Vern Mikkelsen, Hamline

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Played 1947-49… Won an NAIA national title with Hamline in 1949… Two-time NAIA All-Tournament Team Member… Scored 179 points in 11 NAIA tournament games, averaging 16.3 ppg… Two-time NAIA All American… Member of the NAIA 50th & 75th Anniversary Teams… Inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame in 1956… Went on to play in the NBA.  Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1995.