MVC Releases Men's Basketball Conference Schedule

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - - Belmont University men's basketball will host 10 Missouri Valley Conference games at the Curb Event Center as the league office released its 2025-26 men's basketball conference schedule Thursday.
 
With 20 conference championships and 361 conference wins – second only to Gonzaga – over the past two decades, Belmont is poised for another unforgettable season.

Coach Alexander on the schedule and upcoming season

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"Releasing our full schedule is an exciting next step and a great reminder that the season is just around the corner," said Casey Alexander, Belmont head coach. "I like being able to play a full round-robin schedule which provides a true conference champion and conference tournament seeding."
 
Belmont opens conference play Dec. 13 vs. UIC. The Bruins scored 92 points vs. the Flames last season in winning an entertaining, high-scoring game.
 
Following road games at Evansville and Indiana State, Belmont rings in 2026 with a New Year's Day home game vs. Bradley. The series has been marked by tremendous competition and memorable finishes. Belmont won, 80-77, last season in Peoria on Jonathan Pierre's game-winning 3-point play.
 
Belmont hosts defending conference champion Drake Feb. 3. The Bruins defeated Drake, 87-65, in its last visit to the Curb Event Center.
 
Regular season play concludes March 1 at Illinois State. The Redbirds were selected as MVC preseason favorite by the league office and Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook.
 
Other schedule highlights include:

• Belmont has weekend home dates against area rivals Murray State (Jan. 31) and Southern Illinois (Jan. 4).
• Belmont has four February home dates, including Drake, Northern Iowa, Indiana State, and Evansville.
• Interestingly, the Bruins will have two stretches of four games in nine days and two weeks (Jan. 19 and Feb. 16) with no midweek game.

 
In all, Belmont will have the chance to play up to 14 games against Q1/Q2 opposition based on the 2024-25 official NET rankings.
 
Belmont's 40 conference wins over the last three seasons rank third in the MVC.
 
The Belmont roster features 11 returning players – including three redshirt freshmen – and four newcomers.
 
"We're excited about the potential of this team and look forward to proving ourselves on the floor," Alexander said.
 
The 2026 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament will take place March 5-8 in St. Louis, Missouri.

The play-by-play of Voice of the Bruins Steve Layman can be heard on Belmont Bruins Radio and ESPN+.
 
Belmont season tickets – which include the entire men's and women's basketball home schedule – are on sale now at belmontbruins.com/tickets. 
 
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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 15 consecutive seasons (alongside Gonzaga, Kansas, and Oregon) and 19 or more games in 20 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 six 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 10 consecutive seasons.
 
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