Paul McBrayer

Paul McBrayer
Biographical details
Born	October 12, 1909; Kavanaugh, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	January 1, 1999 (aged 89); Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
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)

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]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
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	17–7
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 Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References

^ "Kentucky's Finest #55: Paul McBrayer (1927-30), back, 1988". Kentucky Digital Library. University of Kentucky Libraries. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
^ "UK Career Statistics and Bio for Paul McBrayer".
^ "Paul McBrayer Papers, 1940-2001 | Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives". library-old.eku.edu. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014.

[McBrayerCard-1] "Kentucky's Finest #55: Paul McBrayer (1927-30), back, 1988". Kentucky Digital Library. University of Kentucky Libraries. Retrieved December 30, 2016.

[2] "UK Career Statistics and Bio for Paul McBrayer".

[3] "Paul McBrayer Papers, 1940-2001 | Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives". library-old.eku.edu. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014.

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