Wayland High School
No legend looms larger in Kentucky High School sports than that of Kelly Coleman of the Wayland High “Wasps.” Playing from 1952 through 1956, the colorful “King” Kelly amassed a staggering 4,337 career points and a senior season scoring an average of 46.8—all without the benefit of the 3-point shot.
The two-time “All-Stater” led his “Wasps” to a 3rd place finish in the exciting 1956 Sweet Sixteen tournament. Often referred to as “King Kelly’s Tournament,” Coleman set a single game scoring record of 68 points and 29 rebounds – records that still stand unchallenged 56 years later.
“King” Kelly’s legendary High-school career ended with him being named as Kentucky’s “Mr. Basketball” in ’56 and as a “Dell Sports” Magazine First Team “All-American.”