2025–26 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team

2025–26 Belmont Bruins men's basketball
2025–26 Belmont Bruins men's basketball
Missouri Valley regular season champions; Coconut Hoops (Royal Palm Division) champion
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	26–6 (16–4 MVC)
Head coach	Casey Alexander (7th season);
Associate head coach	Brian Ayers
Assistant coaches	Kerron Johnson; Luke Smith; J J 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	16	–	4	.800	26	–	6	.813
Bradley	13	–	7	.650	21	–	13	.618
Illinois State	12	–	8	.600	21	–	12	.636
Murray State	12	–	8	.600	20	–	13	.606
UIC	12	–	8	.600	19	–	16	.543
Northern Iowa †	11	–	9	.550	23	–	12	.657
Valparaiso	11	–	9	.550	18	–	15	.545
Southern Illinois	10	–	10	.500	16	–	16	.500
Drake	6	–	14	.300	14	–	19	.424
Indiana State	4	–	16	.200	11	–	21	.344
Evansville	3	–	17	.150	7	–	25	.219

† 2026 MVC tournament winner As of March 18, 2026

The 2025–26 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team represented Belmont University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins, led by seventh-year head coach Casey Alexander, played their home games at the Curb Event Center in Nashville, Tennessee as a member 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)
J J Butler (Lipscomb)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 26, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition 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., FloCollege		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., FloCollege		vs. Toledo Coconut Hoops Royal Palm Division final	W 87–69	7–0	Alico Arena (289) Fort Myers, FL
November 30, 2025* 2:30 p.m., FloCollege		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	L 80–81 ^OT	12–2 (2–1)	Hulman Center (4,439) Terre Haute, IN
January 1, 2026 6:00 p.m., Gray		Bradley	W 88–78	13–2 (3–1)	Curb Event Center (1,447) Nashville, TN
January 4, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Southern Illinois	L 67–68	13–3 (3–2)	Curb Event Center (2,502) Nashville, TN
January 7, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Northern Iowa	W 78–65	14–3 (4–2)	McLeod Center (3,626) Cedar Falls, IA
January 10, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Drake	W 78–76	15–3 (5–2)	The Knapp Center (3,657) Des Moines, IA
January 13, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Valparaiso	W 78–74	16–3 (6–2)	Curb Event Center (1,648) Nashville, TN
January 17, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Southern Illinois	W 73–68	17–3 (7–2)	Banterra Center (3,944) Carbondale, IL
January 24, 2026^[a] 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		Illinois State	W 80–69	18–3 (8–2)	Curb Event Center (764) Nashville, TN
January 28, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Valparaiso	W 78–77	19–3 (9–2)	Athletics–Recreation Center (1,713) Valparaiso, IN
January 31, 2026 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		Murray State	W 103–86	20–3 (10–2)	Curb Event Center (3,718) Nashville, TN
February 3, 2026 8:00 p.m., Gray		Drake	W 103–90	21–3 (11–2)	Curb Event Center (1,501) Nashville, TN
February 6, 2026 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		at UIC	W 68–62	22–3 (12–2)	Credit Union 1 Arena (3,511) Chicago, IL
February 9, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Bradley	L 84–95 ^OT	22–4 (12–3)	Carver Arena (5,727) Peoria, IL
February 12, 2026 8:00 p.m., Gray		Northern Iowa	W 91–86	23–4 (13–3)	Curb Event Center (1,601) Nashville, TN
February 15, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Murray State	W 87–70	24–4 (14–3)	CFSB Center (5,756) Murray, KY
February 21, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Indiana State Homecoming / Senior Night	W 87–70	25–4 (15–3)	Curb Event Center (3,644) Nashville, TN
February 25, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Evansville	W 98–64	26–4 (16–3)	Curb Event Center (1,851) Nashville, TN
March 1, 2026 4:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Illinois State	L 74–81	26–5 (16–4)	CEFCU Arena (6,149) Normal, IL
Conference tournament
March 6, 2026* 12:00 p.m., Gray	(1)	vs. (9) Drake Arch Madness Quarterfinal	L 79–100	26–6	Enterprise Center (8,068) St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time Zone.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

Notes

^ Rescheduled from January 25 (2:00 p.m.) due to the North American winter storm of January, 2026

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". mvc-sports.com. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
^ Emmert, Mark. "Drake basketball storms back to take down Belmont, advance to MVC Tournament title game". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Belmont University. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
^ "Belmont Bruins 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 26, 2025.

[3] Rescheduled from January 25 (2:00 p.m.) due to the North American winter storm of January, 2026

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". mvc-sports.com. Retrieved December 10, 2025.

[2] Emmert, Mark. "Drake basketball storms back to take down Belmont, advance to MVC Tournament title game". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved December 10, 2025.

[4] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Belmont University. Retrieved October 26, 2025.

[5] "Belmont Bruins 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 26, 2025.

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