2022-2023 Belmont Bruins

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2022-2023 Belmont Bruins Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
5 E.J. Bellinger Sr G 6-4 205 - St. Peters (MO) United States Fort Zumwalt South High School
20 Aidan Braccia Fr G 6-2 165 - Atherton (CA) United States Sacred Heart Preparatory
0 Even Brauns Jr C 6-9 240 - Iowa City (IA) United States Iowa City West High School
3 Keishawn Davidson Jr G 6-2 175 Mar 1, 2001 Murfreesboro (TN) United States Oakdale High School
23 Jake Dykstra Fr G 6-4 180 - Nashville (TN) United States Christ Presbyterian Academy
12 Drew Friberg Sr F 6-7 215 Aug 18, 1999 State College (PA) United States State College Area High School
2 Ja'Kobi Gillespie Fr SG 6-0 175 - Greeneville (TN) United States Greenville High School
25 Frank Jakubicek Jr F 6-8 245 - Cary (IL) United States Cary-Grove High School
24 Keith Robbins Fr F 6-5 175 - Alpharetta (GA) United States John Milledge Academy
21 Derek Sabin Sr F 6-9 235 - Slinger (WI) United States Slinger High School
11 Michael Shanks Jr F 6-6 210 - Bentonville (AR) United States Bentonville High School
22 Ben Sheppard Sr G 6-6 190 Jul 16, 2001 Atlanta (GA) United States Greater Atlanta Christian School
10 Cade Tyson Fr GF 6-7 205 Aug 11, 2003 Monroe (NC) United States Carmel Christian School
4 Kyler Vanderjagt Fr G 6-4 205 - Grand Rapids (MI) United States Northview High School
1 Isaiah Walker Fr F 6-5 190 - Wyoming (OH) United States Wyoming High School

Recent Belmont Bruins History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2022-2023 21-11 (14-6) 3rd (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2021-2022 25-8 (15-3) 2nd (OVC) 3rd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2020-2021 26-4 (17-2) 1st (OVC) Runner Up N/A
2019-2020 26-7 (15-3) 1st (OVC) Champion N/A
2018-2019 27-6 (16-2) 1st (OVC) Runner Up NCAA 1st Rnd
2017-2018 24-9 (15-3) 2nd (OVC) Runner Up N/A
2016-2017 23-7 (15-1) 1st (OVC) 3rd Rnd NIT 2nd Rnd
2015-2016 20-12 (12-4) 1st (OVC) 3rd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2014-2015 22-11 (11-5) 2nd (OVC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2013-2014 26-10 (14-2) 1st (OVC) Runner Up NIT 3rd Rnd
2012-2013 26-7 (14-2) 1st (OVC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2011-2012 27-8 (16-2) 1st (A-Sun) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2010-2011 30-5 (19-1) 1st (A-Sun) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2009-2010 19-12 (14-6) 1st (A-Sun) 1st Rnd N/A
2008-2009 20-13 (14-6) 2nd (A-Sun) 2nd Rnd CIT 2nd Rnd
2007-2008 25-9 (14-2) 1st (A-Sun) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2006-2007 23-10 (12-4) 2nd (A-Sun) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2005-2006 20-11 (15-5) 1st (A-Sun) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2004-2005 14-16 (12-8) 3rd (A-Sun) 2nd Rnd N/A
2003-2004 22-8 (15-5) 3rd (A-Sun) 2nd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2002-2003 17-12 (12-4) 3rd (A-Sun) 1st Rnd N/A

2022-2023 Belmont Bruins Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Ben Sheppard NABC All-District (16) First Team
Ben Sheppard MVC All-Conference First Team
Ben Sheppard MVC All-Defensive Team
Ja'Kobi Gillespie MVC All-Bench Team
Cade Tyson MVC Freshman of the Year
Ja'Kobi Gillespie MVC All-Freshman Team
Cade Tyson MVC All-Freshman Team
Drew Friberg MVC All-Newcomer Team
Cade Tyson MVC All-Newcomer Team
Ben Sheppard MVC Player of the Week (Jan 23, 2023)
Ben Sheppard MVC Player of the Week (Feb 6, 2023)
Ben Sheppard MVC Player of the Week (Dec 12, 2022)
Keishawn Davidson MVC Newcomer of the Week (Dec 19, 2022)
Ja'Kobi Gillespie MVC Newcomer of the Week (Feb 27, 2023)
Ja'Kobi Gillespie MVC Newcomer of the Week (Jan 16, 2023)
Cade Tyson MVC Newcomer of the Week (Jan 10, 2023)
Ben Sheppard Paradise Jam All-Tournament Team

2022-2023 Belmont Bruins Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters K. Davidson B. Sheppard C. Tyson D. Friberg E. Brauns
Rotation   J. Gillespie      
Lim PT A. Braccia M. Shanks   F. Jakubicek  
Lim PT   I. Walker   D. Sabin  
Lim PT   E. Bellinger      
Lim PT   K. Vanderjagt      

2022-2023 Belmont Bruins Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Ben Sheppard 32 34.3 18.8 5.2 2.9 1.4 0.2 2.2
Cade Tyson 30 29.1 13.6 4.6 0.9 1.0 0.4 1.3
Drew Friberg 32 31.7 11.1 4.2 1.3 0.7 0.2 0.9
Ja'Kobi Gillespie 32 22.2 9.6 2.1 3.3 1.5 0.3 1.8
Keishawn Davidson 26 27.2 8.2 2.3 4.4 0.8 0.0 2.0
Even Brauns 31 21.3 7.0 5.3 1.2 0.5 1.4 0.8
E.J. Bellinger 29 7.2 3.8 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.3
Isaiah Walker 31 8.9 2.1 1.6 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.2
Michael Shanks 31 10.2 2.1 1.6 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.6
Frank Jakubicek 23 10.1 1.8 1.8 0.6 0.2 0.5 0.6
Derek Sabin 30 8.1 1.4 1.6 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.5
Kyler Vanderjagt 13 5.4 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.3
Aidan Braccia 7 2.4 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
Jake Dykstra 9 2.4 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.4

2022-2023 Belmont Bruins Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Casey Alexander Head Coach 2019-2020 Head Coach (Lipscomb, 2013 to 2019)
Brian Ayers Associate Head Coach 2011-2012 Assistant Coach (Belmont, 1998 to 2011)
Tyler Holloway Assistant Coach 2018-2019 Director of Basketball Operations (Belmont, 2011 to 2018)
Sean Rutigliano Assistant Coach 2019-2020 Assistant Coach (Lipscomb, 2015 to 2019)
Scott Corley Athletic Director 2016-2017 N/A
Kerron Johnson Director of Basketball Operations 2022-2023 N/A
Harrison Gascho Director of Player Development 2022-2023 N/A
Kim Anderson Head Athletic Trainer 2018-2019 Assistant Athletic Trainer (Belmont, 2006 to 2018)
Matt Frederick Head Strength and Conditioning Coach 2020-2021 N/A