In the final week of the 2024-25 regular season, the 12th-ranked Bulldogs aim to secure a top-two seed for the upcoming GPAC tournament. Concordia will celebrate its seniors on Wednesday night.
As announced by Small College Basketball, Tristan Smith has made the Bevo Francis Award Watch List of 50 players. Smith is averaging 20.3 points and 7.8 rebounds on the season.
There were times when the Bulldogs scored at will on Saturday (Feb. 15) behind the trio of Brooks Kissinger, Noah Schutte and Tristan Smith. Concordia toppled DWU, 91-76, inside Friedrich Arena.
The 12th-ranked Bulldogs blitzed the Broncos out of the halftime break and won going away, 94-71, in Hastings on Wednesday (Feb. 12). Tristan Smith led a group of five double-figure scorers with 24 points.
Following the team's first loss in 50 days, the Bulldogs will attempt to start a new win streak. Concordia will aim for season sweeps of Hastings and Dakota Wesleyan in this week's action.
While struggling to contain two star Red Raider freshmen, the 13th-ranked Bulldogs endured their first defeat in 50 days. Northwestern shot 55.7 percent and won, 87-70, on Saturday (Feb. 8).
A bye in the middle of the week will allow the Bulldogs to rest up before a Saturday clash at No. 16 Northwestern. Coach Limback's squad rides a 12-game winning streak into the week.
In recognition of their decorated collegiate careers, Concordia Men’s Basketball stars Noah Schutte and Tristan Smith were named to the Trevor Hudgins Award Watch List on Feb. 1.
The top four Bulldog scorers combined to go 24-for-28 from the floor while leading the Bulldogs to a 97-63 blowout of Waldorf on Saturday (Feb. 21). Brooks Kissinger led all players with 21 points.
A 19-2 run that began in the first half and spilled into the second half made for a lopsided affair at Midland on Wednesday (Jan. 29). Jaxon Stueve starred as the Bulldogs won it, 98-73.
Featured StoryThe 1963-64 Bulldog men's basketball team made history by winning the program's first ever CIT championship. The '64 squad, led by CIT MVP Gordon Bredow, set the stage for future CIT success and added to the event's special nature.
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The 71st Concordia Invitational Tournament will play out Jan. 26-27 in Mequon, home to Concordia University Wisconsin. Prior to the grand weekend event, the Bulldog basketball teams will host Mount Marty on Wednesday.
Featured StoryIn late February of 1971, Tom Raabe accomplished something no other Concordia basketball player ever had: reach 2,000 career points. Raabe left a lasting legacy while starting all 101 games over his four-year career.
Featured StoryA 2001 Concordia graduate, Derek Engelbart has come full circle. The institution's new Vice President of Institutional Advancement finds himself in a position to help enhance the student-athlete experience 20 years after wrapping up his own collegiate career.
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A back-to-back national qualifier entering 2023-24, Concordia Men's Basketball will follow the lead of a star-studded frontcourt made up of stars Noah Schutte and Tristan Smith. The Bulldogs are challenging themselves to 'rise up' this winter.
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Six years since his graduation, Chandler Folkerts can't escape The Chanimal nickname that became a signature of the dominance the Milford native displayed in the post. The humble Folkerts recently took his place in the Concordia Athletics HOF.
Featured StoryNamed the 2003-04 GPAC Player of the Year, Rick Dietze used his patented 'old-man game' to score more points than any other GPAC player his senior season. The soft-spoken Dietze is headed to the Concordia Athletics Hall of Fame.
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Following a five-year run in college basketball, Gage Smith continues to satisfy his appetite for competition thanks to the rebirth of SlamBall. New to the sport, Smith has earned a roster spot on the MOB and will appear on ESPN later in July.
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The 2022-23 Bulldogs will be remembered for their ability to redefine themselves in the middle of the season and get on a roll that led into the national tournament. Noah Schutte and Gage Smith were the stars who guided Concordia through adversity.
Featured StoryThey make up two-thirds of the starting frontcourt for Concordia Men's Basketball. Built different, brothers Gage and Tristan Smith are all about family and forging memories together. Together, they are a dynamic duo.
