University of South Dakota Athletics

Graves, now director of Business Case Development for the Gateway Foundation at Dakota Dunes, S.D., is one of the all-time great three-point shooting artists in South Dakota and North Central Conference history. Named all-NCC in 1989-90, Graves was a three-time academic all-North Central Conference selection. He was also honorable mention all-NCC in 1988-89. Graves, who started every game (120 games) during his brilliant career at South Dakota, is the school's record holder for three-point field goals in a season with 95 in 1989-90. Graves is second in school history in career three-point field goals with 274. Graves, who had a career high of 38 points vs. North Dakota State, on Jan. 12, 1990, averaged more than 14 points, four assists and three rebounds a game during his career at South Dakota. He has three of the top 10 3-point field goal seasons of all time. Besides the 95 in 1989-90, he had 76 in 1988-89, and 70 in 1987-88. With Tim Hatchett, he helped lead the Coyotes to its first-20-win season since 1957-58 with a 22-10 mark in 1989-90. Graves, who also starred with Hatchett at Heelan High in Sioux City, Iowa, was a second team all-state selection as a high school senior by the Des Moines Register. He earned a BSBA degree (accounting) in 1990.