SEWARD, Neb. – In his first experience on the national stage, Concordia University Men’s Basketball second-year player Noah Schutte made his mark. Thanks to his monster work over four games at the 2022 NAIA Men’s Basketball Championship, Schutte has been named to the NAIA All-Tournament Team. The announcement came on Tuesday (March 22) following the national championship game. Schutte was joined on the team by eight other standouts from around the NAIA.
Schutte becomes the program’s first NAIA Championship All-Tournament honoree since both Jason Jisa and Jon Ziegler landed on the all-tournament team in 2005. Seventeen years after Jisa and Ziegler led the way to an appearance in the NAIA Division II national title game, Schutte powered the Bulldogs to the 2022 national quarterfinals in a one-division format.
An Honorable Mention All-GPAC choice this season, Schutte elevated his game on the national stage and averaged 20.0 points and 9.8 rebounds while shooting 63.4 percent from the floor and 79.3 percent from the foul line during national tournament play. Statistically, Schutte’s best performance in the postseason was his 24-point, 12-rebound outing in the round of 16 win over Indiana University Kokomo. Schutte also notched 21 points versus Indiana University Northwest and 20 against Marian University (Ind.). For the season, the Laurel, Neb., native and Laurel-Concord-Coleridge High School product averaged 13.9 points and 6.2 rebounds.
Head Coach Ben Limback’s squad finished the 2021-22 campaign at 28-7 overall. The team’s accomplishments included GPAC regular season and tournament championships and a perfect 16-0 home record.
2022 NAIA Men’s Basketball National Championship All-Tournament Team:
Noah Schutte, Concordia (Neb.)
Cash Williams, William Jessup (Calif.)
Bryce Davis, Arizona Christian
Ryan Batte, Thomas More (Ky.)
Jake O’Neil, College of Idaho
Jalen Galloway, Loyola (La.)
Zach Wrightsil, Loyola (La.)
Jervay Green, Talladega (Ala.)
Darryl Baker, Talladega (Ala.)