2024–25 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team

2024–25 Belmont Bruins men's basketball
2024–25 Belmont Bruins men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	9–3 (1–0 MVC)
Head coach	Casey Alexander (6th season);
Associate head coach	Brian Ayers; Sean Rutigliano
Assistant coach	Kerron Johnson
Home arena	Curb Event Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Indiana State	2	–	0	1.000	8	–	4	.667
Drake	1	–	0	1.000	11	–	0	1.000
Bradley	1	–	0	1.000	10	–	2	.833
Belmont	1	–	0	1.000	9	–	3	.750
Northern Iowa	1	–	0	1.000	7	–	5	.583
Murray State	1	–	1	.500	7	–	6	.538
Illinois State	0	–	1	.000	8	–	4	.667
UIC	0	–	1	.000	7	–	4	.636
Missouri State	0	–	1	.000	7	–	5	.583
Valparaiso	0	–	1	.000	7	–	5	.583
Southern Illinois	0	–	1	.000	5	–	7	.417
Evansville	0	–	1	.000	3	–	9	.250

† 2025 MVC tournament winner As of December 25, 2024

The 2024–25 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team represents Belmont University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins, led by sixth-year head coach Casey Alexander, 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 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

Casey Alexander (Belmont)

Assistant coach(es)

Brian Ayers (Lipscomb)
Sean Rutigliano (Cortland State)
Kerron Johnson (Belmont)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 22, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
November 4, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Maryville	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			The Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
January 1, 2025 8:00 pm, Gray Media/ESPN+	at Northern Iowa			McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
January 4, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	UIC			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
January 8, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Southern Illinois			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Indiana State			Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
January 14, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Valparaiso			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
January 18, 2025	at Evansville			Ford Center Evansville, IN
January 21, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Bradley			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
January 25, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Murray State			CFSB Center Murray, KY
January 29, 2025 8:00 pm, Gray Media/ESPN+	at Illinois State			CEFCU Arena Normal, IL
February 2, 2025	Evansville			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
February 5, 2025 8:00 pm, Gray Media/ESPN+	at Bradley			Carver Arena Peoria, IL
February 8, 2025	Missouri State			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
February 12, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Valparaiso			Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
February 15, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Southern Illinois			Banterra Center Carbondale, IL
February 19, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Northern Iowa			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
February 22, 2025	Indiana State			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
February 26, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Missouri State			Great Southern Bank Arena Springfield, MO
March 2, 2025	Murray State			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
Conference Tournament
March 6, 2025 Gray Media/ESPN+	vs. Arch Madness Opening Round			Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO
March 7, 2025 Gray Media/ESPN+	vs. Arch Madness Quarterfinal			Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO
March 8, 2025 CBSSN	vs. Arch Madness Semifinal			Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO
March 9, 2025 1:15 pm, CBS	vs. Arch Madness Final			Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

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

[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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