2024 Cattle Classic Basketball Tournament
The 25th annual Cattle Classic, held Nov. 1-2, 2024, features four men's games and four women's games.
The event, co-sponsored by Concordia and Cattle Bank & Trust, raises money and food for the Blue Valley Community Action's Food Pantry. Pac N Save of Seward will match all canned food donations.
Sunday, Oct. 27
Basketball Clinic for girls grades 3-5 will be held from noon - 2 p.m. inside Friedrich Arena on the Concordia University campus. The boys camp for grades 3-5 will run from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. The deadline for registration is Friday, Oct 25.
Friday, Nov. 1
- Women: Southern Oregon University def. Dakota State University (S.D.), 70-68 | BOX SCORE
- Men: Nebraska Wesleyan University def. Hastings College, 66-49 | BOX SCORE
- Women: Concordia def. Oklahoma City University, 78-64 | BOX SCORE
- Men: Concordia def. Central College (Iowa), 86-69 | BOX SCORE
Saturday, Nov. 2
- Women: Dakota State University (S.D.) def. Oklahoma City University, 56-54 | BOX SCORE
- Men: Central College (Iowa) def. Hastings College, 83-82 | BOX SCORE
- Women: Southern Oregon University def. Concordia, 71-68 | BOX SCORE
- Men: Concordia def. Nebraska Wesleyan University, 74-57 | BOX SCORE
Admission information
The price of admission to the games is as follows:
- For adults
- 10 cans or $10 for weekend pass
- 6 cans or $6 per game
- Concordia students
- 6 cans or $6 for weekend pass
- 3 cans or $2 per game
- Children
- 6 cans or $6 for weekend pass
- 3 cans or $2 per game
- (youth who participate in the basketball clinic are admitted free; also, children five and under are admitted free)
No passes.
Basketball clinic for grades 3-5
Boys and girls in grades 3, 4 and 5 are invited to join us prior to the tournament for a basketball clinic in the Walz Human Performance Complex (Friedrich Arena) on the campus of Concordia University. The clinic will be hosted by Concordia coaches and players.
- Girls - Sunday, Oct. 27 from noon - 2 p.m.
- Boys - Sunday, Oct. 27 from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
A free clinic T-shirt and poster will be provided. Participants are also admitted free to Cattle Classic Tournament games, Nov. 1-2.
Cost: The requested donation for each participant is six cans of food.
Registration: Register at Cattle Bank & Trust or call 402-643-3636. The registration deadline is Friday, Oct. 25.
Special thanks to Cattle Bank for their support of the tournament and their efforts to reduce hunger in Nebraska.
