He was a four-year varsity starter on the St. Cloud State men's basketball team from 1962 to 1966. A team co-captain his junior and senior years, he helped lead the Huskies to four Northern Intercollegiate Conference (NIC) Championships. He was named the top forward in the NIC, was a two-time All-Conference selection and was named an Honorable Mention All-American. He scored 30 points as a freshman in his first varsity starting role and went on to average 26.4 points his rookie season. The Huskies won their first ever NAIA District 13 title in 1962 and returned to the NAIA finals in 1966. He set the career field-goal shooting percentage mark in 1966 and currently ranks fourth on the career chart with a .566 field goal percentage (220-387). He went on to coach varsity high school basketball for 26 years and took six different teams to the state tournament. He won two state championships including the 1971 championship with a Melrose High School.
