2025–26 Bellarmine Knights men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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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.
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record13–19 (7–11 ASUN)
Headcoach
- Doug Davenport (1st season)
Assistant coaches
- Al Davis
- Patrick Reilingh
- Winston Yergler
- Scooter Galloway
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| Conference | Atlantic Sun Conference |
| Record | 13–19 (7–11 ASUN) |
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| Home arena | Knights Hall |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
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Preseason All-ASUN Team
No players were named to the All-ASUN team.[3]
Roster
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Schedule and results
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| 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 | ||||||
