SMSU Athletics

Birch Notes: Has started all 85 games of his career ... ranks seventh in school history with 269 assists … named the 2011-12 NSIC Defensive Player of the Year ... signed with SMSU on Nov. 11, 2009.

2012-13: Started 29 games … missed one game due to injury … averaged 8.0 points and 2.2 rebounds per game … third on the team with 78 steals … had 11 double figure scoring games … led team in assists in 10 games … scored season-high 15 points at Sioux Falls (1/15) and at MSU Moorhead (2/27) … played season-high 34 minutes at MSU Moorhead (1/19) … scored 14 points on 6 of 6 shooting vs. Concordia (12/15) … shot 80.2 percent from the free throw line.

2011-12: Started all 30 games ... named NSIC Defensive Player of the Year ... named Academic All-NSIC ... averaged 7.1 points and 2.0 rebounds per game ... led team with 101 assists ... first SMSU player since 2005-06 to record more than 100 assists in a single-season ... tied for second on the team with 34 steals ... finished fifth in the NSIC in assist/turnover ratio and 10th in assists ... scored season-high 20 points with season-high nine field goals vs. St. Cloud State (12/9) ... dished out season-high eight assists vs. Augustana (12/2) ... played season-high 34 minutes vs. Milwaukee (11/12) ... scored double-figure points in nine games ... led team in assists a team-high 15 times ... ranked 89th in the country in assist/turnover ratio.

2010-11: Started all 26 games... averaged 7.0 points and 2.9 rebounds ... led the team in assists with 90... finished the season shooting 46.4 percent from the field ...  shot 72.5 percent from the free throw line ... finished eighth in the NSIC in assists per game (3.59) ... scored season-high 14 points and grabbed season-high nine rebounds against Winona State (1/29) ... dished out season-high seven assists on three separate occasions ... scored in double figures six times ... led the team in assists in a team-high 14 games ... connected on two 3-pointers vs. Wayne State (2/4) ... connected on a season-high five field goals vs. Bemidji State (2/18) ... ranked 84th in the country in assist/turnover ratio (1.75).

High School: 2010 graduate of Eastview HS in Apple Valley ... played for coach Mark Gerber ... led Eastview to the Minnesota Class 4A State Tournament as a senior ... three-year letterwinner ... was a Mr. Basketball nominee, earning all-conference honors ... averaged 11 points per game and was named one of the Top 20 players in the state by MinnesotaPreps.com ... also played in the Minnesota High School All-Star series ... as a junior was named all-conference, while setting a school record with 158 assists, including dishing out 14 in one game, the second highest in a single-game in school history ... finished the season averaging a team-high 14.7 points per game, while leading the team with 62 steals.

Personal: Born Jan. 7, 1992 ... son of Jay Weefur and Elvin Birch ... exercise science major.