David Birkeland
21 David Birkeland
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Hermantown, Minn.
  • High School:
    Hermantown
  • Position:
    G
  • Major:
    Finance & Marketing
  • gp
    21
  • pts/g
    3.4
  • fg %
    39.7
  • 3pt %
    33.3
  • ft %
    62.5
  • reb/g
    1.1
  • a/g
    0.8

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: Family legacy, great business school
Post Graduation plans: Banking
Volunteer Activities: Special Olympics Volunteer (2018-2020), Feed My Starving Children (2018-2020), Cobber Kids (2018-2020), Suicide Walk (2018-2020), Out of the Darkness Walk, TNT Fitness, Cobber Kids, Basketball Camps

The BIRKELAND File
Favorite food: Oreo Peach Dessert
Favorite restaurant: B-dubs
Favorite movie: Blades of Glory
Favorite non-school book: Junie B, Jones
Favorite musical group: Green Day
Favorite TV/Streaming Series: Yellowstone
Top song(s) on your playlist: These Are My People; Red Dirt Road; 3, 2, 1
Place in the world you most want to visit: Norway
My favorite professional sports team: Minnesota Timberwolves
My favorite professional athlete when I was growing up: J.J. Bacea
 My dream job is: Hollywood stunt person

Player Profile

Recent Games
Jan 30 Saint John's (Minn.) W, 81-76
Feb 1 Macalester W, 83-78
Feb 8 at Gust. Adolphus W, 61-57
Feb 11 St. Scholastica W, 81-67
Feb 16 Carleton L, 81-64
Feb 18 Hamline W, 68-65
  Overall Conf
Games 21 16
Games started 7 5
Minutes 252 188
Minutes per game 12.0 11.8
FG 27-68 17-48
FG Pct 39.7 35.4
3PT 12-36 9-27
3PT Pct 33.3 33.3
FT 5-8 5-8
FT Pct 62.5 62.5
Off rebounds 2 2
Def rebounds 21 12
Total rebounds 23 14
Rebounds per game 1.1 0.9
Personal fouls 9 7
Disqualifications - -
Assists 17 5
Turnovers 8 5
Assist to turnover ratio 2.1 1.0
Steals 5 3
Blocks 1 1
Points 71 48
Points per game 3.4 3.0
Points per 40 min 11.3 10.2

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 9 Minn.-Morris L, 74-69 - 18 4-6 66.7 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 9
Nov 11 Crown (Minn.) L, 99-86 1 22 2-5 40.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 4
Nov 19 at St. Scholastica L, 77-67 1 26 0-3 0.0 0-2 0.0 1-2 50.0 1
Nov 22 St. Olaf W, 73-61 1 23 4-7 57.1 2-3 66.7 4-6 66.7 14
Nov 26 Gust. Adolphus L, 81-74 1 21 3-8 37.5 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 8
Nov 28 at Martin Luther W, 92-62 1 17 3-7 42.9 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 8
Dec 3 at Bethel (Minn.) L, 81-77 1 9 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 7 at Augsburg W, 84-76 - 7 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 10 Saint Mary's (Minn.) W, 82-77 - 8 2-3 66.7 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 4
Dec 28 vs. Ramapo W, 80-71 - 4 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Dec 29 vs. Wis.-Platteville L, 81-65 - 3 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 5 at Carleton L, 70-63 - 6 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3
Jan 11 at Saint John's (Minn.) L, 70-63 - 12 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 14 at Hamline W, 65-60 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 16 at Macalester L, 60-56 - 2 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 18 Augsburg L, 71-66 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 21 at Saint Mary's (Minn.) L, 85-81 - 9 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Jan 25 at St. Olaf L, 73-67 - 6 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 28 Bethel (Minn.) L, 81-76 - 12 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 30 Saint John's (Minn.) W, 81-76 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 1 Macalester W, 83-78 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 at Gust. Adolphus W, 61-57 - 15 3-5 60.0 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 8
Feb 11 St. Scholastica W, 81-67 - 7 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3
Feb 16 Carleton L, 81-64 - 3 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 18 Hamline W, 68-65 1 22 1-7 14.3 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 9 Minn.-Morris L, 74-69 - 18 0 2 2 2 1 2.0 0 0 0 -
Nov 11 Crown (Minn.) L, 99-86 1 22 0 3 3 4 0 - 0 0 1 -
Nov 19 at St. Scholastica L, 77-67 1 26 0 1 1 2 0 - 2 1 1 -
Nov 22 St. Olaf W, 73-61 1 23 0 3 3 1 0 - 1 0 0 -
Nov 26 Gust. Adolphus L, 81-74 1 21 0 2 2 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 -
Nov 28 at Martin Luther W, 92-62 1 17 0 2 2 5 2 2.5 1 0 1 -
Dec 3 at Bethel (Minn.) L, 81-77 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 -
Dec 7 at Augsburg W, 84-76 - 7 0 1 1 0 0 - 0 0 0 -
Dec 10 Saint Mary's (Minn.) W, 82-77 - 8 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 -
Dec 28 vs. Ramapo W, 80-71 - 4 0 2 2 1 0 - 1 0 0 -
Dec 29 vs. Wis.-Platteville L, 81-65 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 -
Jan 5 at Carleton L, 70-63 - 6 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 -
Jan 11 at Saint John's (Minn.) L, 70-63 - 12 0 1 1 0 0 - 0 0 0 -
Jan 14 at Hamline W, 65-60 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 16 at Macalester L, 60-56 - 2 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 -
Jan 18 Augsburg L, 71-66 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 21 at Saint Mary's (Minn.) L, 85-81 - 9 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 1 -
Jan 25 at St. Olaf L, 73-67 - 6 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 -
Jan 28 Bethel (Minn.) L, 81-76 - 12 0 1 1 1 0 - 0 0 2 -
Jan 30 Saint John's (Minn.) W, 81-76 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 1 Macalester W, 83-78 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 at Gust. Adolphus W, 61-57 - 15 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 2 -
Feb 11 St. Scholastica W, 81-67 - 7 0 0 0 1 0 - 0 0 0 -
Feb 16 Carleton L, 81-64 - 3 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 -
Feb 18 Hamline W, 68-65 1 22 0 3 3 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 -

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 7 12.0 1.3-3.2 39.7 0.6-1.7 33.3 0.2-0.4 62.5 3.4
Conference 16 5 11.8 1.1-3.0 35.4 0.6-1.7 33.3 0.3-0.5 62.5 3.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 9 4 15.1 2.0-4.6 43.9 0.8-2.2 35.0 0.4-0.7 66.7 5.2
Away 10 3 10.9 0.8-2.5 32.0 0.5-1.6 31.3 0.1-0.2 50.0 2.2
Neutral 2 - 3.5 0.5-1.0 50.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 1.0
Result Wins 8 3 12.9 1.9-4.2 44.1 1.0-2.0 50.0 0.5-0.8 66.7 5.3
Losses 13 4 11.5 0.9-2.6 35.3 0.3-1.5 20.0 0.1-0.2 50.0 2.2
Month November 6 5 21.2 2.7-6.0 44.4 1.2-3.0 38.9 0.8-1.3 62.5 7.3
December 5 1 6.2 0.6-1.6 37.5 0.0-0.4 0.0 0.0-0.0 - 1.2
January 6 - 7.8 0.3-1.5 22.2 0.2-1.3 12.5 0.0-0.0 - 0.8
February 4 1 11.8 1.5-3.8 40.0 1.0-2.0 50.0 0.0-0.0 - 4.0

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

    gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event Total 21 7 252 27-68 39.7 12-36 33.3 5-8 62.5 71
Conference 16 5 188 17-48 35.4 9-27 33.3 5-8 62.5 48
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location Home 9 4 136 18-41 43.9 7-20 35.0 4-6 66.7 47
Away 10 3 109 8-25 32.0 5-16 31.3 1-2 50.0 22
Neutral 2 - 7 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Result Wins 8 3 103 15-34 44.1 8-16 50.0 4-6 66.7 42
Losses 13 4 149 12-34 35.3 4-20 20.0 1-2 50.0 29
Month November 6 5 127 16-36 44.4 7-18 38.9 5-8 62.5 44
December 5 1 31 3-8 37.5 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 6
January 6 - 47 2-9 22.2 1-8 12.5 0-0 - 5
February 4 1 47 6-15 40.0 4-8 50.0 0-0 - 16

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

    gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Event Total 21 7 12.0 4.3-10.8 39.7 1.9-5.7 33.3 0.8-1.3 62.5 11.3
Conference 16 5 11.8 3.6-10.2 35.4 1.9-5.7 33.3 1.1-1.7 62.5 10.2
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 9 4 15.1 5.3-12.1 43.9 2.1-5.9 35.0 1.2-1.8 66.7 13.8
Away 10 3 10.9 2.9-9.2 32.0 1.8-5.9 31.3 0.4-0.7 50.0 8.1
Neutral 2 - 3.5 5.7-11.4 50.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 11.4
Result Wins 8 3 12.9 5.8-13.2 44.1 3.1-6.2 50.0 1.6-2.3 66.7 16.3
Losses 13 4 11.5 3.2-9.1 35.3 1.1-5.4 20.0 0.3-0.5 50.0 7.8
Month November 6 5 21.2 5.0-11.3 44.4 2.2-5.7 38.9 1.6-2.5 62.5 13.9
December 5 1 6.2 3.9-10.3 37.5 0.0-2.6 0.0 0.0-0.0 - 7.7
January 6 - 7.8 1.7-7.7 22.2 0.9-6.8 12.5 0.0-0.0 - 4.3
February 4 1 11.8 5.1-12.8 40.0 3.4-6.8 50.0 0.0-0.0 - 13.6

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 7 12.0 0.1 1.0 1.1 0.4 - 0.8 0.4 2.1 0.2 0.0
Conference 16 5 11.8 0.1 0.8 0.9 0.4 - 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.2 0.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 9 4 15.1 0.0 1.6 1.6 0.3 - 1.0 0.4 2.3 0.1 0.0
Away 10 3 10.9 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.6 - 0.7 0.4 1.8 0.3 0.1
Neutral 2 - 3.5 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.0 - 0.5 0.0
Result Wins 8 3 12.9 0.0 1.4 1.4 0.4 - 1.0 0.4 2.7 0.4 0.0
Losses 13 4 11.5 0.2 0.8 0.9 0.5 - 0.7 0.4 1.8 0.2 0.1
Month November 6 5 21.2 0.0 2.2 2.2 0.5 - 2.3 0.7 3.5 0.7 0.2
December 5 1 6.2 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.2 - 0.2 0.0 - 0.2 0.0
January 6 - 7.8 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.5 - 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.0
February 4 1 11.8 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.5 - 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

    gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Event Total 21 7 252 2 21 23 9 - 17 8 2.1 5 1
Conference 16 5 188 2 12 14 7 - 5 5 1.0 3 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 9 4 136 0 14 14 3 - 9 4 2.3 1 0
Away 10 3 109 2 5 7 6 - 7 4 1.8 3 1
Neutral 2 - 7 0 2 2 0 - 1 0 - 1 0
Result Wins 8 3 103 0 11 11 3 - 8 3 2.7 3 0
Losses 13 4 149 2 10 12 6 - 9 5 1.8 2 1
Month November 6 5 127 0 13 13 3 - 14 4 3.5 4 1
December 5 1 31 0 3 3 1 - 1 0 - 1 0
January 6 - 47 2 2 4 3 - 1 2 0.5 0 0
February 4 1 47 0 3 3 2 - 1 2 0.5 0 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 7 12.0 0.3 3.3 3.7 1.4 0.0 2.7 1.3 2.1 0.8 0.2
Conference 16 5 11.8 0.4 2.6 3.0 1.5 0.0 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.6 0.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 9 4 15.1 0.0 4.1 4.1 0.9 0.0 2.6 1.2 2.3 0.3 0.0
Away 10 3 10.9 0.7 1.8 2.6 2.2 0.0 2.6 1.5 1.8 1.1 0.4
Neutral 2 - 3.5 0.0 11.4 11.4 0.0 0.0 5.7 0.0 - 5.7 0.0
Result Wins 8 3 12.9 0.0 4.3 4.3 1.2 0.0 3.1 1.2 2.7 1.2 0.0
Losses 13 4 11.5 0.5 2.7 3.2 1.6 0.0 2.4 1.3 1.8 0.5 0.3
Month November 6 5 21.2 0.0 4.1 4.1 0.9 0.0 4.4 1.3 3.5 1.3 0.3
December 5 1 6.2 0.0 3.9 3.9 1.3 0.0 1.3 0.0 - 1.3 0.0
January 6 - 7.8 1.7 1.7 3.4 2.6 0.0 0.9 1.7 0.5 0.0 0.0
February 4 1 11.8 0.0 2.6 2.6 1.7 0.0 0.9 1.7 0.5 0.0 0.0