The 4-0 Bulldogs will return to action on Tuesday versus Midland and end a stretch of nine-straight days without a game. The opening week of GPAC play will also feature a home contest against Briar Cliff.
It got hairy, but the Bulldogs showed toughness by responding with a go-ahead bucket and defensive stop in the final seconds to secure a 66-65 win over No. 9 Benedictine at the Cattle Classic.
The 20th year of the Cattle Classic will see head coach Ben Limback's program take on Dickinson State (N.D.) and Benedictine (Kan.). The Cattle Classic raises food and money for a local food pantry.
The Bulldogs completed a 2-0 opening weekend with a 74-69 win over Friends University on Saturday (Oct. 26). Concordia was led by scoring leaders Tanner Shuck (17), Brevin Sloup (17) and Sammy Adjei (15).
Brevin Sloup began his senior season in style by pouring in 24 points while helping a hot shooting Bulldog team to a 93-60 blowout win over Dakota State on Friday (Oct. 25). Concordia netted 19 3-point field goals.
An experienced Bulldog team will tip of the 2019-20 season this weekend at the Hastings College Classic. Concordia will be matched up against Dakota State and Friends at Lynn Farrell Arena.
The Concordia men’s basketball program finished eighth in the GPAC last winter and that’s where leagued coaches have pegged it in the conference’s 2019-20 preseason poll. The Bulldogs received 39 points in the poll.
A much more experienced roster took to the practice court this preseason for head coach Ben Limback's program. The firepower of Carter Kent, Brevin Sloup and Tanner Shuck fuels optimism for the Bulldogs.
Trips to Honolulu and Chicago highlight the nonconference slate just announced for the 2019-20 Concordia men's basketball season. The Bulldogs will play a standard 30-game regular-season schedule (13 at home).
Brevin Sloup headlined the Omaha World-Herald All-Nebraska selections by landing on the second team. Carter Kent and Tanner Shuck were recognized as honorable mention selections.
The 65th annual Concordia Invitational Tournament tips off Jan. 29 at Concordia University Chicago. Both Bulldog teams will vie for their 26th all-time CIT titles.
Young and inexperienced proved a theme for the Bulldogs during head coach Ben Limback’s first season at the helm of the program in 2013-14. That’s no longer the case.