| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 11, 1963 Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Lafayette (Buffalo, New York) |
| College | West Virginia (1981–1985) |
| NBA draft | 1985: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1985–1993 |
| Position | Small forward |
| Number | 24 |
| Coaching career | 1997–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1985 | Shell Azodrin Bugbusters |
| 1987 | Long Island Knights |
| 1987–1988 | Savannah Spirits |
| 1988 | Youngstown Pride |
| 1988 | Vancouver Nighthawks |
| As coach: | |
| 1997–2002 | West Virginia (men's assistant) |
| 2011–2019 | West Virginia (women's assistant) |
| 2019–2020 | Northern Kentucky (women's assistant) |
| 2020–2023 | Xavier (women's assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Lester Rowe (born January 11, 1963[1][2]) is an American basketball coach and former professional basketball player who last served on the staff of Xavier Musketeers women's basketball. He has played professionally in several leagues. Since retiring as a player, he has worked in business and coached both men's and women's college basketball. As an assistant coach, his teams have earned the 2017 Big 12 women's tournament and 2013–14 Big 12 women's regular-season championships. He has been an assistant coach for both West Virginia men's and West Virginia women's basketball as well as Northern Kentucky women's.
He played four seasons at West Virginia, where he led the team in scoring twice and rebounds three times. His teams either won the Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament (1983 and 1984) or the Atlantic 10 Conference (known as Eastern Athletic Association until 1982) regular season (1982 and 1985) championship every year that he played. He served as co-captain for two seasons and totaled 1,524 points and 787 rebounds. Rowe once held several West Virginia career records, including career field goal percentage. His school iron man record (114 consecutive starts) stood for over 20 years.
Prior to his time at West Virginia, he played basketball for Lafayette High School, where he was named 1981 Western New York co-player of the year by The Buffalo News. He is the uncle of former professional basketball player Jason Rowe.
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