Biographical details | |
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Born | March 23, 1919 |
Died | June 26, 1974 Bayonne, New Jersey | (aged 55)
Alma mater | Seton Hall University (1949) |
Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
Basketball | |
19??–196? | Bayonne HS |
196?–1972 | Saint Peter's (assistant) |
1972–1974 | Saint Peter's |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 16–36 |
Bernard Ockene (March 23, 1919 – April 26, 1974) [1] was an American college basketball head coach for the Saint Peter's Peacocks between 1972 and 1974. When Don Kennedy was fired, then-assistant Ockene got promoted to lead the team. [2] He coached them for the 1972–73 and 1973–74 seasons, compiling identical 8–18 records. [3] Prior to Saint Peter's, Ockene was a successful coach at Bayonne High School in a very competitive North Jersey basketball environment. [4]
Ockene died from a heart attack on April 26, 1974 in Bayonne Hospital. [1] He was 55 years old. [1]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Saint Peter's Peacocks (Independent) (1972–1974) | |||||||||
1972–73 | Saint Peter's | 8–18 | |||||||
1973–74 | Saint Peter's | 8–18 | |||||||
Saint Peter's: | 16–36 (.308) | ||||||||
Total: | 16–36 (.308) |
Biographical details | |
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Born | March 23, 1919 |
Died | June 26, 1974 Bayonne, New Jersey | (aged 55)
Alma mater | Seton Hall University (1949) |
Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
Basketball | |
19??–196? | Bayonne HS |
196?–1972 | Saint Peter's (assistant) |
1972–1974 | Saint Peter's |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 16–36 |
Bernard Ockene (March 23, 1919 – April 26, 1974) [1] was an American college basketball head coach for the Saint Peter's Peacocks between 1972 and 1974. When Don Kennedy was fired, then-assistant Ockene got promoted to lead the team. [2] He coached them for the 1972–73 and 1973–74 seasons, compiling identical 8–18 records. [3] Prior to Saint Peter's, Ockene was a successful coach at Bayonne High School in a very competitive North Jersey basketball environment. [4]
Ockene died from a heart attack on April 26, 1974 in Bayonne Hospital. [1] He was 55 years old. [1]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Saint Peter's Peacocks (Independent) (1972–1974) | |||||||||
1972–73 | Saint Peter's | 8–18 | |||||||
1973–74 | Saint Peter's | 8–18 | |||||||
Saint Peter's: | 16–36 (.308) | ||||||||
Total: | 16–36 (.308) |