Norfolk State University Athletics

Christian spent 14 memorable seasons as NSU men’s basketball coach in two different stints (1973-78, 1981-90) ... He has the most wins of any men’s basketball coach in school history, with a 319-95 record (.770 winning percentage) ... Christian helped the Spartans capture seven CIAA Tournament championships and post 11 seasons of at least 20 victories ... His teams also won three Division II regional tournament titles, advancing to the Division II national quarterfinals each time ... Christian was named CIAA Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year four times and was named one of the 12 coaching legends in CIAA lore according to ESPN.com ... He is a member of both the Hampton Roads African American Sports Hall of Fame and the NSU Athletics Foundation Sports Hall of Fame.