Bebe Lee

Bebe Lee
Sport(s) Basketball
Biographical details
Born (1916-12-03)December 3, 1916
Dallas, Texas
Died March 31, 2013(2013-03-31) (aged 96)
Southport, North Carolina
Playing career
1942–1945 Stanford
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1945–1947 Utah State
1949–1950 Colorado State
1950–1956 Colorado
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1956–1968 Kansas State
Head coaching record
Overall 91–119
Tournaments 3–3 (NCAA)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 Big Seven (1954–1955)
NCAA Final Four (1955)

H. B. "Bebe" Lee (December 3, 1916 – March 31, 2013) was a college men's basketball coach and athletics administrator. He was the head coach of Utah State from 1945 to 1947, Colorado State from 1949 to 1950, and Colorado from 1950 to 1956. He coached his teams to a 91-119 record, winning two Big Seven Conference championships and made the 1955 Final Four in two NCAA tournament appearances. He also served as Kansas State's athletic director from 1956 to 1968. He played college basketball at Stanford.[1]

Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Utah State Aggies (Mountain States Conference) (1945–1947)
1945–46 Utah State 7-12 2-10 6th
1946–47 Utah State 14-10 6-6 T-3rd
Utah State: 21–22 (.488) 8–16 (.333)
Colorado State Rams (Mountain States Conference) (1949–1950)
1949–50 Colorado State 7-23 2-18 6th
Colorado State: 7–23 (.233) 2–18 (.100)
Colorado Buffaloes (Big Seven Conference) (1950–1956)
1950–51 Colorado 4-20 2-10 7th
1951–52 Colorado 8-16 4-8 T-4th
1952–53 Colorado 10-11 3-9 7th
1953–54 Colorado 11-11 10-2 T-1st NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1954–55 Colorado 19-6 11-1 1st NCAA Final Four
1955–56 Colorado 11-10 7-5 4th
Colorado: 63–74 (.460) 37–35 (.514)
Total: 91–119 (.433)

      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

References

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