
Balanced scoring and solid defensive play in the first half led to Concordia earning an 87-74 home win over Briar Cliff. Noah Schutte tallied 22 points, Tristan Smith posted a double-double and Brad Bennett netted five treys.
Balanced scoring and solid defensive play in the first half led to Concordia earning an 87-74 home win over Briar Cliff. Noah Schutte tallied 22 points, Tristan Smith posted a double-double and Brad Bennett netted five treys.
CUNE Men's Basketball battled against No. 23 Morningside on Wednesday night. The Dawgs cut the Mustangs’ 15-point halftime lead down to one, but the home team always seemed to find a response in the 82-69 defeat of the visitors.
In a return to a full week of GPAC action, the Bulldogs will travel to play at No. 23 Morningside before hosting Briar Cliff. Concordia is coming off a home win over Midland.
Concordia started slow (20-4 deficit) before eventually settling in after halftime. Noah Schutte tallied 27 points as the Bulldogs toppled Midland, 89-78, inside Friedrich Arena on Nov. 26.
In the lone outing of Thanksgiving week, Concordia looks to get on the board with its first GPAC win of 2024-25. The Bulldogs will welcome Midland to Friedrich Arena on Tuesday night.
Tristan Smith enjoyed another huge statistical outing while reaching 1,000 career points. However, the ninth-ranked Bulldogs were unable to slow down Dordt in a 102-87 loss on Saturday (Nov. 23).
A career high performance for Tristan Smith led to the standout Bulldog being named the GPAC Offensive Player of the Week. Smith posted 34 points and 13 rebounds versus Morningside.
A loss in the GPAC opener won't deter the ninth-ranked Bulldogs, who will focus their attention on a challenging weekend road trip to Dordt. It will be Concordia's first road contest of the season.
Despite a career best 34 points from Tristan Smith, the ninth-ranked Bulldogs were tripped up, 95-88, in a shootout with Morningside. The Mustangs went 18-for-23 from the field in the second half.
The stretch of four-straight home games to begin the 2024-25 season will conclude on Saturday when Morningside makes an appearance inside Friedrich Arena. The Bulldogs will put their 3-0 record on the line.
In 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.
A 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.
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.
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.
Named 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.
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.
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.
They make up two-thirds of the starting frontcourt for Concordia Men's Basketball. Built different, brothers Gage and Tristan Smith are all about family and forging memories together. Together, they are a dynamic duo.
In nearly a quarter century in his role, the unmistakable Coach Grant Schmidt guided the Concordia Men’s Basketball program in ways only he could. His passion and care inspired a reverence for him that is still emotionally felt by his former players.
The 2022-23 Concordia Men's Basketball team takes on the task of following up one of the greatest seasons in school history. The Bulldogs return three starters and one of the most athletic frontcourts the program has ever put on the court.