2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 14
Tristan Smith
- Position:
- Forward
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Elizabeth, Colo.
- High School:
- Elizabeth HS / Concordia (NE)
Bio
2024-25 (CONCORDIA): GPAC Player of the Year ... GPAC Defensive Player of the Year ... First Team All-GPAC ... NAIA Scholar-Athlete ... CSC First Team Academic All-American ... CSC Academic All-District ... CIT MVP ... Bevo Francis Award and Trevor Hudgins Award watchlist ... Seven-time GPAC Player of the Week ... Started all 33 games and led the team in minutes per game (30.1) ... Averaged 20.5 points, 8.6 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.7 blocks and 1.5 steals per game helping Bulldogs reach the second round of the NAIA Tournament ... Shot 68.8% (264-for-384) from the field, 39.1% (9-for-23) from three-point range and 68% (140-for-206) from the foul line ... Broke the school record for points in a single game with a 48-point effort (19-for-26 shooting) in the GPAC quarterfinal win over Midland ... Also had additional outings with 37, 35, 34 and 33 points, respectively ... Broke school record for points in a single season (677) ... Posted 12 double-doubles ... Season high 15 rebounds came in the home win over Northwestern on Jan. 18 ... Notched multiple blocked shots in 18 games ... Finished career with totals of 1,577 points, 755 rebounds, 247 assists, 135 blocks and 109 steals.
2023-24 (CONCORDIA): First Team All-GPAC ... Omaha Word-Herald All-Midlands Team Honorable Mention ... CIT All-Tournament Team ... NAIA Scholar-Athlete ... GPAC Player of the Week (Jan. 30) ... Appeared in 30 of 32 games with 30 starts and averaged 29.1 minutes per game, helping the Bulldogs to a share of the GPAC regular season title and reach the second round of the NAIA Tournament ... Averaged 18.0 points, 9.3 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.4 blocks and 1.2 steals per game ... Shot 60.1% (203-for-338) from the floor, 37.1% (13-for-35) from three-point range and 62.1% (121-for-195) from the foul line ... Amassed a career high 28 points in the win at Doane on Feb. 14 ... Paced the team with 14 double-doubles ... Reeled in 16 rebounds in the CIT win over Concordia Ann Arbor ... Finished season with career totals of 900 points, 472 rebounds, 107 assists, 80 blocked shots and 61 steals in 79 games as a Bulldog.
2022-23 (CONCORDIA): All-GPAC Honorable Mention ... Omaha World-Herald All-Midlands Honorable Mention ... NAIA Scholar-Athlete ... Appeared in 16 games with 15 starts while averaging 23.6 minutes per game to help Concordia reach the NAIA Tournament ... Missed roughly half the season due to an injury that occurred on Dec. 30 ... Averaged 13.9 points, 6.1 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 0.9 blocks per game ... Shot 50.9% (83-for-163) from the floor, 27.3% (9-for-33) from three-point range and 70.1% (47-for-67) from the foul line ... Posted a season high 23 points in the win over Tabor on Nov. 4 ... Pulled in 13 rebounds in the game at Hastings on Dec. 10 ... Scored 20+ points three times ... Returned from injury an contributed eight points in the national tournament game versus Oklahoma Wesleyan.
2021-22 (CONCORDIA): Appeared in 33 games off the bench, playing an average of 10.1 minutes per game to help Concordia win a share of the GPAC regular season championship, win the GPAC Tournament and reach the NAIA Tournament quarterfinals ... Averaged 4.2 points, 2.9 rebounds and 0.7 blocks per game ... Shot 64.8% (57-for-88) from the floor ... Notched season highs of 14 points in wins over Dordt and IU Northwest ... Emerged with the game-winning basket on a full-court alley-oop pass to beat Briar Cliff on Feb. 16.
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner at Elizabeth High School in Colorado under head coach Aaron Hedman ... Second Team All-State and Conference MVP as a senior ... Earned two All-Conference Team selections during his career ... Helped the Cardinals to one conference championship and two state playoff appearances ... Also played soccer and golf.
PERSONAL: Native of Elizabeth, Colorado ... Son of Lance and Michelle Smith ... Has three siblings in Gage, Kylee and Haley ... Enjoys going to the lake and jet skiing ... Graduated from Concordia (NE) with a bachelor's degree in exercise science.
2023-24 (CONCORDIA): First Team All-GPAC ... Omaha Word-Herald All-Midlands Team Honorable Mention ... CIT All-Tournament Team ... NAIA Scholar-Athlete ... GPAC Player of the Week (Jan. 30) ... Appeared in 30 of 32 games with 30 starts and averaged 29.1 minutes per game, helping the Bulldogs to a share of the GPAC regular season title and reach the second round of the NAIA Tournament ... Averaged 18.0 points, 9.3 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.4 blocks and 1.2 steals per game ... Shot 60.1% (203-for-338) from the floor, 37.1% (13-for-35) from three-point range and 62.1% (121-for-195) from the foul line ... Amassed a career high 28 points in the win at Doane on Feb. 14 ... Paced the team with 14 double-doubles ... Reeled in 16 rebounds in the CIT win over Concordia Ann Arbor ... Finished season with career totals of 900 points, 472 rebounds, 107 assists, 80 blocked shots and 61 steals in 79 games as a Bulldog.
2022-23 (CONCORDIA): All-GPAC Honorable Mention ... Omaha World-Herald All-Midlands Honorable Mention ... NAIA Scholar-Athlete ... Appeared in 16 games with 15 starts while averaging 23.6 minutes per game to help Concordia reach the NAIA Tournament ... Missed roughly half the season due to an injury that occurred on Dec. 30 ... Averaged 13.9 points, 6.1 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 0.9 blocks per game ... Shot 50.9% (83-for-163) from the floor, 27.3% (9-for-33) from three-point range and 70.1% (47-for-67) from the foul line ... Posted a season high 23 points in the win over Tabor on Nov. 4 ... Pulled in 13 rebounds in the game at Hastings on Dec. 10 ... Scored 20+ points three times ... Returned from injury an contributed eight points in the national tournament game versus Oklahoma Wesleyan.
2021-22 (CONCORDIA): Appeared in 33 games off the bench, playing an average of 10.1 minutes per game to help Concordia win a share of the GPAC regular season championship, win the GPAC Tournament and reach the NAIA Tournament quarterfinals ... Averaged 4.2 points, 2.9 rebounds and 0.7 blocks per game ... Shot 64.8% (57-for-88) from the floor ... Notched season highs of 14 points in wins over Dordt and IU Northwest ... Emerged with the game-winning basket on a full-court alley-oop pass to beat Briar Cliff on Feb. 16.
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner at Elizabeth High School in Colorado under head coach Aaron Hedman ... Second Team All-State and Conference MVP as a senior ... Earned two All-Conference Team selections during his career ... Helped the Cardinals to one conference championship and two state playoff appearances ... Also played soccer and golf.
PERSONAL: Native of Elizabeth, Colorado ... Son of Lance and Michelle Smith ... Has three siblings in Gage, Kylee and Haley ... Enjoys going to the lake and jet skiing ... Graduated from Concordia (NE) with a bachelor's degree in exercise science.
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