Bellarmine Knights men's basketball

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Bellarmine Knights
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University Bellarmine University
Head coach Scott Davenport (20th season)
Conference ASUN
Location Louisville, Kentucky
ArenaKnights Hall
(capacity: 2,196)
NicknameKnights
ColorsScarlet and silver [1]
   
Uniforms
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NCAA tournament champions
2011*
NCAA tournament Final Four
2011*, 2012*, 2015*, 2017*,
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
2011*, 2012*, 2015*, 2017*,
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
2009*, 2011*, 2012*, 2013*, 2015*, 2017*, 2019*
NCAA tournament second round
1965*, 1989*, 2009*, 2010*, 2011*, 2012*, 2013*, 2015*, 2017*, 2018*, 2019*
NCAA tournament appearances
1963*, 1965*, 1969*, 1970*, 1977*, 1982*, 1984*, 1989*, 1991*, 2009*, 2010*, 2011*, 2012*, 2013*, 2014*, 2015*, 2016*, 2017*, 2018*, 2019*
*at Division II level
Conference tournament champions
GLVC: 2010, 2011, 2017, 2018, 2019
ASUN: 2022
Conference regular season champions
GLVC: 1991, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

The Bellarmine Knights men's basketball team represents Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. The Knights now compete in the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) at the NCAA Division I level, after being a member of the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) from the conference's founding in 1972 through the 2019–20 season. They are currently led by head coach Scott Davenport and play their home games on campus at Knights Hall.

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History

The program began in 1950, coinciding with the opening of Bellarmine College. [2] The team played its first game on December 27, 1950, against St. Mary's College. [3] The team joined the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC) in 1951 and remained in the conference until 1964. The Knights won the program's first conference title under Alex Groza when the team won the 1963 KIAC regular season and tournament titles. [4] In addition Groza was named the KIAC coach of the year. [4] That season also marked the first bid to the NCAA College Division, now Division II, basketball tournament. [5]

Prior to the Division I transition, BU became one of the country's premier NCAA Division II college basketball programs. The Knights won five Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) tournament championships in 2009–10, 2010–11, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19 and won GLVC regular season champion in 2010–11, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, and 2017–18. In NCAA postseason play, the Knights made 11-straight NCAA DII postseason appearances from 2009 to 2019, including four Division II Final Four appearances and won the 2011 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament. [5] [6] The 2011 victory marked the first athletic national championship in the university's history. [7]

It was on March 26, 2011, that the Knights won their first NCAA Division II National Championship, led by guards Jeremy Kendle and Braydon Hobbs. [8] The Knights defeated BYU–Hawaii for the title, 71–68. [9] The championship game aired on national television on the CBS network. [9] An estimated 2,906 fans were in attendance for the championship game, [10] most of which were Bellarmine fans that had made the 900-mile (1,400 km) trip from Louisville to watch the Knights compete in the championship held in Springfield, Massachusetts at the MassMutual Center.

Division I transition

On June 19, 2019, the university's athletic program officially announced it accepted an invitation to join the Atlantic Sun Conference (then branded as the ASUN Conference) and transition to NCAA Division I beginning in the 2020–21 school year. [11] The transition sent the Knights, a Division II perennial power during the first two decades of the 21st century, into a multiyear transition process. [11] During the four-year process to transition, Bellarmine competed at the Division I level, but could not qualify for NCAA-organized postseason play (i.e., the Division I tournament and the NIT). The Knights were eligible to participate postseason events not organized by the NCAA, such as the College Basketball Invitational and The Basketball Classic. [12] [13]

After a preseason shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Knights played their first game at the Division I level on the road against the sixth-ranked Duke Blue Devils. It was a historic night for the program, albeit in a quieter than usual Cameron Indoor Stadium. Despite staying close for the first half, Bellarmine ended up falling short to Duke, 76–54. Junior guard Dylan Penn entered the history books during the game, as he was responsible for scoring the first ever points in Bellarmine's history at the Division I level.

Two days after the loss to Duke, Bellarmine made a different kind of history for the program, which was undoubtedly more positive. On December 6, 2020, the Knights traveled to the doorsteps of Howard University and dismantled the Bison 84–63 to notch their first ever win at the Division I level.

Bellarmine had a very successful first season at the Division I level. They dropped their first two games of ASUN play to Lipscomb, but were undeterred. The Knights rattled off 10 consecutive wins to send a strong message to the rest of the conference. They went undefeated on the road in conference play, with a 6–0 record. At one point, Bellarmine had the fourth longest winning streak in the country.

The Knights were so successful that their regular season finale against Liberty got moved to ESPNU, because it was a de facto winner-take-all game for the regular-season conference championship. Bellarmine fell short, 94–78, but they achieved a COVID sellout of over 2,700 fans.

The Knights were ineligible for the NCAA tournament and the NIT, but they were invited to the 2021 CBI Tournament. Held in Daytona Beach, Florida, Bellarmine defeated Army, 77–67, in the quarterfinals of the tournament, before falling short to Pepperdine, 82–71, in the semifinals.

After being picked to finish last in the conference during the preseason, Bellarmine finished their first Division I season with a 14–8 overall record, including a 10–3 mark in conference play that helped them finish second in the ASUN. They also recorded the first Division I postseason victory in program history. Forward Pedro Bradshaw and guard Dylan Penn were honored for their outstanding seasons, as Bradshaw was the runner-up for ASUN Player of the Year and was a unanimous All-ASUN First Team selection, while Penn also earned All-ASUN First Team honors.

Postseason

CBI results

The Knights have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Their record is 1–1.

YearRoundOpponentResult
2021 First round
Semifinals		Army
Pepperdine		W 77–67
L 71–82

NCAA Division II tournament results

The Knights have appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament twenty times. They finished with a record of 32–22.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1963 Regional semifinals
Regional 3rd-place game		 Oglethorpe
Austin Peay 		L 49–57
W 96–86
1965 Regional semifinals
Regional Finals		 Norfolk State
Evansville 		W 91–74
L 74–81
1969 Regional semifinals
Regional 3rd-place game		 Alcorn State
Transylvania 		L 75–76
L 64–65
1970 Regional semifinals
Regional 3rd-place game		 Tennessee State
Transylvania 		L 77–82
W 114–62
1977 Regional semifinals
Regional 3rd-place game		 Eastern Illinois
Youngstown State 		L 72–87
L 79–81
1982 Regional semifinals
Regional 3rd-place game		 Central State
Wright State 		L 61–63
L 86–87
1984 Regional semifinals
Regional 3rd-place game		 Lewis
Cal State Bakersfield 		L 87–93
W 81–71
1989 Regional semifinals
Regional Finals		 Ferris State
Kentucky Wesleyan 		W 108–92
L 77–84
1991 Regional semifinals
Regional 3rd-place game		 Grand Valley State
Missouri Western State 		L 73–78
W 94–83
2009 Regional Quarterfinals
Regional semifinals
Regional Finals		 Kentucky Wesleyan
Lake Superior State
Findlay 		W 76–65
W 92–83
L 86–89
2010 First round
Regional semifinals		 Central State
Quincy 		W 70–66
L 61–66
2011 Regional Quarterfinals
Regional semifinals
Regional Finals
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
National championship		 Indianapolis
Northern Kentucky
Ferris State
Midwestern State
Minnesota State
BYU–Hawaii 		W 84–70
W 87–82
W 86–66
W 70–64
W 81–74
W71–68
2012 Regional Quarterfinals
Regional semifinals
Regional Finals
Quarterfinals
Semifinals		 Lewis
Findlay
Kentucky Wesleyan
Alabama–Huntsville
Montevallo 		W 86–63
W 86–63
W 79–74
W 82–73
L 72–79
2013 Regional Quarterfinals
Regional semifinals
Regional Finals		 Indianapolis
Southern Indiana
Drury 		W 67–61
W 78–55
L 61–67
2014 Regional Quarterfinals Indianapolis L 75–80
2015 Regional Quarterfinals
Regional semifinals
Regional Finals
Quarterfinals
Semifinals		 Drury
Lake Superior State
Indianapolis
Minnesota State–Moorhead
Florida Southern 		W 84–60
W 85–59
W 81–72
W 92–75
L 76–79
2016 Regional Quarterfinals Ferris State L 84–100
2017 Regional Quarterfinals
Regional semifinals
Regional Finals
Quarterfinals
Semifinals		 Wisconsin–Parkside
Quincy
Findlay
Colorado Mines
Fairmont State 		W 72–61
W 93–64
W 84–66
W 92–72
L 68–79
2018 Regional Quarterfinals
Regional semifinals		 Truman
Findlay 		W 82–65
L 73–74
2019 Regional Quarterfinals
Regional semifinals
Regional Finals		 Walsh
Findlay
Southern Indiana 		W 81–61
W 74–59
L 69–74

Record year-by-year

Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Bellarmine College Knights (Independent)(1950–1951)
1950–51 Norb Raque 2–12
Bellarmine College Knights (Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(1951–1963)
1951–52Norb Raque 5–17
1952–53 Eddie Weber 9–13
1953–54Eddie Weber 14–8
1954–55Eddie Weber 8–14
1955–56 Paulie Miller 6–14
1956–57Paulie Miller 13–11
1957–58 Gene Kenney 17–9
1958–59Gene Kenney 6–18
1959–60 Alex Groza 7–15
1960–61Alex Groza 11–17
1961–62Alex Groza 11–11
1962–63Alex Groza 21–61st NCAA DII first round
Bellarmine College Knights (Independent)(1963–1978)
1963–64Alex Groza 13–12
1964–65Alex Groza 15–8 NCAA DII second round
1965–66Alex Groza 13–8
1966–67 Jim Spalding 12–13
1967–68Jim Spalding 13–12
1968–69Jim Spalding 19–9 1969 NCAA DII first round
1969–70Jim Spalding 17–10 1970 NCAA DII first round
1970–71Jim Spalding 10–16
1971–72 Joe Reibel 9–17
1972–73Joe Reibel 12–14
1973–74Joe Reibel 12–13
1974–75Joe Reibel 15–10
1975–76Joe Reibel 18–7
1976–77Joe Reibel 17–11
1977–78Joe Reibel 16–10 1977 NCAA DII first round
Bellarmine College Knights (Great Lakes Valley Conference)(1978–2000)
1978–79Joe Reibel 14–124–4T–2nd
1979–80Joe Reibel 17–97–32nd
1980–81Joe Reibel 16–104–64th
1981–82Joe Reibel 20–99–3T–2nd 1982 NCAA DII first round
1982–83Joe Reibel 13–145–7T–4th
1983–84Joe Reibel 21–98–43rd 1984 NCAA DII first round
1984–85Joe Reibel 8–193–11T–5th
1985–86Joe Reibel 13–147–9T–5th
1986–87Joe Reibel 17–1010–6T–2nd
1987–88Joe Reibel 11–176–10T–5th
1988–89Joe Reibel 22–811–52nd 1989 NCAA DII second round
1989–90Joe Reibel 16–1110–8T–3rd
1990–91Joe Reibel 24–614–4T–1st 1991 NCAA DII first round
1991–92Joe Reibel 17–1110–83rd
1992–93Joe Reibel 7–204–14T–7th
1993–94Joe Reibel 11–165–137th
1994–95 Bob Valvano 10–144–146th
1995–96Bob Valvano 12–165–158th
1996–97Bob Valvano 16–119–11T–4th
1997–98Bob Valvano 17–1011–7T–5th
1998–99 Charlie Just 10–187–15T–8th
1999–00Charlie Just 13–148–12T–5th
Bellarmine University Knights (Great Lakes Valley Conference)(2000–2020)
2000–01Charlie Just 14–1311–9T–4th
2001–02Charlie Just 12–159–11T–5th
2002–03 Chris Pullem 10–185–15T–7th
2003–04Chris Pullem 9–186–148th
2004–05Chris Pullem 9–184–169th
2005–06 Scott Davenport 14–1411–83rd (East)
2006–07Scott Davenport 12–1511–85th (East)
2007–08Scott Davenport 14–1411–8T–3rd (East)
2008–09Scott Davenport 26–713–52nd (East) 2009 NCAA DII Sweet Sixteen
2009–10Scott Davenport 23–912–63rd (East) 2010 NCAA DII second round
2010–11Scott Davenport 33–217–11st (East) 2011 NCAA DII National Champions
2011–12Scott Davenport 29–416–21st (East) 2012 NCAA DII Final Four
2012–13Scott Davenport 24–812–6T–3rd (East) 2013 NCAA DII Sweet Sixteen
2013–14Scott Davenport 23–812–63rd (East) 2014 NCAA DII first round
2014–15Scott Davenport 31–417–1T–1st (East) 2015 NCAA DII Final Four
2015–16Scott Davenport 23–715–3T–1st (East) 2016 NCAA DII first round
2016–17Scott Davenport 32–417–11st (East) 2017 NCAA DII Final Four
2017–18Scott Davenport 29–316–21st (East) 2018 NCAA DII Second Four
2018–19Scott Davenport 28–514–42nd 2019 NCAA DII Sweet Sixteen
2019–20Scott Davenport 20–813–75th 2020 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
Bellarmine University Knights (Atlantic Sun Conference)(2020–present)
2020–21Scott Davenport 14–810–32nd 2021 College Basketball Invitational
2021-22Scott Davenport 20-1311-53rd
Total:1084–812???–???

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Facilities

The Knights played their home games at the on-campus Knights Hall from the venue's opening in 1960 through the 2019–20 season. It has a capacity of 2,196 and also hosts the school's volleyball team. [15]

On November 2, 2020, the university announced a multi-year deal with the Kentucky State Fair Board to use Freedom Hall, located at the Kentucky Exposition Center near Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, for men's and women's basketball home games. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Knights would have been able to seat only 300 at their on-campus facility. Freedom Hall's basketball capacity of 18,252 allowed Bellarmine to seat 2,700 for games in its first D-I season. Freedom Hall, which opened in 1956, is best known as having been home to Louisville Cardinals men's basketball from its opening until the 2010 opening of the KFC Yum! Center in downtown Louisville, and was also home to the Kentucky Colonels of the ABA. [16]

Bellarmine returned basketball to Knights Hall in 2024–25, coinciding with the end of the school's Division I transition. [17]

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