Eric Kline, Northern State​

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Eric Kline left his hometown of Aberdeen, S.D. to play basketball at Augustana College, but after his freshman year he transferred back home to play his final three years at Northern State University. Kline and the Wolves reeled off records of 34-2, 25-9 and 29-5, an overall record of 88-16 at Northern State, finishing as runner-up in the NAIA National Tournament in both 1993 and 1994 and finishing in the National Semi-Finals in 1995.

 

He averaged 26.3 points per game during his career at NSU, while hitting 456 3-point field goals, and led all of NAIA Division II in three-pointers made in back-to-back seasons. Kline holds the NSU record with 2,660 points in his three years, and also set South Dakota collegiate record with 3,062 points over his four years.

 

Kline was chosen as the NSIC Player of the Year all three seasons at NSU, and was also the Midwest Region MVP, a NAIA Academic All-American, and an NAIA Division II First Team All-American.  After his senior season in 1995, Kline was named as the NAIA II National Player of the Year and was named as the South Dakota College Male Athlete of the Year.

 

He has been inducted into the Northern State Hall of Fame and the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Hall of Fame.

 

Year G FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Reb Avg A BS St Pts Avg

1992-93 36 341-665 .513 148-346 .428 128-164 .780 133 3.7 68 49 17 958 26.6

1993-94 34 333-670 .497 156-350 .446 112-130 .862 125 3.7 56 1 36 934 27.5

1994-95 30 255-541 .471 148-379 .391 79-109 .725 114 3.8 83 0 48 737 24.6

Totals 100 929-1876 .495 452-1075 .420 319-403 .792 372 3.7 207 50 101 2629 26.3

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