2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster - Concordia University, St. Paul Athletics It was genuine. A story from March of 1987 in the Arizona Republic detailed the complete turnaround Schmidt had orchestrated at Valley Lutheran, a small school with less-than-impressive facilities at the time. That distinction goes to Noah Schutte, as selected by the Omaha World-Herald. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. On a winter road trip, Darin Engelbart and his teammates were riding in a van that hit a patch of ice, spun out and rolled into the ditch along Interstate-80. Everybody wanted the same thing and worked so hard for it. The young hotshot Schmidt would now be tasked with going up against established rival programs with well-known head coaches: Bob Erickson at Doane, Rich McGill at Midland, Jerry Schmutte at Nebraska Wesleyan and Hastings Mike Trader, who was just named the small college coach of the year by the Omaha World Herald in 1988. At 31 years old, Schmidt must have felt on top of the world. Ill do whatever I can to make sure that the school allows you to be the next head coach. I need to give him credit. He just got excited. Its always been clear to me that Coach Schmidt truly cared (and still cares) about the players he coached. Ken Ammann Head Coach ken.ammann@cui.edu 949-214-3228 949-214-3228 Stanford Casey Norris Assistant Men's Basketball Coach 949-214-3219 949-214-3219 Loyola Marymount Nolan Abernathy Assistant Men's Basketball Coach Concordia University Irvine Ryan Schachter Volunteer Assistant Coach Micah Paschall Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer It took me a long time to understand that because I had different expectations from a coach. When my college career ended, I just wanted to put everything into coaching.. Smith studies Business Administration. We always focused on ourselves. It was also the preferred style of assistant coach Marty Kohlwey, who reunited with his former college roommate in 1999. But the university said an inquiry determined it was not an act of hazing. Coleman II, Maximus As for the 1997-98 squad, it built upon the previous seasons postseason success and won 26 games while again landing the program inside the top 10 of the NAIA Division II coaches poll. 2022 Concordia-M'head Men's Basketball. The laughs that we shared thats life. He also helped set into motion the creation and planning of the Walz Human Performance Complex (home to Friedrich Arena) that became a game changer for the entire athletic department. When we were in those van rides, we got to hear stories from him and Kohlwey about each other. The Lutheran influence in Schmidts life impacted his college decision. Previous Next Stop. Schmidts at peace with where God has guided him. Finally, they settled in and played their best basketball at an opportune time. February 22, 2023 Men's Basketball. I ended up snapping back at him. I think there was a great budding coaching pedigree coming out in him already at that point.. Limback completed his 10th season as head coach at his alma mater in 2022-23. He was defensive-minded, intense and got the most out of his players. As the next standout point guard, Olson was ready to take on an increased leadership role and Dietze, a Lincoln East graduate, was in the process of rising to stardom. What is this guy yelling at me for? Abernathy, Ryan Said Olson, We should have won. In the contrary, Schmidt had been voicing frustration with his own player. Concordia University of Edmonton Athletics. As a team, the Bulldogs were a preposterous 19-for-25 (76 percent) from beyond the arc. Fortunately, the players all stood by me. Media. Fri, Oct. 28 Final. Tweets. Said Engelbart, He makes you feel like you matter and that youre important.. No. Grant was a catalyst for us for sure in the way that he played and led. tbormann@cord.edu. Ryan Kness put together one of the best single seasons in program history while averaging 19.7 points and 8.0 rebounds to go along with 66 percent shooting from the floor. Practices were competitive because he was competitive. It was about playing for each other and having pride and playing for the guys who came before you. It was always fun., In the latter stages of the Schmidt coaching era, Concordia remained a family atmosphere in some ways literally. Afterwards, Grant told the Journal Star, When youre off teaching other peoples kids how to be good players and good men, you worry about what you didnt provide for your own son. What are we doing? she wondered while pondering life in their decidedly modest house. The injuries were a theme for that squad, which still managed to score at a very high rate, 88.6 points per game, behind five double-figure scorers: Ryan Elrod (15.6), Jason Glines (13.8), Ryan Kness (13.4), Joel Wallschlaeger (11.2) and Scott Ernstmeyer (10.1) (Matt Hoffart averaged 9.9 points). Men's Basketball - Concordia University, St. Paul Athletics MIAC Men's Basketball; Men's Basketball Coaching Staff. As Schmidt told the Journal Star, Coach Baack gave me a chance to come back to Concordia and get my feet wet in the college ranks. That offseason, league coaches picked Concordia seventh, perhaps due to the graduation of Dietze and the lack of size on the roster. When Schmidt had said that Concordia stuffed the Plainsmen guards in the first meeting of 1994-95, a Bulldog win, Nebraska Wesleyan hung the quote in the locker room and later got revenge and upset a No. Thursday, Nov. 2 8 pm ; Basketball (M) @ Bishop's ; Saturday, . Ht. It was very difficult. The Bulldogs were 3-5 after eight games and 8-7 after 15 games while barnstorming the country against top notch competition. It made me mature. 12.29 - Men's Basketball. / CBS Chicago. People were beginning to recognize him as one of the coaching stars of the NIAC, just like Erickson, Schmutte and Trader. Noah Schutte and Gage Smith were the stars who guided Concordia through adversity. AD Devin Smith refers to the 2021-22 Bulldogs as the "best team I've ever seen play here." Oh boy, Schmidt thought. I owe a lot to him. Nelson Earns CSC Academic All-District honors. There were 445 wins, nine national tournament appearances and eight combined conference championships that accumulated during Schmidts 23-year reign. Schmidt quickly learned from the mistakes he initially made. We had a moment of silence before the game, and I remember the support from my coaches and teammates and the whole crowd really the whole college. He had a gameplan set in his mind. Concordia (MN) By the time their college basketball coaching careers concluded, Erickson, McGill, Schmutte and Trader would earn more than 1,500 combined wins. He had an effective way of communicating with young adults and he has an effective way of communicating with young kids., Of course, people also got a kick out of watching Schmidts interactions with officials. Birkeland, Rowan He knew what it took to get us prepared.. The schools Board of Regents unanimously approved Schmidts application. Harrick, Bryce It made me handle the criticism a lot better. I taught them everything, but they didnt do one thing good, Schmidt would later say with a smile. To this day, Grant admits the decision was a risk. He couldnt understand what this woman saw in a poor miserable sinner like himself. Said Darin Engelbart, He put faith in us as individuals. I thank God for my time at Concordia. The time wasnt right. The Bulldogs did so behind their three star seniors in Engelbart, Ernstmeyer and Walter. 3-Point Club - Make Your Gift. The 2022-23 Concordia Men's Basketball team takes on the task of following up one of the greatest seasons in school history. I want to personally thank Coach Schmidt for his willingness to speak openly and honestly about his experiences. It was just an incredible run though.. He was the first person I contacted to help make the connection at Ann Arbor. He was such a threat. It caused problems for the defense to defend screens and would create instant mismatches or defensive mistakes, as well as put opponents into foul trouble because of those mismatches. I kind of knew that my dad would want me to play that game so I decided to play it. He gladly waited for the rebound when talented players such as the aforementioned examples came circling back to Concordia. Said Limback, I appreciated how he ran a program. During the spring, tennis was also added to his plate. 3 in the conference with a 10-6 final league record. was 84-for-167 (50.3%) from the field, including a team best 41-for-79 (51.9%) from behind the arch . Official Twitter feed of Concordia Stingers Men's Basketball | 2019 RSEQ Champions I Head Coach: @Coach_Popovic. I went to Concordia with the idea that I would be a pastor. Charlie The Bulldogs wound up in a tie for fourth place in the GPAC and were sitting at 20-9 after a conference tournament loss to Sioux Falls in the quarterfinals. Somehow, we would beat them. Assistant Coaches: TJ Lake (University of Dubuque '18; 2nd Season), Jackson Lyngaas (Concordia College '18; 2nd Season), Colton Lund (University of Jamestown '19; 1st Season) Facebook. 2-ranked Concordia team. 2022-23 Concordia Thunder Men's Basketball Roster. It could have been an awkward situation, but Shrum and Grant had developed a close relationship. I felt like Jisa was such a catalyst for how hard he played every possession.. That campaign set the stage for what would become one of the greatest teams in program history. Retorted Schmidt, That explains why you cant interpret anything out there. As Ben Limback would joke, He certainly had a passion for officials and their interpretation of the game., Before there was a transfer portal, Schmidt made a habit of reeling in big fish that had first tried their hand elsewhere. Olson still keeps a photo in his office from after that game when he posed with his family, including his father Rich and mother Olinda. It was one of those things where we were just out of sync. Ive always asked him for insight every step of the way.. Initially a junior varsity player as a freshman, Limback quickly gained the respect of the head coach. As a coach, you have to hold your team to that standard. He always knew the best way to attack a game. The 91-92 team said goodbye to Matt List, but it got a big boost from Wayne State College transfer Eric Priebe. He became famous among his players for extended postgame speeches. It has always been a home to me. It was the end of the line for Derek Engelbart, who joined his older brother Darin in the programs 1,000-point club and was named Team MVP for 2000-01. I believe hes the only player that played in four straight national tournaments. Concordia Career 2021-22: Named to the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence . Concordia MBB (@Concordia_MBB) / Twitter After the 74-67 GPAC tournament semifinal win over Morningside put the Bulldogs in that upcoming Tuesdays conference final, Grant instructed Jason Jisa to turn on that Tuesday song! The locker room erupted as one might expect. A young coach in his own right, Micah Parker found the perfect mentor at a young age. 14 Northwestern. Be nice to the referees sometimes. If you have a Coach Schmidt story that isnt covered in this piece, feel free to tell it via social media and please share this story! When Grant Schmidt finished his Concordia Athletic Hall of Fame speech in September 2022, the gathered crowd responded with a standing ovation. Practices were grueling, and he demanded so much of the varsity. As I research more coaches, it reminds me a lot of Geno Auriemma., Years later, Schmidt jumped at the chance to hire a wet-behind-the-ears Olson as Concordias head womens basketball coach. But this was a squad with two of the all-time greats in program history: Jason Jisa and Jon Ziegler. Schmidt and Parker made a huge impression upon Glen and his father. Be a difference maker by how you act. In the new era of the Great Plains Athletic Conference, Jon Ziegler would find stardom under Schmidts tutelage. When you win, be humble in it. That arrangement ended when Schmidt married his wife Deb (Aurich) Schmidt while still in college. Schmidt beamed with pride in being the one to lead Concordia into that seminal moment. 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At all these schools, everybody knew who the head coach was. The memorable win at Briar Cliff supplied a lifelong lesson for Shrum and his teammates. As Schmidt would go on to say, A mans heart makes its own plans. Assistant coach and acting head coach Rashaan Surles has taken over as head men's basketball coach. His passion and care inspired a reverence for him that is still emotionally felt by his former players. I can do that at Concordia. I understand that this piece will cover only a fraction of all the great moments, games and personalities that were part of that entire journey. It was time for the old gym to be put to secondary uses, although Schmidts reign is the reason why so many remember that facility fondly. Basketball - Men's. Sat Feb 25 2023 . Noah Schutte paced the Bulldogs with 23 points. As I look back on it, he was the reason I was able to do the things I was able to do. Him and Coach Kohlwey got me into the best shape Ive ever been in in my life. We had no business winning the game at Sioux Falls (GPAC semifinals), and we did.. He was paid $4,000 per year to be the assistant mens basketball coach and $3,000 annually to head the tennis program. 2 in the NAIA Division II coaches poll during the storybook ride. When Olson and his teammates won a game at Sioux Falls, it inspired Schmidt to excitedly jump up and down on a hotel bed. Coach was wonderful to me. Of course Schmidt missed coaching, but his role as Vice President of Operations for Orphan Grain Train has helped him see his entire career in a new light. Morris, Mason More. Stingers.ca | Basketball (M) RIVER FOREST, Ill. (CBS) -- Several weeks after six Concordia University basketball players were hospitalized following a "high-intensity" workout, the head men's basketball coach is out. Home; 2023 Men's Basketball Camps; 2023-24 Schedule; 2022-23 Roster; Statistics; Coaches; News; History/Archives; . Heres a young coach. In a conversation Schmidt had with former Lincoln Journal Star Reporter Mark Derowitsch, the scribe told Schmidt he came in as a no-name coach going up against the titans of the NIAC. 2022-23 Cobber Men's Basketball Roster. I also want to thank everyone who contributed to this writing. 11.17.2011. It wasnt how a Concordia basketball player was supposed to look, Schmidt would tell him sternly. Grant just knew how to put up with us and make us play together and play hard. Playing hard and competing with an edge became a hallmark of Concordia basketball. Dahlke became the leading scorer at 16.2 points per game in 1997-98. Engelbart earned NAIA Second Team All-America honors in his final season. Just on the horizon was one of the more thrilling runs in program history. My dad passed away the night before. You dont need to go to Haiti to figure that out. Dietze went off for 23 of his 27 points after halftime while scorching the Defender zone. He would say good grief and slap both legs all the time. Im so thankful to God for it.. The official season recap from 87-88 mentioned an excellent recruiting class (for the following season) which shows some promise for the future. In that class of 88, Concordia welcomed John Puelz, Devin Smith and Todd Voss, among others. However, that season didnt necessarily start out on a path to greatness. Kohlwey served alongside Schmidt as a co-captain on the 82-83 squad. The Bulldogs proceeded to win three-straight road games to reach the national tournament once again. View All. Engelbart returned from foot surgery with a vengeance while realizing a starting position wasnt guaranteed. Plainsmen forward Chad Ideus was quoted as saying, We probably made their damn season today. He had just been named the Journal Stars small college coach of the year and the program was red hot. It was the first-ever win over a top-ranked team by a Concordia men's basketball team. He knew that if we followed what he said we would get it done. Little did anyone know at the time just what that would mean for the future of Concordia basketball. It always started with practice. In recalling that conversation, Limback said, Ill never forget. While a freshman at Hastings during the 1998-99 season, Olson saw Concordia as a team that played well together and wanted to be part of that. Drews older brother Jarrod, who had starred at Doane, first recommended he give Concordia a look when the decision was made to transfer. 218-299-4921. There was always a crop of talent in place to make up for departures that came in the form of names like Dahlke, Limback and Snodgrass at the close of the 90s. We just had to outwork them and be a little craftier.. The conclusion of 1995-96 marked the end of another era as the program graduated the aforementioned seniors. Schmidt grew up playing a guard position and now had the size to bang in the paint with other frontcourt players. His kids were young back then and they were a blast., Playing the point could mean added pressure from Schmidt. He didnt have all these extravagant set plays or all these rules. Brookins, Matthew Coach Grant Schmidt is Concordias Godfather of Basketball and a whole lot more. Its all sitting in Seward, Nebraska, for you here., Said Works, We really were a team in every sense of the word. 1 Robert Morris on Saturday evening. Tyler Bormann. Olson responded with 22 points of his own. Name Pos. Men's Basketball 2009-2010 Season Highlights :: Concordia University Concordia Career 2021-22: Named to the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence . In the present day, both Schmidt and Smith can laugh about the times Smith was thrown out of practices. Coach Schmidt even took his team off the court at an exhibition game after one of his players had been cheap-shotted. Over time, there became an aura about Schmidt, but not because he wanted it that way. Concordia University Athletics 7200 Sherbrooke St. W., Montreal, Quebec H4B 1R2 514-848-2424, ext. It wasnt necessarily part of the plan, but Parker quickly was thrust into a role as the junior varsity coach. I think he wanted his teams to be fierce competitors. 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. It seems Darin Engelbart even has to force himself to hold back from saying exactly what he really felt for the other side. At Concordia, we expect to go to the national tournament every year. Camps. 2022-23 Concordia Thunder Men's Basketball Roster ESPN Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved. Nobody saw what we knew about ourselves. It really pushed me. The postseason victories came over Dana, 101-99, Hastings, 73-68, and Doane, 75-73, in the championship. March 22, 2023 29 Student-Athletes recognized by NAIA as Winter Scholar-Athletes February 23, 2023 Men's Basketball Men's Basketball falls at Lourdes in WHAC quarterfinal View More Cardinals Social Media Twitter Tweets Concordia Cardinals CUAACardinals Bird's Eye View Catch up on last week's action on Bird's Eye View with Noah Finley! He would purposefully give light blue the calls and they would get more offensive possessions. Sometimes that means a trip to Haiti, a meeting with the president of Peru or a visit to the home of former New York Yankees closer Mariana Rivera. Playing Concordia is not fun anymore is what the headline read in the sports pages of the Lincoln Journal Star on June 21, 1992. When there was a sense that we were the underdog, he was at his best. It wasnt an easy goodbye for Engelbart, who came to understand why he ended up at Concordia. Okoli, Kobe 2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster - Concordia Texas Athletics The Bulldogs had defeated Sioux Falls in the title game, 62-58, in front of another spirited old gym crowd.

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