David Birkeland

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David Birkeland
21 David Birkeland
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Hometown:
    Hermantown, Minn.
  • Position:
    G
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    Hermantown
  • Major:
    Finance & Marketing
  • gp
    21
  • pts/g
    3.4
  • fg %
    39.7
  • 3pt %
    33.3
  • ft %
    62.5
  • reb/g
    1.1
  • a/g
    0.8
Bio

Personal: participated in soccer, basketball, and track...2-time state basketball participant...state soccer participant...8-time all-conference(track and basketball)...studnet council...FCA...Athlete of the Year at Hermantown...enjoys golf, water skiing, and hanging with the boys...son of Jon and Lana

Why did you pick Concordia: Family legacy, great business school
Post Graduation plans: Banking
Volunteer Activities: Special Olympics Volunteer (2018-2020), Feed My Starving Children (2018-2020), Cobber Kids (2018-2020), Suicide Walk (2018-2020), Out of the Darkness Walk, TNT Fitness, Cobber Kids, Basketball Camps

The BIRKELAND File
Favorite food: Oreo Peach Dessert
Favorite restaurant: B-dubs
Favorite movie: Blades of Glory
Favorite non-school book: Junie B, Jones
Favorite musical group: Green Day
Favorite TV/Streaming Series: Yellowstone
Top song(s) on your playlist: These Are My People; Red Dirt Road; 3, 2, 1
Place in the world you most want to visit: Norway
My favorite professional sports team: Minnesota Timberwolves
My favorite professional athlete when I was growing up: J.J. Bacea
 My dream job is: Hollywood stunt person

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 21 16
Games started 7 5
Minutes 252 188
Minutes per game 12.0 11.8
FG 27-68 17-48
FG Pct 39.7 35.4
3PT 12-36 9-27
3PT Pct 33.3 33.3
FT 5-8 5-8
FT Pct 62.5 62.5
Off rebounds 2 2
Def rebounds 21 12
Total rebounds 23 14
Rebounds per game 1.1 0.9
Personal fouls 9 7
Disqualifications - -
Assists 17 5
Turnovers 8 5
Assist to turnover ratio 2.1 1.0
Steals 5 3
Blocks 1 1
Points 71 48
Points per game 3.4 3.0
Points per 40 min 11.3 10.2
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Jan 30 Saint John's (Minn.) W, 81-76
Feb 1 Macalester W, 83-78
Feb 8 at Gust. Adolphus W, 61-57
Feb 11 St. Scholastica W, 81-67
Feb 16 Carleton L, 81-64
Feb 18 Hamline W, 68-65
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 9 Minn.-Morris L, 74-69 - 18 4-6 66.7 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 9
Nov 11 Crown (Minn.) L, 99-86 1 22 2-5 40.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 4
Nov 19 at St. Scholastica L, 77-67 1 26 0-3 0.0 0-2 0.0 1-2 50.0 1
Nov 22 St. Olaf W, 73-61 1 23 4-7 57.1 2-3 66.7 4-6 66.7 14
Nov 26 Gust. Adolphus L, 81-74 1 21 3-8 37.5 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 8
Nov 28 at Martin Luther W, 92-62 1 17 3-7 42.9 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 8
Dec 3 at Bethel (Minn.) L, 81-77 1 9 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 7 at Augsburg W, 84-76 - 7 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 10 Saint Mary's (Minn.) W, 82-77 - 8 2-3 66.7 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 4
Dec 28 vs. Ramapo W, 80-71 - 4 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Dec 29 vs. Wis.-Platteville L, 81-65 - 3 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 5 at Carleton L, 70-63 - 6 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3
Jan 11 at Saint John's (Minn.) L, 70-63 - 12 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 14 at Hamline W, 65-60 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 16 at Macalester L, 60-56 - 2 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 18 Augsburg L, 71-66 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 21 at Saint Mary's (Minn.) L, 85-81 - 9 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Jan 25 at St. Olaf L, 73-67 - 6 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 28 Bethel (Minn.) L, 81-76 - 12 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 30 Saint John's (Minn.) W, 81-76 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 1 Macalester W, 83-78 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 at Gust. Adolphus W, 61-57 - 15 3-5 60.0 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 8
Feb 11 St. Scholastica W, 81-67 - 7 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3
Feb 16 Carleton L, 81-64 - 3 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 18 Hamline W, 68-65 1 22 1-7 14.3 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 9 Minn.-Morris L, 74-69 - 18 0 2 2 2 1 0 0
Nov 11 Crown (Minn.) L, 99-86 1 22 0 3 3 4 0 0 0
Nov 19 at St. Scholastica L, 77-67 1 26 0 1 1 2 0 2 1
Nov 22 St. Olaf W, 73-61 1 23 0 3 3 1 0 1 0
Nov 26 Gust. Adolphus L, 81-74 1 21 0 2 2 0 1 0 0
Nov 28 at Martin Luther W, 92-62 1 17 0 2 2 5 2 1 0
Dec 3 at Bethel (Minn.) L, 81-77 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 7 at Augsburg W, 84-76 - 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Dec 10 Saint Mary's (Minn.) W, 82-77 - 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 28 vs. Ramapo W, 80-71 - 4 0 2 2 1 0 1 0
Dec 29 vs. Wis.-Platteville L, 81-65 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 5 at Carleton L, 70-63 - 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 11 at Saint John's (Minn.) L, 70-63 - 12 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Jan 14 at Hamline W, 65-60 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 16 at Macalester L, 60-56 - 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
Jan 18 Augsburg L, 71-66 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 21 at Saint Mary's (Minn.) L, 85-81 - 9 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
Jan 25 at St. Olaf L, 73-67 - 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 28 Bethel (Minn.) L, 81-76 - 12 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
Jan 30 Saint John's (Minn.) W, 81-76 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 1 Macalester W, 83-78 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 at Gust. Adolphus W, 61-57 - 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 11 St. Scholastica W, 81-67 - 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Feb 16 Carleton L, 81-64 - 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Feb 18 Hamline W, 68-65 1 22 0 3 3 0 1 0 0
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 9 Minn.-Morris L, 74-69 - 0 - 2.0
Nov 11 Crown (Minn.) L, 99-86 1 1 - -
Nov 19 at St. Scholastica L, 77-67 1 1 - -
Nov 22 St. Olaf W, 73-61 1 0 - -
Nov 26 Gust. Adolphus L, 81-74 1 0 - 0.0
Nov 28 at Martin Luther W, 92-62 1 1 - 2.5
Dec 3 at Bethel (Minn.) L, 81-77 1 1 - -
Dec 7 at Augsburg W, 84-76 - 0 - -
Dec 10 Saint Mary's (Minn.) W, 82-77 - 0 - -
Dec 28 vs. Ramapo W, 80-71 - 0 - -
Dec 29 vs. Wis.-Platteville L, 81-65 - 0 - -
Jan 5 at Carleton L, 70-63 - 0 - -
Jan 11 at Saint John's (Minn.) L, 70-63 - 0 - -
Jan 14 at Hamline W, 65-60 - - - -
Jan 16 at Macalester L, 60-56 - 0 - 0.0
Jan 18 Augsburg L, 71-66 - - - -
Jan 21 at Saint Mary's (Minn.) L, 85-81 - 1 - 0.0
Jan 25 at St. Olaf L, 73-67 - 0 - -
Jan 28 Bethel (Minn.) L, 81-76 - 2 - -
Jan 30 Saint John's (Minn.) W, 81-76 - - - -
Feb 1 Macalester W, 83-78 - - - -
Feb 8 at Gust. Adolphus W, 61-57 - 2 - -
Feb 11 St. Scholastica W, 81-67 - 0 - -
Feb 16 Carleton L, 81-64 - 0 - 0.0
Feb 18 Hamline W, 68-65 1 0 - 0.0
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2018-19 11 11.3 1.4-3.2 0.5-1.3 0.1-0.2 3.4
2019-20 17 7.9 0.6-1.9 0.4-1.1 0.5-0.9 2.2
2020-21 4 21.3 4.5-9.5 1.2-4.5 1.2-2.2 11.5
2021-22 21 14.9 1.4-4.3 0.5-1.9 0.2-0.2 3.4
2022-23 21 12.0 1.3-3.2 0.6-1.7 0.2-0.4 3.4
Total 74 12.3 1.4-3.6 0.5-1.7 0.3-0.5 3.6
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2018-19 11 - 124 15-35 42.9 6-14 42.9 1-2 50.0 37
2019-20 17 - 135 11-33 33.3 6-18 33.3 9-16 56.3 37
2020-21 4 2 85 18-38 47.4 5-18 27.8 5-9 55.6 46
2021-22 21 6 313 29-91 31.9 10-39 25.6 4-5 80.0 72
2022-23 21 7 252 27-68 39.7 12-36 33.3 5-8 62.5 71
Total 74 15 909 100-265 37.7 39-125 31.2 24-40 60.0 263
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2018-19 11 124 11.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 42.9 0.0-0.0 0.0
2019-20 17 135 7.9 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 33.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
2020-21 4 85 21.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 27.8 0.0-0.0 0.0
2021-22 21 313 14.9 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 25.6 0.0-0.0 0.0
2022-23 21 252 12.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 33.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
Total 74 909 12.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 31.2 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2018-19 11 0.1 1.1 1.2 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.0
2019-20 17 0.0 1.2 1.2 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.0
2020-21 4 0.5 1.5 2.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.0
2021-22 21 0.3 2.0 2.3 0.4 0.7 0.3 0.0
2022-23 21 0.1 1.0 1.1 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.0
Total 74 0.1 1.4 1.5 0.5 0.6 0.2 0.0
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2018-19 11 - 1 12 13 3 5 0 0
2019-20 17 - 0 21 21 6 11 2 0
2020-21 4 2 2 6 8 4 4 2 0
2021-22 21 6 6 42 48 8 14 6 1
2022-23 21 7 2 21 23 17 8 5 1
Total 74 15 11 102 113 38 42 15 2
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2018-19 11 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2019-20 17 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2020-21 4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2021-22 21 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2022-23 21 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 74 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 21 12.0 1.3-3.2 0.6-1.7 0.2-0.4 3.4
Conference 16 11.8 1.1-3.0 0.6-1.7 0.3-0.5 3.0
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 9 15.1 2.0-4.6 0.8-2.2 0.4-0.7 5.2
Away 10 10.9 0.8-2.5 0.5-1.6 0.1-0.2 2.2
Neutral 2 3.5 0.5-1.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 1.0
Result
Wins 8 12.9 1.9-4.2 1.0-2.0 0.5-0.8 5.3
Losses 13 11.5 0.9-2.6 0.3-1.5 0.1-0.2 2.2
Month
November 6 21.2 2.7-6.0 1.2-3.0 0.8-1.3 7.3
December 5 6.2 0.6-1.6 0.0-0.4 0.0-0.0 1.2
January 6 7.8 0.3-1.5 0.2-1.3 0.0-0.0 0.8
February 4 11.8 1.5-3.8 1.0-2.0 0.0-0.0 4.0
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 21 7 252 27-68 39.7 12-36 33.3 5-8 62.5 71
Conference 16 5 188 17-48 35.4 9-27 33.3 5-8 62.5 48
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 9 4 136 18-41 43.9 7-20 35.0 4-6 66.7 47
Away 10 3 109 8-25 32.0 5-16 31.3 1-2 50.0 22
Neutral 2 - 7 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Result
Wins 8 3 103 15-34 44.1 8-16 50.0 4-6 66.7 42
Losses 13 4 149 12-34 35.3 4-20 20.0 1-2 50.0 29
Month
November 6 5 127 16-36 44.4 7-18 38.9 5-8 62.5 44
December 5 1 31 3-8 37.5 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 6
January 6 - 47 2-9 22.2 1-8 12.5 0-0 - 5
February 4 1 47 6-15 40.0 4-8 50.0 0-0 - 16
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 21 252 12.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 33.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
Conference 16 188 11.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 33.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 9 136 15.1 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 35.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Away 10 109 10.9 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 31.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
Neutral 2 7 3.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 8 103 12.9 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 50.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Losses 13 149 11.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 20.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Month
November 6 127 21.2 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 38.9 0.0-0.0 0.0
December 5 31 6.2 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
January 6 47 7.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 12.5 0.0-0.0 0.0
February 4 47 11.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 50.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 21 0.1 1.0 1.1 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.0
Conference 16 0.1 0.8 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 9 0.0 1.6 1.6 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.0
Away 10 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.1
Neutral 2 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0
Result
Wins 8 0.0 1.4 1.4 1.0 0.4 0.4 0.0
Losses 13 0.2 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.1
Month
November 6 0.0 2.2 2.2 2.3 0.7 0.7 0.2
December 5 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0
January 6 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0
February 4 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.0
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 21 7 2 21 23 17 8 5 1
Conference 16 5 2 12 14 5 5 3 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 9 4 0 14 14 9 4 1 0
Away 10 3 2 5 7 7 4 3 1
Neutral 2 - 0 2 2 1 0 1 0
Result
Wins 8 3 0 11 11 8 3 3 0
Losses 13 4 2 10 12 9 5 2 1
Month
November 6 5 0 13 13 14 4 4 1
December 5 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 0
January 6 - 2 2 4 1 2 0 0
February 4 1 0 3 3 1 2 0 0
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 21 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Conference 16 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Away 10 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Neutral 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Losses 13 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Month
November 6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
December 5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
January 6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
February 4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
News mentions
Concordia earned the NABC Team Academic Excellence Award, and had four individual student-athletes receive NABC Honors Court accolades.
  • Article
  • July 24, 2023
Concordia Receives NABC Academic Honors

Concordia earned the NABC Team Academic Excellence Award, and had four individual student-athletes receive NABC Honors Court accolades.

  • July 24, 2023
David Birkeland plays defense on the wing in the second half of the Cobbers' game at Gustavus. (Photo courtesy of Piper Otto, Gustavus SID)
  • Article
  • February 08, 2023
Perseverance Pays Off In St. Peter

Concordia erased leads in both the halves in St. Peter, went on an 8-0 run midway through the second stanza and came away with a 61-57 win against Gustavus.

  • February 08, 2023
Senior David Birkeland drives to the basket for two of his season-high 14 points in the Cobbers' wire-to-wire win over previously unbeaten St. Olaf.
  • Article
  • November 22, 2022
You Just Never Know What's Going To Happen

Concordia led wire-to-wire and beat previously unbeaten St. Olaf 73-61. The Cobbers had four starters finish with double-digit point totals.

  • November 22, 2022
Freshman Jacob Cook drives to the basket for two of his team-high 12 points in the Cobbers' season opener against Minn.-Morris.
  • Article
  • November 09, 2022
Shooting Inconsistency Sidelines Cobbers In Opener

Concordia was never able to knock down shots on a consistent basis, could never overcome a 4-point halftime deficit and lost 74-69 in the season opener for both teams.

  • November 09, 2022