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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 Stetson President Dr. Susan M. Donovan vs. Director of Athletics Scott Wiegandt Hatters Head Coach Scott Davenport (16th) Knights Bellarmine Record 369-114 Friday, January 22, 7 p.m. | Saturday, January 23, 5 p.m. | Freedom Hall, Louisville, KY Overall Record 369-114 Assistant Coach Doug Davenport (5th) Assistant Coach Beau Braden (5th) MOST RECENT STARTERS Assistant Coach Al Davis (2nd) Bellarmine (5-5, 2-2 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 4.4 Vincennes, IN Important Phone Numbers F 30 Nick Thelen 6-7 217 So. 6.3 2.3 Edgewood, KY Athletics Office 502-272-8381 G 13 Dylan Penn 6-3 190 Jr. 12.1 3.0 Evansville, IN Sports Information Office 502-272-8078 G 25 CJ Fleming 6-0 180 Sr. 11.6 2.1 Cincinnati, OH SID - John Spugnardi, cell 502-905-0922 G 32 Pedro Bradshaw 6-7 185 Jr. 13.0 6.7 Russellville, KY Twitter @BUKnightsMBB Head Coach: Scott Davenport, 16th season, 369-114 (FULL ROSTER: Page 3, TEAM STATS: Page 24) Instagram /@BellarmineMBB Stetson (4-6, 2-2 ASUN) Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Hometown 2020-21 SCHEDULE G 0 Christiaan Jones 6-5 195 Sr. 10.1 4.9 Columbia, SC G 2 Rob Perry 6-4 210 So. 14.4 4.6 Orlando, FL Date Opponent Time/Result G 11 Chase Johnston 6-2 185 RFr. 13.4 2.8 Boca Raton, FL G 30 Stephan Swenson 6-2 195 Fr. 2.2 1.8 Brussels, Belgium December F 12 Josh Smith 6-8 215 Fr. 5.2 3.1 Monrovia, IN Tues. 4 at No. 6 Duke L 54-76 Head Coach: Donnie Jones, 2nd season at Stetson. (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 First Meeting. January Series Records: Fri. 1 TRANSYLVANIA W 90-40 ESPN Louisville (Friday: 93.9 Sat. 2 MT. ST. JOSEPH W 90-38 Radio: LEADERS FM The Ville Saturday: 680-AM, Fri. 8 LIPSCOMB * L 72-77 Scoring 105.7 FM); Doug Ormay, play-by-play; Sat. 9 LIPSCOMB * L 58-65 4. Rob Perry, Stetson, 14.4 Mark Bugg, color commentary Fri. 15 at Florida Gulf Coast * W 74-60 8. Chase Johnston, Stetson, 13.4 Sat. 16 at Florida Gulf Coast * W 80-63 ESPN+ Nick Curran, play-by- 10. Pedro Bradshaw, BU 13.0 Fri. 22 STETSON * 7 PM Video: play; Nick Holmes, analyst Rebounding Sat. 23 STETSON * 5 PM 5. Pedro Bradshaw, BU, 6.70 Fri. 29 at Kennesaw State * 7 PM 9. Mahamadou Diawara, Stetson, 6.38 Sat. 30 at Kennesaw State * 5 PM FG Percentage WARM-UPS 2. Mahamadou Diawara, Stetson, 61.5 February 4. Sam DeVault, BU, 56.1 Fri. 5 JACKSONVILLE * 7 PM REIGNING POTW: Sat. 6 JACKSONVILLE * 5 PM Bellarmine’s Ethan Claycomb was tabbed as Assists Fri. 12 at North Florida * 7 PM ASUN Player of the Week after leading the 5. Dylan Penn, BU, 3.8 Sat. 13 at North Florida * 5 PM Knights to a sweep over the Eagles of Florida 7. Stephan Swenson, Stetson, 3.4 Fri. 19 NORTH ALABAMA * 7 PM Gulf Coast University. The senior from Vin- 8. Ethan Claycomb, BU, 3.2 Sat. 20 NORTH ALABAMA * 5 PM cennes, Indiana posted career highs in points (17) 9. Rob Perry, Stetson,2.8 Fri. 26 at Liberty * 7 PM and assists (6) in Bellarmine’s win on Saturday Free Throw Pct. Sat. 27 at Liberty * 7 PM after recording 15 points and six rebounds in 1. Ethan Claycomb, BU, 96.2 Friday’s contest. It was the first weekly honor by a 6. Pedro Bradshaw, BU, 80.6 March Knight in the ASUN Conference. Steals Wed-Sun. 3-7 ASUN Championship T2. Juston Betz, BU, 1.80 (Kennesaw, GA) T2. Christiaan Jones, Stetson, 1.80 KENTUCKY CONNECTION: 8. Chase Johnston, Stetson, 1.40 * - ASUN game Stetson Head Coach Donnie Jones is no 9. Ethan Claycomb, BU, 1.30 All Times ET stranger to Kentucky. Although he grew T10. Pedro Bradshaw, BU, 1.20 up in West Virginia, he went to college T10. Stephan Swenson, 1.20 at Pikeville, going on to have a Hall of 3-Pt. FG Pct. Fame career for the Bears. He also got 1. Wheza Panzo, Stetson, 52.4 his coaching start at Pikeville. After two T6. CJ Fleming, BU, 43.9 seasons there, he moved on to Marshall 3-Pt. FG Made as a graduate assistant (1990-92), where 1. Chase Johnston, Stetson, 3.0 he began working with Billy Donovan. 5. CJ Fleming, BU, 2.57 Jones eventually joined Donovan at Florida, Blocked Shots helping the Gators to 261 victories, nine 2. Mahamadou Diawara, Stetson, 1.38 NCAA Tournament appearances, and NCAA Asst:TO Ratio National Championships in 2006 and 2007. 1. CJ Fleming, BU, 5.33 Jones’ resume also includes head coach- 4. Juston Betz, BU, 3.0 ing positions at Marshall and Central Florida 6. Ethan Claycomb, BU, 2.46 as well as serving on the staffs at Wichita 7. Stephan Swenson, Stetson, 2.27 State and Dayton. 2020-21 BELLARMINE MEN’S BASKETBALL 2 STETSON HATTERS (4-6, 2-2 ASUN) NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL 0 Christiaan Jones G 6-5 195 Sr. Columbia, S.C. / Cardinal Newman 1 Wheza Panzo G/F 6-7 210 So. Mississauga, Ont. / Hamilton Hts. Christian 2 Rob Perry G 6-4 210 So. Orlando, Fla. / Oak Ridge HS 4 Keith Lamar G 6-6 190 Fr. Stockbridge, Ga. / Eagle’s Landing HS 5 Giancarlo Valdez G 6-3 170 Fr. Santo Domingo, D.R. / Decatur (AL) Heritage Christian 11 Chase Johnston G 6-2 185 R-Fr. Boca Raton, Fla. / Westminster Academy 12 Josh Smith F 6-8 215 Fr. Monrovia, Ind. / Monrovia HS 15 Mahamadou Diawara F/C 6-10 249 So. Bamako, Mali / Massanutten Military Acad. 22 Davante Robinson G 6-0 190 So. Oklahoma City, Okla. / Destiny Christian School 30 Stephan Swenson G 6-2 195 Fr. Brussels, Belgium / Westminster (Fla.) Academy 32 Gabriel Wuor F/C 7-1 215 Fr. Duk Padiet, S. Sudan / Wesley (Ky.) Christian Acad. 33 Wyatt Hollmann F 6-7 210 R-So. DeLand, Fla. / DeLand HS 35 Joel Kabimba F 6-8 210 So. Kinshasa, D.R. Congo / Middleburg (Va.) Academy BELLARMINE JOINS DIVISION I Head Coach: Donnie Jones (2nd Season) Assistants/Staff: Jonathan Mitchell, Adam Williams, Luis Guzman, Andrew Wingreen On July 1, 2020, Bellarmine University celebrat- ed the elevation of its athletics program from PRONUNCIATIONS: NCAA Division II to NCAA Division I, making 0-Christiaan Jones.....................Christian Bellarmine the only private DI university in Ken- 1-Wheza Panzo .............................Weh-zuh Pan-zoh tucky and one of only a handful of DI Catholic 15-Mahamadou Diawara ........Jah-war-uh universities in the South. 22-Davante Robinson ..............Duh-vawn-tay 30-Stephan Swenson ..............Stef-awn All 22 of the Knights’ varsity sports programs 33-Wyatt Hollmann ...................Wholeman now compete in Division I, including 17 in the 35-Joel Kabimba ..........................Joe-EL Kuh-BEEM-buh ASUN Conference. ABOUT STETSON Bellarmine’s move to DI was announced in the summer of 2019 as one of the first major Stetson Team Quick Facts behind teammate Perry. Meanwhile, his 6.5 initiatives in the university’s strategic plan. 2019-20 Record: 16-17 (9-7) rebounds per contest were first among all fresh- Best Single-Season D1 Record: 22-4 (1974-75) men and ranked eighth in the ASUN Following Stakeholder studies revealed the university ASUN Championship Titles: 0 their third-place finish last season and after and its student-athletes were well-poised for DI ASUN Regular Season Titles: 0 being picked ninth in the Preseason Poll, the competition. Transitioning to DI extends the uni- NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 0 Hatters welcome back a young but experienced versity’s geographic reach, supports enrollment Roster Breakdown core of players. growth, improves diversity and achieves better Seniors: 1 gender balance. Increased exposure enhances Juniors: 0 Season Preview institutional awareness and expands partnership Sophomores: 7 opportunities. Freshmen: 6 Stetson returns four starters, including 78 percent of its scoring and 79 percent of its Bellarmine teams in the following 17 sports will Coaching Staff rebounding, one season after posting its most compete in the ASUN, beginning in the 2020-21 Head Coach: Donnie Jones (Pikeville, ’88) victories (16) in 12 seasons. The Hatters had Career Record: 171-146 (10 years) a nine-win improvement in 2019-20 from the academic year: baseball, men’s and women’s Stetson Record: 16-17 (1 year) previous year which was tops in the country for basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, Staff: Jonathan Mitchell, Brendan Suhr, Adam programs with a first-year head coach. Rob Perry men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s Williams, Luis Guzman and Mahamadou Diawara were both named to soccer, softball, men’s and women’s tennis, the Kyle Macy Freshman All-Amer- men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track Key Returners ica Team while Perry earned the and field and volleyball.