H. Lester Hooker

H. Lester Hooker, Jr.
Biographical details

Sport(s)	Basketball, baseball
Born	July 27, 1921 Stuart, Virginia
Died	May 13, 1999(1999-05-13) (aged 77)
Playing career
1941–1943	William & Mary
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1951–1952	William & Mary
1952–1963	Richmond

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
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

References

William & Mary Tribe men's basketball head coaches

J. Merrill Blanchard (1905–1906)
H. W. Withers (1906–1907)
F. M. Crawford (1907–1911)
William J. Young (1911–1913)
Dexter W. Draper (1913–1916)
Samuel H. Hubbard (1916–1917)
Harry Young (1917–1918)
Vernon Geddy (1918–1919)
James G. Driver (1919–1923)
J. Wilder Tasker (1923–1928)
L. Tucker Jones (1928–1929)
John Kellison (1929–1934)
Thomas Dowler (1934–1937)
John Kellison (1937–1939)
Dwight Stuessy (1939–1943)
Rube McCray (1943–1945)
Sam B. Holt (1945–1946)
Richard F. Gallagher (1946–1947)
Barney Wilson (1947–1951)
H. Lester Hooker (1951–1952)
Boydson Baird (1952–1957)
Bill Chambers (1957–1966)
Warren Mitchell (1966–1972)
Ed Ashnault (1972–1974)
George Balanis (1974–1977)
Bruce Parkhill (1977–1983)
Barry Parkhill (1983–1987)
Chuck Swenson (1987–1994)
Charlie Woollum (1994–2000)
Rick Boyages (2000–2003)
Tony Shaver (2003–)

William & Mary Tribe head baseball coaches

No coach (1902–1904)
J. Merrill Blanchard (1905–1906)
James H. Barry (1907)
H. B. White (1908)
George E. O'Hearn (1909–1910)
Frederick R. Savage & William J. Young (1911)
Unknown (1912–1913)
Dexter W. Draper (1914–1916)
Samuel H. Hubbard (1917)
Bathurst Peachy (1918)
Vernon Geddy (1919)
James G. Driver (1920–1923)
J. Wilder Tasker (1924–1928)
Harry Young (1929–1930)
John Kellison (1931–1934)
Bill Scott (1935–1937)
John Kellison (1938)
Rube McCray (1939–1941)
Albert H. Werner (1941–1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Sam B. Holt (1946)
Richard F. Gallagher (1947)
Marvin Bass (1948)
Orlin Rogers (1949)
Howard Smith (1950–1951)
H. Lester Hooker (1952)
Eric Tipton (1953–1957)
Ed Derringe (1958–1959)
Joe Agee (1960–1964)
Maynard Weber (1965)
H. Lester Hooker (1966–1970)
Bo Rein (1971)
George Pearce (1972)
Les Roes (1973)
Tony Zontini (1974)
Ed Jones (1975–1978)
Maynard Weber (1979–1981)
Ed Jones & Maynard Weber (1982)
Ed Jones (1983–1985)
Joe Breeden (1986–1987)
Chris Rankin (1988)
Bill Harris (1989–1992)
Jim Farr (1993–2005)
Frank Leoni (2006–2012)
Jamie Pinzino (2013)
Brian Murphy (2014– )

Richmond Spiders men's basketball head coaches

Frank Dobson (1912–1917) Dave Satterfield (1917–1918) Robert C. Marshall (1918–1919) Frank Dobson (1919–1933) Malcolm Pitt (1933–1952) H. Lester Hooker (1952–1963) Lewis Mills (1963–1974) Carl Slone (1974–1978) Lou Goetz (1978–1981) Dick Tarrant (1981–1993) Bill Dooley (1993–1997) John Beilein (1997–2002) Jerry Wainwright (2002–2005) Chris Mooney (2005– )

William & Mary Tribe athletic directors

W. J. King (1901–1905)
J. Merrill Blanchard (1905–1906)
H. W. Withers (1906–1907)
F. M. Crawford (1907–1911)
William J. Young (1911–1913)
Dexter W. Draper (1913–1916)
Samuel H. Hubbard (1916–1918)
Vernon Geddy (1918–1919)
James G. Driver (1919–1923)
J. Wilder Tasker (1923–1928)
Billy Gooch (1928–1939)
Carl M. Voyles (1939–1943)
Rube McCray (1944–1951)
Jack Freeman (1952–1957)
Milt Drewer (1957–1963)
H. Lester Hooker (1963–1971)
Ben Carnevale (1972–1981)
Jim Copeland (1981–1985)
John Randolph (1985–1995)
Terry Driscoll (1995– )

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