University of San Francisco Athletics

Fred LaCour was born on February 7, 1938. LaCour played on the varsity team at St. Ignatius College Preparatory where he graduated from in 1956. He stood at 6 ft 5 in, at 200 lbs, and his array of ball-handling and shooting abilities enabled him to play at any position. LaCour led his team to a combined 81–12 record in his three seasons. He was selected as California Mr. Basketball in 1955 and 1956. LaCour was inducted into the San Francisco Prep Hall of Fame for basketball in 1983. 

He was smooth, graceful, multi-talented and supremely gifted with a basketball in his hands. He was the ultimate on-court facilitator. As another SI hoops alumnus, Jim Brovelli ’60, a former USF and Serra High School Head Coach, put it recently, “Fred LaCour was the Oscar Robertson of the West Coast (SIAthletics).”

He played at USF with the Dons from 1957 to 1959. LaCour, after playing on the USF freshman team, started on the Dons nationally-ranked 1957–1958 team as a sophomore. USF went 25–2 that year.  He was selected in the NBA draft by the Saint Louis Hawks in 1960.

He averaged 6.5 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 1.9 assists per game while playing for the Hawks and then the San Francisco Warriors. He also played one season for the San Francisco Investors of the National Industrial Basketball League in 1960.