Bebe Lee

Bebe Lee

Biographical details
Born	(1916-12-03)December 3, 1916 Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Died	March 31, 2013(2013-03-31) (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

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.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

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)
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

• List of NCAA Division I Men's Final Four appearances by coach