2023 Cattle Classic Basketball Tournament
2023 Cattle Classic Program (PDF)
The 24th annual Cattle Classic, held Nov. 3-4, 2023, features four men's games and four women's games.
The event, co-sponsored by Concordia and Cattle Bank & Trust, raises money and food for the Blue Valley Community Action's Food Pantry. Pac N Save of Seward will match all canned food donations.
Sunday, Oct. 29
Basketball Clinic for girls grades 3-5 will be held from noon - 2 p.m. inside Friedrich Arena on the Concordia University campus. The boys camp for grades 3-5 will run from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. The deadline for registration is Friday, Oct 27.
Friday, Nov. 3
- Women: Marian University (Ind.) def. Dakota State University (S.D.), 78-69
- Men: Hastings College def. William Penn University (Iowa), 88-77
- Women: Concordia def. Sterling College (Kan.), 95-70
- Men: Concordia def. Mayville State University (N.D.), 88-73
Saturday, Nov. 4
- Women: Dakota State University (S.D.) def. Sterling College (Kan.), 96-52
- Men: Mayville State University (N.D.) def. Hastings College, 69-57
- Women: Concordia def. Marian University (Ind.), 75-62
- Men: Concordia def. William Penn University (Iowa), 103-74
Admission information
The price of admission to the games is as follows:
- For adults
- 10 cans or $10 for weekend pass
- 6 cans or $6 per game
- Concordia students
- 6 cans or $6 for weekend pass
- 3 cans or $2 per game
- Children
- 6 cans or $6 for weekend pass
- 3 cans or $2 per game
- (youth who participate in the basketball clinic are admitted free; also, children five and under are admitted free)
No passes.
Basketball clinic for grades 3-5
Boys and girls in grades 3, 4 and 5 are invited to join us prior to the tournament for a basketball clinic in the Walz Human Performance Complex (Friedrich Arena) on the campus of Concordia University. The clinic will be hosted by Concordia coaches and players.
- Girls - Sunday, Oct. 29 from noon - 2 p.m.
- Boys - Sunday, Oct. 29 from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
A free clinic T-shirt and poster will be provided. Participants are also admitted free to Cattle Classic Tournament games, Nov. 3-4.
Cost: The requested donation for each participant is six cans of food.
Registration: Register at Cattle Bank & Trust or call 402-643-3636. The registration deadline is Friday, Oct. 27.
Special thanks to Cattle Bank for their support of the tournament and their efforts to reduce hunger in Nebraska.
