Hall of Fame
Kris Saiberlich was a four-time first team all-conference player for the men’s basketball team. He finished with 1,494 points, putting him 11th on the career scoring list at the time of his Hall of Fame induction, and he’s still the career leader in every 3-point shooting category with 324 in his career, 110 in a season and 10 in a game. He’s also Lakeland’s career free throw shooting leader at 91.5 percent.
A Lake Michigan Conference All-Rookie selection as a freshman, Kris played in 106 games in his four-year varsity career, starting 104. He was regularly among the nation’s NCAA Division III leaders in free throws and 3-point shooting, finishing third in free throw percentage and fourth in 3-point field goals made per game (3.8) as a senior.
As a senior, he helped lead the Muskies to the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference postseason tournament championship, winning three road games, all in overtime, to claim the title as the No. 6 seed, the lowest to ever win the tournament. The Muskies also won the Lake Michigan Conference regular season championship his sophomore season. He also played baseball for three seasons.
