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Men's basketball team claims first MIAC title In 51 years
"With five returning juniors and five returning seniors, it was obvious from the beginning of the season that we had the potential for a very good year," noted head coach of the men's basketball team John Eidsness. "I was pleased with the way the players blended to become a totally unselfish unit. And because of that, they exceeded my expectations."
By winning two key consecutive conference games, the Cobber men earned an outright MIAC title - the first in 51 years; they claimed a share of the MIAC crown on Feb.10 by defeating St. Thomas 86-80 for their 13th consecutive MIAC win and three days later tallied an 80-74 win over Augsburg to clinch the MIAC title.
However, the team's hopes for a national championship were cut short when Moorhead State University defeated the Cobbers 82-76 in the final NAIA District 13 playoff game. The season record for Concordia was 16-2 in the MIAC and 20-9 overall.
As a result of their outstanding playing, three Cobbers were voted to the MIAC all-conference team: Andy Askegaard, a forward from Comstock, Minn.; Greg Strand, guard from Portland, N.D., both seniors; and Garrett Byrne, a junior pivot man from Bloomington, Minn.
Of the five juniors on this year's team, three were starters. All of them will return for the 1982-83 season. "We will expect good leadership from those who will be seniors next year, Eidsness said.
Garrett Byrne started all twenty-nine games
for the Cobbers last year and led the
team in scoring 15.0 and rebounding 7.4.
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1981-82 Roster
HEAD COACH: John Eidsness
ASSISTANT: Duane Siverson
1981-82 Schedule
Opponent Results Mayville W 75-58 Whitworth L 60-61 Idaho L 47-96 MSU L 70-71 Augsburg *W 79-78 OT Bemidji W 66-65 St. Cloud W 57-45 OT North Mich L 53-59 St. John's *L 55-58 Hamline *W 59-57 St. Thomas *W 56-51 St. Mary's *W 74-53 Gustavus *W 78-71 Macalester *W 77-62 St. John's *W 58-57 St. Olaf *W 85-55 Bethel *W 73-56 Hamline *W 81-72 MSU L 74-76 Gustavus *W 81-72 St. Mary's *W 69-55 St. Thomas *W 86-80 Augsburg *W 80-74 Macalester *W 44-43 St. Olaf *W 61-56 Bethel *L 81-82 UofM Duluth W 83-73 MSU L 76-82 Record: Overall 20-8, MIAC 16-2, 1st Coach: John Eidsness
1981-82 MIAC
1981-82 SCHOOL W L Concordia 16 2 Augsburg 15 3 St. John's 13 5 St. Thomas 9 9 Hamline 9 9 Gustavus 9 9 Bethel 7 11 St. Mary's 7 11 Macalester 3 15 St. Olaf 2 16 Concordia - 2nd Championship
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81-82 Season Stats
PLAYER GP FG-FGA % FT-FTA % REB R/G AST POINTS PPG Greg Strand 27 103-199 .518 75-103 .728 52 1.9 63 281 10.4 Dale Moe 26 48-108 .444 25-44 .568 111 4.3 85 121 4.6 Robert Booker 27 118-244 .483 53-101 .524 137 5.1 55 289 10.7 Andy Askegaard 25 125-228 .548 82-104 .788 164 6.6 111 323 13.5 Garrett Byrne 27 174-327 .567 69-114 .605 209 7.7 10 397 14.7 Jon Eide 26 36-67 .537 28-41 .683 79 3.0 11 100 3.8 Kerry Nelson 26 31-73 .425 17-27 .630 72 2.8 2 79 3.0 Ricky Simpson 18 36-93 .387 12-23 .521 38 2.1 22 84 4.7 Mark Streed 21 27-57 .473 5-5 100 19 .9 11 59 2.8 Jim Knutson 27 35-100 .350 5-15 .333 47 1.7 26 75 2.8 Steve Knutson 7 2-5 .400 3-6 .500 2 .3 3 7 1.0 C ctotal 27 710-1471 .483 362-567 .638 1026 38 393 1848 68.4 Opp. total 27 715-1873 .427 259-397 .652 994 38 325 1754 64.9
81-82 All-MIAC
1981.82 ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM:
SENIORS:
Andy Askegaard Concordia
Greg Strand Concordia
Brad Nelson Augsburg
Kit Carson Hamline
Mike Howath St. Mary's
Bob Alpers St. Johns
JUNIORS:
Garrett Byrne Concordia
Mark Hanson Gustavus
Jason Velgersdyk Bethel
Sean Higgins St. Thomas