Hall of Fame
Head coach Mark Vernon led the George Fox men's basketball team during its most successful era. During his 18-year tenure, Vernon coached the Bruins to six 20-win seasons and two NAIA National Tournament appearances. Six of his teams were nationally ranked, including the 1991-92 team that was ranked No. 2 in NAIA Division II. His 1990-91 team was the first in  the Pacific Northwest to  average more than 100 points a game. Vernon's teams posted a 318-218 record (.593), an average of 17.6 wins a season. Two of his players were NBA draft picks, six were NAIA All-Americans, and one was an NAIA All-American Scholar-Athlete. Vernon was named NAIA District 2 Coach of the Year four times and was inducted into the Northwest Champions Hall of Fame by the Northwest Athletics Association of Community Colleges.
