Hall of Fame
Kim Mays was a two-time Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year for OVC Hall of Fame Coach Larry Joe Inman, winning this prestigious award in both the 1993-94 and 1994-95 seasons. She closed her three-year Eastern career as the fifth all-time leading scorer in program history with 1,587 points. Her best scoring season at EKU was her senior season when she averaged 25.7 points per game. She still holds program single-season records for most points (719), best scoring average (25.7) and most free throws (226), all accomplished in the 1994-95 season. Her 44 points versus Western Michigan in 1994 still stand as the top single-game scoring effort in program history. As a junior, she averaged 21.2 points per game, ranking among the top 20 scorers in the nation. Mays was a first-team all-conference selection as a junior and senior, while making honorable mention All-OVC as a sophomore. She was also a second-team choice on the GTE CoSIDA Academic All-American team as a senior and a third-team selection on this team as a junior. In her hometown of Barbourville, KY, Kim is a basketball legend as Miss Kentucky Basketball 1990 and holds all scoring records at Knox Central High School. Kim currently lives in Laurel County with husband Michael Mills and daughters Ellie Rose and Shelbie Kate. She is employed as an occupational therapist with the Knox County school system.
