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EPISODE · May 6, 2025 · 51 MIN

Drew Olson- Head Women's Basketball Coach at Concordia University!

from Who Knew In The Moment? · host Phil Friedrich

Drew Olson realized a career long goal on March 12, 2019, when the Concordia University women's basketball team celebrated the program's first ever national title. Olson completed his 19th season as the program's head coach in 2024-25. The program's all-time winningest coach (484-155), Olson guided the Bulldogs to their first-ever national title game appearance in 2015. They reached the same stage again in 2018 and 2019. The 2019-20 team had garnered the No. 1 overall seed at the 2020 national tournament that was canceled before the first round was finished.During his tenure, Olson has directed his teams to a combined 12 GPAC titles (tournament and regular season), 16 national tournament trips and five national semifinal appearances. The 2019-20 (32-2), 2018-19 (35-3), 2017-18 (36-2), 2014-15 (35-3), 2016-17 (34-3) and 2011-12 (34-3) squads each eclipsed the 30-win mark. The 2017-18 team equaled a program record for wins in a single season. From the 2011-12 through 2020-21 seasons, Concordia was ranked in the official NAIA poll in 102 of 104 rankings. To View This Episode- https://youtu.be/LqdNjijX-pc #whoknewinthemoment #philfriedrich #basketballcoach #basketball #concordia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Drew Olson realized a career long goal on March 12, 2019, when the Concordia University women's basketball team celebrated the program's first ever national title. Olson completed his 19th season as the program's head coach in 2024-25. The program's all-time winningest coach (484-155), Olson guided the Bulldogs to their first-ever national title game appearance in 2015. They reached the same stage again in 2018 and 2019. The 2019-20 team had garnered the No. 1 overall seed at the 2020 national tournament that was canceled before the first round was finished.During his tenure, Olson has directed his teams to a combined 12 GPAC titles (tournament and regular season), 16 national tournament trips and five national semifinal appearances. The 2019-20 (32-2), 2018-19 (35-3), 2017-18 (36-2), 2014-15 (35-3), 2016-17 (34-3) and 2011-12 (34-3) squads each eclipsed the 30-win mark. The 2017-18 team equaled a program record for wins in a single season. From the 2011-12 through 2020-21 seasons, Concordia was ranked in the official NAIA poll in 102 of 104 rankings. To View This Episode- https://youtu.be/LqdNjijX-pc #whoknewinthemoment #philfriedrich #basketballcoach #basketball #concordia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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