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Aubrey died in May 2008 at a retirement center in
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609:"Sam Aubrey Gets Nod to Succeed Iba"
458: Conference tournament champion
190:1946 NCAA men's basketball champions
16:American basketball player and coach
419: National champion
224:championship. As a junior for the
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251:that won the NCAA championship.
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585:Phil Frey (February 14, 1971).
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179:men's basketball team
31:Aubrey from the 1971
313:Big Eight Conference
280:Statistics overview
275:Head coaching record
149:Head coaching record
40:Biographical details
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615:. February 8, 1970.
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1111:2008 deaths
1106:1922 births
1068:J. L. Parks
1058:Bob Kurland
1053:Weldon Kern
1048:Joe Bradley
975:(2017–2024)
967:(2016–2017)
959:(2008–2016)
957:Travis Ford
951:(2006–2008)
949:Sean Sutton
943:(1990–2006)
935:(1986–1990)
927:(1979–1986)
925:Paul Hansen
919:(1977–1979)
911:(1973–1977)
903:(1970–1973)
895:(1934–1970)
887:(1931–1934)
879:(1929–1931)
871:(1921–1929)
863:(1919–1921)
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555:Tulsa World
395:7–35 (.167)
318:(1970–1973)
300:Postseason
294:Conference
237:Silver Star
130:(assistant)
68:May 5, 2008
1100:Categories
1080:Head coach
1038:Sam Aubrey
981:Steve Lutz
901:Sam Aubrey
861:Jim Pixlee
478:References
172:head coach
168:Sam Aubrey
51:1922-06-15
20:Sam Aubrey
1085:Henry Iba
893:Henry Iba
797:Boyd Hill
717:20 August
667:20 August
639:20 August
561:20 August
533:20 August
297:Standing
198:Henry Iba
135:1970–1973
124:1954–1970
113:1950–1954
105:1947–1949
291:Overall
188:for the
183:starting
108:Pryor HS
829:No team
813:No team
367:1972–73
346:1971–72
325:1970–71
285:Season
186:forward
174:of the
154:Overall
33:Redskin
743:part 2
403:Total:
60:, U.S.
470:Death
338:T–7th
288:Team
230:guard
719:2021
710:ESPN
669:2021
641:2021
563:2021
535:2021
377:3–11
374:7–19
356:2–12
353:4–22
335:2–12
332:7–19
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45:Born
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