University of South Dakota Athletics

Chuck Iverson, athletic director at Mount Marty College, ranks as one of the best basketball players to ever don a Coyote uniform. Iverson holds every major rebounding record at USD, including game (36), season (448), career (1,241), average season (17.2), and average career (11.9), Iverson was also a tremendous point producer ranking fifth with 1,536 points. Iverson held the North Central Conference rebounding record for nearly 20 years before it was broken. Iverson, a three-time all-NCC performer led USD to an NCC championship during the 1971-72 season when he averaged 16 points and 10 rebounds as the Coyotes went 18-10 and 11-3 in the league. The 6-9, 230 point center paced USD to successive NCC Holiday Tournament titles in 1971 and 1972. He was named the Most Valuable Player of the 1972 classic after setting records for rebounds in a game (26) and tournament (70). A native of Vermillion, SD, Iverson caught the attention of the professional scouts especially after experiencing a spectacular senior campaign in which he scored 16.7 points and grabbed 17.2 rebounds per game. Nine times during the season he collected at least 20 rebounds, failed to grab at least 10 just three times. He was drafted by both the NBA's Seattle SuperSonics and the ABA's Memphis Tams.