Paul McBrayer
Paul S. McBrayer (October 12, 1909 – January 1, 1999) was an American college men's basketball coach and player. He was a player from 1927 to 1930 at the University of Kentucky and the head coach at Eastern Kentucky University from 1946 to 1962. He coached Eastern Kentucky to a 214–142 record and two NCAA tournament appearances. As a star player for Kentucky, he was named a 1930 Helms Foundation All-American. He also served as an assistant coach at Kentucky under Adolph Rupp for nine seasons (1934–43) prior to becoming head coach at Eastern Kentucky.[1] The McBrayer Arena at Eastern Kentucky University is named in his honor.[2][3]
Biographical details | |
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Born | Kavanaugh, Kentucky | October 12, 1909
Died | January 1, 1999 89) Lexington, Kentucky | (aged
Playing career | |
1927–1930 | Kentucky |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1934–1943 | Kentucky (assistant) |
1946–1962 | Eastern Kentucky |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 212–141 |
Tournaments | 0–2 (NCAA / NCAA University Division) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
3 OVC regular season (1953, 1959, 1961) 2 OVC Tournament (1950, 1955) | |
Awards | |
First-team All-American – Helms (1930) |
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Eastern Kentucky Colonels (Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1946–1948) | |||||||||
1946–47 | Eastern Kentucky | 21–4 | |||||||
1947–48 | Eastern Kentucky | 17–7 | |||||||
Eastern Kentucky Colonels (Ohio Valley Conference) (1948–1962) | |||||||||
1948–49 | Eastern Kentucky | 17–4 | 7–3 | 2nd | |||||
1949–50 | Eastern Kentucky | 16–6 | 7–3 | 2nd | |||||
1950–51 | Eastern Kentucky | 18–8 | 8–3 | 2nd | |||||
1951–52 | Eastern Kentucky | 13–11 | 10–2 | 2nd | |||||
1952–53 | Eastern Kentucky | 16–9 | 9–1 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
1953–54 | Eastern Kentucky | 7–16 | 4–6 | T–4th | |||||
1954–55 | Eastern Kentucky | 15–8 | 6–4 | T–2nd | |||||
1955–56 | Eastern Kentucky | 9–16 | 3–7 | 5th | |||||
1956–57 | Eastern Kentucky | 6–15 | 4–6 | 4th | |||||
1957–58 | Eastern Kentucky | 8–11 | 3–7 | 6th | |||||
1958–59 | Eastern Kentucky | 16–6 | 10–2 | 1st | NCAA University Division First Round | ||||
1959–60 | Eastern Kentucky | 14–8 | 9–3 | 2nd | |||||
1960–61 | Eastern Kentucky | 15–9 | 9–3 | T–1st | |||||
1961–62 | Eastern Kentucky | 4–3 | 2–1 | ||||||
Eastern Kentucky: | 212–141 (.601) | 91–51 (.641) | |||||||
Total: | 212–141 (.601) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- "Kentucky's Finest #55: Paul McBrayer (1927-30), back, 1988". Kentucky Digital Library. University of Kentucky Libraries. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
- http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/statistics/Players/McBrayer_Paul.html
- http://library-old.eku.edu/archon/?p=collections/findingaid&id=46&q=&rootcontentid=15641