SEWARD, Neb. – For the third season in a row, the Concordia University Men’s Basketball team has been awarded with the distinction of having the NAIA/NCAA Division III All-Midlands Team Honorary Captain, as selected by the Omaha World-Herald. On April 8, the Omaha news outlet announced Noah Schutte as the winner of the 2022-23 All-Midlands Honorary Captain award. Former teammates Carter Kent (2021-22) and Justin Wiersema (2020-21) were given he same honor the previous two seasons.
While Schutte was named the honorary captain, three Bulldogs were recognized with All-Midlands Honorable Mention status: Brad Bennett, Gage Smith and Tristan Smith. All four Concordia honorees were also named All-GPAC award winners this past season.
The Omaha World-Herald chooses its All-Midlands team out of the pool of men’s basketball student-athletes that play at NAIA or NCAA Division III Nebraska colleges and universities. The complete team can be viewed at bottom.
2022-23 Concordia All-Midlands Team Honorees
Noah Schutte – Honorary Captain
--2022-23: 20.1 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 2.0 apg, .544 fg%, .463 3-pt fg%, .794 ft%
Brad Bennett – Honorable Mention
--2022-23: 10.8 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 1.6 apg, .473 fg%, .406 3-pt fg%, .739 ft%
Gage Smith – Honorable Mention
--2022-23: 13.0 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 1.7 spg, 1.2 bpg, .472 fg%, .719 ft%
Tristan Smith – Honorable Mention
--2022-23: 13.9 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 1.7 apg, .509 fg%, .701 ft%
2022-23 NAIA/NCAA DIII All-Midlands Men’s Basketball Team
G Peter Lash, Nebraska Wesleyan, 6-6 So. 21.3
G Reggie Thomas, Hastings, 6-1 Fr. 19.3
G Brady Timm, Doane, 5-10 So. 20.3
F Jibril Harris, Peru State, 6-8 Sr. 15.1
* F Noah Schutte, Concordia, 6-4 Jr. 20.1
Honorable mention: Bellevue: Paulo Araujo, Vinny Belcaster. Concordia: Brad Bennett, Gage Smith, Tristan Smith. Doane: Alec Oberhauser. Hastings: Karson Ganesbom. Midland: Emanuel Bryson, Jake Orr. Nebraska Wesleyan: Carter Glenn, Walker Andrew. Peru State: Lorenzo Anderson, Man Man Baker, Troy Houghton, Sayvon Traylor, David Wingett. York: Much Biel, Brent Clark.
*Honorary Captain