H. Lester Hooker
Henry Lester Hooker, Jr. (July 17, 1921 – May 13, 1999) was an American college basketball and baseball coach. He was the head men's basketball coach at the College of William & Mary from 1951 to 1952 and at University of Richmond from 1952 to 1963. He returned to William & Mary in 1963 to serve as athletic director.
In college, Hooker played basketball and baseball at William & Mary. Hooker was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1983 and is also a member of the William & Mary and University of Richmond Athletics Halls of Fame.
Head coaching record
Basketball
Season |
Team |
Overall |
Conference |
Standing |
Postseason
|
William & Mary Indians (Southern Conference) (1951–1952)
|
1951–52 |
William & Mary |
15–13 | 10–6 | 8th |
|
William & Mary: |
15–13 | 10–6 |
|
Richmond Spiders (Southern Conference) (1952–1963)
|
1952–53 |
Richmond |
20–7 | 13–5 | 7th |
|
1953–54 |
Richmond |
23–8 | 10–3 | 3rd |
|
1954–55 |
Richmond |
19–9 | 10–4 | 3rd |
|
1955–56 |
Richmond |
16–13 | 8–6 | 4th |
|
1956–57 |
Richmond |
15–11 | 9–7 | 5th |
|
1957–58 |
Richmond |
14–12 | 8–8 | T–5th |
|
1958–59 |
Richmond |
11–11 | 6–8 | 5th |
|
1959–60 |
Richmond |
7–18 | 2–12 | 8th |
|
1960–61 |
Richmond |
9–14 | 5–11 | 6th |
|
1961–62 |
Richmond |
6–21 | 5–11 | T–8th |
|
1962–63 |
Richmond |
7–18 | 3–13 | 8th |
|
Richmond: |
147–142 | 79–88 |
|
Total: | 162–155 | |
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
Conference regular season champion
Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
Division regular season champion
Division regular season and conference tournament champion
Conference tournament champion |
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