Hall of Fame
Yukon, Okla., native and all-state basketball player Todd Thurman, currently the Athletic Director at Southwestern Oklahoma State University, was a three-time All-SAC selection during his outstanding career at BNC from 1979-1983.
He holds the record for the most career free throws made and ranks second behind Jeff Jantz for total career points scored. He distinguished himself during the 1980-81 season by leading then BNC to its first NAIA National Championship, scoring 39 points in the 1981 championship game against Alabama-Huntsville.
The NAIA All-American continued his playing career professionally in England, Argentina and the Philippines during the mid-1980s. As an assistant coach for nine years for SNU after graduation, Thurman honed his coaching skills further at the University of Central Oklahoma and Oklahoma Christian University. In 1999 he became the head basketball coach at Wayland Baptist in Plainview, Texas and then at Southwestern Oklahoma State where his teams qualified for the Lone Star Conference Tournament each of the three years he coached. Now he has translated his basketball prowess into a successful career in athletic leadership.
