2024–25 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team

2024–25 Belmont Bruins men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	11–5 (3–2 MVC)
Head coach	Casey Alexander (6th season)
Associate head coach	Brian Ayers Sean Rutigliano
Assistant coach	Kerron Johnson
Home arena	Curb Event Center

2024–25 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Bradley	4	–	1		.800			13	–	3		.813
Drake	3	–	2		.600			13	–	2		.867
Belmont	3	–	2		.600			11	–	5		.688
UIC	3	–	2		.600			10	–	5		.667
Valparaiso	3	–	2		.600			10	–	6		.625
Murray State	3	–	2		.600			9	–	7		.563
Northern Iowa	3	–	2		.600			9	–	7		.563
Indiana State	3	–	2		.600			9	–	7		.563
Evansville	3	–	2		.600			6	–	10		.375
Illinois State	2	–	3		.400			10	–	6		.625
Missouri State	0	–	5		.000			7	–	9		.438
Southern Illinois	0	–	5		.000			5	–	11		.313
† 2025 MVC tournament winner As of January 8, 2025

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	Rank^#	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	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 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 1:00 pm, ESPN+		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

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.