York Larese

York Bruno Larese (July 18, 1938 – February 6, 2016) was an American basketball player and coach. Born in New York City, he attended St. Ann's Academy (now Archbishop Molloy High School) in Queens before enrolling at the University of North Carolina. A 6-foot-4-inch guard, Larese led the Atlantic Coast Conference in foul shooting in 1959–60 at 86.8 percent, a single-season UNC mark that stood for 25 years; that season included a 21-for-21 free-throw effort against Duke that remains an ACC record. He was twice named third-team All-American, in 1958–59 and 1960–61.

Larese was one of the few players drafted twice by the NBA, whose rules at the time permitted it. The St. Louis Hawks (now the Atlanta Hawks) selected him in the 1960 NBA draft, but he chose to return to Chapel Hill. He was drafted again in 1961, this time by the Chicago Packers (now the Washington Wizards). Larese played eight games for Chicago before being waived on November 29, 1961, and the Philadelphia Warriors signed him as a free agent the following day. He appeared in 60 games for the Warriors, 51 in the regular season and nine in the playoffs.