Paul Edward Covington (July 26, 1934 – November 22, 2020) was an American college basketball coach.
Covington played three sports at Jackson State – basketball, tennis, and baseball.
After his college career was over, he became head basketball coach at Higgins High School in Clarksdale, Mississippi.
He then moved to Coahoma Community College for four seasons before returning to his alma mater as an assistant coach in 1964.
He served as the Tigers' coach for 19 seasons, leading the program from the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) to NCAA Division I during that time.