Ray Harper
Alma Mater:
Kentucky Wesleyan
Class of:
Hometown:
Bremen, KY
- Guided Kentucky Wesleyan to two NCAA Division II championships (1999 and 2001) and Oklahoma City to back-to-back NAIA titles (2007 and 2008). Four-time runner-up in NCAA Division II Tournament (1998, 2000, 2002 and 2003) also finished runner-up once in NAIA Tournament (2006)
- Assistant coach at Virginia Commonwealth under Mike Pollio for one season in 1985-86, at Kentucky Wesleyan under Wayne Chapman and Wayne Boultinghouse for 10 seasons from 1986-87 through 1995-96, and at Western Kentucky under Ken McDonald for four seasons from 2008-09 to 2011-12
- Major-college career playing statistics at Texas under Abe Lemons in 1980-81 and 1981-82 before transferring (7.6 ppg, 1.1 rpg, 42.2 FG%, 84.2 FT%)
Record:
Season | School | Overall | League | Finish | Conference | Postseason (Record) |
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Kentucky Wesleyan | 21-8 | 14-6 | T-4th | GLVC | DNP | |
Kentucky Wesleyan | 30-3 | 16-2 | 1st | GLVC | DII (4-1) | |
Kentucky Wesleyan | 35-2 | 20-2 | 1st | GLVC | DII (5-0) | |
Kentucky Wesleyan | 31-3 | 18-2 | 1st | GLVC | DII (4-1) | |
Kentucky Wesleyan | 30-3 | 17-3 | 2nd | GLVC | DII (5-0) | |
Kentucky Wesleyan | 31-3 | 19-1 | 1st | GLVC | DII (4-1) | |
Kentucky Wesleyan | 31-4 | 18-2 | 1st | GLVC | DII (5-1) | |
Kentucky Wesleyan | 22-8 | 14-6 | 3rd | GLVC | DII (0-1) | |
Kentucky Wesleyan | 15-12 | 9-11 | 6th | GLVC | DNP | |
Oklahoma City | 29-8 | 16-2 | 1st | SAC | NAIA (4-1) | |
Oklahoma City | 35-2 | 17-1 | 1st | SAC | NAIA (5-0) | |
Oklahoma City | 31-7 | 18-4 | 1st | SAC | NAIA (5-0) | |
- Replaced Ken McDonald (5-11 record) midway through the season
- NOTE: Vacated NCAA Division II Tournament competition in 2003 and forfeited all of its victories that season
- 12-Year Coaching Record: 342-63 (.844) overall
- 247-46 (.843) in nine years at Kentucky Wesleyan
- 95-17 (.848) in three years at Oklahoma City
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- () in first year at Western Kentucky
- 145-35 (.806) in Great Lakes Valley Conference
- 51-7 (.879) in Sooner Athletic Conference
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- () in Sun Belt Conference
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- () in Sun Belt Tournament
- 27-5 (.844) in NCAA Division II Tournament
- 14-1 (.933) in NAIA Division I Tournament