This was the Brevin Sloup game. His impressive second half paved the way for the Bulldogs to upset seventh-ranked Briar Cliff, 102-92, on Saturday (Jan. 12). It was the team's best offensive performance this season.
Facing a double-digit deficit in the second half, Tanner Shuck spearheaded a thrilling comeback that culminated with the Grand Island native sinking the game-winning 3-point shot. Concordia won at Hastings, 87-84.
A Bulldog squad that has revamped its rotation in recent action has two more opportunities for a conference win this week. Tanner Shuck is on the cusp of becoming the 30th player in program history to reach 1,000 career points.
A 28-10 run to close the first half proved to be the difference in Northwestern emerging from Walz Arena with a 76-59 win on Saturday (Jan. 5). Tanner Shuck topped the Bulldogs with 13 points.
Brevin Sloup and a host of freshmen led Concordia all the way back from a 20-point deficit, only to see host Dordt pull away late. The Defenders shot 60 percent and won, 91-73, on Wednesday night (Jan. 2).
The Bulldog men's basketball team will enter 2019 hoping to build upon a win over MacEwan University during a holiday stay in Phoenix. Concordia will attempt to snap a five-game skid in GPAC play.
Brevin Sloup blazed in the first half and Justin Wiersema shined in the second while leading the Bulldogs to a 70-64 win over MacEwan University in Phoenix, Ariz., on Saturday (Dec. 29).
In its first action since Dec. 15, the Concordia men's basketball team rolled out a new starter in an effort to upset No. 12 Arizona Christian. Behind Shane Carney, the host Firestorm won, 85-71, on Friday (Dec. 28).
A trip to Phoenix will break up the holiday season for the Concordia men's basketball team. The Bulldogs will take on host Arizona Christian and MacEwan of Canada during next week's stay in Arizona.
A red hot shooting performance from 18th-ranked Dakota Wesleyan rocked the visiting Concordia men's basketball team on Saturday night (Dec. 15). The Tigers knocked down 18 3-point field goals.
A senior class led by Tanner Shuck and Brevin Sloup steadied the men's basketball program and led it to the national tournament for the first time since 2005. The highlight of the campaign was a GPAC tournament title.
At long last, the Bulldogs are headed back to the national tournament after a 15-year hiatus. The GPAC tournament champions earned a No. 7 seed and a matchup with No. 2 seed Ottawa.
Brevin Sloup doesn't have to hide the pride he has for his hometown Seward. It works both ways. Now starring as the Bulldog point guard, Sloup inspires plenty of pride from the Seward community.
Tanner Shuck and Brevin Sloup return to provide scoring punch for a new-look Bulldog men's basketball team in 2018-19. Head coach Ben Limback's squad will also be reliant on a large group of newcomers.
A new-look Bulldog men's basketball team opened official practice on Monday (Sept. 24). Junior Tanner Shuck says that the group of newcomers has brought a jolt to energy to the 2018-19 team.
Mike Works proved to be the missing piece for a Concordia men's basketball program that broke through with national tournament appearances in 1991 and 1992. Works is now headed for the Concordia Athletic Hall of Fame.
From 2003 to 2007, Jon Ziegler piled up points like no Bulldog ever had. His journey to the Concordia Athletic Hall of Fame included his signature 47-point game versus Sioux Falls and a national championship game appearance.
A sophomore class headed by Jake Hornick and Clay Reimers allowed Concordia to surpass the expectations of outsiders in 2017-18. The Bulldogs jumped out to a 12-3 record before finishing at 17-13 overall.
Concordia is 5-1 behind a sophomore group that has already shown tremendous growth since last season. Four second-year players have pushed their way into the starting lineup for the rising Bulldogs.
With Chandler Folkerts and Eli Ziegler having moved on, it's time for the next wave of stars to emerge for the Concordia men's basketball program. Several sophomores are candidates to fill their big shoes.