<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://athletics.concordia.edu/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Concordia University Texas Athletics</title><link>https://athletics.concordia.edu/rss.aspx?path=mbball</link><description>Latest news items for Concordia University Texas Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://athletics.concordia.edu/rss?path=mbball" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Joey Ramirez Named NABC 2nd Team All-American. Selected to NABC DIII All-Star Game</title><link>https://athletics.concordia.edu/news/2026/3/16/mens-basketball-joey-ramirez-selected-to-nabc-diii-all-star-game.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.concordia.edu/news/2026/3/16/mens-basketball-joey-ramirez-selected-to-nabc-diii-all-star-game.aspx</guid><category>Men's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Joey Ramirez NABC All-American" src="https://athletics.concordia.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/18/Joey_Ramirez_-_NABC_2nd_Team_All-American_-_Landscape.jpg" /><br /><br />KANSAS City, Missouri — After being named a two-time All-Region selection (D3Hoops.com & NABC), Joey Ramirez of Concordia University Texas has been named as a NABC Second Team All-American. He has also been selected to compete in the prestigious NABC Division III All-Star Game.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.concordia.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/18/Joey_Ramirez_-_NABC_2nd_Team_All-American_-_Landscape.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.concordia.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/18/Joey_Ramirez_-_NABC_2nd_Team_All-American_-_Landscape.jpg"><media:title>Joey Ramirez NABC All-American</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.concordia.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/18/Joey_Ramirez_-_NABC_2nd_Team_All-American_-_Landscape.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:00:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>13775</s:story_id></item><item><title>Joey Ramirez Named D3Hoops.com First Team All-Region 10</title><link>https://athletics.concordia.edu/news/2026/3/16/mens-basketball-joey-ramirez-named-d3hoops-com-to-first-team-all-region-10.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.concordia.edu/news/2026/3/16/mens-basketball-joey-ramirez-named-d3hoops-com-to-first-team-all-region-10.aspx</guid><category>Men's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Joey Ramirez D3Hoops.com All-Region 10" src="https://athletics.concordia.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/16/Key_Player.jpg" /><br /><br />SHERMAN, Texas - Concordia Texas men's basketball senior guard Joey Ramirez has been named to the D3Hoops.com First Team All-Region (Region 10), the association's office announced on Monday.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.concordia.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/16/Key_Player.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.concordia.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/16/Key_Player.jpg"><media:title>Joey Ramirez D3Hoops.com All-Region 10</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.concordia.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/16/Key_Player.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:11:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>13790</s:story_id></item><item><title>Men's Basketball Bested by St. Thomas in SCAC Championship Game</title><link>https://athletics.concordia.edu/news/2026/3/1/mens-basketball-bested-by-st-thomas-in-scac-championship-game.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.concordia.edu/news/2026/3/1/mens-basketball-bested-by-st-thomas-in-scac-championship-game.aspx</guid><category>Men's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="MBB 2026 SCAC Championship Starters" src="https://athletics.concordia.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/1/327A5549.JPG" /><br /><br />CONWAY, Ark. – The Concordia Texas Men's Basketball team saw its historic season come to a close Saturday afternoon, falling to St. Thomas (TX), 92-74, in the SCAC Championship game at Grove Gymnasium.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.concordia.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/1/327A5549.JPG" /><media:content url="https://athletics.concordia.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/1/327A5549.JPG"><media:title>MBB 2026 SCAC Championship Starters</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.concordia.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/1/327A5549.JPG" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sun, 1 Mar 2026 16:11:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>13763</s:story_id></item><item><title>Austin’s Autumn Stage: Fall Entertainment Guide for the Concordia University Tornados</title><link>https://athletics.concordia.edu/news/2025/10/13/general-austins-autumn-stage-fall-entertainment-guide-for-the-concordia-university-tornados.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.concordia.edu/news/2025/10/13/general-austins-autumn-stage-fall-entertainment-guide-for-the-concordia-university-tornados.aspx</guid><category>Baseball, Men's Cross Country, Men's Golf, Men's Basketball, Men's Soccer, Softball, Men's Tennis, Women's Basketball, Women's Soccer, Volleyball, General, Men's Track &amp; Field, Women's Golf, Women's Cross Country, Women's Track &amp; Field, Cross Country, Track &amp; Field, Women's Tennis, Flag Football</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="TicketSmarter Fall 2025" src="https://athletics.concordia.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/13/CUT-TicketSmarter-Editorial-1920x1080-25Q2.png" /><br /><br />AUSTIN, Texas - Austin's northwest hills are famous for violet dusks, cedar fragrance, and the buzz of Formula 1 engines in October—but spend even a day on Concordia's tree-lined campus and you'll sense an even louder energy curling through the live-oak branches. Five expressways and a surprisingly efficient CapMetro system place Tornados within striking distance of every kind of stage imaginable: neon-soaked honky-tonks on Burnet Road, downtown skyscraper arenas, riverside amphitheaters cradled by limestone bluffs, and leafy city-park lawns that host sunrise yoga one day and a global pop icon the next.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.concordia.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/13/CUT-TicketSmarter-Editorial-1920x1080-25Q2.png" /><media:content url="https://athletics.concordia.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/13/CUT-TicketSmarter-Editorial-1920x1080-25Q2.png"><media:title>TicketSmarter Fall 2025</media:title></media:content><enclosure 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/>AUSTIN, Texas – The Concordia Texas Men's Basketball team was well represented on the 2025-26 All-Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Team as Joey Ramirez was named SCAC Player of the Year, highlighting six total honorees for the Tornados.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.concordia.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/1/327A4316.JPG" /><media:content url="https://athletics.concordia.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/1/327A4316.JPG"><media:title>Joey Ramirez SCAC POTY 2025-26</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.concordia.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/1/327A4316.JPG" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 23:54:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>13761</s:story_id></item><item><title>Concordia Outlasts LeTourneau, 94-87, to Earn First SCAC Men's Basketball Title Appearance</title><link>https://athletics.concordia.edu/news/2026/2/28/concordia-outlasts-letourneau-94-87-to-earn-first-scac-mens-basketball-title-appearance.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.concordia.edu/news/2026/2/28/concordia-outlasts-letourneau-94-87-to-earn-first-scac-mens-basketball-title-appearance.aspx</guid><category>Men's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Percy Green vs. LETU 2.28.26" src="https://athletics.concordia.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/2/28/Game4MBBWEB26.png" /><br /><br />CONWAY, Ark. -- Junior forward Percy Green posted a double-double of 29 points and 10 rebounds and Concordia University (Texas) battled back from a 10-point second half deficit to earn its first-ever trip to the SCAC Men's Basketball Tournament final, defeating LeTourneau University, 94-87, in Saturday's second men's semifinal at Grove Gymnasium on the campus of Hendrix College.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.concordia.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/28/Game4MBBWEB26.png" /><media:content url="https://athletics.concordia.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/28/Game4MBBWEB26.png"><media:title>Percy Green vs. LETU 2.28.26</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.concordia.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/28/Game4MBBWEB26.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 23:36:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>13759</s:story_id></item><item><title>Jeff Kirven's Buzzer Beater Lifts Men's Basketball Over Austin College</title><link>https://athletics.concordia.edu/news/2026/2/27/jeff-kirvens-buzzer-beater-lifts-mens-basketball-over-austin-college.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.concordia.edu/news/2026/2/27/jeff-kirvens-buzzer-beater-lifts-mens-basketball-over-austin-college.aspx</guid><category>Men's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Jeff Kirven SCAC QF 2.27.26" src="https://athletics.concordia.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/2/27/GM2MBB26TourneyWEB.png" /><br /><br />CONWAY, Ark. -- Concordia University (Texas) sophomore guard Jeffrey Kirven banked in a three from the top of the key with .03 remaining to give the Tornados a come-from-behind, 74-71, victory over Austin College in Friday's second quarterfinal game of the 2026 SCAC Men's Basketball Tournament at Grove Gymnasium on the campus of Hendrix College.]]></description><media:thumbnail 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Battle</title><link>https://athletics.concordia.edu/news/2026/2/23/mens-basketball-tornados-hold-off-schreiner-in-high-scoring-road-battle.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.concordia.edu/news/2026/2/23/mens-basketball-tornados-hold-off-schreiner-in-high-scoring-road-battle.aspx</guid><category>Men's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Aaron San Miguel vs. Schreiner 2026 Action Shot" src="https://athletics.concordia.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/2/23/ctx_mbb_vs_sch_recap.jpg" /><br /><br />KERRVILLE, Texas – The Concordia Texas men's basketball team survived another nail-biter on the road, beating Schreiner 97–95 inside Stephens Family Arena on Saturday afternoon. With five players scoring in double figures and a dominant effort on the glass, the Tornados improved to 21–4 overall and 14–2 in SCAC play.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.concordia.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/23/ctx_mbb_vs_sch_recap.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.concordia.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/23/ctx_mbb_vs_sch_recap.jpg"><media:title>Aaron San Miguel vs. Schreiner 2026 Action Shot</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.concordia.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/23/ctx_mbb_vs_sch_recap.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:32:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>13742</s:story_id></item><item><title>Tornados Power Past McMurry 102–91 on the Road</title><link>https://athletics.concordia.edu/news/2026/2/20/mens-basketball-tornados-power-past-mcmurry-102-91-on-the-road.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.concordia.edu/news/2026/2/20/mens-basketball-tornados-power-past-mcmurry-102-91-on-the-road.aspx</guid><category>Men's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Ibrahima Diallo vs. McMurry 2026 Action Shot 2026" src="https://athletics.concordia.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/2/20/ctx_mbb_vs_mcmurry_26.jpg" /><br /><br />ABILENE, Texas – The Concordia Texas men's basketball team continued its strong SCAC run with a 102–91 road win over McMurry on Friday evening inside Kimbrell Arena. The Tornados shot a blistering 57 percent from the field and piled up 70 points in the paint, using their trademark pace and depth to pull away in the second half.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.concordia.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/20/ctx_mbb_vs_mcmurry_26.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.concordia.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/20/ctx_mbb_vs_mcmurry_26.jpg"><media:title>Ibrahima Diallo vs. McMurry 2026 Action Shot 2026</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.concordia.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/20/ctx_mbb_vs_mcmurry_26.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 21:06:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>13736</s:story_id></item><item><title>Concordia Men’s Basketball Falls on the Road to St. Thomas</title><link>https://athletics.concordia.edu/news/2026/2/15/mens-basketball-concordia-mens-basketball-falls-84-76-on-the-road-to-no-1-st-thomas.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.concordia.edu/news/2026/2/15/mens-basketball-concordia-mens-basketball-falls-84-76-on-the-road-to-no-1-st-thomas.aspx</guid><category>Men's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Darone Leakes 2025-26 Action Shot" src="https://athletics.concordia.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/2/16/DSC08298.jpg" /><br /><br />HOUSTON, Texas – The Concordia Texas men's basketball team came up short in a competitive SCAC showdown, falling 84–76 to nationally ranked St. Thomas on Saturday afternoon inside the Jerabeck Activity and Athletic Center. The game featured 11 ties and 18 lead changes, with both teams trading momentum throughout the first half before the Celts took a 32–29 lead into the break.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.concordia.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/16/DSC08298.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.concordia.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/16/DSC08298.jpg"><media:title>Darone Leakes 2025-26 Action Shot</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.concordia.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/16/DSC08298.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 23:57:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>13730</s:story_id></item></channel></rss>