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61st Annual State Amateur Basketball Association Championships March 1-2, 2008 at Lyman Gardens in Presho, SD South Dakota Amateur Basketball Association Hall of Fame 2008 Inductees |
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| John Maclin | Dave Gustafson | |||||||||||||
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The South Dakota Amateur Basketball Association is delighted to welcome John Maclin to its Hall of Fame. John grew up in the Chicago area and played his high school ball in that hotbed of basketball talent. After receiving All-Conference honors in high school, he decided that his next move should be to the junior college ranks. This took him to Anoka Ramsey in Minnesota where he earned Junior College All- American honors as well as the opportunity to play basketball at the Division I level. At Montana State University, John would claim All Big Sky Conference honors for two years and, as a senior, would finish third in the conference in scoring. After college, John moved to Rapid City to explore business opportunities in that area. John's amateur career spanned eleven or twelve years, the bulk of which was spent with the very successful Rapid City Kelly's team. In 1997, Kelly's claimed the state championship and John's dominating play in the lane earned him the Most Valuable Player award. Over the years, he received All-Tournament honors several times, including 2001, when Kelly's again won the state championship, this time in triple overtime. In addition to his scoring talents, amateur basketball fans remember John as a devastating offensive rebounder, who it seemed had the ability to just keep tapping the ball until it finally went in. Today, John and wife Lori still make their home in Rapid City. They are the proud parents of two daughters, Jasmine and Alexa. |
Today, we welcome Dave Gustafson to the South Dakota Amateur Basketball Ham of Fame. Dave grew up in the Sioux Falls area and played basketball for Washington High School. He was All-Sioux Interstate Conference as a junior and senior and a finalist for the South Dakota Mr. Basketball award following his senior season. After high school, Dave continued his basketball career at the University of South Dakota where he was a four-year letter winner for the Coyotes. As best as he can remember, Dave played amateur basketball for 16 or 17 years. During that time, his Rapid City teams would win two state titles and were runners-up in two others. The first championship cane in Mobridge, where Rapid City Kelly's beat White in the final game. During that 1997 tournament, Kelly's scored a record 153 points in one game, a record that still stands today. The second title came in Mitchell in 2001 when Kelly's outlasted Sioux Falls Pepsi 119-114 in triple overtime. Dave was named to the All-Tournament Team for both championships as well as several other less celebrated years. Amateur fans remember "Gussy" for his end-to-end, hard-nosed style of play which produced many highlights over the years. Dave still lives in Rapid City where he has been in the general contracting business for many years. He is the father of twelve-year-old daughters Erin and Samantha. |
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| Mike Sprenger | Steve Hayes | |||||||||||||
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Mike Sprenger has been a corporate co-sponsor of the South Dakota Amateur Basketall Tournament since 2005. He is currently an insurance agent in Presho. Mike is married to Carol and has two children, John and Jana. Mike graduated from Fairview High School in Polo in 1972 and attended Northern State College from 1972-1973. The amateur background Mike chose to share with us today is that he was a first-class bench warmer for the Corsica team in 1977-1978. He has also co-sponsored a Presho team since the early 1990's. Highlights and memories that Mike wants to share with you today is, "although my body wasn't made for basketball, I've enjoyed basketball in the state of South Dakota. It has been my pleasure to help Presho sponsor the State Tournament six times in the last 14 years. I have always felt that Presho is a great place and the perfect location for the state tournament. |
Steve Hayes' involvement with amateur basketball in South Dakota has been as a local and corporate sponsor and helping organize the state amateur basketball tournament for the past several years. Dakota Prairie Bank has sponsored a local team for many years and has been proud to be a corporate sponsor for the past five years. Dakota Prairie Bank teams have appeared in several state amateur tournaments and last won the title in 2003. Some of Steve's highlights are that he has enjoyed being involved with the Amateur Basketball Association and the people of the organization. Steve says, "I've appreciated the opportunity to help organize a state event in Presho. The tournament is a wonderful event for us to showcase our community and to welcome visitors to the area." Steve is the current president/CEO of Dakota Prairie Bank in Presho. He and his wife Marla have two wonderful children, Jaime and Nicholas. Steve graduated from Draper High School in 1976 and Augustana College in 1981. |
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