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Running Cobber Basketball 1980-81
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Askegaard and Oppegard lead Men cagers
Coached by John Eidsness, the Cobber men's basketball squad ended its 1981 season with a 9-15 overall record and an 8-10 record in the MIAC conference. As a team, the Cobbers attained 50 percent of attempted field goals and 70 percent of attempted free throws. Cobber game points averaged 72.2 compared with opponents' 74.0 average. The team set a school record in their game against St. Mary's, achieving 61.7 percent of their attempted field goals.
Team leaders were Andrew Askegaard of Barnesville, Minn., and Claude Oppegard of Fargo, N.D. Askegaard, a Cobber forward, led the team in both scoring and rebounding. He scored a season total of 310 points (12.9 point average per game) and captured 175 rebounds (7.3 rebound average per game). He was voted 1981 Cobber most valuable player and earned a spot on the all-MIAC basketball team.
Oppegard, the team's only senior, was voted 1981 honorary captain and the most inspirational player. Oppegard scored 230 points on the season for a 9.6 point per game average. He also gathered 108 rebounds (4.5 rebound average per game).
Concordia guard Greg Strand from Portland, N.D., earned honorable mention
to the 11-man all-MIAC team.
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1980-81 Roster
Head Coach John Eldsness
Assistant Varsity Duane Siyerson
Junior Varsity Sonny Gulsyig
JV
10 G 5'9 Fr. Chuck Nervick Duluth (East)
12 0 5'9 Fr. Todd s.lk East Grand Forks, NO
14 G 6'3 Fr. Jim Halvorson Lake Park
20 F 6'5 Fr. Brad Willis Wadena
22 F 6'1 Fr. Joel Olstad Apple Valley
24 G 5'10 Fr. Greg Lindberg Rothsay
30 G 6' Fr. Eric Ferris Barnesville
32 F 6'1 Fr. Howard Bergland Carrlngton, ND
34 F 6'2 So. Dave Hunnicut Wadena
40 F 5'11 Fr. Mark Nelson Alexandria
42 F 6'2 Fr. Dale Peterson Lake Park
44 C 6'5 Fr. John Pratt Mayville
50 C 6'4 Fr. Allen Hauck Rugby
52 C 6'3 Fr. TIm Knotes Crookston
54 C 6'4½ Fr. Dave Edwall New Brighton (Irondale)
1980-81 Schedule
1980-81 Men's Basketball Opponent Results Alumni W 89-86 U of Manitoba L 79-97 Mayville L 78-83 MSU L 79-81 NDSU L 85-89 Hamline *W 88-77 Augsburg *W 2-0? St. Scholast W 105-72 Valley City L 59-84 St. Olaf *L 51-56 St. Thomas *L 68-72 St. John's *W 67-66 Gustavus *L 58-66 MSU L 90-107 Bethel *L 79-80 Macalester *L 55-67 Hamline *W 72-59 Augsburg *L 65-70 St. Mary's *L 68-74 St. Olaf *W 80-57 St. Thomas *L 67-73 St. John's *W 72-66 Gustavus *L 75-78 Bethel *L 75-79 St. Mary's *W 84-70 Macalester *L 57-64 Record: Overall 8-16, MIAC 7-11, 8th Coach: John Eidsness
1980-81 MIAC
SCHOOL W L Macalester 13 5 St. Thomas 13 5 St. John's 11 7 Gustavus 11 7 Hamline 9 9 Augsburg 8 10 Bethel 8 10 Concordia 7 11 St. Mary's 7 11 St. Olaf 3 15 Macalester - 1st Championship St. Thomas - 11th Championship
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80-81 Season Stats
80-81 All-MIAC