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.

H. Lester Hooker
Biographical details
Born(1921-07-27)July 27, 1921
Stuart, Virginia
DiedMay 13, 1999(1999-05-13) (aged 77)
Playing career
Basketball
1941–1943William & Mary
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Basketball
1951–1952William & Mary
1952–1963Richmond
Baseball
1952William & Mary
1966–1970William & Mary
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1963–1971William & Mary
Head coaching record
Overall162–155 (basketball)
91–79 (baseball)

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
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
William & Mary Indians (Southern Conference) (1951–1952)
1951–52 William & Mary 15–1310–68th
William & Mary: 15–1310–6
Richmond Spiders (Southern Conference) (1952–1963)
1952–53 Richmond 20–713–57th
1953–54 Richmond 23–810–33rd
1954–55 Richmond 19–910–43rd
1955–56 Richmond 16–138–64th
1956–57 Richmond 15–119–75th
1957–58 Richmond 14–128–8T–5th
1958–59 Richmond 11–116–85th
1959–60 Richmond 7–182–128th
1960–61 Richmond 9–145–116th
1961–62 Richmond 6–215–11T–8th
1962–63 Richmond 7–183–138th
Richmond: 147–14279–88
Total:162–155

References
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