Blazers 2011-2012
2006 NJCAA D-III National Champions
2008 NJCAA D-III National Champions
Metro Athletic Conference Champions:
2000, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008
NJCAA D-III 4th Place in the National Tournament 2000, 2007
Blazer Basketball at a Glance
- North Lake College, a junior college with 10,000 students, is located in Irving, Texas (near Dallas)
- 56 players moved on to play at four-year universities
- 9 of those went to play for NCAA D-I teams
- The Blazers won the NJCAA D-III National Championship in 2006 and 2008
- The Blazers finished fourth in the nation in 2000 and 2007
- The Blazers have played teams from 25 different states
About Coach Tim McGraw
Tim McGraw is a veteran cach with more than 30 years of coaching experience ranging from junior high through the professional level.
He was named NJCAA D-III National Coach of the Year for leading the North Lake College Blazers to the NJCAA D-III National Championship in both 2006 and 2008. He was named NJCAA D-III District three Coach of the Year in 2000, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
As a player he played at John Brown University in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. He also played on four Christian missionary tours which took him to the Phillippines, Germany, Austria, Ukraine and the Czech Republic.