Bernard Ockene (March 23, 1919 – April 26, 1974) was an American college basketball head coach for the Saint Peter's Peacocks between 1972 and 1974.
When Don Kennedy was fired, then-assistant Ockene got promoted to lead the team.
He coached them for the 1972–73 and 1973–74 seasons, compiling identical 8–18 records.
Prior to Saint Peter's, Ockene was a successful coach at Bayonne High School in a very competitive North Jersey basketball environment.Ockene died from a heart attack on April 26, 1974 in Bayonne Hospital.