HENRY IBA AWARD

For more than four decades, Henry P. “Han” Iba reigned as the “Iron Duke of Defense” in college basketball, including 36 years at Oklahoma State University (formerly Oklahoma A&M). He led them to the NCAA championship in 1945 and ‘46, and he directed the U.S. Olympic team to two gold medals in 1964 and ‘68 and one silver medal in ‘72. His A&M/OSU teams won 655 games and lost 316 for a .675 percentage. He also coached A&M baseball until 1941 and he assumed the role of athletic director less than a year after arriving on campus. His teams were know for tough man-to-man defense and the “Iba deep freeze” in the final minutes of close games.