Watertown native Kranz, De Smet native McNames to be inducted into SDIC Basketball Hall of Fame
Roger Merriam
MADISON — Watertown native Aaron Kranz and De Smet native Josh McNames are two of the 14 members of the 2022 induction class into the South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference Basketball Hall of Fame.
The 2022 SDIC Basketball Hall of Fame class will be honored on April 2 in Madison, with a time and date for the induction ceremony event to be announced.
Kranz, who starred at Mount Marty in Yankton, and McNames, who was a standout at Black Hills State University in Spearfish, both graduated college in 1999.
For a second straight class, all of the members were involved in men’s basketball. The hall of fame is an extension of the conference’s original hall of fame, which honored players from all sports over the conference’s 83-year history until it ceased operations at the end of the 1999-2000 season, giving way to the Great Plains Athletic Conference and the defunct Dakota Athletic Conference.
The SDIC’s induction committee includes Myron Moen, Jim Schlekeway, Randy Fletcher, Mac Rops and Cliff Anderson. For more information or questions, contact Anderson by email at cjanderson1950@gmail.com or call 253-318-7487 and leave a message.
Here are the other former players who will be recognized in the 2022 event. They are listed by name, graduating year or years of coaching, hometown and school:
Chris Miller, 1975, Stickney, Dakota Wesleyan
Dan Duffy, 1983, Fort Pierre, Dakota Wesleyan
Jesse Dana, 1997, Spearfish, Black Hills State
Stacy Finkbeiner, 1989, Belle Fourche, Black Hills State
Mike Olson (coach), 1990-99, Tomahawk, Wis., Black Hills State
Mike Peterreins, 1976, Lamberton, Minnesota, Dakota State
Jason Smidt, 2000, Brookings, Dakota State
Paul Park, 1979, Dell Rapids, Dakota State
Matt Geiver, 2000, Sioux Falls, Mount Marty
Derek Knapp, 1993, Rapid City, South Dakota Mines and Technology
Dave Becker, 1987, Kenosha, Wis., South Dakota Mines and Technology
Jim Benjamin, 1986, Billings, Mont., South Dakota Mines and Technology