John Basalyga captured one GLVC Championship title and four NCAA Regional crowns during his nine years leading Northern Kentucky. He was named GLVC and Regional Coach of the Year twice while NCAA National Coach of the Year in 2010 when his Norse became National Champions after winning the GLVC crown, as well. Before that, though, Basalyga began his tenure in the league during the 2003-04 season with a modest 4-9-3 overall record but quickly turned things around the very next season, going 12-6-2 and earning a national ranking as high as No. 17 with a fifth-place finish in league standings. The 2005-06 slate saw even more improvement, as his Norse advanced to the semifinal round of the GLVC Championship. Despite losing in the semis again the very next year, Basalyga’s squad earned a NCAA bid and went on to win the regional title for their first of three consecutive crowns, which set the stage for five more years of national success before NKU departed the GLVC to reclassify as a Division I member. Basalyga spent five more seasons on the NKU sidelines before retiring in 2016. During his tenure, Basalyga had seven seasons where his Norse were nationally ranked, including three-straight years at No. 1, while he mentored 37 to All-GLVC recognition, 27 to All-Region distinction, and 12 to All-American nods. One standout, in particular, included Steven Beattie, who was the 2008 and 2010 National Player of the Year and recently inducted into the 2018 GLVC Hall of Fame.