2023–24 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team

2023–24 Belmont Bruins men's basketball
2023–24 Belmont Bruins men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	20–13 (12–8 MVC)
Head coach	Casey Alexander (5th season);
Associate head coach	Brian Ayers
Assistant coaches	Sean Rutigliano; Tyler Holloway;
Home arena	Curb Event Center
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team represented Belmont University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins, led by fifth-year head coach Casey Alexander, played their home games at the Curb Event Center in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

2023–24 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Indiana State	17	–	3	.850	32	–	7	.821
Drake †	16	–	4	.800	28	–	7	.800
Bradley	13	–	7	.650	23	–	12	.657
Northern Iowa	12	–	8	.600	19	–	14	.576
Belmont	12	–	8	.600	20	–	13	.606
Southern Illinois	11	–	9	.550	19	–	13	.594
Illinois State	9	–	11	.450	15	–	17	.469
Murray State	9	–	11	.450	12	–	20	.375
Missouri State	8	–	12	.400	17	–	16	.515
Evansville	6	–	14	.300	17	–	18	.486
UIC	4	–	16	.200	12	–	21	.364
Valparaiso	3	–	17	.150	7	–	25	.219

† 2024 MVC tournament winner

Previous season

The Bruins finished the 2022–23 season 21–11, 14–6 in MVC play, to finish in a tie for third place.^[1] In the first round of the MVC tournament, they lost to Indiana State.^[2]

Roster

2023–24 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Ja'Kobi Gillespie	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Greeneville, TN
G	1	Isaiah Walker	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Wyoming, OH
G	2	Win Miller	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Vestavia Hills, AL
G	3	Keishawn Davidson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Murfreesboro, TN
F	4	Malik Dia	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Murfreesboro, TN
G	5	Jayce Willingham	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	GS	Jasper, AL
G/F	10	Cade Tyson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Monroe, NC
G/F	11	Drew Scharnowski	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Burlington, IL
F	14	Sam Orme	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Carmel, IN
G	20	Aidan Braccia	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Atherton, CA
F	21	Brigham Rogers	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Woodstock, GA
G	22	Kyler Vanderjagt	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Grand Rapids, MI
G	23	Jake Dykstra	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Nashville, TN
G	24	Keith Robbins	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Milledgeville, GA

Head coach

Casey Alexander (Belmont)

Assistant coach(es)

Brian Ayers (Lipscomb)
Sean Rutigliano (Cortland State)
Tyler Holloway (Murray State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 29, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Georgia State	W 89–87	1–0	Curb Event Center (2,204) Nashville, TN
November 10, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Furman	L 76–99	1–1	Timmons Arena (2,017) Greenville, SC
November 14, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Berry	W 93–59	2–1	Curb Event Center (1,537) Nashville, TN
November 17, 2023* 10:00 pm, P12N		at No. 3 Arizona	L 68–100	2–2	McKale Center (14,688) Tucson, AZ
November 24, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		vs. Monmouth Cathedral of College Basketball Classic	L 84–93	2–3	The Palestra (1,883) Philadelphia, PA
November 25, 2023* 3:30 pm, ESPN+		at Penn Cathedral of College Basketball Classic	W 84–79 ^OT	3–3	The Palestra (1,534) Philadelphia, PA
November 26, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN+		vs. Lafayette Cathedral of College Basketball Classic	W 79–69	4–3	The Palestra (840) Philadelphia, PA
November 29, 2023 7:30 pm, Bally Sports		at Northern Iowa	W 90–70	5–3 (1–0)	McLeod Center (3,243) Cedar Falls, IA
December 2, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Valparaiso	W 77–68	6–3 (2–0)	Curb Event Center (1,532) Nashville, TN
December 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Lipscomb Battle of the Boulevard	W 72–71	7–3	Curb Event Center (4,301) Nashville, TN
December 9, 2023* 7:30 pm, CBSSN		at Middle Tennessee	W 75–65	8–3	Murphy Center (2,605) Murfreesboro, TN
December 16, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Samford	L 93–99	8–4	Pete Hanna Center (2,196) Homewood, AL
December 20, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Arkansas State	W 74–70	9–4	Curb Event Center (2,052) Nashville, TN
January 2, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Illinois	L 63–73	9–5 (2–1)	Banterra Center (4,324) Carbondale, IL
January 7, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Drake	W 87–65	10–5 (3–1)	Curb Event Center (2,186) Nashville, TN
January 10, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Illinois State	W 67–60	11–5 (4–1)	Curb Event Center (1,660) Nashville, TN
January 13, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Indiana State	L 64–94	11–6 (4–2)	Hulman Center (5,963) Terre Haute, IN
January 17, 2024 8:00 pm, CBSSN		Northern Iowa	L 72–83	11–7 (4–3)	Curb Event Center (1,141) Nashville, TN
January 20, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bradley	L 72–95	11–8 (4–4)	Carver Arena (6,521) Peoria, IL
January 23, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Illinois State	L 67–77	11–9 (4–5)	CEFCU Arena (2,860) Normal, IL
January 27, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+		UIC	W 74–65	12–9 (5–5)	Curb Event Center (2,429) Nashville, TN
January 31, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Indiana State	L 72–78	12–10 (5–6)	Curb Event Center (2,263) Nashville, TN
February 3, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Missouri State	L 80–87	12–11 (5–7)	Great Southern Bank Arena (3,412) Springfield, MO
February 7, 2024 7:00 pm, Bally Sports		Murray State	W 69–64	13–11 (6–7)	Curb Event Center (1,652) Nashville, TN
February 10, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Valparaiso	W 96–78	14–11 (7–7)	Athletics–Recreation Center (1,499) Valparaiso, IN
February 14, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Southern Illinois	W 82–68	15–11 (8–7)	Curb Event Center (1,231) Nashville, TN
February 18, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at UIC	W 75–60	16–11 (9–7)	Credit Union 1 Arena (1,815) Chicago, IL
February 21, 2024 7:00 pm, Bally Sports		at Drake	L 69–84	16–12 (9–8)	Knapp Center (3,612) Des Moines, IA
February 24, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Missouri State	W 93–78	17–12 (10–8)	Curb Event Center (3,261) Nashville, TN
February 28, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Murray State	W 83–61	18–12 (11–8)	CFSB Center (5,039) Murray, KY
March 3, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Evansville	W 83–66	19–12 (12–8)	Curb Event Center (2,437) Nashville, TN
MVC tournament
March 7, 2024 2:30 pm, MVC TV	(5)	vs. (12) Valparaiso Opening round	W 86–61	20–12	Enterprise Center (3,314) St. Louis, MO
March 8, 2024 2:30 pm, MVC TV	(5)	vs. (4) Northern Iowa Quarterfinals	L 62–67	20–13	Enterprise Center (5,403) St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References

^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
^ "Arch Sadness; Men's Basketball Falls in Final Seconds to Indiana State". Belmont University. March 3, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Belmont University. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
^ "Belmont Bruins 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 29, 2023.

[1] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved October 29, 2023.

[2] "Arch Sadness; Men's Basketball Falls in Final Seconds to Indiana State". Belmont University. March 3, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.

[3] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Belmont University. Retrieved October 29, 2023.

[4] "Belmont Bruins 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 29, 2023.

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