Clair Francis Bee was an American basketball

Basketball

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 coach, who led the team at Long Island University

Long Island University

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 in Brooklyn, New York to undefeated seasons in 1936 and 1939, as well as two National Invitation Tournament

National Invitation Tournament

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 titles (1939, 1941). He was born in Grafton, West Virginia

Grafton, West Virginia

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Bee's teams won 95 percent of their games from 1931 to 1951, including 43 in a row from 1935 to 1937. Bee holds the Division I NCAA record for highest winning percentage, winning 82.6% of the games he was head coach.