Lafayette Stribling
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born | June 1, 1934 |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1983-2005 | Mississippi Valley State University |
| 2005-2012 | Tougaloo College |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 442-367 (.546) |
| Tournaments | 0-3 NCAA Tournament record, 2-3 NAIA Tournament Record |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| SWAC Tournament Championship (1986, 1992, 1996) | |
Lafayette Stribling is a retired basketball coach who coached 55 years at the high school level and college level . Stribling has an overall record of 442-367 at MVSU and Tougaloo College (316 at MVSU, 126 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.
References
- ↑ Jackson Free Press: Lafayette Stribling
- ↑ NCAA.com Duke basketball: The 1986 Blue Devils set the stage for 30 years of success
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