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Bellarmine Basketball Quick Facts Location Louisville, KY 40205 Founded / Enrollment 1950 / 3,293 BELLARMINE BASKETBALL Nickname / Colors Knights / Scarlet & Silver 2011 NCAA II Champion • 4 NCAA II Final Fours • 20 NCAA II Tournament Appearances Conference ASUN Home Court Freedom Hall Bellarmine North Alabama President Dr. Susan M. Donovan @ Director of Athletics Scott Wiegandt Lions Head Coach Scott Davenport (16th) Knights Bellarmine Record 375-114 Friday, Feb. 12, 6 p.m. (CT) | Saturday, Feb. 13, 6 p.m. (CT) | Flowers Hall | Florence, AL Overall Record 375-114 Assistant Coach Doug Davenport (5th) Assistant Coach Beau Braden (5th) MOST RECENT STARTERS Assistant Coach Al Davis (2nd) Bellarmine (11-5, 8-2 ASUN) Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Hometown All-Time NCAA Tournament Record 32-22 (20 App, 4 Final Fours, 1 NCAA Title - 2011) F 0 Ethan Claycomb 6-7 205 Sr. 10.8 3.7 Vincennes, IN Important Phone Numbers F 30 Nick Thelen 6-7 217 So. 5.5 1.9 Edgewood, KY Athletics Office 502-272-8381 G 13 Dylan Penn 6-3 190 Jr. 12.3 3.8 Evansville, IN Sports Information Office 502-272-8078 G 25 CJ Fleming 6-0 180 Sr. 11.2 1.9 Cincinnati, OH SID - John Spugnardi, cell 502-905-0922 G 32 Pedro Bradshaw 6-7 185 Jr. 14.9 7.6 Russellville, KY Twitter @BUKnightsMBB Head Coach: Scott Davenport, 16th season, 375-114 (FULL ROSTER: Page 3, TEAM STATS: Page 24) Instagram /@BellarmineMBB North Alabama (10-6, 6-4 ASUN) Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Hometown 2020-21 SCHEDULE F 5 Mervin James 6-7 215 So. 15.0 7.1 St. Thomas, Virgin Islands F 14 Payton Youngblood 6-5 200 R-Sr. 9.4 4.3 Birmingham, AL Date Opponent Time/Result F 21 Emanuel Littles 6-7 215 Jr. 9.4 10.1 Lanett, AL G 1 Detalian Brown 6-3 195 Fr. 6.9 1.8 Chicago, IL December G 3 Jamari Blackmon 6-1 205 Jr. 10.7 2.3 Hoover, AL Tues. 4 at No. 6 Duke L 54-76 Head Coach: Tony Pujol, 3rd season (FULL ROSTER: Page 2, TEAM STATS: Page 23) Sun. 6 at Howard W 84-63 Wed. 9 CHATTANOOGA L 68-77 Wed. 23 at Notre Dame L 70-81 QUICK SHOTS Series Records: First Meeting. January Fri. 1 TRANSYLVANIA W 90-40 Radio: ESPN Louisville (93.9 FM The Ville), Doug LEADERS Sat. 2 MT. ST. JOSEPH W 90-38 Ormay, play-by-play; Mark Bugg, color com- Fri. 8 LIPSCOMB * L 72-77 mentary Scoring Sat. 9 LIPSCOMB * L 58-65 4. Mervin James, UNA, 15.0 Fri. 15 at Florida Gulf Coast * W 74-60 Video: ESPN+ 5. Pedro Bradshaw, BU 14.9 Sat. 16 at Florida Gulf Coast * W 80-63 Fri. 22 STETSON * W 67-62 Rebounding Next Scheduled BU Games: Feb. 19-20 at North Sat. 23 STETSON * W 76-65 1. Emanuel Littles, UNA, 10.1 Fri. 29 at Kennesaw State * W 84-67 Florida. 3. Pedro Bradshaw, BU, 7.6 Sat. 30 at Kennesaw State * W 84-79 5. Mervin James, UNA, 7.1 February WARM-UPS FG Percentage Fri. 5 JACKSONVILLE * W 71-56 7. Pedro Bradshaw, BU, 51.8 Sat. 6 JACKSONVILLE * W 63-44 A VOTE FOR PEDRO 8. Dylan Penn, BU, 50.9 Fri. 12 at North Florida * 7 PM Sat. 13 at North Florida * 5 PM After back-to-back double-doubles, Pedro Assists Fri. 19 NORTH ALABAMA * 7 PM Bradshaw became the second Knight to earn 7. Dylan Penn, BU, 3.6 Sat. 20 NORTH ALABAMA * 5 PM ASUN Player of the Week accolades. The junior T9. Ethan Claycomb, BU, 2.9 Fri. 26 at Liberty * 7 PM from Russellville averaged 19.5 points and 10.5 T9. Pedro Bradshaw, BU, 2.9 Sat. 27 at Liberty * 7 PM rebounds in a pair of wins over Jacksonville last week to win the conference plaudit (shared with Free Throw Pct. March FGCU’s Jalen Warren). 1. Ethan Claycomb, BU, 87.2 Wed-Sun. 3-7 ASUN Championship 3. Payton Youngblood, UNA, 82.5 (Jacksonville, FL) Bradshaw is the second Knight to earn the 7. Pedro Bradshaw, BU, 79.4 distinction. Earlier this season, Ethan Claycomb CJ Fleming, BU, 88.9 (doesn’t meet minimum) * - ASUN game became the first Knight to earn ASUN Player of All Times ET the Week honors after he led Bellarmine to a road Steals sweep of FGCU. 5. Pedro Bradshaw, BU, 1.44 7. Juston Betz, BU, 1.31 A KNIGHTHOOD FOR A KNIGHT 8. Ethan Claycomb, BU, 1.25 After Bellarmine defeated Jacksonville 63-44 on 3-Pt. FG Pct. Saturday night, one Knight was literally dubbed 7. CJ Fleming, BU, 42.6 a knight. Guard Juston Betz was one of two Bel- larmine students chosen as a “Knight of Honor.” 3-Pt. FG Made/G The award was announced at the homecoming 7. CJ Fleming, BU, 2.23 dance by Dr. Helen-Grace Ryan, Bellarmine’s Vice President for Student Affairs. ASUN...Not Atlantic Sun Blocked Shots When referring to our athletic conference, 7. Isaac Chatman, UNA, 0.80 The “Knight of Honor” is an annual award given to 10.Payton Youngblood, UNA, 0.69 please use “ASUN Conference” or “ASUN” and two seniors who represent the university’s values refrain from using “Atlantic Sun Conference”. The of academic excellence, intrinsic dignity, social Asst:TO Ratio conference underwent a rebranding campaign responsibility, integrity, hospitality and steward- 1. CJ Fleming, BU, 6.75 in April of 2016 which dropped the usage of ship. The Knights of Honor were voted on by 3. Juston Betz, BU, 3.00 “Atlantic Sun” in all references. Bellarmine students earlier this semester. 7. Ethan Claycomb, BU, 2.24 10. Pedro Bradshaw, BU, 1.81 2020-21 BELLARMINE MEN’S BASKETBALL 2 NORTH ALABAMA LIONS (10-6, 6-4 ASUN) NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS 0 Will Soucie G 6-5 200 Fr. Califon, New Jersey / Gill St. Bernard’s School 1 Detalian Brown G 6-3 195 Fr. Chicago, Illinois / Uplift High School / Combine Academy Prep 2 Jonathan Breeland, Jr. G 6-3 193 So. Columbia, South Carolina / Blythewood HS /Neosho County CC 3 Jamari Blackmon G 6-1 205 Jr. Hoover, Alabama / Hoover High School 4 Isaac Chatman F 6-6 200 Jr. Cordova, Alabama / Cordova HS / NE Mississippi CC 5 Mervin James F 6-7 215 So. St. Thomas, Virgin Islands / Pebblebrook HS 10 Sawyer Wright C 6-8 210 Fr. Tuscumbia, Alabama / Deshler High School 11 C.J. Brim G 5-9 170 Sr. Tupelo, Mississippi / Shannon HS/ Pearl River CC 12 James Anderson, II F 6-5 200 Sr. Roswell, Georgia / Roswell HS / Cuyahoga CC 14 Payton Youngblood F 6-5 200 R-Sr. Birmingham, Alabama / Oak Mountain HS/ Snead State CC 15 Coleman Barranco G 5-9 150 Fr. Birmingham, Alabama / Vestavia Hills HS 21 Emanuel Littles F 6-7 215 Jr. Lanett, Alabama / Lanett High School 22 Austin Meloche G 6-1 180 So. Palm Harbor, Florida / Calvary Christian HS 24 Aleksa Matic G 6-4 210 Jr. Belgrade, Serbia / Sportksa Gimnazija BELLARMINE JOINS DIVISION I 35 Dallas Howell F 6-7 210 Fr. Coffee Springs, Alabama / Enterprise HS HEAD COACH: Tony Pujol, 3rd season On July 1, 2020, Bellarmine University celebrat- Assts./Staff: Ahmad Smith, Willie Watson, Tom Berryman, Brandt Danals, Ben Singletary ed the elevation of its athletics program from NCAA Division II to NCAA Division I, making Bellarmine the only private DI university in Ken- Pronunciation Guide tucky and one of only a handful of DI Catholic Austin Meloche - Mal-osh universities in the South. Aleksa Matic - Alexa Mah-titch Coleman Barranco - BaRonco All 22 of the Knights’ varsity sports programs Detalian Brown - D’Talian now compete in Division I, including 17 in the Will Soucie - Sue-Sea ASUN Conference. ABOUT NORTH ALABAMA Bellarmine’s move to DI was announced in the summer of 2019 as one of the first major Like Bellarmine, UNA is still officially transi- North Alabama Team Quick Facts initiatives in the university’s strategic plan. tioning to Division I and not eligible for NCAA 2019-20 Record: 13-17 (8-8) Stakeholder studies revealed the university postseason play. The Lions made the move from Best Single-Season Record All-Time in Division I: and its student-athletes were well-poised for DI DII to DI three years ago. Also like Bellarmine, 13-17 (2019-20) competition. Transitioning to DI extends the uni- UNA is a former DII National Champion. In fact, ASUN Championship Titles: None versity’s geographic reach, supports enrollment the Lions are two-time men’s basketball national ASUN Regular Season Titles: None growth, improves diversity and achieves better champs (1979 and 1991). In addition, UNA took NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: None home national championships in football three gender balance. Increased exposure enhances times (1993, 1994, 1995) as well as volleyball Coaching Staff institutional awareness and expands partnership (2003) and softball (2016). Head Coach: Tony Pujol (Sterling, ‘89) opportunities. Career Record: 23-39 (2 years) This year’s hoops team features eight letter win- North Alabama Record: 23-39 (2 years) Bellarmine teams in the following 17 sports will ners returning led by Preseason All-Conference Staff: Ahmad Smith, Willie Watson, Tom Berry- compete in the ASUN, beginning in the 2020-21 selections Jamari Blackmon and Emanuel Littles. man, Brandt Danals academic year: baseball, men’s and women’s Last year, Littles led the ASUN in rebounds basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, per game both overall (10.3) and in conference Key Returners men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s games (11.7) while ranking fifth in field goal G | Jamari Blackmon: The 2019 ASUN Freshman soccer, softball, men’s and women’s tennis, percentage (55.0).