Bebe Lee
{{Short description|American basketball coach}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Bebe Lee
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1916|12|3}}
| birth_place = Dallas, Texas, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|3|31|1916|12|3}}
| death_place = Southport, North Carolina, U.S.
| alma_mater =
| player_years1 = 1942–1945
| player_team1 = Stanford
| coach_years1 = 1945–1947
| coach_team1 = Utah State
| coach_years2 = 1949–1950
| coach_team2 = Colorado State
| coach_years3 = 1950–1956
| coach_team3 = Colorado
| admin_years1 = 1956–1968
| admin_team1 = Kansas State
| overall_record = 91–119
| bowl_record =
| tournament_record = 3–3 (NCAA)
| championships = 2 Big Seven (1954, 1955)
NCAA Final Four (1955)
| awards = National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Hall of Fame
| coaching_records =
}}
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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.denverpost.com/ci_22916604/former-colorado-buffs-coach-bebe-lee-dies|title = CU Buffs former coach Bebe Lee dies; led team to Final Four|date = April 2013}}
Head coaching record
{{CBB Yearly Record Start | type = | conference = | postseason = | poll = }}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Utah State Aggies
| conference = Mountain States Conference
| startyear = 1945
| endyear = 1947
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1945–46
| name = Utah State
| overall = 7–12
| conference = 2–10
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1946–47
| name = Utah State
| overall = 14–10
| conference = 6–6
| confstanding = T–3rd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Utah State
| overall = 21–22 ({{Winning percentage|21|22}})
| confrecord = 8–16 ({{Winning percentage|8|16}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Colorado State Rams
| conference = Mountain States Conference
| startyear = 1949
| endyear = 1950
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1949–50
| name = Colorado State
| overall = 7–23
| conference = 2–18
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Colorado State
| overall = 7–23 ({{Winning percentage|7|23}})
| confrecord = 2–18 ({{Winning percentage|2|18}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Colorado Buffaloes
| conference = Big Seven Conference
| startyear = 1950
| endyear = 1956
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1950–51
| name = Colorado
| overall = 4–20
| conference = 2–10
| confstanding = 7th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1951–52
| name = Colorado
| overall = 8–16
| conference = 4–8
| confstanding = T–4th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1952–53
| name = Colorado
| overall = 10–11
| conference = 3–9
| confstanding = 7th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1953–54
| name = Colorado
| overall = 11–11
| conference = 10–2
| confstanding = T–1st
| postseason = NCAA Regional Fourth Place
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1954–55
| name = Colorado
| overall = 19–6
| conference = 11–1
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Final Four
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1955–56
| name = Colorado
| overall = 11–10
| conference = 7–5
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Colorado
| overall = 63–74 ({{Winning percentage|63|74}})
| confrecord = 37–35 ({{Winning percentage|37|35}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = 91–119 ({{Winning percentage|91|119}})
}}
See also
References
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