Guy R. Strong
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
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| Kentucky Wesleyan (Independent) (1963–1967)
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| 1963–64 |
Kentucky Wesleyan |
15-8 | | | NCAA Div II First Round
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| 1964–65 |
Kentucky Wesleyan |
9-12 | | |
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| 1965–66 |
Kentucky Wesleyan |
24-6 | | | NCAA Div II Champion
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| 1966–67 |
Kentucky Wesleyan |
25-4 | | | NCAA Div II Third Place
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| Guy R. Strong: |
73-30 | |
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| Eastern Kentucky (Ohio Valley) (1967–1973)
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| 1967–68 |
Eastern Kentucky |
10-14 | 6-8 | 6th |
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| 1968–69 |
Eastern Kentucky |
13-9 | 7-7 | 4th |
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| 1969–70 |
Eastern Kentucky |
12-10 | 8-6 | 3rd-T |
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| 1970–71 |
Eastern Kentucky |
16-8 | 10-4 | 2nd-T |
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| 1971–72 |
Eastern Kentucky |
15-11 | 9-5 | 1st-T | NCAA First Round
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| 1972–73 |
Eastern Kentucky |
12-13 | 7-7 | 4th-T |
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| Eastern Kentucky: |
78-65 | 47-37 |
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| Oklahoma State (Big Eight Conference) (1973–1977)
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| 1973–74 |
Oklahoma State |
9–17 | 3–11 | 7th |
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| 1974–75 |
Oklahoma State |
10–16 | 5–9 | 6th |
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| 1975–76 |
Oklahoma State |
10–16 | 4–10 | 6th |
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| 1976–77 |
Oklahoma State |
6–21 | 4–10 | 7th |
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| Oklahoma State: |
35–70 | 16–40 |
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| Total: | 186-165 | |
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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 |
References
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- V. I. Moore (1907–1910)
- Unknown (1910–1916)
- John Cobb (1916–1917)
- Unknown (1917–1919)
- William E. Arnold (1919–1920)
- Jesse Sibley (1920–1922)
- Basil Hayden (1922–1923)
- L. G. Mansfield (1923–1924)
- C. A. Webb (1924–1927)
- E. R. Miller (1927–1928)
- Walter "Rip" Van Winkle (1928–1932)
- George Ditto (1932–1941)
- Arthur Gullette (1941–1942)
- Robert "Bullet" Wilson (1942–1959)
- T. L. Plain (1959–1963)
- Guy R. Strong (1963–1967)
- Bob Daniels (1967–1972)
- Bob Jones (1972–1980)
- Mike Pollio (1980–1985)
- Wayne Chapman (1985–1990)
- Wayne Boultinghouse (1990–1996)
- Ray Harper (1996–2005)
- Todd Lee (2005–2013)
- Happy Osborne (2013– )
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- Clyde H. Wilson (1909–1912)
- Charles A. Keith (1912–1913)
- Ben Barnard (1913–1917)
- No team (1917–1919)
- Charles F. Miller & Clyde McCoy (1919–1920)
- George Hembree (1920–1929)
- Turkey Hughes (1929–1935)
- Rome Rankin (1935–1943)
- No team (1943–1944)
- Rome Rankin (1944–1946)
- Paul McBrayer (1946–1962)
- Jim Baechtold (1962–1967)
- Guy R. Strong (1967–1973)
- Bob Mulcahy (1973–1976)
- Ed Byhre (1976–1981)
- Max Good (1981–1989)
- Mike Pollio (1989–1992)
- Mike Calhoun (1992–1997)
- Scott Perry (1997–2000)
- Travis Ford (2000–2005)
- Jeff Neubauer (2005–2015)
- Dan McHale (2015– )
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