Men's Basketball Fall to Trojans 2-1 in Quarter Finals
March 1 2010
The 2009-10 ACAC Men's Basketball season has come to an end for the Concordia Thunder after losing a hard fought three game quarter final series with the SAIT Trojans. Thursday February 25th the Thunder headed to Calgary to face the Trojans on their home floor where SAIT used aggressive half court defense to stall Concordia's attack as the Thunder came up short in a 70-58 (Box Score) final score. Guard Reid Fralick would lead Concordia with 11 points on the night while second year guard Brett Kallio would add 10 points and 4 assists in the loss. Trailing 1-0 in the best of three series the Thunder returned home to the Ralph King Athletic Center Friday February 26th with their season on the line. Concordia would respond to the pressure as they would defeat the Trojans in game two 73-63 (Box Score). In his final home game fifth year forward Kris Raymond would be named player of the game with 24 points and 9 rebounds on the night. While fellow fifth year and First Team All-Conference forward Jason Smith would close out his last home game with a double-double scoring 12 points and hauling in 11 rebounds. The Thunder returned to Calgary for the third and final game of the series however SAIT would prove too much for Concordia on the road as the Trojans would win the series 2-1 with a final score 92-79 (Box Score) in game three. Sophomore forward Jared Cornish would lead the Thunder with 28 points on the night while guard Andrew Champagine would add 16 points including shooting 4-4 from beyond the arc in the loss. The Concordia University College of Alberta Men's Basketball team finishes the 2009-10 ACAC season with a 21-15 overall record. 
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ACAC All-Conference Basketball Teams Announced
February 25 2010
The Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference has announced the 2009-10 ACAC All-Conference Men's and Women's Basketball teams and a total of five Concordia Thunder athletes have been named to this years All-Conference selection as voted on by the coaches of the ACAC North Division. The Thunder Women's basketball team saw a pair of first team All-Conference athletes named as fifth year All-Canadian guard Cailin Lissel and third forward Jordan Anstice were each each named First Team All-Conference. Three Thunder Men's Basketball players were named to the ACAC All-Conference team, fifth year forward Jason Smith was named first team All-Conference while fifth year guard Adnan Hajdarevic and second year forward Jared Cornish were each named to the second team. Congratulations to all the athletes on this great honor.
Jordan Anstice Cailin Lissel Jason Smith Jared Cornish Adnan Hajdarevic
Men's Basketball Split to Finish Regular Season
February 22 2010
The Concordia University College of Alberta Men's Basketball team was in competition this past weekend in the final two regular season games before the ACAC playoffs, against the Lakeland College Rustlers. Friday February 19th the Thunder headed to Lloydminster to face the Rustlers on their home court. In the first half of the season the Thunder had fallen in a tightly contested game and history would repeat itself as Concordia would lose a heart breaking game 73-72 (Box Score). The Thunder would hold a slim margin of 72-71 in the dying second of the fourth quarter when Lakeland stand-out Neb Bratic would be fouled on a jump shot with 2.9 seconds remaining, which saw Bratic calmly hit both free throws to give the Rustlers a single point lead. Concordia would have a final chance to win the game coming out of a time out however Sophomore guard Brett Kallio would see his final shot rim out as the time expired. Returning to the Ralph King Athletic Center on Saturday Concordia looked to stop the three game loosing streak that the team now found itself on by securing a win on their home floor. In his final regular season game of his career, fifth year senior guard Adnan Hajdarevic would lead all scorers pouring in 28 points and pulling down 8 rebounds helping the Thunder to a 85-77 (Box Score) win over the Rustlers. Fifth year forward Jason Smith would tally a double double in his final home game with 16 points and 14 rebounds his 5th double double game on the year. The weekend split has Concordia finish the 2010 ACAC regular season with a 17-7 record and in third place in the ACAC North Division. The Thunder now prepare for the quarter final best of three playoff series against the SAIT Trojans of Calgary who finished the regular season with a 16-4 record in second place in the ACAC South Division. First game is set for Thursday February 25th at 8:00pm in Calgary, the Thunder return home to the Ralph King Athletic Center for game two Friday February 26th with a 7:00pm start time, game three if necessary will return to Calgary in SAIT with the game time set for 3:00pm.
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Men's Basketball Falls Twice to MacEwan
February 16 2010
The Concordia University College of Alberta Men's Basketball team took to the floor this weekend in a battle for second place in the ACAC North Division and the right to home court advantage going into the playoffs. Friday February 12th at home in the Ralph King Athletic Center the Thunder would find themselves in a very physical contest that saw the Thunder end up losing to the Griffins by a final score of 63-58 (Box Score). The Griffins would hold the Thunder to just 36.7% from the floor in the loss. Saturday Concordia headed to MacEwan for the second game of the weekend series where they hoped to pull even and earn the split, however on their home floor the Griffins proved just a tough as on the road as they would defeat Concordia by a final score of 62-52 (Box Score). The pair of losses leave the Thunder with a 16-6 regular season record and locks them into third place in the ACAC North Division. Concordia has one final weekend of regular season play before playoffs when they take on the Lakeland College Rustlers (10-12). The Thunder are on the road Friday February 19 but return home to the Ralph King Athletic Center for the final ACAC regular season home game of the 2009-10 regular season tip off is set for 8:00pm. 
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Men's Basketball Roll Over Wolves
February 8 2010
Concordia University College of Alberta Men's Basketball took to the road this past weekend for a pair of away games against the GPRC Wolves (1-17) in ACAC North Division action. Friday February 5th in Grande Prairie the Thunder blew out the host Wolves 125-61 (Box Score) bolstered by shooting a blistering 91% (27/30) from the free throw line in the lop-sided victory. Saturday February 6th the Thunder completed the weekend sweep with a
117-53 (Box Score) defeat of GPRC to improve the Thunder's regular season record to 16-4. Concordia returns home this weekend to face North Division rivals the MacEwan Griffins Friday February 12th at the Ralph King Athletics Center tip-off is at 8:00pm.
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Men's Basketball Battle Vikings
February 1 2010
The Concordia University College of Alberta Men's Basketball team hit the court this past weekend to take on the Augustana Vikings in ACAC regular season play. The Thunder were looking to improve on their 12-4 record while the Vikings (5-13) were trying to keep their playoff hopes alive. Friday January 20th at the Ralph King Athletic Center the Thunder would cruise to a 84-61 (Box Score) win over the visiting Vikings. Fifth year senior Kris Raymond would lead Concordia in the win with a double-double performance scoring 15 points and hauling in 14 rebounds while fellow fifth year forward Jason Smith would also add a double-double night to the win with 13 points and 12 rebounds. Saturday January 30th the Thunder headed to Camrose to take on Augustana on their newly refurbished home court. The Vikings proved much tougher at home keeping the game close throughout however the Thunder would prevail at the end of forty minutes with a 95-85 (Box Score) win over Augustana. A total of six Concordia athletes would tally double figures on the night with All-Conference guard Adnan Hajdarivic leading the way with 17 points while the Player of the Game freshman guard Max Banchy would add 15 points on the night. Concordia takes to the road for their next games as the head North to Grande Prairie to take on the GPRC Wolves (1-17) February 5th and 6th. 
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Men's Basketball Sweeps Eagles
January 25 2010
This past weekend the Thunder Men's Basketball team took on the Eagles of Kings University College in ACAC regular season action. Friday January 22nd the Thunder were on the road at Kings where they cruised to an 82-52 (Box Score) victory over the Eagles, the Thunder's Andrew Champagnie was named Player of the Game in the win. Saturday January 23rd the Thunder returned home to the Ralph King Athletic Center to post a 92-74 (Box Score) victory over the visiting Kings Eagles. Concordia's Kris Raymond would lead the team in scoring with 26 points on the night along with pulling down 14 rebounds including and impressive 10 offensive rebounds. Jared Cornish would also add 24 points to the Thunder totals. The pair wins improved Concordia's record to 12-4 as they are currently 3rd in the ACAC North Division. The Thunder take to the court again Friday January 29th as they host the Augustana Vikings at the Ralph King Athletic Center, tip off is set for 8:00pm.
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Men's Basketball Take Two from Top Team in Canada
January 11 2010
The Thunder Men's Basketball team would begin 2010 facing the top ranked team in the nation, the #1 nationally ranked NAIT Ooks in ACAC regular season play this past weekend. Friday January 8th the Thunder headed across town to face the Ooks on their home floor. While the Thunder would hold a slim one point lead at the end of the first quarter the Ooks would rally and take the lead with the half time score of 45-34 in favor of NAIT. The Thunder would make their push in the second half taking the lead and never letting go even as NAIT would hit a pair of deep three point shots to cut the Thunder lead to a single point in the dying minutes of the game. Concordia would hold the edge at the final buzzer defeating NAIT by a score of 82-78 (Box-Score). 5th year forward Kris Raymond who has returned to the Thunder line up after a year and a half hiatus led Concordia with 19 points while fellow fifth year forward Jason Smith added 15 points to the win. Saturday January 9th the Thunder returned home to the Ralph King Athletic Center for the first time since November for the second game of the weekend series. This time the Thunder took control early with a 25-12 first quarter total and never relinquished the lead to sweep the Ooks with a final score of 75-64 (Box-Score). Once again it Kris Raymond would lead the charge for Concordia with 17 points and 9 rebounds on the night. Sophomore forward Jared Cornish would add 15 points haul in 5 rebounds and dish out 4 assists on the night. The weekend sweep improves the Thunder's record to 10-4 as they sit in third place in the ACAC North. Concordia now enters a bye week but will return to regular season action January 22 when they take on the Eagles of Kings University College.
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Men's Basketball 1-2 at SAIT Christmas Tournament
December 30 2009
The Concordia University College of Alberta Men's Basketball team was in action over the holiday season as they headed to Calgary Alberta for the annual SAIT Christmas Basketball tournament. The Thunder opened the Tournament with a 103 - 89 loss to the #6 ranked UNBC Timberwolves of the BCCAA. In the second game of the tournament the Thunder rebounded to a blow out win over ACAC North Division rivals the Lakeland College Rustlers 97-34. Concordia would finish the tournament with a rematch of the 2008-09 ACAC Championship game against the defending CCAA National Champion Mount Royal Cougars who would hand the Thunder a 77-51 loss in the final game. Men's Basketball will be back in regular season action January 8th and 9th when they take on the #1 ranked NAIT Ooks, Friday January 8th at NAIT and returning home for the 2010 home opener Saturday January 9th game time is set for 8:00pm.
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Men's Basketball Split with Rustlers
November 30 2009
This past weekend the Thunder Men's Basketball team would face the Lakeland College Rustlers in the final ACAC regular season weekend of 2009. Friday November 27th the Thunder would host the Rustlers at the Ralph King Athletic Center securing an impressive 94-46 (Box Score) victory over the visiting Lakeland College. All-Conference Forward Adnan Hajdarevic would lead all scorers with 23 points on the night while second year forward Jared Cornish would add 16 points and 8 rebounds on the night. Saturday November 28th the Thunder headed to Lloydminster looking to complete the weekend sweep however the Rustlers had other ideas battling the Thunder throughout four quarters ultimatley handing Concordia a heart breaking 85-82 (Box Score) loss at the end of regulation . The split leaves the Thunder at 8-4 on the season as they head into the exam break. Next up for Concordia is a trip south of the boarder for a three game exhibition tour December 18th - 20th. 
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Men's Basketball Split with Griffins
November 23 2009
The Thunder Men's Basketball team was in action this past weekend against cross-town rivals the MacEwan Griffins in ACAC regular season play. Friday November 20th at the Ralph King Athletics Center the Thunder would fall to the Griffins 84-70 (Box Score). Fifth Year senior Jason Smith would give a herculean effort in the loss posting 17 points and 13 rebounds over a marathon 37 minutes of play. Andrew Champagine and Brett Kallio would also hit double figures for Concordia each scoring 16 points on the night. Saturday November at the MacEwan Center for Sport and Wellness the Thunder took to the court looking to avenge their home loss from the night before. Concordia would earn the weekend split with MacEwan posting a 87-76 (Box Score) victory to leave the Thunder with a 7-3 record on the season to date. Up next for the Thunder are the Lakeland College Rustlers Friday November 27th tip-off is set for 8:00pm.
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Men's Basketball Sweep Vikings
November 16 2009
The Thunder Men's Basketball team was in action this past week versus the Augustana Vikings in a pair of ACAC regular season games. Thursday November 12th the Thunder headed to Camrose to face the Vikings on the road. A slow start saw Concordia trailing by three at the end of the first quarter however the Thunder would rally and surge ahead to lead at half 46-39. The Thunder would go on to win the game 92-80 (Box Score). Jason Smith would lead all scorers with 21 points and 9 rebounds while sophomore guard Andrew Champagnie would add 18 points and 5 rebounds to the Thunder totals. Friday November 13th the Thunder returned home to the Ralph King Athletic Center and used the momentum they had built the night before to drop the Vikings by a score of 96-74 (Box Score). Jason Smith would once again lead Concordia with a double double performance of 24 points 11 rebounds and 6 steals on the night while senior guard Adnan Hajdarevic would also post a double double with 21 points and 11 rebounds. The Thunder now get ready to face cross town rivals the MacEwan Griffins Friday November 20th at the Ralph King Athletic Center, tip-off is set for 8:00pm.
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Men's Basketball Win Two Over GPRC
November 9 2009
The Thunder Men's Basketball team took to the court this past weekend to play a pair of home games against the visiting GPRC Wolves. Friday November 6th the Thunder would blow out Grande Prairie by a score of 99-61 (Box Score) despite trailing 22-13 in the first quarter. A total of six Thunder athletes would score double figures in the win with Andrew Champagnie and Jared Cornish each leading with way with 14 points on the night while fifth year forward Jason Smith would add 11 points and haul in 9 rebounds on the night. Saturday November 7th Concordia would secure it's second win of the weekend with a final score of 90-61 (Box Score). Andrew Champagnie would once again lead the Thunder with 16 points, while Jared Cornish would record a double double on the night with 10 point and 10 rebounds. Other Thunder Athletes in double figures were Adnan Hajdarevic and Trevor Dredger who each scored 15 points in the win. The weekend sweep improves Concordia record to 4-2 on the ACAC season. Up next for the Augustana Vikings Thursday November 12th in Camrose and returning home to the Ralph King Athletics Center on Friday November 13th tip-off is at 8:00pm. 
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Men's Basketball Sweep Kings
November 2 2009
Looking to rebound from their 0-2 start the Thunder Men's basketball team faced the Kings Eagles in a the second week of the ACAC regular season. Friday October 30th the Thunder hosted the visiting Eagles at the Ralph King Athletics Center, where the Thunder managed to hold off a late run by the Eagles to secure their first regular season win of the 2009-10 season by a score of 81-75 (Box Score). Adnan Hajdarevic would lead the Thunder in scoring putting up 23 points in the win while fifth year forward Jason Smith would also score 20 points and second year forward Jared Cornish would post a double double performance with 18 points and 11 rebounds in the win. Saturday October 31st at Kings the Thunder would use the momentum from Friday's victory and their relentless pressure defense to force Kings into 39 turnovers on the night on the way to a 102-57 (Box Score)victory. The sweep improves Concordia's record to 2-2 in ACAC North Division play. Next up for Concordia is a pair of home games against the visiting Grande Prairie Regional College Wolves with the first game scheduled for Friday November 6th tip-off is at 8:00pm.
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Men's Basketball Drop Two in Opening Weekend
October 26 2009
The Concordia University College of Alberta Men's Basketball team opened the 2009-10 ACAC Basketball season with a pair of losses to cross town rivals the NAIT Ooks. Playing at home on Friday October 23rd at the Ralph King Athletics Center the Thunder would be edged 94-91 (Box Score) in a heart breaking overtime loss to the visiting Ooks. Second year guard Brett Kallio would lead the Thunder in scoring with 21 points and 5 rebounds while Jared Cornish would add 19 points and 8 rebounds in the loss. Saturday October 24th the Thunder head to the NAIT campus for the second game of the weekend series. Falling behind early to the talent Ooks the Thunder were never able to gain the lead and would finish the game with a 90-81 loss (Box Score). Second year forward Jared Cornish would lead the Thunder with 18 points and 5 rebounds while fifth year guard Trevor Dredger would add 16 points and 6 rebounds and Adnan Hajdarevic would post 15 points and 5 rebound to the Thunder totals. Concordia is at home again Friday October 30th when they host the Kings Eagles game time is set for 8:00pm at the Ralph King Athletic Center.
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Men's Basketball Win Two in Exhibition Action
October 19 2009
The Concordia University College of Alberta Men's Basketball team headed to McNally High School Saturday October 17th and Sunday October 18th for a two game exhibition series against the Keyano College Huskies. Saturday the 17th the Thunder jumped out early and never looked back posting a 107-63 victory over the Huskies. In the second game on Sunday the Thunder showed more of the same hot shooting and relentless pressure defence with a 100-54 win. The Thunder now prepare for the ACAC regular season home opener against the NAIT Ooks Friday October 23rd with tip-off set for 8:00pm.
Men's Basketball in Pre-Season Action
October 5 2009
The Concordia University College of Alberta Men's Basketball team took to the courts at Kings University College this past weekend for the Kings pre-season basketball tournament. The first game Thursday October 1st saw the Thunder take on a familiar opponent in the MacEwan Griffins. Fifth year All-Conference guard Adnan Hajdarveic would go down early in the second quarter and the Thunder would struggle to score dropping the first game 98-70. Friday October 2nd In the second game of the tournament Concordia would face the GPRC Wolves. Looking to rebound from their slow start the Thunder would use their relentless pressure defense to hand the Wolves a 121-68 blow out. In the final game of the Tournament Concordia would face the defending ACAC and CCAA National Champion Mount Royal Cougars. Despite holding a slim lead at half the Thunder would eventually fall to the Cougars by a score of 77-61.
