Hall of Fame
In Garner’s fifth season as head coach at Fort Hays State University, he guided the Tigers to their first ever NCAA II Men’s National Basketball Championship with a perfect 34-0 record. The Tigers were just the second NCAA II Championship team to finish the season undefeated. FHSU captured the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference crown three times under Garner. The Tigers conference mark of 16-0 was the first time in RMAC history that a men’s basketball team had gone undefeated in conference play. Garner was named Sears/National Association of Basketball Coaches Coach of the Year, Moltens/Division II Bulletin Coach of the Year and Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Coach of the Year during the 1995-96 season. In his six seasons, Garner compiled a 138-44 record, a winning percentage of .758.