Guy Mackner - Inducted 2025

1965 Sisseton/1969 SDSU graduate.

The 6-foot-7 center teamed with John Thomas and Gene Zulk to make South Dakota State a men’s basketball powerhouse in the late 1960s. He averaged 19.9 points and 11.6 rebounds a game as a junior. Mackner earned all-conference honors as a junior and senior and led the North Central Conference in rebounding in 1968, averaging 12.5 rebounds a game in league play. He also was named to the all-tournament team at the Great Lakes Regional in the national tourney. Helped SDSU win NCC titles in 1968 and 1969. Following a collegiate career in which he finished with 1,114 career points and averages of 15.1 points and 8.8 rebounds in 74 games, Mackner was a sixth-round NBA draft pick (81st pick overall in 1969) of the Atlanta Hawks. After being released by the NBA team, he played for the Goodyear Tire and Rubber team in the U.S. Industrial League, then spent 1970-72 in the U.S. Army, where he was a member of the armed forces basketball team. While in the military he became involved in handball as a player, coach and official. In 1972, he was one of only four certified handball officials in the nation. Mackner was not only a national handball official, player, coach and consultant, he was a tireless promoter of the sport, putting on clinics and helping groups such as the USA Olympic handball team. Helped Sisseton to 1965 big-school state basketball tournament and a 23-2 record as an all-state senior who averaged 11 points and 21 rebounds per game. Is a member of the SDSU and SD High School Basketball halls of fame.