Eastern Kentucky

Official Name: 
Eastern Kentucky University
Nickname: 
Colonels, Maroons
Mailing Address: 

521 Lancaster Avenue
Richmond, KY 40475-3102

Website: 
www.ekusports.com
Telephone: 
(606) 622-1253
Fax: 
(606) 622-1230
Enrollment: 
15,730
Arena: 

McBrayer Arena
Capacity: 6,500
Year Opened: 1962

School Colors: 
Maroon and White
Conference: 

Ohio Valley (since 1949)

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(7) 1953, 1959, 1965, 1972, 1979, 2005, and 2007
0-7 record (.000)

NIT Appearances: 

None

NAIA Tournament Appearances: 

(2) 1945 and 1946
3-2 record (.600)
Finished 3rd in 1945

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Paul McBrayer (16 years from 1947-62, 219-144 record, .603)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Antonio Parris (1,723 points from 1984-87)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Mike Smith (977 from 1989-92)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Jack Adams (49 points as senior vs. Union, Kentucky, on 12/1/55)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Jack Adams (49 vs. Union, Ky.)
December 1, 1955 (senior/22.7 ppg)

1

2

Total

Eastern Kentucky

58

58

116

Union

47

41

88

Eastern Kentucky

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Adams

17

15

49

Davis

3

1

7

Stivers

4

0

8

Wright

2

2

6

Fraley

1

0

2

Brook

3

2

8

Culbertson

7

2

16

Pellegrinon

6

2

14

Kiser

3

0

6

Mitchell

0

0

0

Totals

46

24

116

Percentages

Union

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Hutton

3

7

13

Norris

1

1

3

Wooden

0

0

0

Richardson

1

0

2

Sloan

11

19

41

Harris

4

2

10

Meriderith

0

0

0

Moore

2

4

8

Wright

4

3

11

Totals

26

36

88

Percentages
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Clyde H. Wilson

3

1910-12

10-11

.476

1912

3-2

Charles A. Keith

1

1913

9-3

.750

1913

9-3

Ben M. Barnard

4

1914-17

14-10

.583

1916

7-1

Charles Miller/Clyde McCoy

1

1920

3-4

.429

1920

3-4

George N. Hembree

9

1921-29

49-88-1

.359

1922

10-4

Charles T. Hughes

6

1930-35

68-40

.630

1933

14-4

Rome Rankin

10

1936-46

135-53

.718

1940

16-2

Paul S. McBrayer

16

1947-62

212-141

.601

1947

21-4

James E. Baechtold

6

1962-67

70-57

.551

1965

19-6

Guy R. Strong

6

1968-73

78-65

.545

1971

16-8

Bob Mulcahy

3

1974-76

25-48

.342

1976

10-15

Ed Byhre

5

1977-81

69-63

.523

1979

21-8

Max Good

8

1982-89

96-129

.427

1987

19-11

Mike Pollio

3

1990-92

51-41

.554

1991

19-10

Mike Calhoun

5

1993-97

58-77

.430

1993

15-12

Scott Perry

3

1998-2000

19-61

.238

1998

10-17

Travis Ford

5

2001-05

61-80

.433

2005

22-9

Jeff Neubauer

6

2006-11

102-86

.543

2007

21-12
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,129-1,057 (.516) from 1910 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Eastern Kentucky did not field a formal team in 1917-18 and 1918-19 during World War I and 1943-44 during World War II
  • EKU was trailing, 38-20, in a game at Western Kentucky in 1959-60 when McBrayer pulled his players off the court after one of his players had just been fouled and allegedly pushed back onto the court by WKU coach Ed Diddle
  • McBrayer compiled a 4-3 record in 1961-62 when he was replaced by Baechtold (6-3).