2024–25 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team

2024–25 Belmont Bruins men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record22–11 (13–7 MVC)
Head coach
Associate head coachBrian Ayers
Sean Rutigliano
Assistant coachKerron Johnson
Home arenaCurb Event Center
2024–25 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Drake † 17 – 3   .850 31 – 4   .886
Bradley 15 – 5   .750 28 – 9   .757
Northern Iowa 14 – 6   .700 20 – 13   .606
13 – 7   .650 22 – 11   .667
Illinois State 10 – 10   .500 22 – 14   .611
UIC 10 – 10   .500 17 – 14   .548
Murray State 9 – 11   .450 16 – 17   .485
Southern Illinois 8 – 12   .400 14 – 19   .424
Indiana State 8 – 12   .400 14 – 18   .438
Evansville 8 – 12   .400 11 – 21   .344
Valparaiso 6 – 14   .300 15 – 19   .441
Missouri State 2 – 18   .100 9 – 23   .281
† 2025 MVC tournament winner

The 2024–25 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team represented Belmont University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins, led by sixth-year head coach Casey Alexander, played their home games at the Curb Event Center in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

Previous season

The Bruins finished the 2023–24 season 20–13, 12–8 in MVC play to finish in a tie for fourth place.[1] They defeated Valparaiso,[2] before falling to Northern Iowa in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament.[3]

Roster

2024–25 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Win Miller 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Vestavia Hills High School Vestavia Hills, Alabama
G 1 Brody Peebles 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) GS Liberty Hartselle, Alabama
G 2 Carter Whitt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Furman Raleigh, North Carolina
F 3 Jonathan Pierre 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Memphis Hallandale Beach, Florida
F 4 Aidan Noyes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Richmond Cincinnati, Ohio
F 5 Eoin Dillon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Notre Dame High School Peoria, Illinois
G 7 Isaiah Walker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Wyoming High School Wyoming, Ohio
G 8 Tyler Lundblade 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr TCU Dallas, Texas
G 10 Jabez Jenkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Newton High School Covington, Georgia
F 11 Drew Scharnowski 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Burlington Central High School Burlington, Illinois
G 13 Cooper Haynes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Briarcrest Christian School Memphis, Tennessee
F 14 Sam Orme 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Carmel High School Carmel, Indiana
G 20 Aidan Braccia 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Sacred Heart Prep Atherton, California
F 21 Brigham Rogers 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Blessed Trinity High School Woodstock, Georgia
G 23 Jake Dykstra 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Christ Presbyterian Academy Nashville, Tennessee
G 24 Keith Robbins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So John Milledge Academy Milledgeville, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 22, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
November 4, 2024*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Maryville–St. Louis W 93–70  1–0
 Curb Event Center (1,716)
Nashville, TN
November 8, 2024*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Furman L 74–76  1–1
 Curb Event Center (2,194)
Nashville, TN
November 12, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Lipscomb
Battle of the Boulevard 		W 80–79  2–1
 Allen Arena (4,022)
Nashville, TN
November 15, 2024*
6:00 pm 		at Air Force W 79–71  3–1
 Clune Arena (2,001)
Colorado Springs, CO
November 19, 2024*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Oral Roberts W 90–80  4–1
 Curb Event Center (1,273)
Nashville, TN
November 26, 2024*
7:30 pm, CBSSN 		vs. Loyola Marymount
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division Semifinal 		L 63–77  4–2
 Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (417)
Cancún, Mexico
November 27, 2024*
5:00 pm, CBSSN 		vs. Tulane
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division Third Place 		W 89–66  5–2
 Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (389)
Cancún, Mexico
November 29, 2024*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Gardner–Webb
Cancún Challenge US Game 		W 83–74  6–2
 Curb Event Center (1,211)
Nashville, TN
December 4, 2024
6:00 pm, Gray Media/ESPN+ 		Illinois State W 99–97 OT 7–2
(1–0) 		Curb Event Center (1,301)
Nashville, TN
December 7, 2024*
2:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Middle Tennessee W 82–79  8–2
 Curb Event Center (2,049)
Nashville, TN
December 14, 2024*
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Richmond W 93–86  9–2
 Robins Center (5,041)
Richmond, VA
December 19, 2024*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		UC Irvine L 84–92  9–3
 Curb Event Center (1,732)
Nashville, TN
December 29, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Drake L 46–65  9–4
(1–1) 		The Knapp Center (5,231)
Des Moines, IA
January 1, 2025
8:00 pm, Gray Media/ESPN+ 		at Northern Iowa L 70–76  9–5
(1–2) 		McLeod Center (3,049)
Cedar Falls, IA
January 4, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UIC W 92–87  10–5
(2–2) 		Curb Event Center (1,649)
Nashville, TN
January 8, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Southern Illinois W 90–86  11–5
(3–2) 		Curb Event Center (1,504)
Nashville, TN
January 11, 2025
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Indiana State W 84–79  12–5
(4–2) 		Hulman Center (4,623)
Terre Haute, IN
January 14, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Valparaiso W 71–64  13–5
(5–2) 		Curb Event Center (1,336)
Nashville, TN
January 18, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Evansville W 85–82  14–5
(6–2) 		Ford Center (4,986)
Evansville, IN
January 21, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Bradley L 77–89  14–6
(6–3) 		Curb Event Center (1,788)
Nashville, TN
January 25, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Murray State W 95–77  15–6
(7–3) 		CFSB Center (5,706)
Murray, KY
January 29, 2025
8:00 pm, Gray Media/ESPN+ 		at Illinois State L 78–81  15–7
(7–4) 		CEFCU Arena (3,477)
Normal, IL
February 2, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Evansville L 75–80  15–8
(7–5) 		Curb Event Center (1,631)
Nashville, TN
February 5, 2025
8:00 pm, Gray Media/ESPN+ 		at Bradley W 80–77  16–8
(8–5) 		Carver Arena (4,869)
Peoria, IL
February 8, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Missouri State W 85–68  17–8
(9–5) 		Curb Event Center (2,210)
Nashville, TN
February 12, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Valparaiso L 86–101  17–9
(9–6) 		Athletics–Recreation Center (755)
Valparaiso, IN
February 15, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Southern Illinois W 73–68  18–9
(10–6) 		Banterra Center (4,304)
Carbondale, IL
February 19, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Northern Iowa L 75–82  18–10
(10–7) 		Curb Event Center (1,605)
Nashville, TN
February 22, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Indiana State W 77–75  19–10
(11–7) 		Curb Event Center (2,410)
Nashville, TN
February 26, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Missouri State W 74–65  20–10
(12–7) 		Great Southern Bank Arena (1,683)
Springfield, MO
March 2, 2025
2:00 pm, CBSSN 		Murray State W 70–60  21–10
(13–7) 		Curb Event Center (2,051)
Nashville, TN
Conference Tournament
March 7, 2025
2:30 pm, Gray Media/ESPN+ 		(4) vs. (5) Illinois State
Arch Madness Quarterfinal 		W 76–63  22–10
 Enterprise Center (6,005)
St. Louis, MO
March 8, 2025
2:30 pm, CBSSN 		(4) vs. (1) Drake
Arch Madness Semifinal 		L 50–57  22–11
 Enterprise Center (7,779)
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  2. ^ "Dia scores 22 in Belmont's 86-61 victory over Valparaiso in Missouri Valley Conference Tournament". FOX Sports. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  3. ^ "Anderson's 19 points and 19 rebounds lead Northern Iowa over Belmont in MVC Tournament". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  4. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Belmont University. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  5. ^ "Belmont Bruins 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
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