2024–25 Belmont Bruins women's basketball team

2024–25 Belmont Bruins women's basketball
WBIT, Runner-Up
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record26–13 (15–5 MVC)
Head coach
  • Bart Brooks (8th season)
Associate head coachJamey Givens
Assistant coaches
  • Amy Malo
  • Jessica Holman
  • Nyla Johnson
Home arenaCurb Event Center
2024–25 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Murray State † 16 – 4   .800 25 – 8   .758
Missouri State 16 – 4   .800 26 – 9   .743
15 – 5   .750 26 – 13   .667
Drake 15 – 5   .750 22 – 12   .647
Illinois State 14 – 6   .700 24 – 13   .649
Northern Iowa 11 – 9   .550 17 – 17   .500
UIC 10 – 10   .500 15 – 18   .455
Valparaiso 9 – 11   .450 13 – 19   .406
Bradley 7 – 13   .350 14 – 19   .424
Evansville 3 – 17   .150 7 – 25   .219
Southern Illinois 2 – 18   .100 4 – 26   .133
Indiana State 2 – 18   .100 4 – 28   .125
† 2025 MVC tournament winner

The 2024–25 Belmont Bruins women's basketball team represents Belmont University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bruins, led by eighth-year head coach Bart Brooks, play 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 26–8, 17–3 in MVC play, to finish in second place.[1] They would defeat UIC,[2] before falling to Missouri State in the semifinals of the MVC tournament.[3] They received an at-large bid to the WBIT,[4] where they would defeat Ball State in the first round,[5] before falling to Penn State in the second round.[6]

Preseason

On October 1, 2024, the MVC released their preseason coaches poll. Belmont was picked to finish third in the MVC regular season.[7]

Preseason rankings

MVC preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Drake 566 (39)
2 Northern Iowa 504 (6)
3 Belmont 475 (3)
4 Murray State 391
5 Missouri State 380
6 UIC 347
7 Illinois State 341
8 Valparaiso 193
9 Indiana State 189
10 Southern Illinois 167
11 Bradley 97
12 Evansville 96

Source:[7]

Preseason All-MVC Teams

Preseason All-MVC Team
Team Player Position Year
Second Jailyn Banks Guard Sophomore
Kendal Cheesman Forward Senior
Tuti Jones Guard Graduate student

Source:[7]

Roster

2024–25 Belmont Bruins women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Tuti Jones 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS Charles Henderson High School Troy, Alabama
G 1 Kensley Feltner 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Lawrence County High School Louisa, Kentucky
G 4 Liz Suder 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Riverside High School Leesburg, Virginia
G 5 Sanaa Tripp 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Newton High School Covington, Georgia
F 9 Hilary Fuller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr All Hallows' School Brisbane, Australia
G 13 Claire Hyde 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Morton College Wheaton, Illinois
F 14 Kendal Cheesman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Vanderbilt Tampa, Florida
G 20 Jacee Busick 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Charlotte Kernersville, North Carolina
G 21 Emily La Chapell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Marquette Appleton, Wisconsin
G 22 Quinn Eubank 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Ryle High School Union, Kentucky
G 23 Jailyn Banks 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Middle Tennessee Christian School Spring Hill, Tennessee
F 33 Carmyn Harrison 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Georgia Tech Memphis, Tennessee
G 35 Kendall Holmes 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS South Dakota Plainfield, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 27, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2024*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at No. 13 Kansas State L 56–82  0–1
 Bramlage Coliseum (3,452)
Manhattan, KS
November 9, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Wichita State W 75–55  1–1
 Charles Koch Arena (1,187)
Wichita, KS
November 14, 2024*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Kennesaw State W 75–47  2–1
 Curb Event Center (756)
Nashville, TN
November 17, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		No. 12 Ohio State L 63–67  2–2
 Curb Event Center (1,814)
Nashville, TN
November 21, 2024*
6:00 pm, ACCN 		at No. 14 Duke L 47–79  2–3
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,147)
Durham, NC
November 29, 2024*
1:00 pm, WSN 		vs. Michigan
Fort Myers Tip-Off Shell Division semifinals 		L 58–68  2–4
 Suncoast Credit Union Arena (787)
Fort Myers, FL
November 30, 2024*
4:00 pm, WSN 		vs. Davidson
Fort Myers Tip-Off Shell Division consolation 		W 69–59  3–4
 Suncoast Credit Union Arena (573)
Fort Myers, FL
December 4, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Lipscomb
Battle of the Boulevard 		W 63–55  4–4
 Allen Arena (325)
Nashville, TN
December 7, 2024*
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Middle Tennessee W 65–52  5–4
 Curb Event Center (1,219)
Nashville, TN
December 14, 2024*
2:00 pm, SECN+ 		vs. Mississippi State L 70–73  5–5
 Cadence Bank Arena 
Tupelo, MS
December 20, 2024*
5:00 pm, SECN+ 		at No. 16 Kentucky L 78–84  5–6
 Memorial Coliseum (3,887)
Lexington, KY
MVC regular season
December 29, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Bradley W 69–61  6–6
(1–0) 		Curb Event Center (1,005)
Nashville, TN
January 2, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Missouri State L 55–57  6–7
(1–1) 		Great Southern Bank Arena (2,093)
Springfield, MO
January 4, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Southern Illinois W 79–66  7–7
(2–1) 		Banterra Center (302)
Carbondale, IL
January 10, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UIC W 67–52  8–7
(3–1) 		Curb Event Center (514)
Nashville, TN
January 12, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Valparaiso W 67–53  9–7
(4–1) 		Curb Event Center (1,012)
Nashville, TN
January 16, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Drake W 80–65  10–7
(5–1) 		Knapp Center (2,874)
Des Moines, IA
January 18, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Iowa W 74–60  11–7
(6–1) 		McLeod Center (2,621)
Cedar Falls, IA
January 24, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Evansville W 90–65  12–7
(7–1) 		Curb Event Center (933)
Nashville, TN
January 26, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Indiana State W 88–58  13–7
(8–1) 		Curb Event Center (876)
Nashville, TN
February 1, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Murray State W 96–89  14–7
(9–1) 		Curb Event Center (1,087)
Nashville, TN
February 7, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Valparaiso W 69–41  15–7
(10–1) 		Athletics–Recreation Center (272)
Valparaiso, IN
February 9, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UIC W 64–55  16–7
(11–1) 		Credit Union 1 Arena (684)
Chicago, IL
February 13, 2025
6:00 pm, Gray Media/ESPN+ 		Northern Iowa L 61–73  16–8
(11–2) 		Curb Event Center (729)
Nashville, TN
February 15, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Drake L 83–88  16–9
(11–3) 		Curb Event Center (835)
Nashville, TN
February 20, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Illinois State L 63–66  16–10
(11–4) 		CEFCU Arena (2,489)
Normal, IL
February 23, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Murray State L 78–83  16–11
(11–5) 		CFSB Center (2,196)
Murray, KY
February 27, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Southern Illinois W 73–43  17–11
(12–5) 		Curb Event Center (407)
Nashville, TN
March 1, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Missouri State W 67–61  18–11
(13–5) 		Curb Event Center (1,031)
Nashville, TN
March 6, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Indiana State W 90–69  19–11
(14–5) 		Hulman Center (1,121)
Terre Haute, IN
March 8, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Evansville W 75–48  20–11
(15–5) 		Meeks Family Fieldhouse (315)
Evansville, IN
MVC tournament
March 14, 2025
8:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(3) vs. (6) Northern Iowa
Quarterfinals 		W 64–46  21–11
 Ford Center (927)
Evansville, IN
March 15, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(3) vs. (2) Missouri State
Semifinals 		W 76–67  22–11
 Ford Center (1,566)
Evansville, IN
March 16, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN2 		(3) vs. (1) Murray State
Championship 		L 62–83  22–12
 Ford Center (1,503)
Evansville, IN
WBIT
March 20, 2025*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(3) Middle Tennessee
First Round 		W 64–51  23–12
 Curb Event Center (1,009)
Nashville, TN
March 23, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(3) Northern Arizona
Second Round 		W 81–80  24–12
 Curb Event Center (822)
Nashville, TN
March 27, 2025*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(3) at (1) James Madison
Quarterfinals 		W 90–45  25–12
 Atlantic Union Bank Center (1,645)
Harrisonburg, VA
March 31, 2025*
1:30 pm, ESPNU 		(3) vs. (4) Villanova
Semifinals 		W 66–57  26–12
 Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
April 2, 2025*
5:00 pm, ESPN2 		(3) vs. (2) Minnesota
Championship 		L 63–75  26–13
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,595)
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  2. ^ "Hoops in the Heartland: Women's Basketball Recap". Belmont Vision. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  3. ^ "Missouri State Lady Bears basketball beats Belmont, advance to MVC Tournament championship". Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  4. ^ "2024 WBIT: Bracket, schedule, TV channels for the women's tournament". NCAA.com. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  5. ^ "3 takeaways from Ball State women's basketball season-ending loss against Belmont in the WBIT". The Ball State Daily News. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  6. ^ "Keeping WBIT run alive, Penn State women's basketball beats Belmont at Bryce Jordan Center". Centre Daily Times. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  7. ^ a b c "Drake Selected as the Favorite in MVC Women's Basketball Preseason Poll". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  8. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Belmont University. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  9. ^ "Belmont Bruins 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
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