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.
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.