FREEDOM HALL As they prepared for their inaugural season in NCAA Division I, Bellarmine University’s men’s and women’s basketball teams an- nounced they would play their home games in iconic Freedom Hall under a multiyear partner- ship with Kentucky Venues. Bellarmine’s entire athletics program was elevated to NCAA Division I last summer, with most teams, including the basketball programs, playing in the ASUN Conference. The Knights will now call Freedom Hall - one of college basketball’s most storied venues - their home. With the COVID-19 pandemic limiting seating capacity for the 2020-21 season, Bellarmine began looking for alternate venues for its home basketball games. new D-I status.” mirrors the one in Knights Hall, which will Bellarmine Athletic Director Scott Wiegandt remain in use for practice and select games. said that “Freedom Hall was a natural choice The 18,252-seat Freedom Hall can accom- as it’s steeped in rich basketball tradition and is modate 2,700 fans this season under Kentucky Located in the Kentucky Exposition Center minutes from our campus.” Gov. Andy Beshear’s recommendation of and operated by the Kentucky Venues, Free- capping attendance at 15 percent capacity to dom Hall has completed numerous upgrades “We then saw the obvious benefits of making prevent the spread of COVID-19. By compari- recently that will enhance the fan experience, Freedom Hall a more long-term home for our son, Knights Hall seats 2,196 for basketball including new lighting in the concourse and basketball programs,” Wiegandt said. “It has and would have been restricted to just over 300 arena, renovated suites, state-of-the-art display long been considered one of the best places in fans this season. on the center-hung digital scoreboard and a the world to watch a basketball game and the cutting-edge sound system. venue gives us ample room to grow into our Bellarmine has installed a basketball floor that Take a good look at us FREE Eyeglasses! Adults get $100 for eyeglasses or contacts every 24 months. To learn more visit passporthealthplan.com. Better together. Giving you MORE! TRANSYLVANIA PIONEERS (0-4) NO. NAME POS. YR. HT. WT. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL/PREVIOUS 0 Gavin Root G Sr. 6-0 175 Elizabethtown, Ky. / North Hardin 1 Quenton Turley G So. 6-1 185 Cynthiana, Ky. / Harrison Co. 2 Duce Ralls G So. 6-0 170 Mt. Sterling, Ky. / Montgomery Co. 4 Jaylan Green G Fr. 6-1 171 Lexington, Ky. / Frederick Douglass 5 Jack Patton G Jr. 6-0 165 Franklin, Tenn. / Franklin TRANSYLVANIA FACTS 10 Michael Jefferson G Sr. 6-2 165 Berea, Ky. / Madison Southern 11 Matthew Jones G Jr. 6-2 180 Louisville, Ky. / Louisville Southern Location: Lexington, KY Enrollment: 949 12 Will Sivills G Sr. 6-3 180 Paducah, Ky. / McCracken Co. Founded: 1780 (oldest U.S. col- 13 Will Cockrell F So. 6-6 185 Mt. Sterling, Ky. / Montgomery Co. lege west of Allegheny Mountains) 14 Brandon Cromwell G So. 6-0 186 Versailles, Ky. / Woodford Co. Nickname: Pioneers 15 Ethan Hudson G Fr. 6-1 180 Ashland, Ky. / Ashland Mascot: Raf (Rafinesque’s big- 20 Devin Twenty G Sr. 5-11 165 Bradenton, Fla. / Lakewood Ranch eared bat) Athletics: 27 teams mostly com- 21 Simon Smith F Fr. 6-3 190 Louisville, Ky. / Saint Xavier peting at the NCAA Division III 22 Lucas Gentry F Sr. 6-5 205 Mt. Vernon, Ky. / Rockcastle Co. level in the Heartland Collegiate 23 Zach Larimore F Jr. 6-4 190 La Grange, Ky. / Oldham Co. / Athletic Conference 24 Aiden Pashley G Jr. 6-5 187 Sydney, Australia / DME Sports Academy 25 Will Anderson F Sr. 6-7 185 Tampa, Fla. / Jesuit About the 2020-21 Pioneers: Transy has embarked on a chal- 30 Cameron King G Jr. 6-2 190 Lexington, Ky. / Lafayette lenging schedule this season, with 31 CJ Brannen F So. 6-3 195 Cincinnati, Ohio / Beechwood the Bellarmine game marking the 32 JD Marshall C Jr. 6-7 190 Owensboro, Ky. / Owensboro Catholic fifth against a DI opponent. Last 34 Dominique Turner F Sr. 6-5 185 Shelbyville, Ky. / Collins year the Pioneers were Heart- 35 Brice Scott F/C So. 6-6 240 Lexington, Ky. / Lexington Catholic land Conference champions and finished with a 19-9 record after Head Coach: Brian Lane (20th season) bowing to the defending national Assistant Coaches: Mike Stone, John Hamilton, Conner Ruth champs (Wisc.-Oshkosh) in the first round of the NCAA DIII tourney. KNIGHTS TRAVEL When Bellarmine needs excellent travel planning they call the experts at Knights Travel. We are your full service travel agency, conveniently located near campus at the corner of Taylorsville and Bardstown Road, has been serving the Louisville area for over 35 years. Lou Conkling and Kaelin Rybak are ready to assist you with your next cruise, tour or just fun getaway. For that special touch not found anywhere else whether for travel or basketball - Go Knights! KAELIN RYBAK, CTC, MCC LOU CONKLING, CTC 502-292-4749 502-292-4750 [email protected] [email protected] 2525 BARDSTOWN ROAD ~ LOUISVILLE, KY~ 40205 BELLARMINE KNIGHTS (1-3) NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL/PREVIOUS 0 Ethan Claycomb F 6-7 205 Sr. Vincennes, IN / Lincoln/Indiana State 1 Juston Betz G 6-3 190 R-Jr. New Albany, IN / Providence 2 Alec Pfriem G 6-5 205 So. Cincinnati, OH / Moeller 3 Zac Jennings G 6-5 205 Fr. Burlington, KY / Cooper 10 Garrett Tipton G 6-4 195 R-So. Columbus, OH / Bishop Hartley 1-3 Overall, 0-0 ASUN 13 Dylan Penn G 6-3 190 Jr. Evansville, IN / Reitz Memorial Bellarmine-Transy Series Record: 14 Sam DeVault F 6-10 220 So. Evansville, IN / Reitz Memorial/Austin Peay Bellarmine leads 43-40 22 Bash Wieland G 6-6 205 So. Cincinnati, OH / Lakota East Last Game: 23 Hunter Brogan G 6-4 185 Fr. Mount Washington, KY / Bullitt East Bellarmine 76, Transy 67 24 Eli Roberts F 6-7 220 Fr. Louisville, KY / Manual @Knights Hall, 2/16/98 25 CJ Fleming G 6-0 180 Sr. Cincinnati, OH / La Salle 30 Nick Thelen F 6-7 217 So. Edgewood, KY / Covington Catholic No Rust 32 Pedro Bradshaw G 6-7 185 Jr. Russellville, KY / Russellville/Eastern Kentucky 33 Baylor Younker C 6-10 220 R-So. Knoxville, TN / Grace Christian Academy CJ Fleming missed the season’s 34 Drew Comer G 6-4 185 Rf. Greensburg, IN / Greensburg first three games, but came out firing on all cylinders in his personal season debut at Notre 2020-21 Bellarmine Men's Basketball Head Coach: Scott Davenport (16th season) Page 1/1 Dame on Dec. 23. The senior Combined Team Statistics as of Dec 25, 2020 Assistant Coaches: Doug Davenport, Beau AllBraden, games Al Davis captain buried five of his six 2020-21 BELLARMINE SEASON STATS 3-point attempts in scoring 15 Game Records Score by Periods points with four assists against Record Overall Home Away Neutral Team 1st 2nd OT TOT ALL GAMES 1-3 0-1 1-2 0-0 the Irish. He also logged 34 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Bellarmine 142 134 0 276 NON-CONFERENCE 1-3 0-1 1-2 0-0 Opponents 155 142 0 297 minutes of action without com- Team Box Score mitting a turnover. Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds No. Player GP-GS MIN AVG FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF DEF TOT AVG PF DQ A TO BLK STL PTS AVG 13 PENN, Dylan 4-3 141:46 35.4 28-58 .483 4-11 .364 3-3 1.000 3 6 9 2.3 4 0 15 18 0 2 63 15.8 A Deep Connection 25 FLEMING, CJ 1-1 33:34 33.6 5-9 .556 5-6 .833 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 2 0 4 0 1 0 15 15.0 32 BRADSHAW, Pedro 4-4 128:28 32.1 22-45 .489 6-10 .600 6-8 .750 7 21 28 7.0 8 0 14 7 0 3 56 14.0 0 CLAYCOMB, Ethan 4-4 123:34 30.9 12-31 .387 6-16 .375 14-15 .933 2 8 10 2.5 15 1 10 8 2 2 44 11.0 Bellarmine fans are accustomed 2 PFRIEM, Alec 4-0 76:17 19.1 10-21 .476 1-6 .167 7-14 .500 4 23 27 6.8 8 0 3 5 0 3 28 7.0 to seeing the Knights shoot a 30 THELEN, Nick 4-4 74:29 18.6 10-16 .625 0-0 .000 6-12 .500 1 8 9 2.3 8 0 2 1 0 0 26 6.5 high percentage, but through 14 DEVAULT, Sam 4-0 43:38 10.9 11-16 .688 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000 0 3 3 0.8 5 0 2 2 0 1 26 6.5 1 BETZ, Juston 4-4 129:05 32.3 5-13 .385 3-6 .500 0-0 .000 0 7 7 1.8 11 0 12 4 0 7 13 3.3 the first four games the 3-point 22 WIELAND, Bash 4-0 41:53 10.5 2-7 .286 0-2 .000 1-2 .500 1 2 3 0.8 1 0 5 1 0 0 5 1.3 shot has been falling at an even 34 COMER, Drew 1-0 01:00 1.0 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 3 JENNINGS, Zac 1-0 01:00 1.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 higher rate than expected.