2021–22 Bellarmine Knights men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Bellarmine Knights men's basketball team represented Bellarmine University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Knights, led by 17th-year head coach Scott Davenport, played their home games at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky as members West division of the ASUN Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 11–5 in ASUN play, to finish in second place in the West division. They defeated Florida Gulf Coast,^[1] Liberty,^[2] and Jacksonville to win the ASUN tournament championship.^[3][4] Because the Knights were in the second year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I, they were not eligible for NCAA postseason play.^[5] As a result, the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament went to regular season champion Jacksonville State.^[6]

2021–22 Bellarmine Knights men's basketball
ASUN tournament champions
Conference	ASUN Conference
Record	20–13 (11–5 ASUN)
Head coach	Scott Davenport (17th season)
Assistant coaches	Doug Davenport Beau Braden Al Davis
Home arena	Freedom Hall
Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 ASUN men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Liberty	12	–	4		.750			22	–	11		.667
Jacksonville	11	–	5		.688			21	–	10		.677
Florida Gulf Coast	10	–	6		.625			22	–	12		.647
Kennesaw State	7	–	9		.438			13	–	18		.419
North Florida	7	–	9		.438			11	–	20		.355
Stetson	5	–	11		.313			11	–	19		.367
West
Jacksonville State^	13	–	3		.813			21	–	11		.656
Bellarmine* †	11	–	5		.688			20	–	13		.606
Central Arkansas	7	–	9		.438			11	–	20		.355
Lipscomb	6	–	10		.375			14	–	19		.424
Eastern Kentucky	5	–	11		.313			13	–	18		.419
North Alabama*	2	–	14		.125			9	–	21		.300
† 2022 ASUN tournament winner *Ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II ^Due to Bellarmine's ineligibility, the regular-season champions Jacksonville State took their NCAA tournament berth instead.

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Knights finished the 2020–21 season 14–8, 10–3 in ASUN play, to finish in second place.^[7] The season marked Bellarmine's first year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. They lost in the first round of the ASUN tournament to Stetson.^[8] They received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational tournament where they defeated Army in the quarterfinals^[9] before losing in the semifinals to Pepperdine.^[10][11]

Roster

2021–22 Bellarmine Knights men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Ethan Claycomb 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Indiana State Vincennes, IN G 1 Juston Betz 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Providence New Albany, IN G 2 Alec Pfriem 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Moeller HS Cincinnati, OH G 4 Landin Hacker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Center Grove HS Greenwood, IN G 5 Ben Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Lexington Christian Academy Lexington, KY G 10 Garrett Tipton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Bishop Hartley HS Columbus, OH G 13 Dylan Penn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Reitz Memorial HS Evansville, IN F 14 Sam DeVault 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Austin Peay Evansville, IN G 20 Jaylen Fairman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Jeffersonville HS Jeffersonville, IN G 22 Bash Wieland 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Lakota East HS Cincinnati, OH F 23 Ayden Mudd 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr St. Xavier HS Louisville, KY F 24 Eli Roberts 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Manual HS Louisville, KY G 25 CJ Fleming 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS La Salle HS Cincinnati, OH F 30 Nick Thelen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Covington Catholic HS Edgewood, KY C 33 Baylor Younker 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Grace Christian Academy (TN) Knoxville, TN G 34 Drew Comer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Greensburg HS Greensburg, IN F 42 Curt Hopf 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Barr-Reeve HS Ferdinand, IN G 55 Zac Jennings 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Cooper HS Burlington, KY	Head coach Scott Davenport (Louisville) Assistant coach(es) Doug Davenport (Bellarmine) Beau Braden (Centre) Al Davis (Bellarmine) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 15, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2021* 7:00 pm		Tiffin	W 90–87		Freedom Hall (1,313) Louisville, KY
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, BTN+		at No. 7 Purdue	L 67–96	0–1	Mackey Arena (14,804) West Lafayette, IN
November 13, 2021* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Murray State	L 59–78	0–2	CFSB Center (3,613) Murray, KY
November 17, 2021* 10:00 pm, WCC Network		at Saint Mary's	L 64–73	0–3	University Credit Union Pavilion (2,265) Moraga, CA
November 19, 2021* 9:00 pm, RTNW		at No. 1 Gonzaga	L 50–92	0–4	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
November 22, 2021* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		vs. No. 2 UCLA Empire Classic	L 62–75	0–5	T-Mobile Arena (7,001) Las Vegas, NV
November 23, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		vs. Central Michigan Empire Classic	W 76–69	1–5	T-Mobile Arena  Las Vegas, NV
November 28, 2021* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Franklin	W 75–38	2–5	Freedom Hall (1,117) Louisville, KY
November 30, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at West Virginia	L 55–74	2–6	WVU Coliseum (9,523) Morgantown, WV
December 5, 2021* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Defiance	W 92–43	3–6	Freedom Hall (911) Louisville, KY
December 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Asbury	W 87–55	4–6	KFC Yum! Center (863) Louisville, KY
December 10, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Midway	W 89–39	5–6	Freedom Hall (710) Louisville, KY
December 15, 2021* 8:00 pm		at South Dakota	L 64–78	5–7	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (753) Vermillion, SD
December 18, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Miami (OH)	W 77–68	6–7	Millett Hall (1,202) Oxford, OH
December 21, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Loyola Marymount	L 57–71	6–8	Freedom Hall (1,519) Louisville, KY
December 29, 2021* 8:00 pm		at Bradley	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues		Peoria Civic Center  Peoria, IL
ASUN Conference regular season
January 8, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Kentucky	W 66–61	7–8 (1–0)	Freedom Hall (2,782) Louisville, KY
January 11, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Central Arkansas	W 85–63	8–8 (2–0)	Freedom Hall (1,571) Louisville, KY
January 15, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lipscomb	W 77–71	9–8 (3–0)	Allen Arena (3,026) Nashville, TN
January 18, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		North Alabama	W 68–60	10–8 (4–0)	Freedom Hall (1,228) Louisville, KY
January 22, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Jacksonville	W 76–73 OT	11–8 (5–0)	Freedom Hall (1,839) Louisville, KY
January 24, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Jacksonville State Rescheduled from January 4	L 60–65	11–9 (5–1)	Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,287) Jacksonville, AL
January 27, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Stetson	W 72–47	12–9 (6–1)	Edmunds Center (510) DeLand, FL
January 29, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Florida Gulf Coast	W 74–63	13–9 (7–1)	Alico Arena (2,536) Fort Myers, FL
February 3, 2022 1:30 pm, ESPN+		Liberty	L 53–66	13–10 (7–2)	Freedom Hall (743) Louisville, KY
February 5, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Kennesaw State	L 70–75	13–11 (7–3)	Freedom Hall (1,564) Louisville, KY
February 9, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Florida	W 73–70	14–11 (8–3)	UNF Arena (1,329) Jacksonville, FL
February 12, 2022 4:30 pm, ESPN+		at North Alabama	W 75–69	15–11 (9–3)	Flowers Hall (687) Florence, AL
February 16, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Central Arkansas	W 79–69	16–11 (10–3)	Farris Center (1,918) Conway, AR
February 20, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Jacksonville State	L 67–82	16–12 (10–4)	Freedom Hall (2,375) Louisville, KY
February 23, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Lipscomb	W 76–73	17–12 (11–4)	Freedom Hall (1,376) Louisville, KY
February 26, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Eastern Kentucky	L 58–72	17–13 (11–5)	Alumni Coliseum (4,911) Richmond, KY
ASUN tournament
March 3, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+	(W2)	(E3) Florida Gulf Coast Quarterfinals	W 81–68	18–13	Freedom Hall (1,593) Louisville, KY
March 5, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+	(W2)	at (E1) Liberty Semifinals	W 53–50	19–13	Liberty Arena (3,515) Lynchburg, VA
March 8, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN2	(W2)	(E2) Jacksonville Championship	W 77–72	20–13	Freedom Hall (6,251) Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[12][13]