2025-26 Cobber Men's Basketball News
Concordia senior Jacob Cook (Ashby, Minn.) became only the second Cobber in program history to earn All-American honors as he was named to the D3hoops.com All-American Fourth Team.
Jacob Cook showed the DIII world what Cobber fans have seen for the past four seasons. Cook collected a team-high nine rebounds and scored 15 points to help Team Cunningham beat Team Raleigh 126-116 in the annual NABC Division III All-Star Game.
Concordia senior Jacob Cook (Ashby, Minn.) has been selected to participate in the annual National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division III All-Star game on Saturday, March 21 at 1:30 p.m. in Fort Wayne, Ind.
Concordia senior Jacob Cook (Ashby, Minn.) added to his postseason award total by being named to the D3hoops.com All-Region 9 First Team.
Jacob Cook led a group of three Cobber players to earn MIAC postseason honors it was announced by the league office on Tuesday. Cook was named the Joe Hutton Offensive Player of the Year while Jackson Loge earned MIAC All-Conference honors and Payton Schell was placed on the All-Conference Honorable Mention Team.
No.4 seed travels to No.2 seed St. John's for the semifinals of the MIAC playoffs. The Cobbers advanced to the semifinals by posting a 74-52 win over Carleton in the quarterfinals on Tuesday.
Concordia went toe‑to‑toe with Saint John’s in a tight, high‑energy MIAC matchup on Thursday night, but a late Johnnie shooting surge proved to be the difference as the Cobbers fell 75–68 inside Sexton Arena.
The saying goes, “go big or go home”. Well, the Cobber big-man duo of Jacob Cook and Jackson Loge went big and sent Carleton home in the quarterfinals of the MIAC playoffs. The two interior players combined for 46 points and 29 rebounds in the Cobbers’ 74-52 win over the Knights.
Another week, another conference weekly award for senior Jacob Cook (Ashby, Minn.). Cook was named the MIAC Defensive Player of the Week on Monday which marks the third time this season he has won a player of the week honor from the conference office and the sixth time in his career that he has been chosen for a weekly award.
No.4 seed Concordia will host No.5 seed Carleton in the quarterfinals of the MIAC playoffs on Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. in Memorial Auditorium.
Concordia never trailed in its regular-season finale and beat St. Scholastica 87-74 to clinch a home quarterfinal game in the upcoming MIAC playoffs. Jackson Loge scored 31 points to surpass the 1,000-point mark.
A dominant second-half performance and a monster night from Jacob Cook powered Concordia to a 74–59 win over St. Olaf, as the Cobbers erased a halftime deficit and controlled the paint to secure the victory. The Cobbers move 18-6 on the season and 10-5 in conference play.
It was a Senior Celebration to remember as the three Cobbers seniors were honored before their game with Macalester and then went out and led CC to a decisive 95-64 win that helped Concordia clinch its third straight MIAC playoff berth.
Concordia delivered a commanding second-half surge to secure a 76–64 victory over Hamline on Saturday afternoon inside Memorial Auditorium. Senior forward Jacob Cook led all players with 24 points and 11 rebounds.
Senior Peyton Belka turned into former Detroit Pistons star Vinnie Johnson in the second half of Concordia’s game with MIAC Top 3 team Carleton and finished his “microwave-like” performance by connecting on a buzzer-beating 3-point shot to give the Cobbers a 77-73 win.
Concordia’s week against Top 5 teams in the MIAC can be summed up in one statement: same 32-32 score at halftime but two different outcomes. The Cobbers gave up an 8-0 run midway through the second half and lost 70-60 at No.11-ranked Gustavus.
