European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 20, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday january 20, 1993 sports the stars and stripes 0 Page 33iba made Case for modern defense commentary by Dave Kindred the sporting news that Henry p. Iba did in 35 years As the basketball coach at Oklahoma state no one had Ever done. The coach who died last week at age 88 demonstrated the possibilities of offence even As he taught Radical defensive techniques that Are fundamental today. Its hot that he mastered basketball he did More than that. By his work he in vented today a game. When we hear Bob Knight or Dean Smith talk about Quot helping a a jamming a Quot forcing the Tempo a those words Are echoes of Henry Iba s sermons on defense first preached to Oklahoma farm boys 60years ago a Stern and Lovely Man who parted his hair Down the Middle the same Way every Day from the 1920s through the �?T80s, Henry Iba demanded honesty discipline and full hearted Effort from every basketball player Lucky enough to suit up for him. Given that by his players Iba created teams in the 1940s that Are models for teams we now see nightly right now 1993, this moment. Yes teams brought into our Homes by television signals bounced tens of thousands of Miles off space Riding satellites these Are teams whose players done to know that the Way they play the game was decided More or less on a night when a disappointed shivering Missouri boy Rode Home on the Back end of a flatbed truck. The boy Henry Iba 15 years old was on the losing Side of a 62-14 score that Winter night in 1919 when Easton. High school played a basketball game to Welcome Home soldiers from the War to end All wars. "1 thought to myself a Iba would say decades later Quot that there a no Way you can get beat that bad. I thought there must be a better Way to play this  the boy became legend a coach whose teams were the first to win Back to Back National championships who first used a 7-foot Center to revolutionize the game who earned so much respect and admiration for his gentlemanly competitiveness that everyone called him Quot or.  the numbers Are impressive 767 Victo Iba Given api Hank Iba Stillwater okla. Former players of Henry Iba joined his family friends and coaches from around the country in paying their final respects to the coaching legend. _ Mike Krzyzewski of Duke North Stewart of Missouri and Don Haskins of Texas Elpaso were among the present and former coaches who attended  Days 40-minute funeral in Gallagher Iba Arena site of Many victories during Ibars 36 years As the cowboys coach. Other coaches on hand included current Oklahoma state coach Eddie Sutton Charlie Spoonhour of St. Louis Rob Evans of Mississippi and former Kansas state coach Jack Hartman. Iba died of heart failure Friday at age 88. He coached in More College games than anyone in history 1,105, and his 767 victories at three schools rank second in College history. A pics against 338 defeats in 41 seasons. His teams won championships at the High school College and olympic Levels his teaching turned some of his players into outstanding coaches among them Jack Hartman Don Haskins Eddie Sutton and Ibars son . Dean Smith called Iba Quot perhaps the greatest coach of All  Bob Knight said a of All the shadows cast Over the game of basketball his was the  a a five sport Letterman at Westminster College in Fulton mo., Iba became a coach at Oklahoma City a Classen High school in 1927.a a when i got to Classen i really did no to know what 1 was doing a he would Tell a biographer. Quot of i knew there was air in the Ball but i did no to know much about anything else. Then someone rang a Bell and they said you be got to put the Ball in the Basket. That s offence. Quot then on the defensive end you be got to keep the Ball out of the Basket. That a defense. Then i found out you be got to move the Ball to get it into the Basket. And another thing i had to move the men. So i want to move the Ball and move the  with those words a move the Ball move the men a was born what we now Call Quot motion offence a a constant movement of players designed to put them in positions for their highest percentage shots in 1972, As an assistant coach to Iba during the olympic trials Knight first heard Iba describe such an offence. That summer Knight created his own version of Ibars offence and uses it to this Day. And he is not alone. Quot so Many people today use portions of what or. Iba did a Knight said. Quot they just done to know where it comes  soon after signing on As coach at what was then Oklahoma a amp a in 1935, Iba created the style of play that would distinguish his teams for decades. The historian Naif Isaacs wrote Quot defense and Ball control were what he taught eliminating mistakes was the cherished goal. His defensive system was Man to Man but Loose away from the Ball a swinging Gate the Oil that applies zone principles to Man to Man assignments. On offence his team ran set plays off constantly repeated patterns and no one dared show  with Bob Kurland basketball a first 7-foot Star Ibars teams won Mcaa Cham pions vips in 1945 and �?T46. Ibars coaching rival Prog Allen of Kansas called Kurland Quot a glandular  much More than a physical Freak Kurland became the archetype of the agile big Man around whom the game would revolve . Three times an All Macri can Kurland once scored 58 Points and was the equal of Mcpaul s George Mikan who later dominated the infant National basketball association. Kurland chose to play for the mighty Phillips oilers in the Days pro Caliper National Industrial league whatever else Iba accomplished he often is remembered for a failure. He coached the 1972 . Olympic team that lost to the soviet Union. It was the americans first defeat in the olympics ending a Gold medal Streak that began in 1936 though the soviet Union Likely won with the help of political influence that gave it a disputed last second shot the harsh truth is that no . Team in 1972 should have been involved in a 5150 game. Ibars deliberate offence stifled players used to an up Tempo game. What worked for Iba in the two previous olympics failed in the face of a world rapidly learn ing his game. Knight for one Felt compassion for his Mentor. When Knight was named the olympic coach in 1984, he asked Iba to work alongside him. Every Day through the olympic games Iba was part of that Michael Jordan Pat Ewing juggernaut. And when the United states won the Gold medal when players came to lift Bob Knight onto their shoulders he gave them one last order a emr. Iba  players then lifted High the old Man who As a boy shivered on a flatbed  claim Texas starters Austin Texas a the Texas longhorns already hit by injuries monday lost two players to bad  coach Tom Penders said that starting Center albeit Burditt was dismissed from the University because of bad grades and that Start ing guard Terrence Rencher Quot will be suspended indefinitely until he demonstrates satisfactory academic  Burditt a 68, 230-Pound Junior was among the nations leaders in rebounds 14.1 per game and blocked shots 50 and was averaging 14.9 Points the longhorns picked to Challenge Houston for the Southwest conference Crown have slipped to 57 Overall and 04 in league play mainly because they lost Junior Point guard by. Tyler with a broken right foot on Jan. 3. The longhorns had been counting on the Back court of Tyler and Rencher to Lead them to the Mcaa tournament for the fifth straight season. A pm disappointed in myself for not taking care of business in the classroom a Burditt said. A i guess you could say it is a makeup Call for me. 1 have no one to blame but myself. A it hurts that i won t be Able to finish the season especially since my team is struggling so much right now a Burditt added. Kansas nabs hostile win by the associated press Manhattan Kan. A for the second straight year a Kansas player got Hurt by an object thrown from the stands at Kansas state. The latest incident happened monday night following no. 1 Kansas 71-65 Victory when Rex Walters was hit Over the left Eye by a Coin As he left the floor. The Coin opened a Small Cut but Walters was not seriously injured. Last year David Johanning suffered a wound on the Back of his head when an object was hurled from the stands after the game Quot in a walking Down the court with my hands in the air and i got hit in the Eye. I think it was a 3uarter because it was so big. I Idns to pick it up which was Loo bad because i could use a quark Ter a said Walters the games leading scorer with 23 Points. Kansas coach Roy Williams whose team was named no. 1 earlier in the Day for the first time in three years was so angry his voice trembled Quot that a happened two times now. Two teams played their Butts off and some sick individual does that. We done to need that. Whatever individual did that is sick a. Kansas started slowly against the wildcats shooting just 35 percent in the first half. The Jay Hawks 15-1,3-0 big eight trailed by eight at halftone but turned it. Around in the second half by shooting 70 percent. Walter College basketball the wildcats 10-3, 21 took their biggest Lead at 36-26 on a tip in by Anthony Beane before Walters and Eric Pauley fed Kansas on a game turning 15-4 run including 10 straight Points in one stretch. In other monday games involving ranked teams Georgetown 86, Connecticut 69 Hartford Conn. A no. 18 Georgetown 11-2,42 big East used a 9-0 spurt Midway through the second half to break a 56-56 tic and outscored the no 17 huskies 8-4,3-3 30-13 Over the final 1025. Robert Churchwell a Junior scored a career High 25 Points and freshman Othella Harrington added 22.ucsb 61, Long Beach St 60 Santa Barbara Calif. No. 25 Long Beach had a Chance to win in the final seconds but a close Range shot and a tap by Lucious Harris both missed. Us Santa Barbara 9-4,2-3 big West came Back from an Early 14-1 deficit and took the Lead for Good at 56-53 on a 3-Point shot by Idris Jones with 4 47  games the stigma of being the nations Only wingless Mcaa division i team has ended for Morehead by state. The eagles 1-12 posted a 79-58 Ohio Valley conference Victory Over Austin Feay which has now lost nine straight. Anfernee Hardaway reached the 1,000-Point plateau As he scored 33 in Memphis states 101-71 win Over Tennessee tech. Hardaway a 6-7 Junior swing Nan who a expected to be a top Aba draft pick reached the Mark in Nis 50th game