Nels Birkeland
12 Nels Birkeland
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Golden Valley, Minn.
  • High School:
    Benilde-St. Margaret's
  • Position:
    G
  • Major:
    Accounting
  • gp
    3
  • pts/g
    0.0
  • fg %
    0.0
  • 3pt %
    0.0
  • ft %
    -
  • reb/g
    0.3
  • a/g
    0.0

Bio

Why did you pick Concordia: Family history, great location, and good education
Post Graduation plans: Work

The BIRKELAND File
Favorite food: Chicken Alfredo
Favorite restaurant: Taco Bell
Favorite movie: The Nice Guys
Favorite TV/Streaming Series: Better Call Saul
Top song(s) on your playlist: Crossfaded, The Color Violet, Something in the Orange
Place in the world you most want to visit: Greece
My favorite professional sports team: Liverpool FC
My favorite professional athlete when I was growing up: Ricky Rubio
My dream job is: Actor

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 3 1
Games started - -
Minutes 5 1
Minutes per game 1.7 1.0
FG 0-1 0-1
FG Pct 0.0 0.0
3PT 0-1 0-1
3PT Pct 0.0 0.0
FT 0-0 0-0
FT Pct - -
Off rebounds 0 0
Def rebounds 1 0
Total rebounds 1 0
Rebounds per game 0.3 0.0
Personal fouls 0 0
Disqualifications - -
Assists 0 0
Turnovers 0 0
Assist to turnover ratio - -
Steals 0 0
Blocks 1 0
Points 0 0
Points per game 0.0 0.0
Points per 40 min 0.0 0.0

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 9 Minn.-Morris L, 74-69 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Crown (Minn.) L, 99-86 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 at St. Scholastica L, 77-67 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 St. Olaf W, 73-61 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 26 Gust. Adolphus L, 81-74 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 28 at Martin Luther W, 92-62 - 3 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 3 at Bethel (Minn.) L, 81-77 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 7 at Augsburg W, 84-76 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 10 Saint Mary's (Minn.) W, 82-77 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 28 vs. Ramapo W, 80-71 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 29 vs. Wis.-Platteville L, 81-65 - 1 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 5 at Carleton L, 70-63 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 11 at Saint John's (Minn.) L, 70-63 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 14 at Hamline W, 65-60 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 16 at Macalester L, 60-56 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 18 Augsburg L, 71-66 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 21 at Saint Mary's (Minn.) L, 85-81 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 25 at St. Olaf L, 73-67 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 28 Bethel (Minn.) L, 81-76 - - - - - - - - -
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 - 1 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 18 Hamline W, 68-65 - - - - - - - - -

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 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Crown (Minn.) L, 99-86 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 at St. Scholastica L, 77-67 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 St. Olaf W, 73-61 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 26 Gust. Adolphus L, 81-74 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 28 at Martin Luther W, 92-62 - 3 0 1 1 0 0 - 0 1 0 -
Dec 3 at Bethel (Minn.) L, 81-77 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 7 at Augsburg W, 84-76 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 10 Saint Mary's (Minn.) W, 82-77 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 28 vs. Ramapo W, 80-71 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 29 vs. Wis.-Platteville L, 81-65 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 -
Jan 5 at Carleton L, 70-63 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 11 at Saint John's (Minn.) L, 70-63 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 14 at Hamline W, 65-60 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 16 at Macalester L, 60-56 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 18 Augsburg L, 71-66 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 21 at Saint Mary's (Minn.) L, 85-81 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 25 at St. Olaf L, 73-67 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 28 Bethel (Minn.) L, 81-76 - - - - - - - - - - - -
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 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 -
Feb 18 Hamline W, 68-65 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2020-21 2 - 7.0 0.0-1.5 0.0 0.0-0.5 0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
2021-22 9 - 1.6 0.0-0.4 0.0 0.0-0.2 0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
2022-23 3 - 1.7 0.0-0.3 0.0 0.0-0.3 0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
2023-24 7 1 1.7 0.3-0.6 50.0 0.3-0.6 50.0 0.1-0.3 50.0 1.0
Total 21 1 2.1 0.1-0.6 16.7 0.1-0.4 25.0 0.0-0.1 50.0 0.3

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2020-21 2 - 14 0-3 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
2021-22 9 - 14 0-4 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
2022-23 3 - 5 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
2023-24 7 1 12 2-4 50.0 2-4 50.0 1-2 50.0 7
Total 21 1 45 2-12 16.7 2-8 25.0 1-2 50.0 7

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2020-21 2 - 7.0 0.0-8.6 0.0 0.0-2.9 0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
2021-22 9 - 1.6 0.0-11.4 0.0 0.0-5.7 0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
2022-23 3 - 1.7 0.0-8.0 0.0 0.0-8.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
2023-24 7 1 1.7 6.7-13.3 50.0 6.7-13.3 50.0 3.3-6.7 50.0 23.3
Total 21 1 2.1 1.8-10.7 16.7 1.8-7.1 25.0 0.9-1.8 50.0 6.2

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
2020-21 2 - 7.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0
2021-22 9 - 1.6 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 1.0 0.2 0.0
2022-23 3 - 1.7 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.3
2023-24 7 1 1.7 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 21 1 2.1 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.0

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2020-21 2 - 14 1 0 1 1 - 0 0 - 0 0
2021-22 9 - 14 0 3 3 0 0 1 1 1.0 2 0
2022-23 3 - 5 0 1 1 0 - 0 0 - 0 1
2023-24 7 1 12 0 2 2 0 - 0 1 0.0 0 0
Total 21 1 45 1 6 7 1 0 1 2 0.5 2 1

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
2020-21 2 - 7.0 2.9 0.0 2.9 2.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0
2021-22 9 - 1.6 0.0 8.6 8.6 0.0 0.0 2.9 2.9 1.0 5.7 0.0
2022-23 3 - 1.7 0.0 8.0 8.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 8.0
2023-24 7 1 1.7 0.0 6.7 6.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 21 1 2.1 0.9 5.3 6.2 0.9 0.0 0.9 1.8 0.5 1.8 0.9

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

    gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Event Total 3 - 1.7 0.0-0.3 0.0 0.0-0.3 0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
Conference 1 - 1.0 0.0-1.0 0.0 0.0-1.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 1 - 1.0 0.0-1.0 0.0 0.0-1.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
Away 1 - 3.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
Neutral 1 - 1.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
Result Wins 1 - 3.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
Losses 2 - 1.0 0.0-0.5 0.0 0.0-0.5 0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
Month November 1 - 3.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
December 1 - 1.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
February 1 - 1.0 0.0-1.0 0.0 0.0-1.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

    gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event Total 3 - 5 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Conference 1 - 1 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location Home 1 - 1 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Away 1 - 3 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Neutral 1 - 1 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result Wins 1 - 3 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Losses 2 - 2 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Month November 1 - 3 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
December 1 - 1 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
February 1 - 1 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

    gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Event Total 3 - 1.7 0.0-8.0 0.0 0.0-8.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
Conference 1 - 1.0 0.0-40.0 0.0 0.0-40.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 1 - 1.0 0.0-40.0 0.0 0.0-40.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
Away 1 - 3.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
Neutral 1 - 1.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
Result Wins 1 - 3.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
Losses 2 - 1.0 0.0-20.0 0.0 0.0-20.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
Month November 1 - 3.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
December 1 - 1.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
February 1 - 1.0 0.0-40.0 0.0 0.0-40.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0

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 3 - 1.7 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.3
Conference 1 - 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 1 - 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0
Away 1 - 3.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 1.0
Neutral 1 - 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0
Result Wins 1 - 3.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 1.0
Losses 2 - 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0
Month November 1 - 3.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 1.0
December 1 - 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0
February 1 - 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 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 3 - 5 0 1 1 0 - 0 0 - 0 1
Conference 1 - 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 1 - 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0
Away 1 - 3 0 1 1 0 - 0 0 - 0 1
Neutral 1 - 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0
Result Wins 1 - 3 0 1 1 0 - 0 0 - 0 1
Losses 2 - 2 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0
Month November 1 - 3 0 1 1 0 - 0 0 - 0 1
December 1 - 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0
February 1 - 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 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 3 - 1.7 0.0 8.0 8.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 8.0
Conference 1 - 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 1 - 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0
Away 1 - 3.0 0.0 13.3 13.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 13.3
Neutral 1 - 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0
Result Wins 1 - 3.0 0.0 13.3 13.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 13.3
Losses 2 - 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0
Month November 1 - 3.0 0.0 13.3 13.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 13.3
December 1 - 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0
February 1 - 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0