2025–26 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team

2025–26 Belmont Bruins men's basketball
2025–26 Belmont Bruins men's basketball
Coconut Hoops Royal Palm Division Champions
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	12–1 (2–0 MVC)
Head coach	Casey Alexander (7th season);
Associate head coach	Brian Ayers
Assistant coaches	Kerron Johnson; Luke Smith; JJ Butler;
Home arena	Curb Event Center

2025–26 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Belmont	2	–	0	1.000	12	–	1	.923
Illinois State	2	–	0	1.000	10	–	3	.769
Murray State	2	–	0	1.000	10	–	3	.769
Bradley	2	–	0	1.000	9	–	4	.692
Northern Iowa	1	–	0	1.000	9	–	2	.818
Drake	1	–	1	.500	7	–	6	.538
Valparaiso	0	–	1	.000	6	–	6	.500
Indiana State	0	–	2	.000	7	–	6	.538
Southern Illinois	0	–	2	.000	6	–	7	.462
UIC	0	–	2	.000	4	–	8	.333
Evansville	0	–	2	.000	4	–	9	.308

† 2026 MVC tournament winner As of December 21, 2025

The 2025–26 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team represents Belmont University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins, led by seventh-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 2024–25 season 22–11, 13–7 in MVC play to finish in fourth place.^[1] In the MVC tournament, they defeated Illinois State in the quarterfinals, before falling to Drake in the semifinals.^[2]

Roster

2025–26 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Win Miller	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Vestavia Hills, Alabama
G	1	Nic McClain	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	GS	Jennings, Florida
G	2	Jack Smiley	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Valparaiso, Indiana
G	3	Isaiah West	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Springfield, Tennessee
F	4	Aidan Noyes	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Sr	Cincinnati, Ohio
F	5	Eoin Dillon	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Fr	Peoria, Illinois
F	7	Graydon Lemke	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Fr	Las Vegas, Nevada
G	8	Tyler Lundblade	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	GS	Dallas, Texas
G	10	Jabez Jenkins	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Fr	Covington, Georgia
F	11	Drew Scharnowski	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS So	Burlington, Illinois
F	12	Brigham Rogers	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Woodstock, Georgia
G	13	Cooper Haynes	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Fr	Memphis, Tennessee
F	14	Sam Orme	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS So	Carmel, Indiana
G	23	Jake Dykstra	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Nashville, Tennessee
G	24	Keith Robbins	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Milledgeville, Georgia

Head coach

Casey Alexander (Belmont)

Assistant coach(es)

Brian Ayers (Lipscomb)
Kerron Johnson (Belmont)
Luke Smith (Belmont)
JJ Butler (Lipscomb)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 20, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
October 27, 2025* 6:30 p.m.	Tennessee Tech	W 74–70	–	Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
Regular season
November 3, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Air Force	W 79–63	1–0	Curb Event Center (1,715) Nashville, TN
November 8, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Tennessee State	W 87–79	2–0	Curb Event Center (1,721) Nashville, TN
November 15, 2025* 7:00 p.m., GEBN	at Oral Roberts	W 83–60	3–0	Mabee Center (3,467) Tulsa, OK
November 19, 2025* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	Lipscomb Battle of the Boulevard	W 75–68	4–0	Curb Event Center (4,132) Nashville, TN
November 21, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Fisk	W 96–49	5–0	Curb Event Center (1,122) Nashville, TN
November 24, 2025* 12:30 p.m., FloHoops	vs. Saint Francis Coconut Hoops – Royal Palm Division Semifinal	W 94–57	6–0	Alico Arena (212) Fort Myers, FL
November 26, 2025* 12:30 p.m., FloHoops	vs. Toledo Coconut Hoops – Royal Palm Division Championship	W 87–69	7–0	Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL
November 30, 2025* 2:30 p.m., FloHoops	at Charleston	W 96–73	8–0	TD Arena (4,581) Charleston, SC
December 3, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Richmond	L 76–84	8–1	Curb Event Center (1,405) Nashville, TN
December 7, 2025* 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Middle Tennessee	W 83–62	9–1	Murphy Center (3,168) Murfreesboro, TN
December 13, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	UIC	W 87–84	10–1 (1–0)	Curb Event Center (1,428) Nashville, TN
December 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., Gray	at Evansville	W 83–78	11–1 (2–0)	Ford Center (4,039) Evansville, IN
December 19, 2025* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UC Irvine	W 84–58	12–1	Bren Events Center (1,853) Irvine, CA
December 29, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Indiana State			Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
January 1, 2026 6:00 p.m., Gray	Bradley			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
January 4, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Southern Illinois			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
January 7, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Northern Iowa			McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
January 10, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Drake			The Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
January 13, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Valparaiso			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
January 17, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Southern Illinois			Banterra Center Carbondale, IL
January 25, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Illinois State			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
January 28, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Valparaiso			Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
January 31, 2026 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	Murray State			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
February 3, 2026 8:00 p.m., Gray	Drake			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
February 6, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UIC			Credit Union 1 Arena Chicago, IL
February 9, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Bradley			Carver Arena Peoria, IL
February 12, 2026 8:00 p.m., Gray	Northern Iowa			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
February 15, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Murray State			CFSB Center Murray, KY
February 21, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Indiana State			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
February 25, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Evansville			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
March 1, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Illinois State			CEFCU Arena Normal, IL
MVC tournament
March 5–8, 2026 ESPN+/CBSSN	vs.			Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". mvc-sports.com. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
^ Emmert, Mark. "Drake basketball storms back to take down Belmont, advance to MVC Tournament title game". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Belmont University. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
^ "Belmont Bruins 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 20, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". mvc-sports.com. Retrieved November 20, 2025.

[2] Emmert, Mark. "Drake basketball storms back to take down Belmont, advance to MVC Tournament title game". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved November 20, 2025.

[3] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Belmont University. Retrieved November 20, 2025.

[4] "Belmont Bruins 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 20, 2025.

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