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Final Overall Record:
18-8
2003-04 MIAC Men's Basketball Race
% Earned Automatic Berth to NCAA Tournament
| College Info | Men's Basketball Info | 2003-04 Team Info | Series Records | 2004-05 Team Info | Top | Concordia Series Records Opponent W L Series Started Augsburg 58 70 1924 Bethel 18 32 1977 Carleton 22 25 1933 Gustavus 52 85 1922 Hamline 48 73 1922 Macalester 77 62 1922 St. John’s 59 84 1922 St. Mary’s 63 51 1929 St. Olaf 50 47 1922 St. Thomas 45 94 1922 | College Info | Men's Basketball Info | 2003-04 Team Info | Series Records | 2004-05 Team Info | Top | 2004-05 Team Information 2004-05 Cobber Schedule
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Letterwinners returning/lost:
8/5
Returning Key Players
Key Newcomers
Key Losses
2004-05 Season Outlook: The saying goes that you can attract more flies with honey than vinegar. And after last year’s “sweet” season, where the Cobber men’s basketball team finished third in the regular season and advanced to the MIAC semifinals, Concordia head coach Duane Siverson was able to attract a quality group of first-year fliers to go along with his swarm of top-notch returning players. The 2004-05 roster features eight freshmen on the team, the most in program history. The biggest buzz for the Cobbers in 2004-05 will be made underneath the basket. Concordia returns 2003-04 MIAC All-Conference forward Soren Nelson (Sr., Twin Valley, Minn.). Nelson led the team in rebounding (5.4 rpg)and was second in scoring last season (14.3 ppg). He was 13th in the conference in scoring in league games. He also finished 12th in the MIAC in rebounding, 11th in free throw percentage (79.5%) and sixth in blocked shots (20). His ability to score inside and then step outside and hit the open 3-point jumper makes him a tough player to guard for any opposing team. However, the center position, once thought to be a strength of the Cobbers in 2004-05, is now the biggest question mark as senior Chris Wermerson (Watertown, S.D.) went down with a knee injury in preseason training and is lost for the season. Wermerson was second on the team in rebounds (5.0rpg), offensive rebounds (1.6) and blocked shots (10). Suddenly pushed into the fray of giving Concordia an inside presence will be Jason Miller (Jr., Moorhead, Minn.) and a pair of highly touted freshmen. Last year Miller came on at the end of the season and helped the Cobbers playoff run. He led the team in field goal percentage (.583) last year, and has the ability to post big numbers on any given night. The two “diaper dandies” for Concordia’s frontline are E.J. Adams (Grand Forks, N.D.) and Luke Linz (Watkins, Minn.). At 6-7, Adams has the raw talent and to make an impact immediately. Linz is a 6-6 forward/center whose quickness and athletic ability will help him get quality shots inside. Along the perimeter, Concordia will rely on the sharp-shooting of Keith Eckhoff (Jr., Alexandria, Minn.) to replace the scoring chasm left by graduated 3-point artist Josh Downey. Downey earned all-conference honors last season and led the team in scoring (15.1ppg). He finished fourth in the league in 3-point field goal percentage (51.1%) and fourth in 3-point baskets made (45). Eckoff has the pedigree to take over the team’s torch as long-range gunner. He led the team in 3-point field goal percentage last season by connecting on over 55% of his shots from behind the arc. He was used as the team’s “sixth” man last year, but his insertion into the starting lineup, and tireless work ethic, will help him get more looks at the basket and push his 11.8 scoring average from 2003-04 even higher. Another key for Siverson’s swarm this season will be finding a pair of guards that can run the offense, not turn the ball over in pressure situations and take some of the scoring onus off of Nelson and Eckoff. The guard tandem will have tough wings to fill because of the loss to graduation of Joe Bueckers and Nate Ohme. Bueckers was named to the MIAC All-Conference Honorable Mention Team last year. He led the conference in free throw percentage (95.2%) and was second in the nation in that category. He also captained the offense by taking care of the basketball, in 2003-04 he finished second in the MIAC in assist-to-turnover ratio. He was also third in assists (73). Ohme was named to the league’s All-Defensive Team. He helped Concordia limit MIAC foes to just 65.1 points per game – fifth best in the conference. Led by Ohme, the team’s perimeter defense was ranked third in the MIAC in opposing team’s 3-point field goal percentage (36.0%). The leading candidates to step into those positions are sophomore David Whartnaby (Fargo, N.D.) and freshmen Anthony Boike (Bloomington, Minn.) and Eric Meichsner (Morris, Minn.). Whartnaby spent 2003-04 studying overseas last season and did not play for the Cobbers. His year of maturity and familiarity with the Concordia system will aid him in helping control the tempo of play and running the Cobber offense. Boike and Meichsner have each shown signs of being ready to handle the tough perimeter defenses in the MIAC. Both players come to Concordia with an outstanding background in running high level offenses. If Siverson and his swarm
can survive the rocky start of the season by potentially having three freshman
starting players, then the team has a chance to once again be buzzing around
the top of the league in March.
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