South Dakota Mines

The 1991-92 Hardrocker Men’s Basketball Team, under the leadership of Coach Hugh Welsh, had an epic season. The team tops the list for most wins in a season (22) and is tied for most consecutive wins in a season (11). They hold records for most points scored in a season (2,735), most free throws made (635), most free throws attempted (828), and the highest free throw percentage (76.7%). The team also holds records for 3-point shots made in a season (294), 3-point attempts in a season (770), and 3-point shots attempted in game (37). They won the Hardrocker Classic and the Blue Hawk Classic, and for only the second time in school history, they also won the SDIC pre-season tournament. Team members include Alan Anderson, Rick Baruth, Dave Boeselager, Aaron Carlson, Rob Christensen, Steve Griggs, Brandon Kandolin, Brett Knapp, Derek Knapp, Rusty Kocon, Jay Peppel, Marc Piwko, Mike Sailer, Mitch Slusarski, Jeramy Spicer, and Shawn Swanson. The team was coached by Head Coach Hugh Welsh and Assistant Coach Jim Gray. Their always present and faithful bus driver was Alan Swanson.