Dominican College of Racine
Dominican College of Racine was a college in Racine, Wisconsin founded in 1864 as St. Catherine's Female Academy and later known as St. Albertus Junior College (1935–1946), Dominican College (1946–1957), Dominican College of Racine (1957–1972), and College of Racine (1972–1974). History. It was founded in 1864 in Racine by the Sisters of the Order of St. Dominic as St. Catherine's Female Academy Sports. In 63-64 Dominican's basketball team was known as the Shakespearean Players. When Paul Pryor was hired during the first part of 64-65, he began by changing the name  to the Squires. The school started playing intercollegiate basketball in the 1964-1965 season. They continued to play under the name of the Squires In addition to basketball, the 1966-67 Squires also participated in intercollegiate golf, tennis and softball. By 1968, the school had changed its nickname to the Lakers. During the 1973-1974 school year, Bill Cofield was hired as athletic director and basketball head coach, becoming the nation's first black athletic director and head coach at a predominantly white institution of higher learning. Bo Ryan began his collegiate coaching career in 1973 as an assistant coach  under Bill Cofield, the Dominican basketball team went 14-15 that year. During that same season, Ryan would earn the first of many Coach of the Year honors in his career as head coach of the Dominican baseball team. Student organizations. Student organizations at the college included<ref>