Basketball
Dan Forkrud is one of the top all-around performers in Carleton men’s basketball annals, as he is the first player in recorded team history with at least 1,000 points, 600 rebounds, 200 assists, and 100 steals. A four-year starter and letter winner, he was selected first team All-MIAC for both 2004-05 and 2005-06. Forkrud’s status as one of the top players in the country was confirmed when he was one of only six players voted to the National Association of Basketball Coaches’ (NABC) All-West Region First Team in 2006. At the time, he was only the fourth Carleton player to take home this NABC honor. That season, Forkrud was also tabbed for the D3hoops.com All-Region Team along with his selection to the MIAC All-Defensive Team. At the time he graduated, Forkrud ranked third in school history with 1,467 career points and ranked fifth and sixth, respectively, with 716 rebounds and 246 assists. He still ranks second with 181 career steals and is now fourth with 93 career blocks. Forkrud made an immediate impact for the Knights as he averaged 10.4 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game in 2002-03, leading to his selection to the MIAC’s All-First-Year Team. He accounted for 11.7 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 2.6 assists as a sophomore. His first all-conference award came after the 2004-05 campaign, during which he averaged 15.7 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.3 steals, and 2.0 assists. Forkrud helped Carleton post a 17-game winning streak during the 2005-06 campaign en route to the program’s first MIAC regular-season title and its debut at the NCAA Championships. That year, Forkrud averaged 16.6 points, 7.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 1.9 steals. The basketball class of 2006 totaled 69 wins over four seasons, which is still the second-highest total in the program’s 110-year history.