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Paul McBrayer

Paul McBrayer
Sport(s) Basketball
Biographical details
Born (1909-10-12)October 12, 1909
Kavanaugh, Kentucky
Died January 1, 1999(1999-01-01) (aged 89)
Lexington, Kentucky
Playing career
1927–1930 Kentucky
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1934–1943 Kentucky (asst)
1946–1962 Eastern Kentucky
Head coaching record
Overall 214–142 (.601)
Tournaments NCAA: 0-2 (.000)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3x OVC regular season champion (1953, 1959, 1961)
2x OVC Tournament champion (1950, 1955)
Awards
First-team All-AmericanHelms (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. The McBrayer Arena at Eastern Kentucky University is named in his honor.

      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


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