A Second Team All-American, Carter Kent has also been recognized by the Omaha World-Herald as the captain of its 2022 NAIA/D-III Midlands Team. Four other Bulldogs earned distinction from the news outlet.
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.
He'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.
An elite season for Carter Kent has resulted in him being named an NAIA Second Team All-American. The Crete, Neb., native led the GPAC champion and national quarterfinalist Bulldogs in scoring at 15.8 points per game.
Head Coach Ben Limback and the Concordia University Men’s Basketball team were recognized with the Dr. James Naismith-Emil S. Liston Team Sportsmanship Award while exemplifying the NAIA Champions of Character core values.
A monster four-game performance at the national tournament resulted in Noah Schutte being named to the NAIA National Championship All-Tournament team. Schutte is the program's first all-tournament honoree since 2005.
A 2021-22 season filled with incredible highs and joyous moments ended on Saturday (March 19) as the Bulldogs were defeated in the national quarterfinals, 77-69, by Talladega. Concordia finished at 28-7 overall.
Noah Schutte continued a monster national tournament run while helping push the Bulldogs to the NAIA national quarterfinals. Concordia gritted one out, 75-65, over IU Kokomo in the round of 16 on Friday (March 18).
The leading scorer on one of the best teams in program history, Carter Kent has garnered his second career Academic All-America award from CoSIDA. The award recognizes combined athletic and academic performance.
The Bulldogs cruised through the opening round of the national tournament while setting up a matchup with IU Kokomo in Friday's round of 16 in Kansas City. The Bulldogs have won multiple games at the national tourney for the first time since 2005.
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.