Black Hills State University Athletics

The 1946-47 men’s basketball team won the championship of both the SDIC and the newly formed Montana-Dakota Conference. Oliver “Ollie” Olson led what many believe to be the most successful team since the “Big Five” in 1927-28. The Yellow Jackets posted a 13-7 overall record. Team members include: standing, left to right, Coach Ollie Olson, Jack McCarthy, Dale Hardy, Ralph “Ed” McLaughlin, Maurice Fitzgerald, Junior Worth, Glenn Burgess, Bob Fleming and student manager J. Donald Bloedel. Seated, left to right, Arthur Lee Albert, Judd Tarrant, Al Thomas, Stanley Ainsworth, Marvin Evans and Marvin Cathey.