Bebe Lee

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]

Bebe Lee
Biographical details
Born(1916-12-03)December 3, 1916
Dallas, Texas
DiedMarch 31, 2013(2013-03-31) (aged 96)
Southport, North Carolina
Playing career
1942–1945Stanford
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1945–1947Utah State
1949–1950Colorado State
1950–1956Colorado
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1956–1968Kansas State
Head coaching record
Overall91–119
Tournaments3–3 (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

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Utah State Aggies (Mountain States Conference) (1945–1947)
1945–46 Utah State 7–122–106th
1946–47 Utah State 14–106–6T–3rd
Utah State: 21–22 (.488)8–16 (.333)
Colorado State Rams (Mountain States Conference) (1949–1950)
1949–50 Colorado State 7–232–186th
Colorado State: 7–23 (.233)2–18 (.100)
Colorado Buffaloes (Big Seven Conference) (1950–1956)
1950–51 Colorado 4–202–107th
1951–52 Colorado 8–164–8T–4th
1952–53 Colorado 10–113–97th
1953–54 Colorado 11–1110–2T–1stNCAA Regional Fourth Place
1954–55 Colorado 19–611–11stNCAA Final Four
1955–56 Colorado 11–107–54th
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

See also

References

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