Tristan Smith has emerged as the first Concordia Men's Basketball player named GPAC Player of the Year since 2003-04. Smith and Schutte were both honored as first teamers.
Morningside remains the lone GPAC team the Bulldogs just couldn't solve in 2024-25. The Mustangs started hot early and held a major free throw advantage while taking the GPAC title game, 87-77, inside Friedrich Arena.
A combined 68 points through the GPAC quarterfinal and semifinal rounds, combined with stellar defensive play, landed Tristan Smith a sweep of GPAC Player of the Week awards.
The accolades keep coming for Tristan Smith, who has been named to the 15-player Trevor Hudgins Award Watch List and as a nominee for the Dark Horse Dunker competition.
For the fifth time in program history and for the third time during Head Coach Ben Limback’s tenure, Concordia Men's Basketball has reached the GPAC tournament title game. The Bulldogs will host Morningside on Tuesday night.
For the third time in six seasons, the Bulldogs have reached the GPAC tournament final. In a matchup of NAIA top 15 teams, Concordia defeated Northwestern, 67-61, in a semifinal slugfest.
Tristan Smith's 48-point program record explosion leads the 11th-ranked Bulldogs into a GPAC semifinal clash with No. 13 Northwestern. The two sides split their regular season meetings.
Even for Tristan Smith, this was something else. No. 22 wrote a new chapter of Bulldog folklore on Wednesday (Feb. 26) while breaking the school single game record with 48 points in a 101-81 win over Midland.
Two wins in the final week of the regular season allowed the 12th-ranked Bulldogs to lock up the No. 2 seed in the GPAC tournament. Concordia will welcome Midland to Friedrich Arena for the quarterfinal round.
In the absence of Noah Schutte, five double-figure scorers rose to the occasion and lifted the 12th-ranked Bulldogs to an 88-74 win at Mount Marty on Saturday (Feb. 22). Concordia locked up the GPAC's No. 2 seed.
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.
Featured StoryAs 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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Keep winning and the outsiders will have no choice but to pay attention. Such is the case for the 2023-24 Concordia Men’s Basketball team, which has had to earn its way onto the national radar with its unique roster makeup.
