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Lester "Buster" Sheary was a college men's basketball coach. He was the head coach of Holy Cross from 1948 to 1955. He coached Holy Cross to a 155-36 record, winning the 1954 National Invitation Tournament and made two NCAA tournament appearances. He coached three All-American players: Bob Cousy, Tom Heinsohn, and Togo Palazzi.[1][2]
Biographical details | |
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Born | 1908 |
Died | November 2001 (aged 92–93) Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Alma mater | Catholic |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1948-1955 | Holy Cross |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 155–36 (.812) |
Tournaments | NCAA: 2-3 (.400) NIT: 4-2 (.667) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1954 NIT Champion | |
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Holy Cross Crusaders (Independent) (1948–1955) | |||||||||
1948–49 | Holy Cross | 19-8 | |||||||
1949–50 | Holy Cross | 27-4 | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||||
1950–51 | Holy Cross | 20-5 | |||||||
1951–52 | Holy Cross | 24-4 | NIT Quarterfinals | ||||||
1952–53 | Holy Cross | 20-6 | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||||
1953–54 | Holy Cross | 26-2 | NIT Champions | ||||||
1954–55 | Holy Cross | 19-7 | NIT Quarterfinals | ||||||
Holy Cross: | 155–36 (.812) | ||||||||
Total: | 155–36 (.812) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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