David Birkeland
21 David Birkeland
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Hermantown, Minn.
  • High School:
    Hermantown
  • Position:
    G
  • Major:
    Finance & Business Marketing
  • gp
    21
  • pts/g
    3.4
  • fg %
    31.9
  • 3pt %
    25.6
  • ft %
    80.0
  • reb/g
    2.3
  • a/g
    0.4

Bio

Personal: participated in soccer, basketball, and track...2-time state basketball participant...state soccer participant...8-time all-conference(track and basketball)...studnet council...FCA...Athlete of the Year at Hermantown...enjoys golf, water skiing, and hanging with the boys...son of Jon and Lana

Why did you pick Concordia: Lots of family lineage here at Concordia and I had the opportunity to play basketball
Post Graduation plans: Get a job in banking
Volunteer Activities: Special Olympics Volunteer (2018-2020), Feed My Starving Children (2018-2020), Cobber Kids (2018-2020), Suicide Walk (2018-2020)

The BIRKELAND File
Favorite food: Sushi
Favorite restaurant: Plaza Azteca
Favorite movie: Blades of Glory
Favorite non-school book: Junie B, Jones
Favorite musical group: Green Day
 My dream job is: Hollywood stunt person

Player Profile

Recent Games
Feb 7 Bethel (Minn.) L, 79-64
Feb 9 Gust. Adolphus L, 74-51
Feb 12 at Saint Mary's (Minn.) W, 65-64
Feb 14 at St. Scholastica L, 69-67
Feb 16 Augsburg L, 94-64
Feb 19 at Bethel (Minn.) L, 82-63
  Overall Conf
Games 21 18
Games started 6 6
Minutes 313 279
Minutes per game 14.9 15.5
FG 29-91 27-83
FG Pct 31.9 32.5
3PT 10-39 9-36
3PT Pct 25.6 25.0
FT 4-5 4-5
FT Pct 80.0 80.0
Off rebounds 6 6
Def rebounds 42 35
Total rebounds 48 41
Rebounds per game 2.3 2.3
Personal fouls 12 11
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 8 8
Turnovers 14 12
Assist to turnover ratio 0.6 0.7
Steals 6 5
Blocks 1 1
Points 72 67
Points per game 3.4 3.7
Points per 40 min 9.2 9.6

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 5 at Minn.-Morris L, 73-70 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Martin Luther W, 66-64 - 19 2-3 66.7 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 5
Nov 17 at Carleton L, 96-57 - 14 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 20 Wis.-Superior L, 63-58 - 3 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 4 at Saint John's (Minn.) L, 87-76 - 19 2-5 40.0 0-1 0.0 1-1 100.0 5
Dec 8 at Bethel (Minn.) L, 83-60 - 3 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 11 at Hamline L, 66-61 - 15 1-5 20.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 2
Jan 6 St. Olaf W, 83-66 - 14 2-5 40.0 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 5
Jan 8 St. Scholastica W, 70-62 - 6 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 12 at Augsburg L, 76-60 - 8 2-3 66.7 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 5
Jan 15 Saint Mary's (Minn.) W, 73-67 - 4 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 23 Carleton L, 87-75 - 18 1-5 20.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 2
Jan 26 at Macalester L, 67-65 - 10 1-4 25.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Jan 29 Saint John's (Minn.) L, 80-65 - 6 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 2 at St. Olaf L, 69-56 - 9 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 5 Hamline L, 79-67 1 25 2-9 22.2 1-6 16.7 0-0 - 5
Feb 7 Bethel (Minn.) L, 79-64 1 33 4-8 50.0 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 10
Feb 9 Gust. Adolphus L, 74-51 1 28 3-8 37.5 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 8
Feb 12 at Saint Mary's (Minn.) W, 65-64 1 27 3-6 50.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 7
Feb 14 at St. Scholastica L, 69-67 1 23 4-7 57.1 2-4 50.0 1-2 50.0 11
Feb 16 Augsburg L, 94-64 1 17 2-8 25.0 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 5
Feb 19 at Bethel (Minn.) L, 82-63 - 12 0-4 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 5 at Minn.-Morris L, 73-70 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Martin Luther W, 66-64 - 19 0 3 3 0 1 0.0 1 0 0 -
Nov 17 at Carleton L, 96-57 - 14 1 4 5 1 1 1.0 0 1 0 -
Nov 20 Wis.-Superior L, 63-58 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 -
Dec 4 at Saint John's (Minn.) L, 87-76 - 19 1 2 3 0 2 0.0 0 0 0 -
Dec 8 at Bethel (Minn.) L, 83-60 - 3 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 1 0 1 0
Dec 11 at Hamline L, 66-61 - 15 0 4 4 0 0 - 1 0 1 -
Jan 6 St. Olaf W, 83-66 - 14 0 2 2 0 1 0.0 2 0 1 -
Jan 8 St. Scholastica W, 70-62 - 6 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 -
Jan 12 at Augsburg L, 76-60 - 8 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 -
Jan 15 Saint Mary's (Minn.) W, 73-67 - 4 1 0 1 0 0 - 0 0 0 -
Jan 23 Carleton L, 87-75 - 18 0 2 2 1 0 - 0 0 0 -
Jan 26 at Macalester L, 67-65 - 10 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 -
Jan 29 Saint John's (Minn.) L, 80-65 - 6 0 1 1 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 -
Feb 2 at St. Olaf L, 69-56 - 9 0 0 0 1 0 - 0 0 0 -
Feb 5 Hamline L, 79-67 1 25 1 1 2 0 0 - 0 0 1 -
Feb 7 Bethel (Minn.) L, 79-64 1 33 1 5 6 1 1 1.0 1 0 3 -
Feb 9 Gust. Adolphus L, 74-51 1 28 1 5 6 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 -
Feb 12 at Saint Mary's (Minn.) W, 65-64 1 27 0 4 4 1 2 0.5 0 0 1 -
Feb 14 at St. Scholastica L, 69-67 1 23 0 3 3 1 1 1.0 0 0 2 -
Feb 16 Augsburg L, 94-64 1 17 0 2 2 0 0 - 0 0 0 -
Feb 19 at Bethel (Minn.) L, 82-63 - 12 0 4 4 0 1 0.0 0 0 1 -

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2018-19 11 - 11.3 1.4-3.2 42.9 0.5-1.3 42.9 0.1-0.2 50.0 3.4
2019-20 17 - 7.9 0.6-1.9 33.3 0.4-1.1 33.3 0.5-0.9 56.3 2.2
2020-21 4 2 21.3 4.5-9.5 47.4 1.2-4.5 27.8 1.2-2.2 55.6 11.5
2021-22 21 6 14.9 1.4-4.3 31.9 0.5-1.9 25.6 0.2-0.2 80.0 3.4
2022-23 21 7 12.0 1.3-3.2 39.7 0.6-1.7 33.3 0.2-0.4 62.5 3.4
Total 74 15 12.3 1.4-3.6 37.7 0.5-1.7 31.2 0.3-0.5 60.0 3.6

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2018-19 11 - 124 15-35 42.9 6-14 42.9 1-2 50.0 37
2019-20 17 - 135 11-33 33.3 6-18 33.3 9-16 56.3 37
2020-21 4 2 85 18-38 47.4 5-18 27.8 5-9 55.6 46
2021-22 21 6 313 29-91 31.9 10-39 25.6 4-5 80.0 72
2022-23 21 7 252 27-68 39.7 12-36 33.3 5-8 62.5 71
Total 74 15 909 100-265 37.7 39-125 31.2 24-40 60.0 263

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2018-19 11 - 11.3 4.8-11.3 42.9 1.9-4.5 42.9 0.3-0.6 50.0 11.9
2019-20 17 - 7.9 3.3-9.8 33.3 1.8-5.3 33.3 2.7-4.7 56.3 11.0
2020-21 4 2 21.3 8.5-17.9 47.4 2.4-8.5 27.8 2.4-4.2 55.6 21.6
2021-22 21 6 14.9 3.7-11.6 31.9 1.3-5.0 25.6 0.5-0.6 80.0 9.2
2022-23 21 7 12.0 4.3-10.8 39.7 1.9-5.7 33.3 0.8-1.3 62.5 11.3
Total 74 15 12.3 4.4-11.7 37.7 1.7-5.5 31.2 1.1-1.8 60.0 11.6

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
2018-19 11 - 11.3 0.1 1.1 1.2 0.5 - 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.0 0.0
2019-20 17 - 7.9 0.0 1.2 1.2 0.3 - 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.0
2020-21 4 2 21.3 0.5 1.5 2.0 1.5 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.0
2021-22 21 6 14.9 0.3 2.0 2.3 0.6 0.0 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.0
2022-23 21 7 12.0 0.1 1.0 1.1 0.4 - 0.8 0.4 2.1 0.2 0.0
Total 74 15 12.3 0.1 1.4 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.6 0.9 0.2 0.0

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2018-19 11 - 124 1 12 13 5 - 3 5 0.6 0 0
2019-20 17 - 135 0 21 21 5 - 6 11 0.5 2 0
2020-21 4 2 85 2 6 8 6 0 4 4 1.0 2 0
2021-22 21 6 313 6 42 48 12 0 8 14 0.6 6 1
2022-23 21 7 252 2 21 23 9 - 17 8 2.1 5 1
Total 74 15 909 11 102 113 37 0 38 42 0.9 15 2

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
2018-19 11 - 11.3 0.3 3.9 4.2 1.6 0.0 1.0 1.6 0.6 0.0 0.0
2019-20 17 - 7.9 0.0 6.2 6.2 1.5 0.0 1.8 3.3 0.5 0.6 0.0
2020-21 4 2 21.3 0.9 2.8 3.8 2.8 0.0 1.9 1.9 1.0 0.9 0.0
2021-22 21 6 14.9 0.8 5.4 6.1 1.5 0.0 1.0 1.8 0.6 0.8 0.1
2022-23 21 7 12.0 0.3 3.3 3.7 1.4 0.0 2.7 1.3 2.1 0.8 0.2
Total 74 15 12.3 0.5 4.5 5.0 1.6 0.0 1.7 1.8 0.9 0.7 0.1

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

    gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Event Total 21 6 14.9 1.4-4.3 31.9 0.5-1.9 25.6 0.2-0.2 80.0 3.4
Conference 18 6 15.5 1.5-4.6 32.5 0.5-2.0 25.0 0.2-0.3 80.0 3.7
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 11 4 15.7 1.5-4.5 32.0 0.5-2.3 24.0 0.2-0.2 100.0 3.6
Away 10 2 14.0 1.3-4.1 31.7 0.4-1.4 28.6 0.2-0.3 66.7 3.2
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Result Wins 5 1 14.0 1.4-3.4 41.2 0.6-1.6 37.5 0.0-0.0 - 3.4
Losses 16 5 15.2 1.4-4.6 29.7 0.4-1.9 22.6 0.2-0.3 80.0 3.4
Month November 3 - 12.0 0.7-2.0 33.3 0.3-0.3 100.0 0.0-0.0 - 1.7
December 3 - 12.3 1.0-4.0 25.0 0.0-1.3 0.0 0.3-0.3 100.0 2.3
January 7 - 9.4 0.9-2.9 30.0 0.3-1.4 20.0 0.0-0.0 - 2.0
February 8 6 21.8 2.2-6.6 34.0 0.9-3.0 29.2 0.4-0.5 75.0 5.8

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

    gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event Total 21 6 313 29-91 31.9 10-39 25.6 4-5 80.0 72
Conference 18 6 279 27-83 32.5 9-36 25.0 4-5 80.0 67
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location Home 11 4 173 16-50 32.0 6-25 24.0 2-2 100.0 40
Away 10 2 140 13-41 31.7 4-14 28.6 2-3 66.7 32
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result Wins 5 1 70 7-17 41.2 3-8 37.5 0-0 - 17
Losses 16 5 243 22-74 29.7 7-31 22.6 4-5 80.0 55
Month November 3 - 36 2-6 33.3 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 5
December 3 - 37 3-12 25.0 0-4 0.0 1-1 100.0 7
January 7 - 66 6-20 30.0 2-10 20.0 0-0 - 14
February 8 6 174 18-53 34.0 7-24 29.2 3-4 75.0 46

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

    gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Event Total 21 6 14.9 3.7-11.6 31.9 1.3-5.0 25.6 0.5-0.6 80.0 9.2
Conference 18 6 15.5 3.9-11.9 32.5 1.3-5.2 25.0 0.6-0.7 80.0 9.6
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 11 4 15.7 3.7-11.6 32.0 1.4-5.8 24.0 0.5-0.5 100.0 9.2
Away 10 2 14.0 3.7-11.7 31.7 1.1-4.0 28.6 0.6-0.9 66.7 9.1
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Result Wins 5 1 14.0 4.0-9.7 41.2 1.7-4.6 37.5 0.0-0.0 - 9.7
Losses 16 5 15.2 3.6-12.2 29.7 1.2-5.1 22.6 0.7-0.8 80.0 9.1
Month November 3 - 12.0 2.2-6.7 33.3 1.1-1.1 100.0 0.0-0.0 - 5.6
December 3 - 12.3 3.2-13.0 25.0 0.0-4.3 0.0 1.1-1.1 100.0 7.6
January 7 - 9.4 3.6-12.1 30.0 1.2-6.1 20.0 0.0-0.0 - 8.5
February 8 6 21.8 4.1-12.2 34.0 1.6-5.5 29.2 0.7-0.9 75.0 10.6

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 21 6 14.9 0.3 2.0 2.3 0.6 0.0 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.0
Conference 18 6 15.5 0.3 1.9 2.3 0.6 0.0 0.4 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 11 4 15.7 0.4 1.9 2.3 0.5 - 0.4 0.5 0.8 0.4 0.0
Away 10 2 14.0 0.2 2.1 2.3 0.7 0.0 0.4 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.1
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 5 1 14.0 0.2 1.8 2.0 0.4 - 0.2 0.8 0.3 0.6 0.0
Losses 16 5 15.2 0.3 2.1 2.4 0.6 0.0 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.2 0.1
Month November 3 - 12.0 0.3 2.3 2.7 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.3
December 3 - 12.3 0.3 2.0 2.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.7 0.0
January 7 - 9.4 0.1 0.7 0.9 0.3 - 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.3 0.0
February 8 6 21.8 0.4 3.0 3.4 1.0 - 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.1 0.0

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

    gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Event Total 21 6 313 6 42 48 12 0 8 14 0.6 6 1
Conference 18 6 279 6 35 41 11 0 8 12 0.7 5 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 11 4 173 4 21 25 5 - 4 5 0.8 4 0
Away 10 2 140 2 21 23 7 0 4 9 0.4 2 1
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 5 1 70 1 9 10 2 - 1 4 0.3 3 0
Losses 16 5 243 5 33 38 10 0 7 10 0.7 3 1
Month November 3 - 36 1 7 8 0 - 1 2 0.5 1 1
December 3 - 37 1 6 7 2 0 0 3 0.0 2 0
January 7 - 66 1 5 6 2 - 2 3 0.7 2 0
February 8 6 174 3 24 27 8 - 5 6 0.8 1 0

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 21 6 14.9 0.8 5.4 6.1 1.5 0.0 1.0 1.8 0.6 0.8 0.1
Conference 18 6 15.5 0.9 5.0 5.9 1.6 0.0 1.1 1.7 0.7 0.7 0.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 11 4 15.7 0.9 4.9 5.8 1.2 0.0 0.9 1.2 0.8 0.9 0.0
Away 10 2 14.0 0.6 6.0 6.6 2.0 0.0 1.1 2.6 0.4 0.6 0.3
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 5 1 14.0 0.6 5.1 5.7 1.1 0.0 0.6 2.3 0.3 1.7 0.0
Losses 16 5 15.2 0.8 5.4 6.3 1.6 0.0 1.2 1.6 0.7 0.5 0.2
Month November 3 - 12.0 1.1 7.8 8.9 0.0 0.0 1.1 2.2 0.5 1.1 1.1
December 3 - 12.3 1.1 6.5 7.6 2.2 0.0 0.0 3.2 0.0 2.2 0.0
January 7 - 9.4 0.6 3.0 3.6 1.2 0.0 1.2 1.8 0.7 1.2 0.0
February 8 6 21.8 0.7 5.5 6.2 1.8 0.0 1.1 1.4 0.8 0.2 0.0