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Paul Graham begins his second season with Colorado
and brings over 16 years of coaching expertise to
the CU bench.
“Paul is a great addition to our staff and brings
vast experience having served with future Hall of
Fame coach Eddie Sutton,” Patton added. “Last
season, Paul added a great deal of experience and
knowledge, and we expect him to continue to add to
the success this team will have.”
Graham, 53, comes to Boulder from Washington State,
where he was the head coach from 1999-2003. He will
assist the Buffaloes with on the floor coaching, the
development of the student-athletes, and recruiting.
With over 16 years coaching experience, Graham was
an assistant at Southern Methodist University, the
University of New Mexico, and Oklahoma State, with
12 of his teams advancing to the NCAA Tournament. In
1995, Graham was part of a coaching staff at OSU
from 1992-1999 that went 150-72 with five NCAA
Tournament appearances including the 1995 Final Four
when the Cowboys lost to eventual national champion
UCLA. Five of those NCAA teams produced 20-win
seasons.
At New Mexico from 1990-92, Graham was an assistant
coach and helped the Lobos to a 40-23 record and a
NCAA Tournament appearance in 1991. While an
assistant at SMU, Graham helped the Mustangs to
three NCAA Tournament berths (1985, 1986, 1988) and
129-58 mark. In addition to his coaching experience,
Graham was the head boys’ coach at Justin F. Kimball
High School in Dallas from 1974-82 with an
impressive 111-40 record.
Graham graduated from North Texas State University
with a bachelor’s degree in physical education and
history minor in 1974 and earned his master’s degree
in Education Administration from Prairie View
University in 1979. While at North Texas, he
qualified for the NCAA Track and Field Championships
in the high hurdles.
Born March 11, 1951, in Kansas City, Kan., Graham
graduated from Sumner High School and was a member
of a state championship basketball team as well as
being an all-city basketball selection and a state
track champion in the high hurdles and 60-yard dash.
Graham and his wife, Vanessa, have two children,
Nicholas (23), a 2003 graduate of Washington State
University, and Brittany (17), a high school senior. |
