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Gene Bartow (August 18, 1930 – ) is a former college men's basketball coach. The Browning, Missouri native coached 34 years at six universities. He coached at Memphis State University from 1970 until '74, and he led the Tigers to the '73 NCAA national championship game and consecutive Missouri Valley Conference titles in the '71-'72 and '72-'73 seasons. In 1974 Bartow accepted the head coaching position at the University of Illinois. Illinois finished 8-18 in his only season coaching the Fighting Illini, and Bartow left his position to succeed John Wooden as the head coach of University of California, Los Angeles. Bartow coached at UCLA from 1975 to 1977, guiding them to a 52-9 record. Bartow also coached 18 years at University of Alabama at Birmingham. UAB's Bartow Arena is named in honor of him.

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