Henry Bibby

Henry Bibby

Bibby in a game vs. Santa Clara, 1972
Personal information
Born	(1949-11-24) November 24, 1949 (age 75) Franklinton, North Carolina, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	B.F. Person-Albion (Franklinton, North Carolina)
College	UCLA (1969–1972)
NBA draft	1972: 4th round, 58th overall pick
Drafted by	New York Knicks
Playing career	1972–1982
Position	Point guard
Number	17, 45, 14, 15, 10
Coaching career	1981–2014, 2020
Career history
As a player:
1972–1975	New York Knicks
1975–1976	New Orleans Jazz
1976–1980	Philadelphia 76ers
1980–1981	San Diego Clippers
1981–1982	Lancaster Lightning
As a coach:
1981–1982	Lancaster Lightning (assistant)
1982–1985	Arizona (assistant)
1985–1986	Baltimore Lightning
1986	Springfield Fame
1987	New Jersey Jammers
1987–1991	Savannah Spirits / Tulsa Fast Breakers
1991–1994	Oklahoma City Cavalry
1994	Winnipeg Thunder
1995–1996	USC (assistant)
1996–2004	USC
2005	Los Angeles Sparks
2006–2008	Philadelphia 76ers (assistant)
2008–2013	Memphis Grizzlies (assistant)
2013–2014	Detroit Pistons (assistant)
2020	Tijuana Zonkeys
Career highlights
As player: NBA champion (1973) CBA champion (1982) 3× NCAA champion (1970–1972) Consensus first-team All-American (1972) Second-team All-Pac-8 (1972) As head coach: CBA champion (1989) USBL Coach of the Year (1986) As assistant coach: CBA champion (1982)
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

Charles Henry Bibby (born November 24, 1949) is an American former professional basketball player who played for the New York Knicks, New Orleans Jazz, Philadelphia 76ers, and San Diego Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also spent a season as a player-assistant coach for the Lancaster Lightning of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA).

His brother, Jim Bibby, was a Major League Baseball pitcher, and his son, Mike Bibby, is a former NBA point guard.

Playing career

In 1969, Bibby shared MVP honors on the UCLA freshman team with guard Andy Hill, as Bibby was the squad's leading scorer (26.8 ppg). ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Bibby was a starting point guard as the UCLA Bruins won three straight national championships in 1970, 1971 and 1972, the Bruins' sixth consecutive under head coach John Wooden. Bibby helped lead the Bruins through the first 47 games of an 88-game winning streak and was named an All-American his senior year. He was one of only four players to have started on three NCAA championship teams; the others all played for Wooden at UCLA: Lew Alcindor, Curtis Rowe, and Lynn Shackelford.

In the 1972 NBA draft, Bibby was drafted in the fourth round 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.

Bibby spent nine seasons in the NBA, and was a part of the 1977 and 1980 Philadelphia 76ers teams that made the NBA Finals but lost both times.

Bibby won a CBA championship with the Lancaster Lightning in 1982. ^[4]

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 1994.

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. He was fired four games into his ninth season.

In April 2005, he was named head coach of the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). After 28 games, 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. In February 2009 he was hired by the Memphis Grizzlies as an assistant coach. He remained with the team until 2013, when he joined the Detroit Pistons' coaching staff. ^[5]

Personal life

Bibby is the brother of Jim Bibby (1944–2010), a former Major League Baseball pitcher, ^[6] and is the father of Mike Bibby, who played in the NBA. Bibby and his son are one of four father-son duos to each win an NCAA basketball championship. ^{[note 1] [7]} They were initially estranged after he divorced from his wife, leading Mike to publicly state "My father is not part of my life" after winning the NCAA title in 1997, but they later reconnected starting in 2002, the peak of Mike's NBA career. ^[8]

Career playing statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high
†	Won an NBA championship	*	Led the league

NBA

Source ^[9]

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1972–73†	New York	55	0	8.6	.380		.849	1.5	1.2			4.2
1973–74	New York	66	1	14.9	.452		.830	2.0	1.4	1.0	.0	7.5
1974–75	New York	47	5	18.6	.448		.719	1.9	2.2	.6	.1	9.1
1974–75	New Orleans	28		18.7	.416		.731	1.8	2.7	.9	.0	8.9
1975–76	New Orleans	79		22.4	.428		.797	2.3	2.8	.8	.0	9.3
1976–77	Philadelphia	81	80	32.6	.430		.784	3.4	4.4	1.3	.1	10.2
1977–78	Philadelphia	82	82	30.7	.434		.781	3.1	5.7	1.1	.1	9.1
1978–79	Philadelphia	82*	38	31.0	.423		.794	3.0	4.5	.9	.1	12.2
1979–80	Philadelphia	82	8	24.8	.401	.212	.790	2.5	3.7	.8	.1	9.0
1980–81	San Diego	73		15.2	.386	.337	.684	1.0	2.7	.6	.0	4.6
Career		675	214	22.9	.424	.293	.782	2.3	3.3	.9	.1	8.6

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1973†	New York	6	7.2	.444		.500	.3	.5			3.3
1974	New York	10	8.9	.356		.833	1.0	1.1	.3	.0	4.2
1977	Philadelphia	19*	36.4	.421		.763	3.7	3.9	1.3	.1	11.1
1978	Philadelphia	10	28.9	.402		.909	3.0	4.8	1.2	.0	8.6
1979	Philadelphia	9	25.7	.388		.667	2.1	4.7	.4	.0	8.0
1980	Philadelphia	18*	22.2	.363	.385	.800	2.4	2.9	.4	.0	7.5
Career		72	24.2	.396	.385	.768	2.4	3.2	.8	.0	7.9

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
USC Trojans (Pacific-10 Conference)(1996–2004)
1995–96	USC	1–9	1–9	8th
1996–97	USC	17–11	12–6	T–2nd	NCAA Division I First Round
1997–98	USC	9–19	5–13	8th
1998–99	USC	15–13	7–11	T–7th	NIT First Round
1999–00	USC	16–14	9–9	6th
2000–01	USC	24–10	11–7	T–4th	NCAA Division I Elite Eight
2001–02	USC	22–10	12–6	T–2nd	NCAA Division I First Round
2002–03	USC	13–17	6–12	T–6th
2003–04	USC	13–15	8–10	6th
2004–05	USC	2–2
USC:		132–120 (.524)	71–83 (.461)
Total:		132–120 (.524)

Notes

1. The others are Marques and Kris Johnson, Scott and Sean May, and Derek and Nolan Smith.

References

1. "Bruin Basketball Report | UCLA Bruins Basketball: It Was Time To Call Coach".
2. Yaeger, Don; Wooden, John (2011). A Game Plan for Life: The Power of Mentoring. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 130. ISBN   9781608192687 . Retrieved June 1, 2015.
3. "John Wooden Alters UCLA Cage Attack". Tucson Daily Citizen. November 25, 1969. p. 24. Retrieved June 1, 2015– via Newspapers.com.
4. "1981-82 Lancaster Lightning Statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
5. Detroit Pistons Finalize Coaching Staff
6. Hertzel, Bob (March 7, 1982). "Brother! Does Tribe have brother acts". The Cleveland Press . p. 43 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Nolan Smith and Kyle Singler and a Crystal Ball Oliver Purnell Pursuing Greener Pastures Roy Halladay Deal Good for Baseball?". ESPN.com. April 6, 2010. Archived from the original on January 23, 2014.
8. Dwyre, Bill (June 15, 2008). "Father's Day takes time". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved August 26, 2022.
9. "Henry Bibby NBA stats". Basketball Reference . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 18, 2025.

External links

• Henry Bibby coach profile