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The following was printed on Jeff Gullekson's HOF plaque:

Ten years after his final game in a Siena Heights University jersey Jeff Gullekson remains the single-game, single-season and career rebounding leader in Saints’ basketball history.  “Gully” is one of only two Siena Heights basketball players to score over 1,000 points and grab 1,000 rebounds in his career. 

Gullekson set the single-game (31) and single-season (509) school record in his senior season (2000-01).  The Saints’ power forward earned NAIA All-American (2^nd-Team) recognition; All-WHAC Conference and All-WHAC Defensive Team honors; and was named the Saints’ Most Valuable Player in 2001. 

During the Saints’ semi-final run in the 2000 NAIA Division II National Championship Tournament, Gullekson averaged 11.5 rebounds in four games and was the tournament’s top rebounder.  The Saints qualified for the NAIA National Tournament in each of Gullekson’s four years and had an overall record of 117-30. 

An outstanding student and leader, Gullekson was the 2000 Thomas Emmet Sr. Award winner as the school’s top male student-athlete.  He earned All-WHAC Academic Team and NAIA Scholar-Athlete honors in both his junior and senior years.  Gullekson culminated his phenomenal athletic and academic career at Siena Heights by being named the Siena Heights University Student of the Year and the Business Department Student of the Year.