Paul McBrayer
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
October 12, 1909 Kavanaugh, Kentucky |
| Died |
January 1, 1999 (aged 89) Lexington, Kentucky |
| Alma mater | Kentucky |
| Playing career | |
| 1927–1930 | Kentucky |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1946–1962 | Eastern Kentucky |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 214–142 (.601) |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 0-2 (.000) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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3x OVC regular season champion (1953, 1959, 1961) 2x OVC Tournament champion (1950, 1955) | |
| Awards | |
| First-team All-American – Helms (1930) | |
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 a long-time assistant coach at Kentucky under Adolph Rupp prior to becoming head coach at Eastern Kentucky. The McBrayer Arena at Eastern Kentucky University is named in his honor.[1][2]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Kentucky Colonels (Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1946–1948) | |||||||||
| 1946–47 | Eastern Kentucky | 21-4 | |||||||
| 1947–48 | Eastern Kentucky | 17-8 | |||||||
| Eastern Kentucky Colonels (Ohio Valley Conference) (1948–1962) | |||||||||
| 1948–49 | Eastern Kentucky | 17-4 | 7-3 | ||||||
| 1949–50 | Eastern Kentucky | 16-6 | 7-3 | ||||||
| 1950–51 | Eastern Kentucky | 18-8 | 8-3 | ||||||
| 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 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 | 10-6 | 7-5 | T-2nd | |||||
| Eastern Kentucky: | 214–142 (.601) | 96–55 (.636) | |||||||
| Total: | 214–142 (.601) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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