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Henry W. "Moe" Iba (born May 31, 1939) is an American former
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coach. He served as the head men's basketball coach at Memphis State University, now known as the
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, from 1966 to 1970,
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from 1980 to 1986, and Texas Christian University (TCU) from 1987 to 1994, compiling a career
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coach record of 239–244. Iba graduated from
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in 1962. He played basketball there under his father, Henry Iba, the
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coach who developed the motion offense.


Coaching career


Texas Western

After college, Iba got his first job as the freshman assistant coach at Texas Western College of the University of Texas, now known as
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(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

After the 1966 season, Iba was hired as head coach at Memphis State University, now known as the
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, 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

After leaving Memphis State, Moe got a position as an assistant coach at the
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. 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
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s and made one
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bid, the first NCAA appearance in the program's history.


TCU

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


Head coaching record


References

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