Men's Basketball Falls to Catalonia Elite in Final Game of Foreign Tour

BARCELONA, Spain - - Belmont University men's basketball dropped a 99-92 decision to Catalonia Elite Friday in the final game of its foreign tour.
 
Ja'Kobi Gillespie and Isaiah Walker led Belmont with 18 points each.
 
Cade Tyson added 17 points and six rebounds.
 
Malik Dia and Sam Orme each grabbed a team-high nine rebounds.
 
Dia also had five assists.
 
Jayce Willingham contributed eight points.
 
Though Belmont scored over 90 points for the third consecutive game overseas – and made 12 3-point field goals - the team was inhibited by an uncharacteristic 11 missed free throws and 22 turnovers.
 
All 12 Bruins who saw action scored.
 
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 more 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