Guy R. Strong
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born | June 15, 1930 Irvine, Kentucky |
| Playing career | |
| 1949–1951 | Kentucky |
| 1952–1955 | Eastern Kentucky |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1963–1967 | Kentucky Wesleyan |
| 1967–1973 | Eastern Kentucky |
| 1973–1977 | Oklahoma State |
| 1983–1990 | George Rogers Clark HS |
| 1995–2001 | George Rogers Clark HS |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1966 | |
| Awards | |
| Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year (1972), Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame (2002) | |
Guy R. Strong (born, June 15, 1930[1]) was an American basketball player and coach. Strong, a Kentucky native, graduated from Estill County’s Irvine High School in 1948.[2] Traveling to the University of Kentucky he was one of five players, including Bill Spivey, who made the final cut during a two-day session. He played for two years including the 1951 National Championship team. After his third year he served in the Korean War, before transferring to Eastern Kentucky to close out his collegiate career. As a coach in High School and College he complied a 541-355 record. He was also the first coach to win a National Championship at Kentucky Wesleyan College, a tradition the school continued by winning 7 more, the most in Division II.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Wesleyan (Independent) (1963–1967) | |||||||||
| 1963–64 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 15-8 | NCAA Div II First Round | ||||||
| 1964–65 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 9-12 | |||||||
| 1965–66 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 24-6 | NCAA Div II Champion | ||||||
| 1966–67 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 25-4 | NCAA Div II Third Place | ||||||
| Guy R. Strong: | 73-30 | ||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky (Ohio Valley) (1967–1973) | |||||||||
| 1967–68 | Eastern Kentucky | 10-14 | 6-8 | 6th | |||||
| 1968–69 | Eastern Kentucky | 13-9 | 7-7 | 4th | |||||
| 1969–70 | Eastern Kentucky | 12-10 | 8-6 | 3rd-T | |||||
| 1970–71 | Eastern Kentucky | 16-8 | 10-4 | 2nd-T | |||||
| 1971–72 | Eastern Kentucky | 15-11 | 9-5 | 1st-T | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 1972–73 | Eastern Kentucky | 12-13 | 7-7 | 4th-T | |||||
| Eastern Kentucky: | 78-65 | 47-37 | |||||||
| Oklahoma State (Big Eight Conference) (1973–1977) | |||||||||
| 1973–74 | Oklahoma State | 9–17 | 3–11 | 7th | |||||
| 1974–75 | Oklahoma State | 10–16 | 5–9 | 6th | |||||
| 1975–76 | Oklahoma State | 10–16 | 4–10 | 6th | |||||
| 1976–77 | Oklahoma State | 6–21 | 4–10 | 7th | |||||
| Oklahoma State: | 35–70 | 16–40 | |||||||
| Total: | 186-165 | ||||||||
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National champion Postseason invitational champion |
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References
- 1930 births
- Living people
- American basketball coaches
- Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball coaches
- Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball players
- High school basketball coaches in the United States
- Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers men's basketball coaches
- Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball players
- Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball coaches
