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Ben Ries

Ben Ries

  • Class
    2000
  • Induction
    2014
  • Sport(s)
    Men's Basketball
Ries scored 1,252 career points and helped lead South Dakota to back-to-back North Central Conference championships in 1999 and 2000. Ries earned all-NCC honors following his senior season and was a three-time academic all-NCC honoree. He made 290 three-pointers (third-most in program history) and shot 45 percent from beyond the arc. In 113 games, Ries averaged 11.1 points, 2.5 assists and 2.4 rebounds per game.

Ries, his wife, Amy, and their three kids, Carly (8), J.J. (6) and Chelsea (1), reside in Norfolk, Neb. Ries teaches physical education and is the head boys basketball coach and assistant junior high football coach at Norfolk High School. The basketball team has qualified for six state tournaments under Ries, and has placed in the top four three times since 2010.

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