Biographical details
Born (1939-05-31) May 31, 1939 (age 85)
Playing career
1958–1962Oklahoma State
Position(s)Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1962–1966Texas Western (assistant)
1966–1970Memphis State
1970–1980Nebraska (assistant)
1980–1986Nebraska
1986–1987Drake (assistant)
1987–1994TCU
Head coaching record
Overall239–244
Tournaments0–1 (NCAA Division I)
6–5 (NIT)

Coaching career

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Texas Western

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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 1965–66 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.

Memphis

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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 6–20 season in 1969–70 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.

Nebraska

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After leaving Memphis State, Moe got a position as an assistant coach at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. 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.

Iba was an assistant at Drake University in 1986–87 and was then hired as the head coach at Texas Christian University (TCU), where he stayed until 1994.[3]

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Memphis State Tigers (NCAA University Division independent) (1966–1967)
1966–67 Memphis State 17–9 NIT first round
Memphis State Tigers (Missouri Valley Conference) (1967–1970)
1967–68 Memphis State 8–17 2–14 9th
1968–69 Memphis State 6–19 0–16 9th
1969–70 Memphis State 6–20 1–15 9th
Memphis State: 37–65 (.363) 3–45 (.063)
Nebraska Cornhuskers (Big Eight Conference[4]) (1980–1986)
1980–81 Nebraska 15–12 9–5 T–2nd
1981–82 Nebraska 16–12 7–7 T–4th
1982–83 Nebraska 22–10 9–5 T–3rd NIT semifinal
1983–84 Nebraska 18–12 7–7 3rd NIT second round
1984–85 Nebraska 16–14 5–9 T–5th NIT second round
1985–86 Nebraska 19–11 8–6 T–3rd NCAA Division I first round
Nebraska: 106–71 (.599) 45–39 (.536)
TCU Horned Frogs (Southwest Conference) (1987–1994)
1987–88 TCU 9–19 3–13 T–8th
1988–89 TCU 17–13 9–7 3rd
1989–90 TCU 16–13 9–7 4th
1990–91 TCU 18–10 9–7 T–4th
1991–92 TCU 23–11 9–5 3rd NIT second round
1992–93 TCU 6–22 2–12 8th
1993–94 TCU 7–20 3–11 T–7th
TCU: 96–108 (.471) 44–62 (.415)
Total: 239–244 (.495)

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References

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  1. ^ "Henry W. 'Moe' Iba, a protege of the late".
  2. ^ Moe Iba coaching record. sports-reference.com
  3. ^ "Henry's son, Moe/It was natural for him to follow in dad's footsteps.", Houston Chronicle Archives, Jerry Wizig, Staff, June 14, 1987.
  4. ^ "Big Eight Conference historical standings" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  5. ^ "Moe Iba Coaching Record | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".