2025–26 Bellarmine Knights men's basketball team

2025–26 Bellarmine Knights men's basketball
2025–26 Bellarmine Knights men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	13–19 (7–11 ASUN)
Head coach	Doug Davenport (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Al Davis; Patrick Reilingh; Winston Yergler; Scooter Galloway;
Home arena	Knights Hall

2025–26 ASUN men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Central Arkansas	15	–	3	.833	22	–	12	.647
Austin Peay	15	–	3	.833	22	–	9	.710
Queens †	13	–	5	.722	21	–	14	.600
Lipscomb	12	–	6	.667	19	–	13	.594
Florida Gulf Coast	8	–	10	.444	16	–	18	.471
West Georgia*	8	–	10	.444	15	–	17	.469
Eastern Kentucky	7	–	11	.389	11	–	21	.344
Bellarmine	7	–	11	.389	13	–	19	.406
Jacksonville	7	–	11	.389	12	–	20	.375
Stetson	7	–	11	.389	12	–	21	.364
North Florida	5	–	13	.278	7	–	25	.219
North Alabama	4	–	14	.222	9	–	21	.300

† 2026 ASUN tournament winner * ineligible for the 2026 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

The 2025–26 Bellarmine Knights men's basketball team represented Bellarmine University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Knights, led by first year head coach Doug Davenport, played their home games at Knights Hall located in Louisville, Kentucky as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

Previous season

The Knights finished the 2024–25 season 5–26, 2–16 in ASUN play to finish in 12th place, failing to qualify for the ASUN tournament.

On March 9, 2025, head coach Scott Davenport announced his retirement.^[1] The school announced that Scott's son, assistant coach Doug Davenport, would be the team's new head coach.^[2]

Preseason

On October 17, 2025, the ASUN released their preseason polls. Bellarmine was picked to finish tenth in the coaches and media poll.^[3]

Preseason rankings

ASUN Preseason Coaches Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	Queens	136 (6)
2	North Alabama	117
3	Eastern Kentucky	111 (2)
4	Florida Gulf Coast	98 (2)
5	Austin Peay	94 (1)
6	Jacksonville	88
7	Lipscomb	77
8	Central Arkansas	57
9	Stetson	56
10	Bellarmine	36
11	North Florida	34 (1)
12	West Georgia	32
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[3]

ASUN Preseason Media Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	North Alabama	519 (18)
2	Eastern Kentucky	495 (3)
3	Queens	468 (9)
4	Florida Gulf Coast	465 (12)
5	Lipscomb	408 (9)
6	Jacksonville	381
7	Austin Peay	357
8	Stetson	243
9	North Florida	192
10	Bellarmine	189
11	Central Arkansas	174
12	West Georgia	126
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[3]

Preseason All-ASUN Team

No players were named to the All-ASUN team.^[3]

Roster

2025–26 Bellarmine Knights men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Tommy Clark	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Kings High School	Kings Mills, Ohio
G/F	1	Ant McAfee	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Warren Central High School	Peoria, Illinois
G	2	Tyler Doyle	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Lexington Catholic High School	Lexington, Kentucky
G	4	Grant Neal	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Fr	North Oldham High School	Prospect, Kentucky
G	5	Myles Watkins	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Pasadena City College	Frisco, Texas
F	7	Donovan Hunter	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Kent State	Columbus, Ohio
G	8	Kenyon Goodin	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS So	Collins High School	Shelbyville, Kentucky
G	10	Grant Whitaker	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS So	Murray High School	Murray, Kentucky
F	11	Brian Waddell	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Sr	Purdue	Carmel, Indiana
F	14	Dominique Murphy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Central High School	East Chicago, Indiana
F	15	Luke Anderson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	North Oldham High School	Goshen, Kentucky
G	22	Darrius Bolden	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	GS	Wisconsin–Stevens Point	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
F	23	Sam Donald	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Columbia High School	Columbia, Illinois
F	24	Michael Wilson Jr.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	North Greenville	Charlotte, North Carolina
F	32	Jack Karasinski	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Sr	William & Mary	Grand Rapids, Michigan
C	44	Jacob Wassler	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Fr	St. Xavier High School	Cincinnati, Ohio

Head coach

Doug Davenport (Bellarmine)

Assistant coach(es)

Al Davis (Bellarmine)
Patrick Reilingh (Louisville)
Winston Yergler (Purdue)
Scooter Galloway (Bellarmine)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 19, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2025* 7:00 p.m.		Centre	W 83–57	–	Knights Hall (792) Louisville, KY
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:30 p.m., SECN+		at Georgia	L 59–104	0–1	Stegeman Coliseum (6,187) Athens, GA
November 8, 2025* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Kansas State	L 71–98	0–2	Bramlage Coliseum (8,040) Manhattan, KS
November 12, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Hanover	W 94−55	1−2	Knights Hall (724) Louisville, KY
November 15, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Wofford SoCon/ASUN Challenge	L 86–94	1–3	Knights Hall (829) Louisville, KY
November 19, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+		at Notre Dame	L 79–86	1–4	Joyce Center (3,676) South Bend, IN
November 24, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at The Citadel The Citadel MTE	W 70–58	2–4	McAlister Field House (871) Charleston, SC
November 25, 2025* 7:00 p.m.		vs. Houston Christian The Citadel MTE	W 74–69	3–4	McAlister Field House (203) Charleston, SC
November 29, 2025* 3:00 p.m.		at Northern Illinois	Canceled due to inclement weather^[4]		Convocation Center DeKalb, IL
December 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Midway	W 99–60	4–4	Knights Hall (1,283) Louisville, KY
December 6, 2025* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Murray State	L 68–81	4–5	CFSB Center (4,762) Murray, KY
December 13, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northern Kentucky	L 76–80	4–6	Knights Hall (1,227) Louisville, KY
December 17, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Chattanooga	W 79–64	5–6	Knights Hall (1,192) Louisville, KY
December 23, 2025* 1:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		at Kentucky	L 85–99	5–7	Rupp Arena (19,706) Lexington, KY
ASUN regular season
January 1, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at West Georgia	L 85–87	5–8 (0–1)	The Coliseum (507) Carrollton, GA
January 3, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Queens	L 76–98	5–9 (0–2)	Curry Arena (450) Charlotte, NC
January 8, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Central Arkansas	W 84–78 ^OT	6–9 (1–2)	Knights Hall (1,752) Louisville, KY
January 10, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		North Alabama	L 73–82	6–10 (1–3)	Knights Hall (1,373) Louisville, KY
January 15, 2026 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Lipscomb	L 71–81	6–11 (1–4)	Allen Arena (977) Nashville, TN
January 17, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Eastern Kentucky	L 69–89	6–12 (1–5)	Baptist Health Arena (1,511) Richmond, KY
January 22, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Jacksonville	W 77–70	7–12 (2–5)	Swisher Gymnasium (762) Jacksonville, FL
January 24, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at North Florida	L 114–117 ^OT	7–13 (2–6)	UNF Arena (1,155) Jacksonville, FL
January 28, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		West Georgia	W 77–74	8–13 (3–6)	Knights Hall (1,827) Louisville, KY
January 31, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Queens	W 78–75	9–13 (4–6)	Knights Hall (1,473) Louisville, KY
February 5, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Stetson	W 92–71	10–13 (5–6)	Knights Hall (1,593) Louisville, KY
February 7, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Florida Gulf Coast	W 81–65	11–13 (6–6)	Knights Hall (1,528) Louisville, KY
February 11, 2026 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Central Arkansas	L 76–84	11–14 (6–7)	Farris Center (1,165) Conway, AR
February 14, 2026 5:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Austin Peay	L 70–90	11–15 (6–8)	F&M Bank Arena (2,187) Clarksville, TN
February 18, 2026 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		Lipscomb	L 72–75	11–16 (6–9)	Knights Hall (1,782) Louisville, KY
February 21, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Eastern Kentucky	L 92–95	11–17 (6–10)	Knights Hall (1,921) Louisville, KY
February 25, 2026 8:45 p.m., ESPN+		at North Alabama	L 68–73	11–18 (6–11)	CB&S Bank Arena (2,251) Florence, AL
February 28, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Austin Peay	W 111–97	12–18 (7–11)	Knights Hall (1,785) Louisville, KY
ASUN tournament
March 4, 2026 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	(8)	vs. (9) Jacksonville First round	W 82–79	13–18	UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL
March 6, 2026 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	(8)	vs. (1) Central Arkansas Quarterfinals	L 73–86	13–19	VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

^ "After 46 years of coaching in Louisville, Bellarmine's head coach Scotty Davenport announces retirement". whas11.com. March 9, 2025. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
^ Crawford, Eric (March 10, 2025). "CRAWFORD | Bellarmine's Scott Davenport retires after 46 years of coaching in Louisville". WDRB. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "ASUN Announces Men's Basketball Preseason Honors". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
^ "Men's basketball game Saturday at NIU canceled due to inclement weather". Bellarmine Athletics. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Bellarmine University Athletics. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
^ "Bellarmine Knights 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 18, 2025.

[1] "After 46 years of coaching in Louisville, Bellarmine's head coach Scotty Davenport announces retirement". whas11.com. March 9, 2025. Retrieved October 18, 2025.

[2] Crawford, Eric (March 10, 2025). "CRAWFORD | Bellarmine's Scott Davenport retires after 46 years of coaching in Louisville". WDRB. Retrieved October 18, 2025.

[poll-3] "ASUN Announces Men's Basketball Preseason Honors". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved December 9, 2025.

[4] "Men's basketball game Saturday at NIU canceled due to inclement weather". Bellarmine Athletics. Retrieved November 29, 2025.

[5] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Bellarmine University Athletics. Retrieved October 18, 2025.

[6] "Bellarmine Knights 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 18, 2025.

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Bellarmine Knights men's basketball
Venues	Knights Hall (1960–2020, 2024–present) Freedom Hall (2020–2024)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics