Sport(s) Basketball 1972–1974 Saint Peter's | 19??–196? Bayonne HS Overall 16–36 | |
Born March 23, 1919 ( 1919-03-23 ) 196?–1972 Saint Peter's (assistant) Alma mater Seton Hall University (1949) | ||
Bernard Ockene (March 23, 1919 – April 26, 1974) 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. He coached them for the 1972–73 and 1973–74 seasons, compiling identical 8–18 records. Prior to Saint Peter's, Ockene was a successful coach at Bayonne High School in a very competitive North Jersey basketball environment.
Ockene died from a heart attack on April 26, 1974 in Bayonne Hospital. He was 55 years old.
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