The Bulldogs will attempt to build upon a 2-0 start to the 2021-22 season as they host Waldorf and Benedictine for the 22nd annual Cattle Classic (Nov. 5-6). The event features a total of eight basketball games.
Five Bulldogs again reached double figures as they routed Presentation, 96-72, at the Hastings Classic on Saturday (Oct. 30). Concordia (2-0) jumped out to a 14-0 lead and shot 50 percent from the floor on the day.
While opening the 2021-22 season, the Bulldogs ramped up their defensive pressure in the second half and ran away from Friends, 87-57, on Friday (Oct. 29). Five Concordia players reached double figures in scoring.
The wait for Concordia Men’s Basketball is just about over. The 2021-22 season will tip off this weekend at the Hastings College C3 Tip-Off Classic, where the Bulldogs will play Friends and Presentation.
The Bulldogs will begin the 2021-22 season with some degree of national respect. Voted third in the GPAC, Concordia picked up eight points in the NAIA preseason coaches' poll released on Wednesday (Oct. 27).
The Bulldogs return all five starters from a 2020-21 squad that equaled a program record for GPAC wins in a season. As a result, Concordia slotted in at No. 3 in the GPAC preseason coaches' poll.
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.
A former star within the GPAC, Ryan Tegtmeier has been tabbed as the new lead assistant on Head Coach Ben Limback's Concordia Men's Basketball staff. Tegtmeier previously assisted at Nebraska Wesleyan.
Get to know Ben Limback, Head Coach of Concordia Men's Basketball since 2013. Limback also spent his collegiate career as a Bulldog and played in three national tournaments.
According to Coach Grant Schmidt, the 1991-92 men's basketball team "created an environment at Concordia that we had never seen before." The Bulldogs surprised many by storming to the national semifinals.
Jason Jisa's journey has taken him to many incredible places: the 2002 BCS National Championship game, the 2005 NAIA Division II national title tilt and this September, the Concordia Athletic Hall of Fame.
We try to answer the question: what are the greatest moments in the history of the Concordia men's basketball program? This is the second in our 'top five' series. Relive the glory years presided over by Grant Schmidt.
The 2016-17 Concordia men's basketball team set a new school standard for scoring behind All-American Chandler Folkerts and sharpshooter Eli Ziegler. The team's 21 wins were the most for the program since 2004-05.
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."
Over his four-year Bulldog career, Littleton, Colorado, native Eli Ziegler has gone from role player to star. Born and bred to play hoops, Concordia's sharpshooting senior is the ringleader for a squad that leads the nation in 3-point shooting.
Powered by Chandler Folkerts, Concordia men's basketball enters 2016-17 with an optimistic outlook despite being picked to finish eighth in the GPAC by league coaches.
Surely it would take an act of God for someone to go from Sydney, Australia, to Honolulu, Hawaii, to Seward, Neb. That’s exactly what happened in regards to Chris Johnstone.
An 18-12 overall record marked another improvement for head coach Ben Limback's men's basketball program in 2015-16. The Bulldogs were led again by first team all-conference big man Chandler Folkerts.
Currently the third-highest scoring team in program history (in terms of scoring average), the Bulldogs have won seven of eight games. They rate as one of the nation's most efficient offensive teams.