Chad Mayes of Burgin, who is the women’s basketball coach at Asbury University, was recently given a national honor from the National Christian College Athletics Association.

Mayes received the 2024 Paul & Carolyn Berry Award, which is presented to an NCCAA coach who shows integrity through sports with a Christ-like approach to impact society and uses sports to further the gospel of Christ and the development of lifelong relationships.

Mayes was recognized at the NCCAA hall of fame banquet in Greenville, S.C.

“Coach Mayes is one of the most committed and servant-minded leaders I have ever been around,” Asbury vice president for intercollegiate athletics Mark Whitworth said in a news release from the school. “His interaction and involvement extend well beyond the women’s basketball team or the athletics department. Coach Mayes has earned the trust and respect of many on campus, from students and administrators, faculty and staff.”

Mayes is entering his seventh season as Asbury’s women’s basketball coach. He has led the Eagles to three consecutive NCCAA national tournaments and to the 2023 NCCAA Mideast Region Championship, and he was named the 2023 NCCAA Mideast Region Coach of the Year.

Mayes also serves as the mission trip coordinator for Asbury Athletics and works with the LYNC8 Project, which he and his wife Chandi founded, to bring multiple teams to Puerto Rico every summer.

“Chad’s goal is not only for the people of Puerto Rico to be blessed, but also the members of each team as they reflect the faith that Chad and his wife Chandi show,” Asbury men’s basketball coach Will Shouse said.

Mayes was an assistant coach with the Mercer County boys and girls, the Harrodsburg boys and the Boyle County girls before joining the Asbury program as an assistant coach in 2016. He was named Asbury’s head coach in 2018.

He also has served as an officer with the Kentucky State Police and with the police departments in Harrodsburg and Lexington.

“Coach Mayes’ faith is his bearing,” Asbury faculty athletic representative Emily Walsh said. “Faith exudes from him, and he is passionate about others experiencing the love of Christ through athletics cross-culturally.”