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Guy R. Strong (born, June 15, 1930[1]) is an American former 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 compiled 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.

Guy R. Strong

Biographical details
Born	(1930-06-15) June 15, 1930 (age 92) 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
Head coaching record
Overall	186–165 (college)
Tournaments	10–2 (NCAA College Division) 0–1 (NCAA University Division)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
NCAA College Division (1966) OVC regular season (1972)
Awards
OVC Coach of the Year (1972) Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame (2002)

Head coaching record

College

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers (NCAA College Division independent) (1963–1967)
1963–64	Kentucky Wesleyan	15–8			NCAA College Division Regional Third Place
1964–65	Kentucky Wesleyan	9–12
1965–66	Kentucky Wesleyan	24–6			NCAA College Division Champion
1966–67	Kentucky Wesleyan	25–4			NCAA College Division Third Place
Kentucky Wesleyan:		73–30
Eastern Kentucky (Ohio Valley Conference) (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	T–3rd
1970–71	Eastern Kentucky	16–8	10–4	T–2nd
1971–72	Eastern Kentucky	15–11	9–5	T–1st	NCAA University Division First Round
1972–73	Eastern Kentucky	12–13	7–7	T–4th
Eastern Kentucky:		78–65	47–37
Oklahoma State Cowboys (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
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

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