.jpg) Bibby with UCLA in 1972 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1949-11-24)November 24, 1949 (age 76) |
| 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 | |
Playing | |
| 1972–1975 | New York Knicks |
| 1975–1976 | New Orleans Jazz |
| 1976–1980 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1980–1981 | San Diego Clippers |
| 1981–1982 | Lancaster Lightning |
Coaching | |
| 1981–1982 | Lancaster Lightning (assistant) |
| 1982–1985 | Arizona State (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:
As head coach:
As assistant coach:
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| 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 atBasketball Reference | |
Charles Henry Bibby (born November 24, 1949) is an American former professionalbasketball player who played for theNew York Knicks,New Orleans Jazz,Philadelphia 76ers, andSan Diego Clippers of theNational Basketball Association (NBA). He also spent a season as aplayer-assistant coach for theLancaster Lightning of theContinental Basketball Association (CBA).
His brother,Jim Bibby, was aMajor League Baseball pitcher, and his son,Mike Bibby, is a former NBA point guard.
In 1969, Bibby shared MVP honors on the UCLA freshman team with guardAndy Hill, as Bibby was the squad's leading scorer (26.8 ppg).[1][2][3]
Bibby was a startingpoint guard as theUCLA Bruins won three straightnational championships in1970,1971 and1972, the Bruins' sixth consecutive under head coachJohn Wooden. Bibby helped lead the Bruins through the first 47 games of an 88-game winning streak and was named anAll-American hissenior 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, andLynn Shackelford.
In the1972 NBA draft, Bibby was drafted in the fourth round by theNew York Knicks and in the second round of the1972 ABA Draft by theCarolina Cougars. Bibby opted to play for the Knicks and was with the team for two-and-a-half seasons, which included anNBA title in1973.
Bibby spent nine seasons in theNBA, and was a part of the 1977 and 1980Philadelphia 76ers teams that made theNBA Finals but lost both times.
Bibby won aCBA championship with theLancaster Lightning in 1982.[4]
Bibby started his coaching career in theContinental Basketball Association (CBA) and won two championships in 1982 and 1989. He coached theWinnipeg Thunder in 1994.
In 1982, Bibby was reunited with formerPhiladelphia 76ers teammateDoug Collins when both joined the staff atArizona State University (ASU) as assistant coaches.
In 1996, he was named coach of the men'sbasketball team at theUniversity 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 theNCAA 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 theLos Angeles Sparks of theWomen'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 thePhiladelphia 76ers as an assistant coach onMaurice 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 theMemphis Grizzlies as an assistant coach. He remained with the team until 2013, when he joined theDetroit Pistons' coaching staff.[5]
Bibby is the brother ofJim Bibby (1944–2010), a former Major League Baseballpitcher,[6] and is the father ofMike 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]
| 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 anNBA championship | * | Led the league |
Source[9]
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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) | ||||||||
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