Kent Elstad was a three-year varsity basketball player in the early 1950s and the first NDSD player to average in the twenties. He was a three-year NDSD basketball captain and the leading scorer on the 1950-51-52 teams. Among his honors are a trophy in 1950-51 for highest free throw accuracy from the Devils Lake Quarterback Club; All-Star First Team selection in the sub-district tournament in 1951 (silver basketball charm), and All-Star Second Team of the 1952 Frat Team.