H. Lester Hooker

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H. Lester Hooker, Jr.
Title Head coach
Sport Basketball
Place of birth Flag of the United States Stuart, Virginia
Died May 13, 1999
Career highlights
Playing career
1941-43 William & Mary
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1951-52
1952-63		 William & Mary
Richmond

H. Lester Hooker, Jr. was the head men's basketball coach at the College of William & Mary (his alma mater) from 1951-1952 and at University of Richmond from 1952-1963. 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.

[edit] NCAA Division I Coaching Record

School Season Record Postseason
Richmond 1962-63 7-18
Richmond 1961-62 6-21
Richmond 1960-61 9-14
Richmond 1959-60 7-18
Richmond 1958-59 11-11
Richmond 1957-58 14-12
Richmond 1956-57 15-11
Richmond 1955-56 16-13
Richmond 1954-55 19-9
Richmond 1953-54 23-8
Richmond 1952-53 20-7
William & Mary 1951-52 15-13
Total 12 Seasons 162-155

[edit] See also

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William & Mary Tribe Head Basketball Coaches

Blanchard • Withers • Crawford • W. Young • Draper • Hubbard • H. Young • Geddy • Driver • Tasker • Jones • Kellison • Dowler • Kellison • Steussey • McCray • Holt • Gallagher • Wilson • Hooker • Baird • Chambers • Mitchell • Ashnault • Balanis • Br. Parkhill • Ba. Parkhill • Swenson • Woollum • Boyages • Shaver
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Richmond Spiders Head Basketball Coaches

Dobson • Satterfield • Marshall • Dobson • Pitt • Hooker • Mills • Slone • Goetz • Tarrant • Dooley • Beilein • Wainwright • Mooney