Basketball Legend USC Coach and UCLA Player Henry Bibby Inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Basketball Legend USC Coach and UCLA Player Henry Bibby will be inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame. He will join a prestigious list of 2022 inductees that will be enshrined during the 58th annual induction banquet on the evening of Friday, April 22, 2022, at the Raleigh Convention Center.

A native of Franklinton, North Carolina, Bibby was the starting point guard on UCLA men's basketball teams that won three straight NCAA championships in the early 1970's, averaging 14.4 points per game for his career with the Bruins earning first-team all-American honors. He played nine seasons in the NBA, winning a title with the New York Knicks. As a coach at USC, he led the Trojans' 1997, 2001, and 2002 teams to the NCAA tournament, including an "Elite Eight" appearance in 2001. Bibby coached the celebrated basketball star Lisa Leslie as head coach of the Los Angeles Sparks WNBA. A winning assistant coach Memphis Grizzlies, and the Detroit Pistons in the NBA.

"It is an honor to be recognized as a person that contributed to the sport and the community that other people notice. I had great parents, and they instilled the belief to be a better person each day is to treat people the way you want to be treated, no matter race or color," states NC Sports Hall of Fame Inductee Henry Bibby.

Over many years Bibby has given his time to youth programs with local charities and organizations including basketball camps for kids to help underserved and homeless children while promoting self-esteem, togetherness, teamwork, and sportsmanship.

About the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame
The 2022 induction class' new members, listed alphabetically, include Luke Appling, Missouri Arledge, Ronnie Barnes, Henry Bibby, Dan Brooks, Torry Holt, Sam Mills, Timmy Newsome, Dave Robbins, and Tom Suiter. The NC Sports Hall of Fame was established in 1963. A permanent gallery, the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame is located on the third floor of the NC Museum of History in Raleigh and features significant objects and memorabilia donated by inductees. A news conference for the class of 2022 inductees will occur on April 22, 2022, at noon at the North Carolina Museum of History. More information at http://www.ncshof.org.

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SOURCE North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame