Appelwick One of 15 Members to be Inducted into SDIC Hall of Fame

Tomorrow, 15 new members will be inducted into the SDIC Men’s Basketball Hall of Fame, with Madison’s Gene Appelwick being one of the newly inducted members.
Appelwick attended both Madison High School and Dakota State University, where he starred as a basketball player when it was General Beadle State Teachers College through his senior year in 1961, and at the time was DSU’s career leading scorer.
As a Junior, Appelwick was a second team all-conference (S.D. Intercollegiate Conference) and then was a first-team player as a senior.
A list of the full 2022 Hall of Fame class can be found below.
The induction ceremony will be held tomorrow, November 30th at 1pm at the Prime Time Tavern in Madison. For those interested in attending, please contact Myron Moen at (605) 651-8322.
Inductees will also be introduced at halftime of tomorrow’s Dakota State men’s basketball game when they host Dakota Wesleyan.
SDIC Men’s Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2022
Name | High School | College | Year |
Gene Appelwick | Madison | GB/DSU | 50s |
Brad Bouche | Mitchell | Black Hills State | 80s |
Bruce Bad Moccasin | Pierre | SD Tech | 70s |
Billy Christensen | Canton | Northern State | 70s |
Steve Hammer | Pierpont | Huron College | 70s |
Mick Hoglund | Hamlin | Sioux Falls College | 80s |
Terry Jordre | Corona | Northern State | 50s |
Jim Martin | Chamberlain | Dakota Wesleyan | 70s |
Tom Miller | Stickney | Dakota Wesleyan | 70s |
Jeff Palzgraf | Auburn- Rockford,Ill | SD Tech | 80s |
Jim Stoebner | Tripp | Dakota Wesleyan | 80s |
Riley Goza | Rockford, I’ll | Dakota Wesleyan | 60’s (D) |
Lon Nelson | Clark | USD/S. | 70’s (D) |
Gerald Sayler | Aberdeen C. | Northern | 50’s (D) |
Jeff Stevens | Fargo South | BlackHills | 90’s |
Please note the last four inductees are deceased. |