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.

[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.

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