After a pair of close losses, the Concordia men’s basketball team looks for redemption this week. The Bulldogs will host Hastings on and travel to Mount Marty.
Despite a 17-5 run late in the game, the Bulldogs came up just short in another thrilling, down to the wire game. The 15th-ranked Dakota Wesleyan Tigers hung onto their lead and took an 84-80 victory in Walz Arena.
Future Bulldog men's basketball player Brevin Sloup, currently a senior at Seward High School, appeared on the Prep Zone Weekly TV show.
In another wire-to-wire battle, Concordia dropped a nonconference tilt for the first time this season. York College defeated the Bulldogs, 70-65.
This week the Concordia University men’s basketball team will take a small break from GPAC action. The Bulldogs are set to travel to York College on Wednesday before resuming conference play. The Tigers of Dakota Wesleyan University will pay a visit to Walz Arena Saturday.
The one-two punch of Chandler Folkerts and Robby Thomas knocked out the host Red Raiders in Saturday afternoon’s GPAC tilt. The duo combined for 53 points in the 87-81 win at Northwestern.
After a first half of the 2015-16 season full of meat grinders, the Bulldogs eye a big stretch run behind their talented core.
Despite a furious rally that nearly erased a 25-point deficit, Concordia fell, 78-75, at Midland on Wednesday night.
The (RV) Concordia men’s basketball team will take on Midland University Wednesday and Northwestern College Saturday this week to continue GPAC play. Both contests will be on the road.
The (RV) Concordia men’s basketball team, coming off two wins in California, battled it out with the No. 12 Briar Cliff Chargers in Walz Arena on Saturday afternoon. Despite 21 points from Chandler Folkerts in the second half, the Bulldogs were handed a 90-82 loss.
Featured StoryA 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.
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Featured StoryWith Chandler Folkerts and Eli Ziegler having moved on, it's time for the next wave of stars to emerge for the Concordia men's basketball program. Several sophomores are candidates to fill their big shoes.
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Featured StoryJason Jisa's journey has taken him to many incredible places: the 2002 BCS National Championship game, the 2005 NAIA Division II national title tilt and this September, the Concordia Athletic Hall of Fame.
Featured StoryWe try to answer the question: what are the greatest moments in the history of the Concordia men's basketball program? This is the second in our 'top five' series. Relive the glory years presided over by Grant Schmidt.
Featured StoryThe 2016-17 Concordia men's basketball team set a new school standard for scoring behind All-American Chandler Folkerts and sharpshooter Eli Ziegler. The team's 21 wins were the most for the program since 2004-05.
Featured StoryNearing the end of his Concordia career, Chandler Folkerts will be remembered as more than just a basketball player. Says President Brian Friedrich of Folkerts, "He is the young man every parent wants as a son."
Featured StoryOver his four-year Bulldog career, Littleton, Colorado, native Eli Ziegler has gone from role player to star. Born and bred to play hoops, Concordia's sharpshooting senior is the ringleader for a squad that leads the nation in 3-point shooting.
Featured StoryPowered by Chandler Folkerts, Concordia men's basketball enters 2016-17 with an optimistic outlook despite being picked to finish eighth in the GPAC by league coaches.
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