The NCCAA is honored to welcome Arlon Beadles and Patrick Gilliam into the NCCAA Hall of Fame as members of the Class of 2016.
 
The induction ceremony will be held on June 2 at the Annual Convention at Boyce College in Louisville, Kentucky.

Arlon Beadles
Arlon Beadles has been involved in coaching men’s and women’s basketball for more than three decades in the NCCAA. Arlon amassed a long and successful career since graduating from Southern Nazarene University in 1964. No matter the role, whether Coach, Athletic Director, Dean of Students, NCCAA Regional Basketball Chair (14 years), or any other role in which Arlon served, his love for Christ was evident.
 
After coaching men’s basketball for 16 years, Coach Beadles took on a new and entirely different adventure all together, coaching women at Emmanuel College in Franklin Springs, Georgia. Coach Beadles led the Lions to one South Region Championship and an appearance at the NCCAA National Championship, both in 2000. Arlon enjoyed coaching both men and women, and the challenges associated with each.
 
In 2005, Arlon and his wife, Mary, arrived at Southwestern Assemblies of God University (SAGU) after stops at Southwestern High School, Oklahoma City Southwestern Junior College, Midwest City High School, Emmanuel College, Jimmy Swaggart Bible College, and Yale High School. The women’s program Arlon inherited struggled with wins on the court while retention within the program was a daunting task. The Lions were struggling since moving to NAIA and were averaging only a handful of wins a season. Under Coach Beadles’ guidance the women’s basketball program at SAGU experienced competitive growth and stability.
 
During Arlon’s time at SAGU, he led the women’s team to two NCCAA Central Region Championships, three NCCAA National Championship appearances, and one NAIA National Tournament. Coach Beadles was also named NCCAA Regional Coach of the Year six times and the Red River Athletic Conference Coach of the Year once. Off the court, Arlon was also involved in ministry trips to the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Africa, Louisiana, Arizona, and volunteered at Royal Family Kids Camp.
 
Coach Beadles enjoyed watching the program grow and stated, “There was a period when we only had 7 or 8 girls, but we won 22 or 23 games a year, and played in two national tournaments.” The highlight of Arlon’s career at SAGU would have to be a win over NCAA Division I Texas State University, with an overtime upset, 68-66. Coach Beadles is the only current SAGU coach to own a win over an NCAA Division I opponent.
 
Athletic Director Jesse Godding echoes those thoughts in regard to Arlon. Godding stated, “Coach Beadles did a tremendous job of creating a complete women’s basketball program for SAGU. As a coach, he came to SAGU with a blueprint for making the program competitive on the court and has doggedly pursued that plan. He has been an example to the women he has coached of a Godly man and consistently showed them that life is bigger than basketball through missions trips and outreaches,” Godding added.
 
“Arlon Beadles’ heart beats for the souls of student-athletes and has for over 45 years. He has won many games and hung his share of championship banners. However, it is the legacy of Christian husbands, wives, dads, and moms that now are growing the Kingdom of God that makes Arlon an inductee into the NCCAA Hall of Fame. He coached his players in life, both earthly and eternal!” stated Dan Wood, NCCAA Executive Director.
 
 
Patrick Gilliam
Patrick Gilliam has a history of success both on and off the field as a player and a coach. Patrick was a four-year member the Judson College men’s soccer team, earning All-Conference honors as a junior, and playing in two NCCAA National Tournament qualifiers. More recently, Coach Gilliam has built a women’s soccer program at Trinity International University (TIU) that succeeds with wins and awards, but also with its focus on people and Jesus.
 
With a career record of 289-118-21 (.700), Coach Gilliam is currently the third-winningest active coach in the NAIA. Under Patrick’s leadership the Trojans won the 1998 and 2004 NCCAA National Championships and earned six NAIA National Tournament appearances, winning three straight regional titles from 1999-2001. The Trojans have won three Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) regular season and five CCAC Tournament titles under Coach Gilliam’s watch.
 
In 2015, Patrick was also honored as the NCCAA North Central Region Coach of the Year for the fourth time. During his time at TIU, Coach Gilliam has earned NCCAA National Coach of the Year (2004), CCAC Coach of the Year (1999), and NSCAA Midwest Region Coach of the Year (1999) awards. In December of 2014, Gilliam was selected as the recipient of the NCCAA Frank Jewell Award which is given in conjunction with the National Intercollegiate Soccer Officials Association.
 
Coach Gilliam has seen his players enjoy success on and off the pitch over his 19 seasons. During that time, the TIU program has produced NCCAA National Players of the Year, conference and regional players of the year, All-Americans, and All-Conference honors. The Trojans have excelled just as much in the classroom with student-athletes being named NCCAA Scholar-Athletes and NAIA Scholar-Athletes, along with earning CCAC All-Academic Team awards. Additionally, the Trojans have won the past five CCAC Karl Boeck Conference Champions of Character awards, given to the team each season which displays the best sportsmanship in the CCAC.
 
“Coach Gilliam has built a program where people matter and Jesus comes first,” shares Jeanne Nielson, former player and coach on Gilliam’s staff. “Trinity soccer is a program where the soccer actually contributes to the growth of an eternal relationship with the God of the universe. Coach Gilliam’s impact on the lives of his players is substantial and purposeful and we are all grateful for the way he taught us to chase after and reflect Jesus in all we do for all the days we are given,” added Nielson.
 
"Patrick Gilliam is a simple example of a teacher, mentor, and coach. His heart to improve every aspect of the lives of his players is rare. Coupled with his competitive success, he offers his players the best of spiritual development and high level play. I best describe my respect for him by stating that if my son or daughter opted to play college soccer, my utmost desire would be that they play for Patrick,” stated Dan Wood, NCCAA Executive Director.