Belmont Bruins

3-1 overall, 0-0 Missouri Valley, margin +11.2

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+4.8

net rating per 100 · #115 in D-I · model

106.5

adjusted offense · #166

101.7

adjusted defense · #92

70.4

pace, possessions / 40 · #186

-12.6

strength of schedule so far · #258

Rotation

#	Player	Pos	Cl	Ht	GP/GS	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	eFG%	TS%	Rating
2	Jack Smiley	G	SO	6' 2"	4/4	33.8	19.5	4.0	2.8	49.2	54.8	-1.3
5	Eoin Dillon	F	JR	6' 9"	2/2	24.5	7.0	4.5	0.5	46.4	47.0	+1.6
9	Vincent Neugebauer	C	JR	7' 1"	4/4	23.2	11.0	5.2	1.5	76.0	76.0	+2.9
0	Ethan Sage	G	SO	6' 7"	4/2	22.8	5.8	4.2	0.2	67.9	69.1	+2.3
10	Jabez Jenkins	G	JR	6' 4"	4/4	22.5	9.8	4.8	0.5	48.3	52.8	+0.8
4	Aleksa Ristic	G	SO	6' 3"	4/0	21.0	6.8	4.5	4.5	54.3	53.6	+0.7
3	Isaiah West	G	SR	6' 2"	4/4	20.5	4.5	4.8	1.8	50.0	51.0	+3.8
1	Matthew Zobrist	G	SO	6' 5"	4/0	16.8	2.5	1.2	1.2	33.3	36.3	-1.5
11	Kayden Fish	F	SR	6' 6"	3/0	12.3	5.0	2.3	0.7	40.0	55.5	+0.3
23	Charlie Gersmehl FR	F	FR	6' 8"	3/0	11.0	4.0	2.3	0.0	80.0	78.5	+2.0
13	Cooper Haynes	G	JR	6' 2"	4/0	6.5	2.5	0.8	0.0	41.7	41.7	-1.1
22	Cooper Knowles FR	F	FR	6' 10"	1/0	5.0	2.0	4.0	0.0	50.0	50.0	+1.4
8	Eli Brown FR	G	FR	6' 2"	1/0	3.0	2.0	2.0	1.0	50.0	50.0	+0.7
33	Graydon Lemke	F	JR	6' 10"	1/0	3.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.3

Box scores from ESPN. eFG% weights threes; TS% includes free throws.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Watch	Result	Line	Rest	Miles
Mon 11/2	vs Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles	ESPN+	W 72-54	-17.5 cover	–	–
Thu 11/5	vs Centre Colonels	ESPN+	W 75-45	–	2	–
Tue 11/10	at Lipscomb Bisons	ESPN+	L 75-88	+11.0 miss	4	–
Sat 11/14	vs Furman Paladins	ESPN+	W 72-62	-11.5 miss	3	–
Wed 11/18	vs Union Commonwealth (KY) Bulldogs	ESPN+	7:30 PM ET	–model -45.9 · 100% win	3	–
Mon 11/23	vs Yale Bulldogs N	ESPNU	4 PM ET	–model -4.6 · 65% win	4	627 +1h
Tue 11/24	vs Akron Zips N	ESPN2	12:30 PM ET	–model +0.8 · 47% win	0	–
Wed 11/25	vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies N	ESPN2	10 AM ET	–model +4.4 · 36% win	0	–
Tue 12/1	at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	ESPN+	7:30 PM ET	–	5	687
Sat 12/5	vs Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders	ESPN+	8 PM ET	–	3	60
Tue 12/8	at UAB Blazers	ESPNU	7 PM ET	–	2	183
Mon 12/14	vs Charleston Cougars	ESPN+	7:30 PM ET	–	5	183
Fri 12/18	at Bradley Braves Missouri Valley	ESPN+	8 PM ET	–	3	348
Mon 12/21	at Illinois State Redbirds Missouri Valley	ESPN+	9 PM ET	–	2	34
Tue 12/29	vs Northern Iowa Panthers Missouri Valley	ESPN+	7 PM ET	–	7	323
Fri 1/1	vs UIC Flames Missouri Valley	–	5 PM ET	–	2	–
Tue 1/5	at Drake Bulldogs Missouri Valley	–	7:30 PM ET	–	3	525
Fri 1/8	vs Illinois State Redbirds Missouri Valley	–	8 PM ET	–	2	525
Tue 1/12	at Evansville Purple Aces Missouri Valley	–	8 PM ET	–	3	132
Sat 1/16	vs Southern Illinois Salukis Missouri Valley	–	5 PM ET	–	3	132
Mon 1/18	vs Indiana State Sycamores Missouri Valley	–	7:30 PM ET	–	1	–
Thu 1/21	at Valparaiso Beacons Missouri Valley	–	TBA ET	–	1	367
Sun 1/24	at UIC Flames Missouri Valley	–	TBA ET	–	2	40
Wed 1/27	vs Drake Bulldogs Missouri Valley	–	7:30 PM ET	–	3	395
Sat 1/30	at Southern Illinois Salukis Missouri Valley	–	TBA ET	–	1	172
Sat 2/6	at Murray State Racers Missouri Valley	–	TBA ET	–	6	263
Tue 2/9	vs Bradley Braves Missouri Valley	–	7:30 PM ET	–	3	90
Fri 2/12	vs Evansville Purple Aces Missouri Valley	–	8 PM ET	–	2	–
Mon 2/15	at Indiana State Sycamores Missouri Valley	–	TBA ET	–	1	231 +1h
Sat 2/20	vs Murray State Racers Missouri Valley	–	6 PM ET	–	5	231
Wed 2/24	vs Valparaiso Beacons Missouri Valley	–	7 PM ET	–	3	–
Sun 2/28	at Northern Iowa Panthers Missouri Valley	–	TBA ET	–	2	533

Line is this team's spread (DraftKings via ESPN for finished games, our snapshots for upcoming). "cover" / "miss" is against that number. Click a result for the box score. Rest is full days off; miles are estimated travel into the game, with any time-zone change. Season total: 6,614 miles. See the route on the travel map · TV schedule.

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Players

Jack Smiley #2 · G

Player rating-1.3#100 of 146 in the Missouri Valley

Offense+0.0#64

Defense-1.4#117

228 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 33%

19.5 pts4.0 reb2.8 ast33.8 min 26-65 FG12-31 3PT14-14 FT 54.8 TS%23.2 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 2" · 180 lbs · Valparaiso, IN · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs USI	W 72-54	36	24	10-18	2-6	2-2	3	4	1	2	0
11-06	vs CCO	W 75-45	26	16	5-15	4-9	2-2	6	0	3	2	1
11-11	at LIP	L 75-88	36	23	8-18	5-10	2-2	3	1	2	1	0
11-15	vs FUR	W 72-62	37	15	3-14	1-6	8-8	4	6	1	3	0

Eoin Dillon #5 · F

Player rating+1.6#37 of 146 in the Missouri Valley

Offense+1.6#21

Defense+0.1#66

79 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 21%

7.0 pts4.5 reb0.5 ast24.5 min 5-14 FG3-10 3PT1-2 FT 47.0 TS%14.6 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 9" · 220 lbs · Peoria, IL · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs USI	W 72-54	28	6	2-8	1-5	1-2	8	0	2	1	0
11-06	vs CCO	W 75-45	21	8	3-6	2-5	0-0	1	1	1	1	0
11-11	at LIP	L 75-88	DNP
11-15	vs FUR	W 72-62	DNP

Vincent Neugebauer #9 · C

Player rating+2.9#19 of 146 in the Missouri Valley

Offense+3.1#8

Defense-0.2#85

155 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 27%

11.0 pts5.2 reb1.5 ast23.2 min 19-25 FG0-0 3PT6-9 FT 76.0 TS%18.5 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 7' 1" · 240 lbs · Oldenburg, Germany · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs USI	W 72-54	27	7	3-3	0-0	1-3	2	2	5	2	3
11-06	vs CCO	W 75-45	21	10	4-5	0-0	2-2	9	2	5	0	0
11-11	at LIP	L 75-88	23	10	5-8	0-0	0-0	4	0	3	1	0
11-15	vs FUR	W 72-62	22	17	7-9	0-0	3-4	6	2	1	0	2

Ethan Sage #0 · G

Player rating+2.3#23 of 146 in the Missouri Valley

Offense+1.0#33

Defense+1.3#38

152 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 13%

5.8 pts4.2 reb0.2 ast22.8 min 8-14 FG3-7 3PT4-6 FT 69.1 TS%9.1 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 7" · 205 lbs · Weatherford, OK · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL
11-03	vs USI	W 72-54	19	7	2-4	1-3	2-4	3	0	0	1
11-06	vs CCO	W 75-45	20	7	3-4	1-1	0-0	9	0	0	2
11-11	at LIP	L 75-88	24	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	1	1	0
11-15	vs FUR	W 72-62	28	9	3-4	1-2	2-2	3	0	3	1

Jabez Jenkins #10 · G

Player rating+0.8#56 of 146 in the Missouri Valley

Offense-0.6#86

Defense+1.3#39

150 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 28%

9.8 pts4.8 reb0.5 ast22.5 min 14-29 FG0-5 3PT11-18 FT 52.8 TS%19.5 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 4" · 200 lbs · Covington, GA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL
11-03	vs USI	W 72-54	19	10	3-4	0-1	4-5	4	1	2	1
11-06	vs CCO	W 75-45	21	5	2-8	0-4	1-2	2	0	1	0
11-11	at LIP	L 75-88	31	14	6-12	0-0	2-3	10	0	2	0
11-15	vs FUR	W 72-62	19	10	3-5	0-0	4-8	3	1	2	1

Aleksa Ristic #4 · G

Player rating+0.7#58 of 146 in the Missouri Valley

Offense-1.1#110

Defense+1.8#28

140 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 23%

6.8 pts4.5 reb4.5 ast21.0 min 11-23 FG3-8 3PT2-5 FT 53.6 TS%16.3 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 3" · 200 lbs · Nis, Serbia · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs USI	W 72-54	12	5	2-3	1-1	0-0	1	0	3	1	0
11-06	vs CCO	W 75-45	24	10	4-5	1-2	1-2	5	7	2	1	1
11-11	at LIP	L 75-88	25	10	4-10	1-4	1-2	5	7	2	0	0
11-15	vs FUR	W 72-62	23	2	1-5	0-1	0-1	7	4	2	0	0

Isaiah West #3 · G

Player rating+3.8#16 of 146 in the Missouri Valley

Offense-0.8#99

Defense+4.5#6

137 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 16%

4.5 pts4.8 reb1.8 ast20.5 min 7-15 FG1-3 3PT3-6 FT 51.0 TS%11.0 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 2" · 195 lbs · Springfield, TN · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs USI	W 72-54	28	5	2-6	1-2	0-0	8	1	3	0	0
11-06	vs CCO	W 75-45	15	1	0-1	0-1	1-2	2	1	0	1	0
11-11	at LIP	L 75-88	19	4	2-4	0-0	0-0	4	5	0	1	0
11-15	vs FUR	W 72-62	20	8	3-4	0-0	2-4	5	0	2	1	2

Matthew Zobrist #1 · G

Player rating-1.5#108 of 146 in the Missouri Valley

Offense-1.5#123

Defense-0.0#74

111 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 15%

2.5 pts1.2 reb1.2 ast16.8 min 4-12 FG0-7 3PT2-4 FT 36.3 TS%10.6 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 5" · 205 lbs · Metamora, IL · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL
11-03	vs USI	W 72-54	15	2	1-2	0-1	0-1	0	2	0	1
11-06	vs CCO	W 75-45	19	3	1-4	0-3	1-2	3	2	2	1
11-11	at LIP	L 75-88	19	5	2-5	0-2	1-1	1	1	1	2
11-15	vs FUR	W 72-62	14	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	0

Kayden Fish #11 · F

Player rating+0.3#67 of 146 in the Missouri Valley

Offense-0.9#106

Defense+1.2#41

63 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 28%

5.0 pts2.3 reb0.7 ast12.3 min 4-10 FG0-1 3PT7-8 FT 55.5 TS%20.0 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 6" · 235 lbs · Kansas City, MO · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs USI	W 72-54	13	6	2-3	0-0	2-2	3	1	3	1	0
11-06	vs CCO	W 75-45	DNP
11-11	at LIP	L 75-88	11	5	2-4	0-0	1-2	2	0	1	1	0
11-15	vs FUR	W 72-62	13	4	0-3	0-1	4-4	2	1	1	1	0

Charlie Gersmehl #23 · F

Player rating+2.0#27 of 146 in the Missouri Valley

Offense+0.3#55

Defense+1.7#30

55 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 17%

4.0 pts2.3 reb0.0 ast11.0 min 4-5 FG0-0 3PT4-6 FT 78.5 TS%11.7 shots+TO/40

Bio: Freshman · 6' 8" · 215 lbs · Cumming, GA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs USI	W 72-54	DNP
11-06	vs CCO	W 75-45	13	8	3-4	0-0	2-4	3	0	0	2	0
11-11	at LIP	L 75-88	5	2	0-0	0-0	2-2	1	0	1	0	1
11-15	vs FUR	W 72-62	15	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	0	1

Cooper Haynes #13 · G

Player rating-1.1#96 of 146 in the Missouri Valley

Offense-1.3#121

Defense+0.2#63

43 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 29%

2.5 pts0.8 reb0.0 ast6.5 min 4-12 FG2-7 3PT0-0 FT 41.7 TS%20.0 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 2" · 200 lbs · Memphis, TN · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	TO	STL
11-03	vs USI	W 72-54	2	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0
11-06	vs CCO	W 75-45	9	3	1-4	1-2	0-0	1	1	1
11-11	at LIP	L 75-88	7	2	1-3	0-2	0-0	1	0	0
11-15	vs FUR	W 72-62	8	5	2-4	1-2	0-0	0	0	0

Cooper Knowles #22 · F

Player rating+1.4#44 of 146 in the Missouri Valley

Offense+0.5#46

Defense+0.9#44

8 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 24%

2.0 pts4.0 reb0.0 ast5.0 min 1-2 FG0-0 3PT0-0 FT 50.0 TS%16.0 shots+TO/40

Bio: Freshman · 6' 10" · 210 lbs · Niota, IL · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs USI	W 72-54	DNP
11-06	vs CCO	W 75-45	5	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	1
11-11	at LIP	L 75-88	DNP
11-15	vs FUR	W 72-62	DNP

Eli Brown #8 · G

Player rating+0.7#59 of 146 in the Missouri Valley

Offense+0.3#56

Defense+0.4#59

5 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 40%

2.0 pts2.0 reb1.0 ast3.0 min 1-2 FG0-1 3PT0-0 FT 50.0 TS%26.7 shots+TO/40

Bio: Freshman · 6' 2" · 185 lbs · Murfreesboro, TN · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs USI	W 72-54	DNP
11-06	vs CCO	W 75-45	3	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	0
11-11	at LIP	L 75-88	DNP
11-15	vs FUR	W 72-62	DNP

Graydon Lemke #33 · F

Player rating-0.3#80 of 146 in the Missouri Valley

Offense-0.3#74

Defense+0.0#71

5 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 40%

0.0 pts1.0 reb0.0 ast3.0 min 0-2 FG0-1 3PT0-0 FT 0.0 TS%26.7 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 10" · 210 lbs · Las Vegas, NV · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs USI	W 72-54	DNP
11-06	vs CCO	W 75-45	3	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0
11-11	at LIP	L 75-88	DNP
11-15	vs FUR	W 72-62	DNP