H. Lester Hooker
# H. Lester Hooker

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

Statistics overview :

| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| William & Mary Indians (Southern Conference) (1951–1952) ||||||
| 1951–52 | William & Mary | 15–13 | 10–6 | 8th |
| William & Mary: | 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: | Richmond: | 147–142 | 79–88 | |
| Total: | Total: | 162–155 | | |
