Men's Basketball Welcomes Eoin Dillon

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - - Belmont University men's basketball head coach Casey Alexander announced Thursday the signing of Eoin (OWEN) Dillon to a national letter of intent to play basketball for the Bruins, starting in the fall of 2024.
 
"Eoin is a very skilled frontcourt player, who can stretch the floor with his shooting ability," Alexander said. "He loves the game, comes from a basketball family and possesses an ideal offensive skill set for how we play."
 
The 6-9 forward averaged 14 points, seven rebounds, three assists and two steals per game as a junior for Peoria Notre Dame High School in Peoria, Illinois.
 
Dillon was named All-Big 12 Conference and was an Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) All-State Special Mention selection.
 
He was profiled by the Peoria Journal-Star, WMBD-TV and WEEK-TV as one of the top high school basketball players in central Illinois.
 
Dillon played AAU basketball for Illinois Wolves.
 
Belmont University men's basketball has been a postseason fixture the last two decades, including nine berths to the NCAA Tournament. The Bruins have won 20 conference championships since 2006 - third-most nationally over that span (Gonzaga, Kansas). Belmont has won 20 or more games in 13 consecutive seasons (Gonzaga, Kansas, Oregon) and 19 or game games in 18 consecutive seasons (Gonzaga, Kansas, San Diego State). Belmont is among select programs with two or more first-round selections in the NBA Draft over the last five years (Ben Sheppard, Dylan Windler). Belmont University men's basketball boasts an NCAA-leading 19 CoSIDA Academic All-America selections since 2001 and is the only NCAA Division I program to make the NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) Honor Roll every year of existence