For the fourth time in five years, Concordia Men's Basketball has earned the All-Midlands Honorary Captain award. The distinction for 2024-25 goes to All-American Tristan Smith.
Standouts in the classroom and on the court, Noah Schutte and Tristan Smith were honored on April 15 as 2024-25 Academic All-America award winners by College Sports Communicators.
GPAC Player of the Year Tristan Smith made history on March 31 while becoming the first Bulldog Men's Basketball player to ever be named an NAIA First Team All-American.
A quartet of Bulldogs from the national qualifying men's basketball team were lauded as Academic All-District honorees on March 25. Three of the four are repeat award winners.
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.
Tristan Smith continues to make news. The GPAC Player of the Year was named to the 25-player Bevo Francis Award Watch List and has reached the semifinals of the Darkhorse Dunker competition.
A thrilling era of Concordia Basketball ended on Saturday (March 15) as Noah Schutte and Tristan Smith played their final games as Bulldogs. Concordia fell in the second round of the national tournament, 80-65, at Baker.
Not until the clock hit zeroes could the sixth-seeded Bulldogs finally breathe easy. A clutch trey from Elijah Gaeth and double-doubles from Tristan Smith and Noah Schutte made the difference at the national tournament.
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.
Sixth-seeded Concordia and 11th-seeded Bethel (Kan.) will go head-to-head in Baldwin City, Kan., on Friday, March 14 as part of first round action at the NAIA Men's Basketball National Championship.
Featured StoryIn nearly a quarter century in his role, the unmistakable Coach Grant Schmidt guided the Concordia Men’s Basketball program in ways only he could. His passion and care inspired a reverence for him that is still emotionally felt by his former players.
Featured StoryThe 2022-23 Concordia Men's Basketball team takes on the task of following up one of the greatest seasons in school history. The Bulldogs return three starters and one of the most athletic frontcourts the program has ever put on the court.
Featured StoryAD Devin Smith refers to the 2021-22 Bulldogs as the "best team I've ever seen play here." The road to Kansas City included buzzer beaters, court storms, GPAC championships and memories that will never fade.
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The 2021-22 Concordia Men's Basketball season will never be forgotten. The Bulldogs celebrated GPAC regular season and tournament titles and reached the NAIA national quarterfinals while being characterized by a team first attitude.
Featured StoryHe's a small school farm boy with a big-time game. Noah Schutte made that clear during the Bulldogs' run to the NAIA National Quarterfinals. The former 2,000-point high school scorer isn't about to rest on his laurels - and he'll no longer fly under the radar.
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He's a straight 'A' biology student and one of the most prolific scorers in program history. Carter Kent truly is 'that guy.' He's unassuming, intelligent, a leader and comes through in the clutch. He's a Concordia Bulldog great.
Featured StoryAn all-time classic moment that will go down in Concordia University Men’s Basketball lore caught the attention of ESPN’s SportsCenter. The closing seconds were aired on multiple editions of the show on Thursday (Feb. 17).
Featured StoryThe group of four-year student-athletes within the program represents the ideals of Concordia Men's Basketball. Christian character. Toughness. Resilience. Class acts. Servant leaders. High academic achievers. Winners.
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Concordia Men's Basketball enters 2021-22 feeling like it "left some meat on the bone" last season when the program missed out on the national tournament. The Bulldogs return their top seven scorers, including three All-GPAC honorees.
Featured StoryGage Smith made an head-turning transformation from sophomore to junior season while becoming an all-conference player. Even better things could be in store in 2021-22 for Gage, who now has his brother alongside him.
