2024–25 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team

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.

2024–25 Belmont Bruins men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	15–8 (7–5 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
Drake	10	–	2		.833			20	–	2		.909
Bradley	9	–	3		.750			18	–	5		.783
Northern Iowa	8	–	4		.667			14	–	9		.609
Belmont	7	–	5		.583			15	–	8		.652
UIC	7	–	5		.583			14	–	8		.636
Illinois State	6	–	6		.500			14	–	9		.609
Evansville	6	–	6		.500			9	–	14		.391
Murray State	5	–	7		.417			11	–	12		.478
Indiana State	5	–	7		.417			11	–	12		.478
Southern Illinois	5	–	7		.417			10	–	13		.435
Valparaiso	3	–	9		.250			10	–	13		.435
Missouri State	1	–	11		.083			8	–	15		.348
† 2025 MVC tournament winner As of February 2, 2025

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 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			Carver Arena  Peoria, IL
February 8, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+		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.