Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook Names Tyler Lundblade Preseason All-MVC

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - - Belmont University men's basketball graduate student Tyler Lundblade was named Preseason All-Missouri Valley Conference by Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook.
 
The Dallas, Texas native led the nation in 3-point field goal percentage (.481) in 2024-25, and his 104 3-point field goals ranks fifth in MVC history for a single season.
 
Lundblade had 20 double digure scoring games, including a career-high 27 points vs. Missouri State (2/8/25).
 
He averaged 12.4 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 0.9 assists per game last season.
 
Belmont was picked third in the Blue Ribbon MVC predicted order of finish, behind Illinois State and Northern Iowa.
 
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.
 
The complete 2025-26 schedule - including Missouri Valley Conference opponents, dates, times and broadcast information - will be released in the coming weeks.

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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.