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Running Cobber Basketball 1982-83
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Basketball team takes MIAC crown
The Concordia College men's basketball team won its second straight Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship in 52 years.
Concordia chalked up a 14-4 won-lost record in the MIAC and ended
17-8 overall in regular season play.
With three games remaining in the season, the Cobbers clinched the MIAC title Feb. 20 by defeating last-place St. Mary's College, Winona, Minn., by a score of 70-67. The win gave the Cobbers a berth in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics District 13 playoffs.
In first-round play on March 5, Concordia played Northern Intercollegiate Conference runner-up Southwest State University, Marshall, Minn. After a slow start that put the Cobbers at a 10-point deficit, Concordia came back and scored 17 unanswered points to win the contest 100-88.
In the NAIA District 13 final on March 9, the Cobbers were pitted against St. John's University, Collegeville, Minn. Each team had earned a win over the other in two games played earlier in the season. In the title game, St. John's 60 percent field goal success rate proved to be more than the Cobbers could handle. Concordia was knocked out of further post-season competition by a score of 84-70.
Prestigious NAIA District 13 and all-MIAC honors were garnered by two Cobber seniors for their outstanding performance on the season. Seven-foot center Garrett Byrne, Bloomington, Minn. and 6-foot-1 guard Ricky Simpson, Atlanta, were named to the 12-man squad. This was Byrne's second straight all-MIAC honor. He was the MIAC MVP. Cobber coach John Eidsness was also named MIAC Coach of the Year for the second consecutive year.
Cobber players receiving honorable mention positions on the all-MIAC
team were seniors Jon Eide, Fargo, N. D. and Kerry Nelson, Wahpeton N.D.,
and junior Dale Moe Duluth, Minn.
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1982-83 Roster
Mgr. Matthew Lemke, Mgr. Doug Kovash
1982-83 Schedule
Opponent Results Bethel *W 68-59 Macalester *W 61-59 Gustavus *W 64-59 St. Olaf *W 78-65 St. John's *W 75-63 St. Thomas *W 87-84 Augsburg *W 70-59 St. Mary's *W 69-68 Hamline *L 54-56 Bethel *W 68-63 Mayville L 71-86 Valley City L 62-68 MSU W 82-68 Bemidji L 79-98 MSU W 56-55 Macalester *W 50-42 Gustavus *W 84-72 St. Olaf *W 90-75 St. John's *L 53-56 St. Thomas *W 78-71 St. Mary's *W 70-67 Augsburg *L 55-59 Hamline *L 45-52 St. Scholast W 72-56 Duluth L 64-65 Southwest W 100-88 St. John's *L 70-84 Record: Overall 18-9, MIAC 14-4, 1st Coach: John Eidsness
1982-83 MIAC
SCHOOL W L Concordia 14 4 18 9 Augsburg 12 6 Bethel 12 6 St. John's 12 6 St. Thomas 10 8 Macalester 8 10 Gustavus 7 11 Hamline 7 11 St. Mary's 5 13 St. Olaf 3 15 Concordia - 3rd Championship
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82-83 Season Stats
82-83 All-MIAC
Cobber players receiving honorable mention positions on the all-MIAC team were seniors Jon Eide, Fargo, N D and Kerry Nelson, Wahpeton N.D., and junior Dale Moe Duluth, Minn.
1982-83 ALL. MIAC TEAM
Garrett Byrne, Sr (MVP) Concordia
Ricky Simpson, Sr Concordia
John Wiehoff, Jr St. Johns
Ralph Turner, Sr St. Johns
Brian Ammann, So Augsburg
Dave Meslow, Sr Augsburg
Mark Hanson, Sr Gustavus
Ward Prine, Fr St. Olaf
Jason Velgersdyk, Sr Bethel
Bill Lawson, Sr Bethel
Tim Dillon, Sr St. Thomas
Terry Brehn, Sr St. Mary's
MIAC FINAL BASKETBALLSTATS 1983 SC0RING G FG FT PTS AVG Brian Ammann, Augsburg 18 150 104 404 22.4 Mark Hanson, Gustavus 18 128 109 365 20.3 Sean Higgins, St. Thomas 18 123 61 307 17.1 Garrett Byrne, Goncordia 16 114 35 263 16.4 Ward Prine, St. Olat 18 120 54 294 16.3 Terry Brehn, St. Mary's 18 124 42 290 16.1 Tim Dillon, St. Thomas 18 117 45 279 15.5 John Wiehoft, St. John's 18 115 49 279 15.5 Jason Velgersdyk, Bethel 18 119 39 277 15.4 Dave Meslow, Augsburg 18 112 40 264 14.7 Mike Hipp, Macalester 18 103 57 263 14.6 Rahn Hagberg, St. DIat 18 99 64 262 14.5 Rick Simpson, Concordia 18 105 49 259 14.4 Dion Wolter, Bethel 18 94 60 240 13.3 Joel Hanson, St. Thomas 17 88 41 217 12.8 Willie Green, St. Mary's 18 93 44 230 12.7 Brian Buggs, Hamline 17 86 42 214 12.6 Roger Stippel, Hamline 18 79 57 215 11.9 Jim Kennedy, St. Mary's 18 92 25 209 11.6 Craig Johanns, Hamline 18 76 44 196 10.9
FIELO GOAL ACCURACY G FGA FGM PCT Don Wolter, Bethel 18 162 94 58.0 Jim Dillon, St. Thomas 18 207 117 56.5 Garrett Byrne, Concordia 16 204 114 55.9 Kevin Augustine, Augsburg 14 81 45 55.5 Ward Prine, St. Olaf 18 218 120 55.0 Pahn Hagberg, St. Olaf 18 180 99 55.0 Jason Velgersdyk, Bethel 18 221 119 53.9 Mike Hanley, Bethel 17 122 64 52.5 John Wiehoft, St. John's 18 220 115 52.3 John Hnastchenko, Thomas 18 96 50 52.1 Brad Willis, Concordia 18 171 89 52.0 Owayne Nordstrom, Bethel 18 118 61 51.6 Eddie Jones, Augsburg 18 96 49 51.0 Roger Stippel, Hamline 18 155 79 50.9 FREE THROW ACCURACY G FTA FTM PCT Steve Copeland, Gustavus 16 28 25 89.3 Mike Hipp, Macalester 18 66 57 86.4 Mark White, Macalester 18 101 67 86.1 Mike Hamill, Macalester 18 50 42 84.0 Ralph Turner, St. John's 18 67 56 83.6 Curt Eischens, Augsburg 18 46 38 82.6 Scott Nelson, St. Olat 18 23 19 82.6 Mark Hanson, Gustavus 18 136 109 80.1 Ward Prine, St. Olat 18 68 54 79.4 Brian Ammann, Augsburg 18 131 104 79.4 Roger Stippel, Hamline 18 72 57 79.1 Paul Westling, Hamline 16 60 46 77.0 John Hnastchenko, STU 18 47 36 76.6
