Lafayette Stribling

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Lafayette Stribling
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Stribling in 2018
Biographical details
Born(1934-06-01)June 1, 1934
DiedOctober 30, 2021(2021-10-30) (aged 87)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1983–2005Mississippi Valley State
2005–2012Tougaloo
Head coaching record
Overall442-367 (.546)
Tournaments0-3 (NCAA)
2-3 (NAIA)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3× SWAC Tournament championship (1986, 1992, 1996)

Lafayette Stribling (June 1, 1934 – October 30, 2021) was an American basketball coach who coached 55 years at the high school level and college level. Stribling had an overall record of 442-367 at Mississippi Valley State University and Tougaloo College (315-307 at MVSU, 127-60 at Tougaloo).[1]

Stribling led Mississippi Valley State as a 16 seed to a near upset of number one seed Duke in the 1986 NCAA Tournament before falling 85-78.[2]

During his tenure at Tougaloo, Stribling led the "Super 7" (because there were only 7 players on the team) to a 16-2 Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC) record and a 28-5 record overall. Stribling and his Super 7 won the GCAC regular and tournament titles and finished in the "Sweet 16" of the NAIA tournament.

Stribling died on October 30, 2021, at the age of 87.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Flynn, Bryan (October 25, 2012). "Lafayette Stribling". Jackson Free Press. Archived from the original on April 29, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  2. ^ NCAA.com Duke basketball: The 1986 Blue Devils set the stage for 30 years of success
  3. ^ Cleveland, Rick (October 31, 2021). "Legendary Lafayette 'Strib' Stribling leaves a poignant Mississippi story". Mississippi Today. Retrieved October 31, 2021.


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