As a result of leading the Bulldogs to three wins last week, Noah Schutte has been recognized as the GPAC Player of the Week. The CIT MVP has garnered the award for the third time this 2022-23 season.
The high of winning the CIT carries the Bulldogs back into the stretch run of conference play. Concordia gained steam last week by winning three times at home. Now it looks forward to a road trip to Midland and a home game with Dordt.
In a frenzied Friedrich Arena, the Bulldogs prevailed over Concordia Wisconsin, 82-64, behind CIT MVP Noah Schutte. Contributions came from all directions over the two days as CUNE claimed the 29th CIT title in program history.
Zac Kulus emerged with a breakout game that featured five 3-point field goals in the final 10:20 of game time. His flurry buried visiting Concordia Chicago as the Bulldogs won, 89-70, in Friday (Jan. 27)'s final CIT game.
Noah Schutte celebrated his birthday on Wednesday (Jan. 25) by leading a steamrolling of Hastings, 80-42. Schutte outscored the Broncos by himself in the opening half on his way to a 23-point night for the Bulldogs (12-9, 8-7 GPAC).
The week of CIT will feature wall-to-wall basketball inside Friedrich Arena. On the men's side the Bulldogs will attempt to add to their 28 all-time CIT titles. First thing's first, CUNE will focus on Wednesday's GPAC matchup with Hastings.
The road was unkind on Saturday (Jan. 21) as the Bulldogs quickly fell behind and never recovered at Northwestern. The Red Raiders coasted to a 79-65 win while evening the season series. Concordia slipped to 11-9 overall, 7-7 GPAC.
Noah Schutte and Brad Bennett combined for 37 second half points while spearheading another rally that proved to be too little too late. The Bulldogs fell at the hands of No. 20 Morningside, 76-71, on Thursday (Jan. 20).
Following a close defeat at No. 14 Jamestown, the Bulldogs face two significant challenges this week in the form of No. 20 Morningside and Northwestern. Head Coach Ben Limback's squad stands at 11-7 overall, 7-5 GPAC.
Concordia trailed by as many as 19 points and still faced a 12-point hole with less than 3:30 remaining on Saturday in Jamestown. Garrett Seagren spurred a frantic rally that came up just short in a 69-64 loss to the 14th-ranked Jimmies.
Let's answer the question: who wore it better? We ran down the top Bulldog men's basketball performers at each jersey number during the 20 seasons of GPAC hoops.
As head coach Grant Schmidt put it, "when they strapped on their shoes, they didn't lose." The 2004-05 squad reached the national title game and stands out as one of the most competitive and fiery in school history.
A senior class led by Tanner Shuck and Brevin Sloup steadied the men's basketball program and led it to the national tournament for the first time since 2005. The highlight of the campaign was a GPAC tournament title.
At long last, the Bulldogs are headed back to the national tournament after a 15-year hiatus. The GPAC tournament champions earned a No. 7 seed and a matchup with No. 2 seed Ottawa.
Brevin Sloup doesn't have to hide the pride he has for his hometown Seward. It works both ways. Now starring as the Bulldog point guard, Sloup inspires plenty of pride from the Seward community.
Tanner Shuck and Brevin Sloup return to provide scoring punch for a new-look Bulldog men's basketball team in 2018-19. Head coach Ben Limback's squad will also be reliant on a large group of newcomers.
A new-look Bulldog men's basketball team opened official practice on Monday (Sept. 24). Junior Tanner Shuck says that the group of newcomers has brought a jolt to energy to the 2018-19 team.
Mike Works proved to be the missing piece for a Concordia men's basketball program that broke through with national tournament appearances in 1991 and 1992. Works is now headed for the Concordia Athletic Hall of Fame.
From 2003 to 2007, Jon Ziegler piled up points like no Bulldog ever had. His journey to the Concordia Athletic Hall of Fame included his signature 47-point game versus Sioux Falls and a national championship game appearance.
A sophomore class headed by Jake Hornick and Clay Reimers allowed Concordia to surpass the expectations of outsiders in 2017-18. The Bulldogs jumped out to a 12-3 record before finishing at 17-13 overall.