First team All-GPAC selection and budding star Justin Wiersema was named the honorary captain of the Omaha World-Herald's All-Nebraska Team. Two other Bulldogs were also honored.
Featured StoryHighlights from the 2020-21 Concordia Men's Basketball season included a dominant run at home, a sweep of Northwestern and All-GPAC performances from Carter Kent, Gage Smith and Justin Wiersema.
The standout trio of Carter Kent, Gage Smith and Justin Wiersema all collected All-GPAC honors, as announced by the conference on Wednesday (March 3). Wiersema was a first team selection.
Hopes of repeating last year’s GPAC tournament championship run ended abruptly on Wednesday (Feb. 24). The Bulldogs were defeated, 70-58, by Dakota Wesleyan.
Programs that met in the 2020 GPAC tournament championship game will reconvene this Wednesday night in the quarterfinals of the 2021 conference postseason.
The Bulldogs closed the regular season strong, dominating Doane in an 84-63 win on Saturday (Feb. 20). Gage Smith went off for 21 points and 13 rebounds and Concordia celebrated four seniors.
While continuing to dominate Hastings, Concordia poured in 19 treys in a 106-73 home rout on Wednesday (Feb. 17). The Bulldogs collected 30 assists against just seven turnovers.
The Bulldogs will get comfortable at home in the final week of the regular season as they host Hastings and Doane. Concordia will honor four seniors prior to tipoff on Saturday.
The men's basketball matchup between Concordia and Hastings originally scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 10 has been postponed until Wednesday, Feb. 17 with tipoff at 7 p.m. CT.
This was The Gage Smith Game. The 6-foot-6 junior poured in a career high 32 points while fueling an 89-77 win over No. 16 Dakota Wesleyan on Saturday (Feb. 6). The Bulldogs moved to 9-1 at home.
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It's time for new standouts to emerge for Concordia Men's Basketball, which said goodbye to two All-American frontcourt players. The Bulldogs plan to uphold the standard with a likely guard heavy lineup.
Featured StoryNoah Schutte and Tristan Smith leave behind a legacy of greatness after rewriting the program record books. The duo helped lead the Bulldogs to another special season in 2024-25.
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As announced during the selection show on Thursday (March 6), Concordia Men's Basketball has earned a No. 6 seed and will be headed to Baldwin City, Kansas. The Bulldogs will make their fourth-straight nationals appearance.
Featured StoryThe 72nd Concordia Invitational Tournament will play out Jan. 24-25 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Bulldog Basketball teams have won a combined 62 CIT championships in their history.
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In honor of Noah Schutte becoming the all-time leading scorer in Concordia Men's Basketball history, we look back at the most memorable performances of his standout career.
Featured StoryIn perhaps the most dramatic championship game in CIT history, CUNE's Josh Dahlke sank a roughly 35-foot buzzer beater to sink CUW, 83-81, in the 1999 overtime title clash.
Featured StoryThrough it all, family and basketball have been there for Tristan Smith. Those two aspects of life have defined T-Ray's journey, which has included high-flying dunks, GPAC championships, national tournaments and one gruesome injury overcome.
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Expectations are exceedingly high for a program that returns all five starters and each of its top nine scorers from a team that advanced to the NAIA round of 32. The Bulldogs have their sights set on reaching Kansas City in 2025.
Featured StoryThe record breaking 2004-05 Concordia Men's Basketball team officially took its place in the Concordia Athletics Hall of Fame on Sept. 27. The occasion provided an opportunity to revisit memories from 20 years earlier.
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The accomplishments for Concordia Men's Basketball in 2023-24 included a share of the GPAC regular season title, an appearance in the national round of 32, 24 wins, a CIT championship and an NAIA ranking as high as No. 20.
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