basketball championship. The win happened in the first year the Lady Chaps were eligible for NCAA Division II post-season play after more than 30 years of playing in the NAIA.
== Notable alumni ==
R. Gerald Turner, President of Southern Methodist University
Larry Hays, retired Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball coach
Matt Martin, baseball coach with the Detroit Tigers
The Otwell Twins, singers on The Lawrence Welk Show, Amarillo businessmen
Britt Bonneau, college baseball coach at Abilene Christian
Randy Velarde, Retired Major League Baseball player
Rob Evans, former head men's basketball coach, University of Mississippi, and Arizona State University
Brad Rogers, Football Official with the National Football League
Marvin Lee Aday, musician and actor – attended briefly in 1965 then transferred to North Texas State College
L. Timothy Perrin, attorney and sixth LCU president
Dr. John Delony, author, co-host of the nationally syndicated radio program The Ramsey Show, and host The Dr. John Delony Show podcast.
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