Austin Nelson
24 Austin Nelson
  • Height:
    6-6
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Moorhead, Minn.
  • High School:
    Moorhead
  • Position:
    F
  • Major:
    Healthcare Administration
  • gp
    26
  • pts/g
    9.8
  • fg %
    46.6
  • 3pt %
    42.3
  • ft %
    75.0
  • reb/g
    3.3
  • a/g
    1.5

Bio

Personal: Participated in basketball in high school...Honor Student and All-State honorable mention...enjoys golf, frolf and being at the lakes...son of Don and Kim

Why Concordia? Beautiful school, great people, good business school

Post graduation plans: Get a job

The NELSON Files
 Favorite food: Mom's homemade pizza
Favorite restaurant: Texas Roadhouse
Favorite movie: Blades of Glory
Favorite TV shows: Breaking Bad, How I Met Your Mother
Favorite musical group: Blink-182
Favorite book: Brave New World
Favorite holiday: 4th of July
The place in the world I most want to visit: Australia
My basketball hero growing up: Scottie Pipper
 If I were to play another sport it would be: Volleyball
Favorite pro sports team: Green Bay Packers, Timberwolves
The major sporting event I most want to go to: The Final Four, Masters
My dream job is: Designing shoes for Nike
My bucket list includes: Marry a Concordia Girl, love my job, get a hole in one
A non-athletic talent I have: I like to think that I can dance, and math sort of
My favorite thing about the Concordia men's basketball team is: The boys
What does it mean to be a Cobber: MTXE
If you could trade places for a day with a person, who would it be and why: Dylan Alderman, he has a great body
If I had a million dollars, I would: Pay off college, buy a lake place
The best sporting event I ever attended was: Packers Pre-Season game

Player Profile

Recent Games
Feb 6 Gust. Adolphus W, 114-107
Feb 8 Saint Mary's (Minn.) L, 56-55
Feb 10 at Hamline W, 88-79
Feb 13 at Saint John's (Minn.) L, 75-64
Feb 20 Macalester W, 81-58
Feb 24 Bethel (Minn.) L, 67-62
  Overall Conf
Games 26 20
Games started 26 20
Minutes 825 651
Minutes per game 31.7 32.5
FG 96-206 71-157
FG Pct 46.6 45.2
3PT 44-104 33-78
3PT Pct 42.3 42.3
FT 18-24 13-19
FT Pct 75.0 68.4
Off rebounds 16 11
Def rebounds 69 47
Total rebounds 85 58
Rebounds per game 3.3 2.9
Personal fouls 42 36
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 38 27
Turnovers 25 21
Assist to turnover ratio 1.5 1.3
Steals 17 13
Blocks 21 14
Points 254 188
Points per game 9.8 9.4
Points per 40 min 12.3 11.6

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 14 Minn.-Morris W, 92-65 1 23 1-8 12.5 1-4 25.0 2-2 100.0 5
Nov 17 at Minn. St. Moorhead L, 90-82 1 36 4-8 50.0 1-4 25.0 2-2 100.0 11
Nov 20 at North Central (Minn.) W, 79-73 1 32 8-13 61.5 4-8 50.0 1-1 100.0 21
Nov 21 at Northwestern (Minn.) L, 83-64 1 20 3-6 50.0 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 7
Nov 28 at Crown (Minn.) W, 97-64 1 26 7-9 77.8 4-5 80.0 0-0 - 18
Dec 2 at St. Thomas (Minn.) L, 92-64 1 23 2-7 28.6 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 4
Dec 5 at Bethel (Minn.) L, 75-66 1 34 4-8 50.0 1-3 33.3 0-2 0.0 9
Dec 9 at St. Olaf L, 73-70 1 35 7-11 63.6 4-7 57.1 0-0 - 18
Dec 12 Augsburg W, 73-70 1 34 6-12 50.0 4-6 66.7 0-1 0.0 16
Jan 2 at Gust. Adolphus W, 82-74 1 32 4-5 80.0 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 10
Jan 6 Carleton L, 87-86 1 41 6-14 42.9 3-7 42.9 1-1 100.0 16
Jan 9 Saint John's (Minn.) W, 83-65 1 31 6-11 54.5 6-10 60.0 0-0 - 18
Jan 11 Hamline W, 81-66 1 28 3-7 42.9 1-4 25.0 2-2 100.0 9
Jan 13 at Saint Mary's (Minn.) W, 81-65 1 19 3-5 60.0 1-2 50.0 2-2 100.0 9
Jan 16 at Macalester W, 79-74 1 39 4-7 57.1 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 9
Jan 23 Bethel (Minn.) W, 69-61 1 34 2-7 28.6 1-2 50.0 4-4 100.0 9
Jan 25 St. Thomas (Minn.) L, 79-70 1 36 1-5 20.0 1-2 50.0 3-4 75.0 6
Jan 27 St. Olaf W, 62-61 1 33 1-5 20.0 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3
Jan 30 at Augsburg W, 86-78 1 37 3-9 33.3 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 7
Feb 3 at Carleton W, 60-45 1 31 5-9 55.6 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 11
Feb 6 Gust. Adolphus W, 114-107 1 47 4-8 50.0 4-6 66.7 0-0 - 12
Feb 8 Saint Mary's (Minn.) L, 56-55 1 33 2-8 25.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 4
Feb 10 at Hamline W, 88-79 1 35 3-7 42.9 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 7
Feb 13 at Saint John's (Minn.) L, 75-64 1 28 1-6 16.7 1-6 16.7 0-0 - 3
Feb 20 Macalester W, 81-58 1 21 4-6 66.7 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 8
Feb 24 Bethel (Minn.) L, 67-62 1 37 2-5 40.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 4

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 14 Minn.-Morris W, 92-65 1 23 1 0 1 1 0 - 0 0 0 -
Nov 17 at Minn. St. Moorhead L, 90-82 1 36 1 7 8 3 0 - 0 1 3 -
Nov 20 at North Central (Minn.) W, 79-73 1 32 2 4 6 3 1 3.0 3 3 0 -
Nov 21 at Northwestern (Minn.) L, 83-64 1 20 0 2 2 0 1 0.0 0 0 1 -
Nov 28 at Crown (Minn.) W, 97-64 1 26 1 3 4 1 1 1.0 1 2 1 0
Dec 2 at St. Thomas (Minn.) L, 92-64 1 23 0 2 2 2 1 2.0 0 1 0 -
Dec 5 at Bethel (Minn.) L, 75-66 1 34 1 6 7 2 2 1.0 1 3 2 0
Dec 9 at St. Olaf L, 73-70 1 35 4 0 4 1 1 1.0 0 1 1 0
Dec 12 Augsburg W, 73-70 1 34 0 0 0 2 1 2.0 0 0 2 -
Jan 2 at Gust. Adolphus W, 82-74 1 32 2 1 3 1 3 0.3 0 1 2 -
Jan 6 Carleton L, 87-86 1 41 1 2 3 0 2 0.0 2 0 3 -
Jan 9 Saint John's (Minn.) W, 83-65 1 31 0 2 2 0 1 0.0 0 0 2 -
Jan 11 Hamline W, 81-66 1 28 1 1 2 4 0 - 0 0 3 -
Jan 13 at Saint Mary's (Minn.) W, 81-65 1 19 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 0 1 4 -
Jan 16 at Macalester W, 79-74 1 39 0 8 8 4 0 - 1 0 0 -
Jan 23 Bethel (Minn.) W, 69-61 1 34 0 6 6 0 1 0.0 0 1 2 -
Jan 25 St. Thomas (Minn.) L, 79-70 1 36 0 3 3 1 1 1.0 1 1 1 -
Jan 27 St. Olaf W, 62-61 1 33 1 2 3 1 0 - 0 0 3 -
Jan 30 at Augsburg W, 86-78 1 37 0 2 2 2 1 2.0 1 2 4 -
Feb 3 at Carleton W, 60-45 1 31 1 3 4 0 0 - 4 0 1 -
Feb 6 Gust. Adolphus W, 114-107 1 47 0 2 2 2 2 1.0 1 2 2 -
Feb 8 Saint Mary's (Minn.) L, 56-55 1 33 0 2 2 0 2 0.0 0 0 1 -
Feb 10 at Hamline W, 88-79 1 35 0 3 3 2 0 - 0 0 1 -
Feb 13 at Saint John's (Minn.) L, 75-64 1 28 0 1 1 2 2 1.0 1 1 2 -
Feb 20 Macalester W, 81-58 1 21 0 1 1 0 0 - 1 0 0 -
Feb 24 Bethel (Minn.) L, 67-62 1 37 0 6 6 3 1 3.0 0 1 1 -

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2013-14 8 - 8.0 0.4-1.9 20.0 0.1-0.8 16.7 0.0-0.0 - 0.9
2014-15 25 1 10.4 0.9-2.8 32.9 0.2-1.0 25.0 0.1-0.2 60.0 2.2
2015-16 26 26 31.7 3.7-7.9 46.6 1.7-4.0 42.3 0.7-0.9 75.0 9.8
2016-17 25 25 34.4 5.4-11.5 46.9 2.3-5.5 41.6 1.0-1.4 73.5 14.1
Total 84 52 23.9 3.1-6.9 44.4 1.3-3.2 39.9 0.5-0.8 73.0 8.0

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2013-14 8 - 64 3-15 20.0 1-6 16.7 0-0 - 7
2014-15 25 1 259 23-70 32.9 6-24 25.0 3-5 60.0 55
2015-16 26 26 825 96-206 46.6 44-104 42.3 18-24 75.0 254
2016-17 25 25 859 135-288 46.9 57-137 41.6 25-34 73.5 352
Total 84 52 2007 257-579 44.4 108-271 39.9 46-63 73.0 668

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2013-14 8 - 8.0 1.9-9.4 20.0 0.6-3.8 16.7 0.0-0.0 - 4.4
2014-15 25 1 10.4 3.6-10.8 32.9 0.9-3.7 25.0 0.5-0.8 60.0 8.5
2015-16 26 26 31.7 4.7-10.0 46.6 2.1-5.0 42.3 0.9-1.2 75.0 12.3
2016-17 25 25 34.4 6.3-13.4 46.9 2.7-6.4 41.6 1.2-1.6 73.5 16.4
Total 84 52 23.9 5.1-11.5 44.4 2.2-5.4 39.9 0.9-1.3 73.0 13.3

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2013-14 8 - 8.0 0.1 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.0 0.6 0.3 2.5 0.3 0.1
2014-15 25 1 10.4 0.2 1.0 1.2 0.6 0.0 0.6 0.5 1.2 0.2 0.2
2015-16 26 26 31.7 0.6 2.7 3.3 1.6 0.0 1.5 1.0 1.5 0.7 0.8
2016-17 25 25 34.4 0.6 3.8 4.4 1.4 0.0 1.6 1.6 1.0 0.4 0.5
Total 84 52 23.9 0.5 2.3 2.8 1.2 0.0 1.2 1.0 1.2 0.4 0.5

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2013-14 8 - 64 1 5 6 7 0 5 2 2.5 2 1
2014-15 25 1 259 5 25 30 14 0 15 13 1.2 5 4
2015-16 26 26 825 16 69 85 42 0 38 25 1.5 17 21
2016-17 25 25 859 16 95 111 36 0 41 40 1.0 9 13
Total 84 52 2007 38 194 232 99 0 99 80 1.2 33 39

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2013-14 8 - 8.0 0.6 3.1 3.8 4.4 0.0 3.1 1.3 2.5 1.3 0.6
2014-15 25 1 10.4 0.8 3.9 4.6 2.2 0.0 2.3 2.0 1.2 0.8 0.6
2015-16 26 26 31.7 0.8 3.3 4.1 2.0 0.0 1.8 1.2 1.5 0.8 1.0
2016-17 25 25 34.4 0.7 4.4 5.2 1.7 0.0 1.9 1.9 1.0 0.4 0.6
Total 84 52 23.9 0.8 3.9 4.6 2.0 0.0 2.0 1.6 1.2 0.7 0.8

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

    gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Event Total 26 26 31.7 3.7-7.9 46.6 1.7-4.0 42.3 0.7-0.9 75.0 9.8
Conference 20 20 32.5 3.5-7.8 45.2 1.6-3.9 42.3 0.7-0.9 68.4 9.4
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 12 12 33.2 3.2-8.0 39.6 1.8-4.1 44.9 1.0-1.2 85.7 9.2
Away 14 14 30.5 4.1-7.9 52.7 1.6-3.9 40.0 0.4-0.7 60.0 10.3
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Result Wins 16 16 31.4 4.0-8.0 50.0 2.0-4.1 48.5 0.8-0.9 80.0 10.8
Losses 10 10 32.3 3.2-7.8 41.0 1.2-3.8 31.6 0.6-0.9 66.7 8.2
Month November 5 5 27.4 4.6-8.8 52.3 2.2-4.8 45.8 1.0-1.0 100.0 12.4
December 4 4 31.5 4.8-9.5 50.0 2.2-4.8 47.4 0.0-0.8 0.0 11.8
January 10 10 33.0 3.3-7.5 44.0 1.7-3.8 44.7 1.3-1.5 86.7 9.6
February 7 7 33.1 3.0-7.0 42.9 1.0-3.3 30.4 0.0-0.1 0.0 7.0

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

    gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event Total 26 26 825 96-206 46.6 44-104 42.3 18-24 75.0 254
Conference 20 20 651 71-157 45.2 33-78 42.3 13-19 68.4 188
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location Home 12 12 398 38-96 39.6 22-49 44.9 12-14 85.7 110
Away 14 14 427 58-110 52.7 22-55 40.0 6-10 60.0 144
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result Wins 16 16 502 64-128 50.0 32-66 48.5 12-15 80.0 172
Losses 10 10 323 32-78 41.0 12-38 31.6 6-9 66.7 82
Month November 5 5 137 23-44 52.3 11-24 45.8 5-5 100.0 62
December 4 4 126 19-38 50.0 9-19 47.4 0-3 0.0 47
January 10 10 330 33-75 44.0 17-38 44.7 13-15 86.7 96
February 7 7 232 21-49 42.9 7-23 30.4 0-1 0.0 49

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

    gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Event Total 26 26 31.7 4.7-10.0 46.6 2.1-5.0 42.3 0.9-1.2 75.0 12.3
Conference 20 20 32.5 4.4-9.6 45.2 2.0-4.8 42.3 0.8-1.2 68.4 11.6
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 12 12 33.2 3.8-9.6 39.6 2.2-4.9 44.9 1.2-1.4 85.7 11.1
Away 14 14 30.5 5.4-10.3 52.7 2.1-5.2 40.0 0.6-0.9 60.0 13.5
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Result Wins 16 16 31.4 5.1-10.2 50.0 2.5-5.3 48.5 1.0-1.2 80.0 13.7
Losses 10 10 32.3 4.0-9.7 41.0 1.5-4.7 31.6 0.7-1.1 66.7 10.2
Month November 5 5 27.4 6.7-12.8 52.3 3.2-7.0 45.8 1.5-1.5 100.0 18.1
December 4 4 31.5 6.0-12.1 50.0 2.9-6.0 47.4 0.0-1.0 0.0 14.9
January 10 10 33.0 4.0-9.1 44.0 2.1-4.6 44.7 1.6-1.8 86.7 11.6
February 7 7 33.1 3.6-8.4 42.9 1.2-4.0 30.4 0.0-0.2 0.0 8.4

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

    gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Event Total 26 26 31.7 0.6 2.7 3.3 1.6 0.0 1.5 1.0 1.5 0.7 0.8
Conference 20 20 32.5 0.6 2.4 2.9 1.8 0.0 1.4 1.1 1.3 0.7 0.7
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 12 12 33.2 0.3 2.3 2.6 1.7 - 1.2 0.9 1.3 0.4 0.4
Away 14 14 30.5 0.9 3.0 3.9 1.6 0.0 1.7 1.0 1.7 0.9 1.1
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 16 16 31.4 0.6 2.4 2.9 1.7 0.0 1.5 0.8 2.0 0.8 0.8
Losses 10 10 32.3 0.7 3.1 3.8 1.5 0.0 1.4 1.3 1.1 0.5 0.9
Month November 5 5 27.4 1.0 3.2 4.2 1.0 0.0 1.6 0.6 2.7 0.8 1.2
December 4 4 31.5 1.3 2.0 3.3 1.3 0.0 1.8 1.3 1.4 0.3 1.3
January 10 10 33.0 0.5 2.7 3.2 2.4 - 1.4 1.0 1.4 0.5 0.6
February 7 7 33.1 0.1 2.6 2.7 1.1 - 1.3 1.0 1.3 1.0 0.6

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

    gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Event Total 26 26 825 16 69 85 42 0 38 25 1.5 17 21
Conference 20 20 651 11 47 58 36 0 27 21 1.3 13 14
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 12 12 398 4 27 31 20 - 14 11 1.3 5 5
Away 14 14 427 12 42 54 22 0 24 14 1.7 12 16
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 16 16 502 9 38 47 27 0 24 12 2.0 12 12
Losses 10 10 323 7 31 38 15 0 14 13 1.1 5 9
Month November 5 5 137 5 16 21 5 0 8 3 2.7 4 6
December 4 4 126 5 8 13 5 0 7 5 1.4 1 5
January 10 10 330 5 27 32 24 - 14 10 1.4 5 6
February 7 7 232 1 18 19 8 - 9 7 1.3 7 4

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

    gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Event Total 26 26 31.7 0.8 3.3 4.1 2.0 0.0 1.8 1.2 1.5 0.8 1.0
Conference 20 20 32.5 0.7 2.9 3.6 2.2 0.0 1.7 1.3 1.3 0.8 0.9
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 12 12 33.2 0.4 2.7 3.1 2.0 0.0 1.4 1.1 1.3 0.5 0.5
Away 14 14 30.5 1.1 3.9 5.1 2.1 0.0 2.2 1.3 1.7 1.1 1.5
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 16 16 31.4 0.7 3.0 3.7 2.2 0.0 1.9 1.0 2.0 1.0 1.0
Losses 10 10 32.3 0.9 3.8 4.7 1.9 0.0 1.7 1.6 1.1 0.6 1.1
Month November 5 5 27.4 1.5 4.7 6.1 1.5 0.0 2.3 0.9 2.7 1.2 1.8
December 4 4 31.5 1.6 2.5 4.1 1.6 0.0 2.2 1.6 1.4 0.3 1.6
January 10 10 33.0 0.6 3.3 3.9 2.9 0.0 1.7 1.2 1.4 0.6 0.7
February 7 7 33.1 0.2 3.1 3.3 1.4 0.0 1.6 1.2 1.3 1.2 0.7