Moe Iba
{{short description|American former basketball coach (born 1939)}}
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{{Infobox college coach
| name = Moe Iba
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1939|5|31}}
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| player_years1 = 1958–1962
| player_team1 = Oklahoma State
| player_positions = Guard
| coach_years1 = 1962–1966
| coach_team1 = Texas Western (assistant)
| coach_years2 = 1966–1970
| coach_team2 = Memphis State
| coach_years3 = 1970–1980
| coach_team3 = Nebraska (assistant)
| coach_years4 = 1980–1986
| coach_team4 = Nebraska
| coach_years5 = 1986–1987
| coach_team5 = Drake (assistant)
| coach_years6 = 1987–1994
| coach_team6 = TCU
| overall_record = 239–244
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| tournament_record = 0–1 (NCAA Division I)
6–5 (NIT)
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Henry W. "Moe" Iba{{Cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/02/25/Henry-W-Moe-Iba-a-protege-of-the-late/4839351925200/|title = Henry W. 'Moe' Iba, a protege of the late}} (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.[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/i/ibamo01.html Moe Iba coaching record]. sports-reference.com 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 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 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=
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=
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.
=TCU=
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."Henry's son, Moe/It was natural for him to follow in dad's footsteps.", Houston Chronicle Archives, Jerry Wizig, Staff, June 14, 1987.
Head coaching record
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Memphis State Tigers
| conference = NCAA University Division independent
| startyear = 1966
| endyear = 1967
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1966–67
| name = Memphis State
| overall = 17–9
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| postseason = NIT first round
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Memphis State Tigers
| conference = Missouri Valley Conference
| startyear = 1967
| endyear = 1970
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1967–68
| name = Memphis State
| overall = 8–17
| conference = 2–14
| confstanding = 9th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1968–69
| name = Memphis State
| overall = 6–19
| conference = 0–16
| confstanding = 9th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1969–70
| name = Memphis State
| overall = 6–20
| conference = 1–15
| confstanding = 9th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Memphis State
| overall = 37–65 ({{Winning percentage|37|65}})
| confrecord = 3–45 ({{Winning percentage|3|45}})
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Nebraska Cornhuskers
| conference = Big Eight Conference{{cite web|url=http://www.big12sports.com//pdf1/134781.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=10410|title=Big Eight Conference historical standings|publisher=Big 12 Conference|accessdate=December 21, 2013}}
| startyear = 1980
| endyear = 1986
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1980–81
| name = Nebraska
| overall = 15–12
| conference = 9–5
| confstanding = T–2nd
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1981–82
| name = Nebraska
| overall = 16–12
| conference = 7–7
| confstanding = T–4th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1982–83
| name = Nebraska
| overall = 22–10
| conference = 9–5
| confstanding = T–3rd
| postseason = NIT semifinal
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1983–84
| name = Nebraska
| overall = 18–12
| conference = 7–7
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason = NIT second round
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1984–85
| name = Nebraska
| overall = 16–14
| conference = 5–9
| confstanding = T–5th
| postseason = NIT second round
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1985–86
| name = Nebraska
| overall = 19–11
| conference = 8–6
| confstanding = T–3rd
| postseason = NCAA Division I first round
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Nebraska
| overall = 106–71 ({{Winning percentage|106|71}})
| confrecord = 45–39 ({{Winning percentage|45|39}})
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = TCU Horned Frogs
| conference = Southwest Conference
| startyear = 1987
| endyear = 1994
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1987–88
| name = TCU
| overall = 9–19
| conference = 3–13
| confstanding = T–8th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1988–89
| name = TCU
| overall = 17–13
| conference = 9–7
| confstanding = 3rd
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1989–90
| name = TCU
| overall = 16–13
| conference = 9–7
| confstanding = 4th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1990–91
| name = TCU
| overall = 18–10
| conference = 9–7
| confstanding = T–4th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1991–92
| name = TCU
| overall = 23–11
| conference = 9–5
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason = NIT second round
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1992–93
| name = TCU
| overall = 6–22
| conference = 2–12
| confstanding = 8th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1993–94
| name = TCU
| overall = 7–20
| conference = 3–11
| confstanding = T–7th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = TCU
| overall = 96–108 ({{Winning percentage|96|108}})
| confrecord = 44–62 ({{Winning percentage|44|62}})
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{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = 239–244 ({{Winning percentage|239|244}})
| legend = no
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References
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