Paul McBrayer

Biographical details
Born	(1909-10-12)October 12, 1909 Kavanaugh, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	January 1, 1999(1999-01-01) (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

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