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Asbjørn Midtgaard

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2020-21 | Senior

Was named the WAC Newcomer of the Year, a first-team All-WAC honoree, a All-WAC defensive team honoree, an NABC All-District second-team selection and a WAC All-Tournament team pick.
Led the nation with a 70.7% field-goal percentage, 5.2% higher than the nearest player in Ohio's Dwight Wilson. He bested Bryan Lee's 69.4% shooting in 2005-06 for the top mark in program history.
Led GCU in scoring at 14.2 points per game, rebounds at 9.7 per game and blocks at 1.25 per game.
Logged 11 double-doubles on the season including a stretch of five straight from Jan. 30 through Feb. 27. Despite playing only one season, ranks fourth in GCU's D-I history in double-doubles behind Killian Larson (21), Grandy Glaze (14) and Keonta Vernon (14).
Began GCU career with a 17-rebound performance against Grambling State on Nov. 25.
The next game, set a career high with 20 points against Benedictine on Nov. 28.
Set program's D-I record with five blocked shots at Tarleton on Jan. 9.
Had 15 points and 11 rebounds to help GCU capture a regular-season WAC championship over Utah Valley on March 6.
Scored 18 points on 8-for-11 shooting in the Lopes' NCAA Tournament debut on March 20 against Iowa.

Career Summary

Accumulated 66 games and four starts in three seasons with the Shockers.
Team qualified for one NIT semifinal (2018-19) and one NCAA tournament (2017-18) in his career.
Three-year member of the honor roll.

2019-20 | Junior

2018-19 | Sophomore

Named the team's Most Improved Player and won the Shocker Assist Award among all of the school's male student-athletes for top athlete in a supporting role.
Was also a finalist for the department's Workhouse Award, recognizing commitment to the strength and conditioning aspect.
Appeared in 34 of 37 games and logged three starts.
Ranked second on the team with 27 blocks.
Made his mark in the program's record book with a .632 field-goal percentage, good for second-highest all-time.
Logged three double-digit scoring games vs. SMU (Jan. 30), East Carolina (March 5) and again vs. East Carolina (March 14) in the AAC Tournament.
Grabbed double-digit rebounds on two occasions, 11 at East Carolina (Feb. 6) and 10 at Furman (March 20) in the NIT.
Blocked a career-high four UConn shots on Feb. 28.

2017-18 | Freshman

Appeared in nine games as a reserve center and totaled 11 points, 17 rebounds and a pair of blocks in 49 minutes.

Toured the U.S. with Global Squad: Denmark in the summer of 2016 and was the team’s leading scorer (10.5) and rebounder (8.9) while shooting over 60% from the field.
Went to the U18 Euro Cup with the U18 Danish National team.

Hørsholm 79ers | Hørsholm, Denmark

Spent three seasons playing in the Danish League.
Named the league's 2017 Young Player of the Year and was named to the All-Danish Team as one of the league's top-five players.
Made 77 appearances over three years.
Had peak season at Age 19 in 2016-17, averaging 8.8 points and 6.7 rebounds while shooting 54.7%.

Espergarde Gymnasium | Espergarde, Denmark

Parents are Christian and Ann-Marie Midtgaard.
Took up basketball at 14 years old.
Asbjørn is Danish for "God's Bear."
Off the court, likes to play board games, card games and video games with friends and family.
Also likes to hunt for good "hole-in-the-wall" restaurants.
Chose GCU because of "an awesome fanbase and the team and staff is great. I believe that together we can make the NCAA Tournament, that is my main goal."
Listens to Post Malone and Kanye West, but also likes classic rock, especially Queen.
Favorite TV shows are Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Office and The Walking Dead.
Favorite place to vacation is Hawaii.
Three players he liked watching include Tim Duncan, Dirk Nowitzki and Steven Adams.