Sam Orme Named MVC Freshman of the Week

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - - Belmont University men's basketball forward Sam Orme was named Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Week, the league office announced Monday.
 
The Carmel, Indiana native averaged 12.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.0 blocked shots per game as Belmont earned road victories over Atlantic Sun Conference favorite and Q2 ranked Lipscomb and Mountain West program Air Force.
 
Orme had 13 points, eight rebounds and three assists at Air Force.
 
He had 12 points, six rebounds and three blocked shots at Lipscomb - including two 3-pointers in the 19-6 run over the final 3:35 as Belmont won 80-79.
 
Orme has scored in double figures in three of the first four games of the season.
 
Belmont returns to game action Tuesday vs. Oral Roberts.
 
Belmont University men's basketball has been a postseason fixture for 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 (behind Gonzaga and Kansas). Belmont has won 20 or more games in 14 consecutive seasons (alongside Gonzaga, Kansas, and Oregon) and 19 or more games in 19 consecutive seasons (alongside Gonzaga, Kansas, and 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 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 its existence. Belmont is the only NCAA Division I institution in America whose men's and women's basketball programs have won 20 or more games in nine consecutive seasons.