Henry Bibby

Henry Bibby

No. 17, 45, 14, 15, 10
Point guard
Personal information
Date of birth	November 24, 1949 (1949-11-24)
Place of birth	Franklinton, North Carolina
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
College	UCLA (1968–1972)
NBA Draft	1972 / Round: 4 / Pick: 58th overall
Selected by the New York Knicks
Pro career	1972–1981
Career history
1972–1975	New York Knicks
1974–1976	New Orleans Jazz
1976–1980	Philadelphia 76ers
1980–1981	San Diego Clippers
Career highlights and awards
NBA Champion (1973) Consensus NCAA All-American Second Team (1972) 3× NCAA Champion (1970–1972)
Career statistics
Points	5,775 (8.6 ppg)
Rebounds	1,581 (2.3 rpg)
Assists	2,259 (3.3 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Charles Henry Bibby (born November 24, 1949 in Franklinton, North Carolina) is a former professional basketball player who became a coach after his playing days were over.

Playing career

As a starting point guard and stellar outside shooter in college, Bibby and the UCLA Bruins won three straight NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championships (1970-72) under legendary head coach John R. Wooden. Bibby led the Bruins through the first 47 games of what became an 88-game winning streak and was named an All-American his senior year.

In the 1972 NBA Draft, Bibby was drafted in the fourth round of the 1972 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks and in the second round of the 1972 ABA Draft by the Carolina Cougars. Bibby opted to play for the Knicks and was with the team for two and a half seasons, which included an NBA title in 1973. That team featured eight future Hall-of-Famers—Willis Reed, Walt Frazier, Dave DeBusschere, Bill Bradley, Earl Monroe and Jerry Lucas, as well as future NBA coaching legend Phil Jackson and the team's then-coach, Red Holzman.

Bibby spent nine overall seasons in the NBA, and is mostly known for his time with the Philadelphia 76ers. He was a part of the 1977 and 1980 Sixers teams that made the NBA Finals but eventually lost both times.

Coaching career

Bibby started his coaching career in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) and won two championships in 1982 and 1989.

He coached the Winnipeg Thunder.

In 1996, he was named coach of the men's basketball team at the University of Southern California (USC), and kept that position for nine seasons. Bibby had an overall won-loss record of 131-111 at USC. He led his 1997, 2001 and 2002 teams to the NCAA tournament, including an "Elite Eight" appearance in 2001, but was fired after four games into his ninth season.

On April 7, 2005, he was named Head Coach of the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), replacing interim coaches Karleen Thompson and Ryan Weisenberg. However, only 28 games into the season, he was replaced by his Assistant Coach, Joe Bryant.

On January 17, 2006, Bibby was hired by the Philadelphia 76ers as an assistant coach on Maurice Cheeks' staff and remained there until the end of the 2007-2008 season when his contract was not renewed.

On February 6, 2009, he was hired by the Memphis Grizzlies as an assistant coach.

Bibby is the brother of Jim Bibby, a former Major League Baseball pitcher, and father of Mike Bibby, a guard with the New York Knicks.

External links

• Henry Bibby coach profile

Sporting positions
Preceded by Karleen Thompson	Los Angeles Sparks Head Coach 2005	Succeeded by Joe Bryant