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Henry Bibby made a career out of winning. An All-America guard for the UCLA basketball team, Bibby won three straight national titles at UCLA under legendary coach John Wooden, nicknamed the “Wizard of Westwood.” The starting point guard on the team, Bibby was instrumental in leading the team to 47 consecutive wins. He was one of only four players to have started on three NCAA championship teams; the others all played for Wooden at UCLA as well. Drafted in the fourth round by the New York Knicks in the 1972 NBA Draft, Bibby helped lead the team to 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.
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Henry Bibby made a career out of winning. An All-America guard for the UCLA basketball team, Bibby won three straight national titles at UCLA under legendary coach John Wooden, nicknamed the “Wizard of Westwood.” The starting point guard on the team, Bibby was instrumental in leading the team to 47 consecutive wins. He was one of only four players to have started on three NCAA championship teams; the others all played for Wooden at UCLA as well. Drafted in the fourth round by the New York Knicks in the 1972 NBA Draft, Bibby helped lead the team to 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.