Ben Limback will be entering his fourth season at the helm of the Concordia men's basketball team in 2006-07. Limback has brought a new style of basketball to Ann Arbor, with the hopes of taking the Cardinals to the top of the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference.

 

Last season, the Cardinals finished the season with their first winning season since the 1979-80 season. Included in the highlights were the Cardinal's first-ever championship in the Concordia Invitational Tournament and the Cards upset win of Siena Heights University to earn their first-ever road playoff victory.

 

Prior to joining the Concordia family, Limback was an assistant coach at NCAA Division II Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville.

 

During his collegiate playing days, Limback was an NAIA All-American Honorable Mention in 1998 at Concordia-Seward in Nebraska. Limback was also named a member of the Nebraska-Iowa All-Conference Team during the 1999 season at Seward. During the '99 season, Limback's performance also earned him NIAC Player of the Year.

 

While at Concordia-Seward, Limback was also a teammate of assistant coach Scott Schmidt.

 

Limback currently stands as the fifth all-time winningest coach in Concordia-Ann Arbor history with 34 victories. Only one other coach in Cardinal history has averaged more wins per season than Limback has in his three years: Walt Harting, the all-time career victory leader who averaged a little more than 15 wins in his six seasons. Limback has averaged more than 11 wins in his coaching career.

 

Limback's first collegiate victory came against Indiana Wesleyan University, 84-81, at Cardinal Field House on November 11, 2003.

 

Limback currently resides in Ann Arbor with his wife, Kelley, and their two sons Leighton and Malachi. The Limback's are also expecting their third child this season.