Concordia whittled an 18-point deficit down to three before falling on the road to No. 23 Graceland, 79-69, on Saturday (Oct. 25). Dane Jacobsen recorded a career-high 19 points in the loss.
Concordia will open the 2025-26 season on the road against a ranked opponent. The Bulldogs will be at No. 23 Graceland on Saturday. Head Coach Ben Limback's crew is coming off a strong 2024-25 campaign.
Featured StoryIt's time for new standouts to emerge for Concordia Men's Basketball, which said goodbye to two All-American frontcourt players. The Bulldogs plan to uphold the standard with a likely guard heavy lineup.
In the GPAC preseason coaches' poll released on Thursday (Oct. 16), Bulldog Men's Basketball landed in a tie for third. Head Coach Ben Limback's squad finished the 2024-25 season at 26-7 overall.
In recognition of one of the greatest seasons in Concordia Men's Basketball history, Tristan Smith was honored by the Omaha World-Herald as Midlands College Athlete of the Year.
The 2025-26 Concordia Men's Basketball season is set to get underway on Oct. 25 with a nonconference road trip. The upcoming slate includes the usual 20 GPAC contests and eight non-league games.
For the fourth time in five years, Concordia Men's Basketball has earned the All-Midlands Honorary Captain award. The distinction for 2024-25 goes to All-American Tristan Smith.
Standouts in the classroom and on the court, Noah Schutte and Tristan Smith were honored on April 15 as 2024-25 Academic All-America award winners by College Sports Communicators.
GPAC Player of the Year Tristan Smith made history on March 31 while becoming the first Bulldog Men's Basketball player to ever be named an NAIA First Team All-American.
A quartet of Bulldogs from the national qualifying men's basketball team were lauded as Academic All-District honorees on March 25. Three of the four are repeat award winners.
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Keep winning and the outsiders will have no choice but to pay attention. Such is the case for the 2023-24 Concordia Men’s Basketball team, which has had to earn its way onto the national radar with its unique roster makeup.
Featured StoryThe 1963-64 Bulldog men's basketball team made history by winning the program's first ever CIT championship. The '64 squad, led by CIT MVP Gordon Bredow, set the stage for future CIT success and added to the event's special nature.
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The 71st Concordia Invitational Tournament will play out Jan. 26-27 in Mequon, home to Concordia University Wisconsin. Prior to the grand weekend event, the Bulldog basketball teams will host Mount Marty on Wednesday.
Featured StoryIn late February of 1971, Tom Raabe accomplished something no other Concordia basketball player ever had: reach 2,000 career points. Raabe left a lasting legacy while starting all 101 games over his four-year career.
Featured StoryA 2001 Concordia graduate, Derek Engelbart has come full circle. The institution's new Vice President of Institutional Advancement finds himself in a position to help enhance the student-athlete experience 20 years after wrapping up his own collegiate career.
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A back-to-back national qualifier entering 2023-24, Concordia Men's Basketball will follow the lead of a star-studded frontcourt made up of stars Noah Schutte and Tristan Smith. The Bulldogs are challenging themselves to 'rise up' this winter.
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Six years since his graduation, Chandler Folkerts can't escape The Chanimal nickname that became a signature of the dominance the Milford native displayed in the post. The humble Folkerts recently took his place in the Concordia Athletics HOF.
Featured StoryNamed the 2003-04 GPAC Player of the Year, Rick Dietze used his patented 'old-man game' to score more points than any other GPAC player his senior season. The soft-spoken Dietze is headed to the Concordia Athletics Hall of Fame.
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Following a five-year run in college basketball, Gage Smith continues to satisfy his appetite for competition thanks to the rebirth of SlamBall. New to the sport, Smith has earned a roster spot on the MOB and will appear on ESPN later in July.
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The 2022-23 Bulldogs will be remembered for their ability to redefine themselves in the middle of the season and get on a roll that led into the national tournament. Noah Schutte and Gage Smith were the stars who guided Concordia through adversity.
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