Men's Basketball

Point guard Jamie Pearson played the role of one-man wrecking crew in propelling the Concordia University men’s basketball team to a 97-96 overtime win over eighth-ranked Bellevue University on Friday night at the 16th annual Cattle Classic.

The Concordia men’s basketball team posted up a big win over Johnson & Wales on Saturday afternoon. The Bulldogs, only down by one early in the tilt, led for the majority and won, 89-49. All 15 Bulldogs saw action during the victory.

The Great Plains Athletic Conference announced Wednesday, Oct. 21 the preseason coaches’ poll. Concordia University has been selected to finish sixth in the conference.

A series of rules changes will affect all levels of collegiate men’s basketball, beginning with this coming 2015-16 season. The most obvious alteration is the shortening of the shot clock from 35 to 30 seconds.

At 6-foot-9, junior Max Wegener has been the perfect hire as a painter working for buildings and grounds on the Concordia University campus. Long and lean, Wegener uses his go-go gadget arms to extend the paint roller to the top of ceilings.

After spending four seasons starring for the Creighton University men’s basketball team and two years playing professional basketball, two-time second team all-Missouri Valley Conference guard Antoine Young is ready to kick start his coaching career.

The 2015-16 Concordia University men’s basketball season will tip off on Halloween for the second-straight year.

On Tuesday head coach Ben Limback and the Concordia University men’s basketball program announced changes to its staff.