Men's Basketball Welcomes Jonathan Pierre

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - - Belmont University men's basketball head coach Casey Alexander announced Thursday the signing of Jonathan Pierre to a national letter of intent to play basketball for the Bruins, starting in the fall of 2024.
 
Pierre, a 6-9 forward from Hallandale, Fla., appeared in 19 games last season at Memphis.

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"Jonathan is an extremely talented and versatile player," Alexander said. "He possesses rare shooting and playmaking for his size and brings tremendous energy to the game. His level of accomplishment his first two seasons speaks for itself. We are thrilled to have Jonathan join our program."
 
The versatile offensive player shot 36 percent from 3-point distance and scored a season-high 10 points in 15 minutes at Temple.
 
Pierre burst on the scene during the 2022-23 season, leading Nova Southeastern to an undefeated 36-0 record and the NCAA Division II National Championship.
 
He averaged 14.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game on 50 percent field goal percentage and 40.5 percent shooting from long distance.
 
Pierre posted 25 double figure scoring games as a sophomore, including a season-high 27 points, and he was the only player 6-9 or taller in NCAA Division II to post over 100 assists. The swingman had 18 points and seven rebounds in the national semifinal game.
 
The Sharks went 67-1 in Pierre's two seasons.

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 14 consecutive seasons (Gonzaga, Kansas, Oregon) and 19 or game games in 19 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