Jabez Jenkins goes up for a layup. (Luke Bergman) Men’s basketball head coach Casey Alexander secured his 300th career victory in Belmont’s 91-86 win over the University of Northern Iowa, with former player Ben Sheppard in attendance.    Sheppard, who starred for the Bruins from 2019 to 2023, was selected as the 26th overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft by the Indiana Pacers and is still with the team.    With the NBA All-Star break starting for the Pacers, Sheppard took advantage and came to...

Drew Scharnowski dunks on Isaiah Carr. (Nick Rampe) Coming off a 103-point explosion against Murray State, Belmont’s men’s basketball team matched that total in its 103-90 win over Drake University     The win over Drake makes it eight straight for the Bruins. That streak includes a 25-point comeback victory over Drake that set a new program record for Belmont.     Belmont’s win over Drake and Murray State marks the first time that the Bruins have scored 100 or more points in consecutive...

Belmont Vision Multimedia. (Zach Watkins) Despite rain, snow, sleet and hail, the Bruins delivered a win in front of over 700 people who braved the winter storm for some Missouri Valley Conference basketball.    With its 80-69 victory over Illinois State, Belmont improved to 8-2 in MVC play and tied Murray State atop the conference standings.    “This win says a lot about our team and our competitiveness. I think both teams are really good. If we started over, it might go the other way,” said...