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]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 3, 1916 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | March 31, 2013 (aged 96) Southport, North Carolina, U.S. |
| 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) | |
| Awards | |
| National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Hall of Fame | |
Head coaching record
edit| 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 Regional Fourth Place | ||||
| 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) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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