Johnson And Nelson Earn MIAC Postseason Honors
Junior Matthew Johnson and sophomore Rowan Nelson both earned MIAC postseason honors as selected by the conference coaches it was announced on Tuesday.
MOORHEAD, Minn. (2/28/23)--- Junior Matthew Johnson (Fergus Falls, Minn.) and sophomore Rowan Nelson (Melrose, Minn.) both earned MIAC postseason honors as selected by the conference coaches it was announced on Tuesday.
Johnson was named to the MIAC All-Conference Team, while Nelson earned MIAC All-Conference Honorable Mention honors. It is the first time since the 2017 season that the Cobbers have had multiple postseason award winners.
| Complete List of 2023 MIAC Postseason Award Winners |
Johnson and Nelson helped Concordia post a 9-11 record in the MIAC and finish in a tie for 7th-place in the final league standings. Both, the number of conference wins and the placement in the standings, are the best since the 2017 campaign.
Johnson, who led the team in scoring in 2023, earns the first conference postseason honor of his career. He averaged 17.6 points per game in his 18 MIAC games. He finished eighth in the league in scoring average.
Johnson scored in double figures in the final 10 games of the year, put up at least 20 points in nine games and had a season-high MIAC point total of 27 against St. Mary's on Dec. 10.
Johnson's ability to knock down clutch long-range shots helped the Cobbers throughout the season. He finished tied for third in the MIAC in 3-point field goals per game (2.8/game) and was fourth in 3-point percentage (43.9%).
Johnson finished the year with 50 3-point field goals. His biggest long-range shot came in the season finale when he knocked down a 40-foot shot with .08 of a second left in the game to beat Hamline.
Nelson adds to his list of postseason achievements. As a freshman in 2022, Nelson was named the MIAC All-Conference and All-Rookie teams. He was the first player in program history to be named to both teams in a single season. He also earned CSC Academic All-District honors earlier in the month.
Nelson played in all 20 league games in 2023, and recorded a double-digit scoring total in 19 of the 20 contests. He finished the year with a 13.9 ppg average in MIAC play which was 13th highest in the conference. His top point production came at Augsburg on Dec. 7 when he dropped 24 on the Auggies.
Nelson led the team in rebounding with a 5.9 rebounds per game average. That total was good for the No.12 spot on the conference list.
Past Cobber MIAC All-Conference Award Winners
MIAC All-Conference
2022 - Rowan Nelson
2017 - Dylan Alderman, Austin Nelson
2016 - Jordan Bolger, Tom Fraase
2015 - Jordan Bolger
2014 - Jordan Bolger
2013 - Aaron Lindahl, Andrew Martinson, Ebo Nana-Kweson
2011 - John Fraase, Darrin Olmscheid
2010 - John Fraase
2009 - John Fraase
2008 - Luke Linz
2007 - Luke Linz
2005 - Keith Eckhoff, Soren Nelson
2004 - Josh Downey, Soren Nelson
2003 - Jared Swanson
2001 - Joe Snowden
2000 - Joe Ford
1999 - Brian Kesselring
1997 - Daimen Crump, Greg Dean
1996 - Daimen Crump, Kenny Nelson
1995 - Brett Inniger, Brad Keenan
1994 - Brett Inniger
1992 - Pete Myrvik
1990 - Eric Gardner
1989 - Bryan Flam
1988 - Mike Schwarz
1987 - Marv Eberling, Rodger Taylor
1986 - Darrell Pederson
1985 - Brad Willis
1984 - Dale Moe
1983 - Garrett Byrne, Rick Simpson
1982 - Andy Askegaard, Garrett Byrne, Greg Strand
1981 - Andy Askegaard
1977 - Doug Boese
1976 - Mark Askerooth, Darwin Kreft
1975 - ?
1973 - Dave Reitan, James Anderson
1970 - Bob Peterson, Dick Peterson
1969 - Bob Peterson, Dick Peterson
1968 - Bob Laney
1967 - Bob Laney
1966 - Bob Laney
1948 - Elwood Bohn
1931 - Cliff Halmrast, Pat Hilde, Eark Moran
MIAC Honorable Mention
2013 - Dewon McKenzie
2012 - Dewon McKenzie
2011 - Darrin Olmscheid
2008 - Erik Lien
2006 - Jason Miller
2004 - Joe Bueckers
1985 - Dan Douglas, Darrell Pederson
1982 - Robert Booker
1981 - Greg Strand
1980 - Kelby Krabbenhoft, Eric Larsen, Greg Strand
1979 - Dave Glaser, Brent Reichert
1978 - Mark Lynne
1977 - Kris Gulsvig
1972 - Dave Reitan
1955 - Art Johnson