Rebounding and fast break points helped Concordia light up the scoreboard early, creating a double digit (19) halftime lead and never looking back in the 92-71 dominant conference win.
In late February of 1971, Tom Raabe accomplished something no other Concordia basketball player ever had: reach 2,000 career points. Raabe left a lasting legacy while starting all 101 games over his four-year career.
A 22-point hole doomed Concordia as it attempted to earn a regular season sweep of Jamestown. The Bulldogs got all the way back within three before falling by an 89-79 score in North Dakota on Wednesday (Jan. 3).
GPAC play resumes in the year 2024 as the Bulldogs look ahead to matchups with Jamestown and Dakota Wesleyan. Concordia owns a four-game GPAC win streak and sits at 9-3 overall this season.
Double-doubles from both Noah Schutte and Tristan Smith and a 25-9 surge to close the first half made the difference on Saturday (Dec. 30) as the Bulldogs (5-1 on the road) earned a 90-75 win at St. Ambrose.
In its final outing of the calendar year 2023, Concordia will be headed across the state of Iowa to take on St. Ambrose. The Bulldogs have been idle since splitting a pair of nailbiters at the Big Island Holiday Classic.
Game No. 2 for the Bulldogs at the Big Island Holiday Classic featured all the drama anyone could want. Concordia overcame its top player fouling out and outlasted No. 19 Olivet Nazarene in double overtime on Dec. 18.
In the first game of its stay at the Big Island Holiday Classic, Concordia saw its comeback fall short in a 74-73 loss to NCAA Division II San Francisco State. Noah Schutte and Tristan Smith combined for 44 points.
Concordia Men's Basketball is set to appear in Hawaii for the first time since 2019. While in Hilo, the Bulldogs will take on San Francisco State and Olivet Nazarene (Dec. 17-18) as part of the Big Island Holiday Classic.
Chalk this one up as another heartstopper in the Concordia-Briar Cliff series. Despite turning it over 25 times, the Bulldogs got it down in overtime, 86-82, with the help of 34 points and 11 rebounds from Noah Schutte.
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.
Gage 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.
The memories remain vivid for brothers Darin and Derek Engelbart, both 1,000-point scorers for Concordia Men's Basketball. The bond over No. 22 symbolizes their relationship as brothers.
Highlights from the 2020-21 Concordia Men's Basketball season included a dominant run at home, a sweep of Northwestern and All-GPAC performances from Carter Kent, Gage Smith and Justin Wiersema.
Justin Wiersema is the guy who catches every coach’s attention. It’s not simply because he’s good – it’s also because his motor never stops and his energy level never slips.
Thought picked sixth in the GPAC preseason poll, the Bulldogs like what they have with a backcourt that features Carter Kent and Justin Wiersema. Concordia is coming off a 2020 GPAC tournament title.
Carter Kent finds team success to be "addicting." The Crete High School product plans to take on more a leadership role this coming season as he progresses through a unique offseason.
Originally from Scotia, Neb., Glen Snodgrass arrived for classes at Concordia University in the fall of 1994. He starred on the hardwood and gridiron before becoming a state championship coach.
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.