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Bellarmine Basketball Quick Facts Location Louisville, KY 40205 BELLARMINE BASKETBALL Founded / Enrollment 1950 / 3,293 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 President Dr. Susan M. Donovan Bellarmine Knights Director of Athletics Scott Wiegandt Head Coach Scott Davenport (16th) vs. Chattanooga Mocs Bellarmine Record 365-110 Wednesday, December 9 • 7 PM • Freedom Hall • Louisville, KY Overall Record 365-110 Assistant Coach Doug Davenport (5th) Assistant Coach Beau Braden (5th) MOST RECENT STARTERS Assistant Coach Al Davis (2nd) Bellarmine (1-1, 0-0 ASUN) Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Hometown All-Time NCAA Tournament Record 32-22 F 0 Ethan Claycomb 6-7 205 Sr. 12.5 2.0 Vincennes, IN (20 Appearances, 4 Final Fours, 1 NCAA Title - 2011) Important Phone Numbers F 30 Nick Thelen 6-7 217 So. 9.0 3.0 Edgewood, KY Athletics Office 502-272-8381 G 01 Juston Betz 6-3 190 R-Jr. 4.5 2.5 New Albany, IN Sports Information Office 502-272-8078 G 13 Dylan Penn 6-3 190 Jr. 14.0 3.0 Evansville, IN SID - John Spugnardi, cell 502-905-0922 G 32 Pedro Bradshaw 6-7 185 Jr. 11.5 8.0 Russellville, KY Twitter/Instagram @BUKnightsMBB/@BellarmineMBB Chattanooga (4-0, 0-0 SoCon) Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Hometown 2020-21 SCHEDULE F 21 Josh Ayeni 6-7 209 Gr. 8.8 2.8 Zaria, Nigeria Date Opponent Time F 33 Stefan Kenic 6-9 223 Sr. 14.0 4.8 Belgrade, Serbia December Tues. 4 at No. 6 Duke L 54-76 G 0 A.J. Caldwell 6-5 200 R-Jr. 4.8 5.0 Sarasota, FL Sun. 6 at Howard W 84-63 G 03 David Jean-Baptiste 6-1 193 R-Sr. 19.0 4.0 Miami, FL Wed. 9 TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA 7 PM G 13 Malachi Smith 6-4 205 R-So. 14.3 11.3 Belleville, IL Sun. 13 at Morgan State 1 PM Head Coach: Lamont Paris, 4th season at Chattanooga (46-56 record at Chattanooga, 46-56 overall) Tues. 15 at Miami (OH) 7 PM Sat. 19 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 2 PM Tues. 22 at Middle Tennessee TBA January QUICK SHOTS KNIGHT INSIGHTS Fri. 1 TRANSYLVANIA 7 PM Sat. 2 MOUNT ST. JOSEPH 2 PM Site: Freedom Hall (18,252); Louisville, KY • Bellarmine and Chattanooga have met once Fri. 8 LIPSCOMB * 7 PM Series: Chattanooga leads 1-0 (last met: 1976) before, with the matchup taking place on Feb. 5 Sat. 9 LIPSCOMB * 5 PM Watch: ESPN+ of 1976 in Louisville. The Mocs captured a 74-70 Fri. 15 at Florida Gulf Coast * 7 PM Radio: ESPN Louisville (93.9 FM The Ville); Doug win. Sat. 16 at Florida Gulf Coast * 7 PM • Chattanooga is off to its first 4-0 start since Fri. 22 STETSON * 7 PM Ormay, play-by-play; Mark Bugg, analyst Sat. 23 STETSON * 5 PM Next BU Game: Dec. 13 at Morgan State; Hill the 1987-88 season. The visiting Mocs defeated Fri. 29 at Kennesaw State * 7 PM Field House; Baltimore, MD Middle Tennessee 80-70 on Monday. Sat. 30 at Kennesaw State * 2 PM • Bellarmine’s first-ever Division I win came February Sunday at Howard in Washington, D.C., as the Fri. 5 JACKSONVILLE * 7 PM Knights captured an 84-63 victory. Due to the Sat. 6 JACKSONVILLE * 5 PM WARM-UPS Fri. 12 at North Florida * 7 PM pandemic forcing the postponement of fall Sat. 13 at North Florida * 5 PM History will continue to be made tonight for sports, the win was the first at the DI level for Fri. 19 NORTH ALABAMA * 7 PM any of BU’s former Division II teams. Sat. 20 NORTH ALABAMA * 5 PM the Bellarmine University men’s basketball team when it tips off against Chattanooga. The • Junior guard Dylan Penn recorded Bellarm- Fri. 26 at Liberty * 7 PM ine’s first 20-point game in Division I after tally- Sat. 27 at Liberty * 7 PM contest represents the first-ever Division I home ing 22 points against Howard. March game for the Knights, not to mention their first Tues. 2 ASUN Championship • Sophomore guard Alec Pfriem recorded the with iconic Freedom Hall as their home venue. Knights’ first Division I double-double after * - ASUN game racking up 14 points and 14 rebounds against All Times ET The contest follows Bellarmine’s Division I Howard. debut, which came Friday at No. 6 Duke in Cam- • Bellarmine’s first game as a Division I program eron Indoor Stadium. The Knights followed two came Friday against No. 6 Duke in Cameron days later in Washington, D.C., by earning their Indoor Stadium. first-ever Division I win after triumphing 84-63 • Sophomore forward Nick Thelen posted over Howard. career highs in points (14), field goals (seven) and minutes played (25) against Duke. Thelen Bellarmine’s matchup with Chattanooga marks is the younger brother of former Bellarmine the first of 12 scheduled home games for the All-American and 2015 GLVC Player of the Year Knights this season. It’s the first of four against Jake Thelen. nonconference opponents. Bellarmine’s final • Thelen and redshirt junior guard Juston Betz eight contests at Freedom Hall are comprised of made their first career starts against Duke ASUN games. while senior forward Ethan Claycomb made his second career start. Claycomb scored 13 points, In Sunday’s historic win over Howard, the which was just one off his career high. Betz tied Knights led by 15 multiple times in the first half a career high with four rebounds. before taking a 45-35 lead into the break. The • Sophomore transfer Sam Devault made his Bison got no closer than eight in the second Bellarmine debut against Duke. Redshirt fresh- half. Bellarmine boosted its lead to 18 with nine man Drew Comer and true freshmen Zac Jen- minutes left and enjoyed at least a 12-point nings, Hunter Brogan and Eli Roberts all made advantage the rest of the way. their collegiate debuts against Howard. • Bellarmine is one of four schools who transi- Bellarmine shot 52.7 percent overall, knocked tioned to Division I in 2020-21, a list that also down 10 of its 21 attempts from three-point includes Tarleton State, UC San Diego and Dixie range and had a 42-23 rebounding superiority. State. 2020-21 BELLARMINE MEN’S BASKETBALL 2020-21 Chattanooga Mocs Men’s Basketball Roster NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL / PREVIOUS 0 A.J. Caldwell G 6-5 200 R-Jr. Sarasota, Fla. / Riverview / South Alabama 2 Jamaal Walker G 6-5 185 R-Fr. Chattanooga, Tenn. / East Hamilton 3 David Jean-Baptiste G 6-1 193 R-Sr. Miami, Fla. / Norland 10 Alex Tostado G 6-3 180 R-Jr. Guadalajara, Mexico / Montverde Academy / Maryland 11 Mark Tikhonenko F 6-9 238 R-Jr. Moscow, Russia / / Sam Houston 12 Ashton Smith G 5-8 163 So. Memphis, Tenn. / Southwind 13 Malachi Smith G 6-4 205 R-So. Belleville, Ill. / West / Wright State 14 Grant Ledford F 6-5 208 So. Knoxville, Tenn. / Grace Christian 21 Josh Ayeni F 6-7 209 Gr. Zaria, Nigeria / / South Alabama 23 Trey Doomes G 6-3 171 Jr. Acworth, Ga. / University School (Fla.) / West Virginia 24 Prosper Obidiebube F 6-8 208 So. Lagos, Nigeria / Aspire 25 Jaden Frazier F 6-9 215 R-Fr. Pulaski, Va. / Blue Ridge 33 Stefan Kenic F 6-9 223 Sr. Belgrade, Serbia / KK Smederevo / Cleveland St. Head Coach: Lamont Paris | Assistant Coaches: Tanner Bronson, Eddie Shannon, David McKinley BELLARMINE JOINS DIVISION I On July 1, 2020, Bellarmine University celebrat- ed the elevation of its athletics program from NCAA Division II to NCAA Division I, making Bellarmine the only private DI university in Ken- tucky and one of only a handful of DI Catholic universities in the South. All 22 of the Knights’ varsity sports programs now compete in Division I, including 17 in the ASUN Conference. Bellarmine’s move to DI was announced in the summer of 2019 as one of the first major ABOUT CHATTANOOGA initiatives in the university’s strategic plan. • Chattanooga is off to its eighth 4-0 start in program history but just its second in the DI Stakeholder studies revealed the university era (started 1977-78). The last time the Mocs started 4-0 was 1987-88; they would go 5-0 and its student-athletes were well-poised for DI before falling for the first time. The program is a single win shy of 800 for the DI era. competition. • Chattanooga won its fourth straight to open the season Monday with an 80-70 road Transitioning to DI extends the university’s victory over Middle Tennessee. David Jean-Baptiste tallied 20 points, his second straight geographic reach, supports enrollment growth, 20-point effort. Malachi Smith recorded a double-double, his third, with 18 points and 13 improves diversity and achieves better gender rebounds, while Stefan Kenić matched his Saturday output against Northern Kentucky balance. Increased exposure enhances insti- of 17 points. It was a see-saw affair with the Mocs down three, 62-59, with 9:47 remain- tutional awareness and expands partnership ing. Chattanooga overtook its opponent with a 14-2 stretch that included stops on seven opportunities. out of eight defensive possessions. Smith scored the first eight points giving his squad the lead for good on a three-point play at 8:21. Kenić book-ended two Jean-Baptiste free Bellarmine teams in the following 17 sports will throws to make it a 73-64 contest with 4:13 left on the clock.