2024–25 Bellarmine Knights men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Bellarmine Knights men's basketball team represents Bellarmine University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Knights, led by 20th-year head coach Scott Davenport, play their home games at Knights Hall located in Louisville, Kentucky as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

2024–25 Bellarmine Knights men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record0–4 (0–0 ASUN)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Doug Davenport
  • Al Davis
  • Patrick Reilingh
Home arenaKnights Hall
Seasons
2025–26 →
2024–25 ASUN men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Austin Peay 0 0   3 1   .750
Eastern Kentucky 0 0   2 1   .667
North Alabama 0 0   3 2   .600
North Florida 0 0   3 2   .600
Jacksonville 0 0   2 2   .500
Queens* 0 0   2 2   .500
Lipscomb 0 0   2 3   .400
Central Arkansas 0 0   1 3   .250
Stetson 0 0   1 3   .250
Bellarmine 0 0   0 4   .000
Florida Gulf Coast 0 0   0 4   .000
West Georgia* 0 0   0 4   .000
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
2025 ASUN tournament winner
As of November 18, 2024

Previous season

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The Knights finished the 2023–24 season 8–23, 4–12 in ASUN play to finish in 12th (last) place.[1] They failed to qualify for the ASUN tournament, as only the top ten team qualify.[2]

The Knights were in the final year of a four-year transition from Division II to Division I, making the 2023–24 season the final season that they were ineligible for the NCAA tournament.

This was also the Knights' final season at Freedom Hall. Near the start of the 2024–25 school year, which coincided with the end of Bellarmine's transition to Division I, the school announced that home games would return to campus at Knights Hall.[3]

Roster

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2024–25 Bellarmine Knights men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 AJ Lux 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Crown Point High School Crown Point, Indiana
G 1 Landin Hacker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Center Grove High School Greenwood, Indiana
G 2 Tyler Doyle 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Lexington Catholic High School Lexington, Kentucky
G 4 Dezmond McKinney 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr North Dakota State Raytown, Missouri
C 5 Bailey Temming 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Bishop Fenwick High School Franklin, Ohio
G 8 Kenyon Goodin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Collins High School Shelbyville, Kentucky
G 10 Grant Whitaker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Murray High School Murray, Kentucky
G 11 Billy Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Miami (OH) Indianapolis, Indiana
G 12 Myles Watkins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Pasadena City College Frisco, Texas
F 15 Luke Anderson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr North Oldham High School Goshen, Kentucky
G 21 Grant Neal 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr North Oldham High School Prospect, Kentucky
G 23 Zach Reed 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Brebeuf Jesuit Prep Indianapolis, Indiana
F 24 Dylan Branson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS Southeast Missouri State St. Louis, Missouri
F 32 Jack Karasinski 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr William & Mary Grand Rapids, Michigan
G 33 Ben Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Lexington Catholic High School Lexington, Kentucky
F 42 Curt Hopf 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Barr-Reeve High School Montgomery, Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 17, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2024*
11:00 am
Centre W 92–68 
Knights Hall (1,162)
Louisville, KY
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at VCU L 65–84  0–1
Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
November 9, 2024*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
VMI
SoCon/ASUN Challenge
L 71–76  0–2
Knights Hall (1,174)
Louisville, KY
November 13, 2024*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Southern Indiana
I-64 Showcase
L 69–71  0–3
Knights Hall (1,527)
Louisville, KY
November 16, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Marshall
I-64 Showcase
L 62–83  0–4
Cam Henderson Center (4,153)
Huntington, WV
November 19, 2024*
7:00 pm
at Louisville KFC Yum! Center 
Louisville, KY
November 23, 2024*
3:00 pm
Bowling Green Knights Hall 
Louisville, KY
November 26, 2024*
6:30 pm
Midway Knights Hall 
Louisville, KY
November 30, 2024*
6:00 pm
at Northern Kentucky Truist Arena 
Highland Heights, KY
December 4, 2024*
7:00 pm
at Western Carolina
SoCon/ASUN Challenge
Ramsey Center 
Cullowhee, NC
December 7, 2024*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Brescia Knights Hall 
Louisville, KY
December 14, 2024*
3:00 pm
Ball State Knights Hall 
Louisville, KY
December 19, 2024*
8:30 pm
at Wyoming Arena-Auditorium 
Laramie, WY
December 21, 2024*
3:00 pm
at Colorado CU Events Center 
Boulder, CO
ASUN regular season
January 2, 2025
7:00 pm
at North Alabama CB&S Bank Arena 
Florence, AL
January 4, 2025
2:00 pm
at Central Arkansas Farris Center 
Conway, AR
January 9, 2025
6:30 pm
Jacksonville Knights Hall 
Louisville, KY
January 11, 2025
6:30 pm
North Florida Knights Hall 
Louisville, KY
January 16, 2025
6:30 pm
Lipscomb Knights Hall 
Louisville, KY
January 18, 2025
7:00 pm
at Eastern Kentucky Baptist Health Arena 
Richmond, KY
January 23, 2025
6:30 pm
Florida Gulf Coast Knights Hall 
Louisville, KY
January 25, 2025
3:00 pm
Stetson Knights Hall 
Louisville, KY
January 30, 2025
8:00 pm
at Austin Peay F&M Bank Arena 
Clarksville, TN
February 1, 2025
5:00 pm
at Lipscomb Allen Arena 
Nashville, TN
February 6, 2025
8:00 pm
at North Florida UNF Arena 
Jacksonville, FL
February 8, 2025
7:00 pm
at Jacksonville Swisher Gymnasium 
Jacksonville, FL
February 13, 2025
6:30 pm
Queens Knights Hall 
Louisville, KY
February 15, 2025
6:30 pm
West Georgia Knights Hall 
Louisville, KY
February 18, 2025
6:30 pm
Austin Peay Knights Hall 
Louisville, KY
February 20, 2025
6:30 pm
Eastern Kentucky Knights Hall 
Louisville, KY
February 24, 2025
7:00 pm
at Stetson Insight Credit Union Arena 
DeLand, FL
February 26, 2025
7:00 pm
at Florida Gulf Coast Alico Arena 
Fort Myers, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  2. ^ "2024 Men's Basketball Championship Field Set; EKU Enters as Top Seed". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  3. ^ "NCAA basketball returns to Knights Hall as Bellarmine celebrates full Division I membership after successful reclassification process". Bellarmine Knights. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  4. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Bellarmine University Athletics. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  5. ^ "Bellarmine Knights 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 17, 2024.