Augustana Men's Basketball Conference Championships

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1961-62

Front (L to R): Ron Brue, Tom Jones, Don Olson, Selmber Dahl, Vern Buus, Doug Olson, Mike Anderson, Tom Fedde, Rollie Larson. Back (L to R):?Manager Larry Borgum, Howie Bich, Phil Miedema, Dave McCracken, Bill Olson, Ron Mitchell, Jack Litfin, Head coach Ole Odney

1961-62
> First conference championship.
> Finished season 8-4.
> Defeated South Dakota State 96-70 in final game of the season to earn a share of the conference title.
> Augustana led the NCC shooting .463 from the field.
> Phil Miedema set NCC record shooting .573 percent from the field.

1977-78

Front (L to R): Manager Brent Reynders, Chad Steckel, Bob Wilber, Mike Begeman, Mark Lyso, Steve Krier, Jon Scarbrough, Brad Koopman, Sports Information Director?Larry Borgum. Back (L to R):?Head coach Mel Klein, Kurt Jonker, Gary Wolters Tom Waggoner, Greg Nagel, Arvid Kramer, Ron Kanengieter, Paul Schenkelberg, Dave Nieman, Coach John Thomas

1977-78
> First outright NCC Championship.
> Finished season 11-3.
> First team to win 11 conference games in a season.
> First team to go undefeated in conference play at home.
> Greg Nagel named to All-NCC team.
> Arvid Kramer named NCC MVP.

1988-89

Front (L to R): Trainer Brad Pfeifle, Jim Hess, Scott Barth, Peter Sagmoe, Pat Freidel, Randy leslie, Kyle Jorde, Kurt Sandstrom, Jason Garrow. Back (L to R):?Assistant Coach Gary Thomas, Mark Szabo, Kyle Thomas, Steve Anderson, Bruce Veldman, Brett Szabo, Don Steger, Steve Schlotthauer, Michael Hanson, Student Manager Scott Lasley, Head Coach Bill Gross.

1988-89
> Earned a share of the NCC title with a record of 14-4.
> Advanced to North Central Region Tournament.
> Second-straight post-season appearnace.
> Set a then school record for wins with a 23-7 record.

2014-15

Front (L to R): Collin Authier, Darren Glover, Casey Schilling, Alex Richter, Austin Saugstad, Alex Van Gerrevink, Tanner Odegaard, Jordan Spencer, Ben Weisbeck. Back (L to R): Tate VanRoekel, Chad Hettermann, Sam Mayer, Daniel Jansen, Zach Huisken, Steven Schaefer, Marcus Asmus, Matt Heitmann, Adam Beyer, Hans Hoeg, Peter Crawford, Jason Rinne, Tom Billeter

2014-15
> Earned a share of the regular season NSIC title finishing 20-2 in conference play.
> Won the NSIC South Division title outright.
> Set an NSIC record with 20 conference wins.
> Won 31 games in 2014-15, finishing the season 31-3.
> Had a school record 19-game win streak during the season.
> Hosted the NCAA Central Region Tournament for the first time in program history.

2015-16

Front (L to R): Peter Crawford, Jason Rinne, Tom Billeter, Collin Authier, Ben Weisbeck, John Warren, Tanner Odegaard, Alex Richter, Steven Schaefer, Casey Schilling, Matthew Brazendale, Jordan Spencer, Austin Saugstad, Tate VanRoekel, Chad Hettermann. Back (L to R): Daniel Jansen, Marcus Asmus, Alex Richter, Adam Beyer, Will Hoiseth, Darren Glover, Zach Huisken.

2015-16
> Secured the NSIC Championship outright with a win over Upper Iowa on Feb. 19.
> Won Augustana's first outright conference title since 1977-78.
> Set single season NSIC record for conference wins finishing 21-1.
> Won a school record 34 games finishing the year 34-2.
> Won second straight NSIC Tournament Championship.
> Hosted the NCAA Central Region Tournament for the second straight season
> Won the first region championship in program history
> Won first National Championship in program history

2021-22

2021-22
> Secured the NSIC Championship outright with a win over Southwest Minnesota State on Feb. 19.
> Outright South Division Champions
> Finished the season at 26-4 with a 17-2 NSIC record
> Hosted the NCAA Central Region Tournament
> Held a top-5 national ranking for much of the second half of the season