David Lee Holt NKU Hall of Fame
NKU's first NCAA national championship team that posted a 32-2 record en route to the title. NKU also won 24 straight games that season to capture the NCAA Division II national championship at Pine Bluff, Ark. The Norse defeated North Dakota State, 71-62, in overtime in the championship game. NKU also knocked off previously unbeaten and top-ranked Saint Rose (N.Y.) and Western Washington at the Elite Eight to advance to the national championship game.