York Larese

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York Bruno Larese (born July 18, 1938 in New York City) is an American basketball player and coach. In his childhood, he attended St. Ann's academy in New York, NY (now academic and athletic powerhouse Archbishop Molloy High School in Queens, NY).

A 6'4" guard from the University of North Carolina, Larese was drafted by the NBA twice, once by the St. Louis Hawks in 1960, and once by the Chicago Packers a year later. (The draft rules in place at the time permitted this). Laresa played 7 games for the Packers and was traded to the Philadelphia Warriors. Larese participated in Wilt Chamberlain's famous 100-point game. Larese only played for one season in the NBA.

Larese also served as a head coach for one season in the American Basketball Association, in the 1969-70 season with the New York Nets.