York Larese

York Larese
Personal information
Born	July 18, 1938; New York City, New York
Died	February 6, 2016 (aged 77); Medford, Massachusetts
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	183 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school	Saint Ann's Academy; (New York City, New York)
College	North Carolina (1958–1961)
NBA draft	1961 / Round: 2 / Pick: 20th overall
	Selected by the Chicago Packers
Playing career	1961–1969
Position	Shooting guard
Number	23, 34
Career history
As player:
1961	Chicago Packers
1961–1962	Philadelphia Warriors
1962–1963
1963–1964
1964–1965	Allentown Jets
1965–1966	Scranton Miners
1966–1969	Hartford Capitols
As coach:
1969–1970	New York Nets
Career highlights and awards
	Second-team All-American – NABC, SN (1961); Third-team All-American – UPI, NEA (1961); Third-team All-American – NABC (1960); 2× Third-team All-American – AP (1959, 1961); 3× First-team All-ACC (1959–1961);
Career NBA statistics
Points	302 (5.3 ppg)
Rebounds	77 (1.3 rpg)
Assists	94 (1.6 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

York Bruno Larese (July 18, 1938 – February 6, 2016) was an American basketball player and coach. In his childhood, he attended St. Ann's Academy (now Archbishop Molloy High School) in Queens.

A 6'4" (1.93 m) guard from the University of North Carolina, Larese was drafted by the NBA twice, once by the St. Louis Hawks in 1960, and once by the Chicago Packers a year later (the draft rules in place at the time permitted this). Larese played seven games for the Packers and was traded to the Philadelphia Warriors. Larese participated in Wilt Chamberlain's famous 100-point game. Larese only played for one season (1961–62) in the NBA.

While at North Carolina he led ACC in foul shooting in 1960 at 86.8 percent, including a 21 for 21 effort against Duke, which stands today as the ACC record. He shot 86.8 percent from the free throw line in 1959–60 which was the single-season UNC record for 25 years.^[1]

Larese also served as a head coach for one season in the American Basketball Association, in the 1969–70 season with the New York Nets. Later, he coached the Allentown Jets in the Eastern Basketball Association.^[2] He died in 2016 at the age of 77.^[3]

References[]

^ http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3350&ATCLID=209520595
^ "Larese Replaces Raskin As Allentown Jets Coach". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. 23 January 1971. p. 13. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
^ "YORK B. LARESE Obituary (1938 - 2016) Boston Globe".

External links[]

[1] ttp://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3350&ATCLID=209520595

[2] "Larese Replaces Raskin As Allentown Jets Coach". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. 23 January 1971. p. 13. Retrieved 12 November 2020.

[3] "YORK B. LARESE Obituary (1938 - 2016) Boston Globe".

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v t 1961 NBA draft
First round	Walt Bellamy Tom Stith Larry Siegfried Ray Scott Wayne Yates Ben Warley Tom Meschery Cleo Hill Gary Phillips
Second round	Whitey Martin Bob Wiesenhahn Johnny Egan Fred Sawyer Chris Smith Ted Luckenbill Ron Horn Al Butler Jack Turner Jerry Graves York Larese Don Kojis Doug Moe Jeff Cohen

Personal information
Born	(1938-07-18)July 18, 1938 New York City, New York
Died	February 6, 2016(2016-02-06) (aged 77) Medford, Massachusetts
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	183 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school	Saint Ann's Academy (New York City, New York)
College	North Carolina (1958–1961)
NBA draft	1961 / Round: 2 / Pick: 20th overall
Selected by the Chicago Packers
Playing career	1961–1969
Position	Shooting guard
Number	23, 34
Career history
As player:
1961	Chicago Packers
1961–1962	Philadelphia Warriors
1962–1963
1963–1964
1964–1965	Allentown Jets
1965–1966	Scranton Miners
1966–1969	Hartford Capitols
As coach:
1969–1970	New York Nets

Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-American – NABC, SN (1961) Third-team All-American – UPI, NEA (1961) Third-team All-American – NABC (1960) 2× Third-team All-American – AP (1959, 1961) 3× First-team All-ACC (1959–1961)

Career NBA statistics
Points	302 (5.3 ppg)
Rebounds	77 (1.3 rpg)
Assists	94 (1.6 apg)

Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com