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Chandler Folkerts has garnered the highest honors given out by the College Sports Information Directors of America. He has been selected for the Academic All-America® of the Year award.
Chandler Folkerts has garnered the highest honors given out by the College Sports Information Directors of America. He has been selected for the Academic All-America® of the Year award.
The careers of four seniors, including Chandler Folkerts, concluded in the quarterfinals of the GPAC tournament on Wednesday evening. The Bulldogs finished 2016-17 with an overall record of 21-10.
For the third-straight year, the Bulldogs will be headed to Dakota Wesleyan for the quarterfinals of the GPAC tournament. Soaring Concordia enters the postseason having won nine of its last 10 games.
The Bulldogs are playing their best basketball at an opportune time. Six players reached double figures in scoring and Concordia celebrated senior day by cruising past Dordt, 99-71, on Saturday afternoon.
Nearing 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."
Tanner Shuck and the freshman class went wild, Chandler Folkerts put up another double-double and Concordia cruised to a 90-69 win at Hastings on Wednesday night. The Bulldogs have won eight of nine.
The final week of the regular season has arrived for Concordia men's basketball. The program will honor its four seniors when it hosts Dordt on Saturday. The senior class includes star post Chandler Folkerts.
This was a gut-check victory for Concordia men's basketball, which upset No. 7 Dakota Wesleyan, 109-106, in a road overtime heart stopper on Sunday afternoon. Chandler Folkerts went off for 37 points and 14 rebounds.
Clay Reimers has been a shooting star for Concordia men's basketball, which made a hard push for a road win at No. 18 Briar Cliff on Saturday afternoon. Unfortunately, its six-game win streak was snapped.
Winner of the Emil S. Liston Scholarship Award, senior Chandler Folkerts continues to pile up accolades. On Thursday (Feb. 9), he was named a CoSIDA Academic All-District selection for the third time in his career.
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.