Carter Kent has been awarded the GPAC Freshman of the Year honor, marking the second time in history a Bulldog has collected such recognition. Tanner Shuck and Brevin Sloup were also honored.
As selected by CoSIDA, junior Tanner Shuck has been voted a CoSIDA Academic All-Distrct® Men’s Basketball Team selection. Shuck is majoring in secondary education and mathematics.
The 2018-19 campaign came to an end on Wednesday (Feb. 20) with a loss at second-ranked Morningside in the GPAC quarterfinals. Sammy Adjei and Carter Kent notched 18 points apiece.
For the second time in two weeks, the Bulldogs will be at Morningside. The GPAC quarterfinal clash between the two sides will unfold in Sioux City, Iowa, on Wednesday. Concordia is the No. 8 seed.
Carter Kent scored a team high 19 points while helping the Bulldogs to an 84-79 win at Mount Marty on Saturday (Feb. 16). Concordia has kept its season alive and will be the No. 8 seed in the conference tournament.
The Bulldogs have work to do yet to secure a bid to next week's GPAC tournament. Concordia will end the regular season on Saturday with a trip to Mount Marty in hopes of avenging a defeat earlier this season.
The Bulldogs fought back valiantly from a 20-point deficit, but a first half drought proved too much to overcome. Concordia fell in its home finale, 68-63, in its final home game of the 2018-19 season.
Freshman Carter Kent dropped 19 points as a bright spot in a 79-64 loss at No. 2 Morningside on Wednesday (Feb. 6). The Bulldogs were unable to contain Mustang big man Tyler Borchers (26 points).
A challenging week is upon the Bulldogs, who will be at No. 3 Morningside on Wednesday before hosting 17th-ranked Dakota Wesleyan in the home finale on Saturday. Concordia is currently in eighth place in the GPAC.
A rough second half doomed the Bulldogs to a 79-64 loss at Northwestern on Saturday (Feb. 2). Tanner Shuck and Brevin Sloup provided the majority of the offensive production for a Concordia team that had won five of six in the GPAC.
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.