Eoin Dillon Named MVC Freshman of the Week

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - - Belmont University men's basketball forward Eoin Dillon was named Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Week, the league office announced Monday.
 
This marks the second straight weekly award for Dillon, who was honored Jan. 19.
 
Dillon scored a game-high 16 points on 6-for-8 shooting as Belmont defeated Illinois State, 80-69, Jan. 24.
 
He made consecutive 3-pointers midway through the second half that increased Belmont's lead from two to eight points.
 
The 6-9 forward has scored in double figures in five MVC games, including four straight games.
 
Dillon has delivered a game-tying or go-ahead basket in five of his last eight games.
 
The Peoria, Illinois native is averaging 6.2 points and 2.3 rebounds per game this season.
 
Dillon joins Tyler Lundblade, Drew Scharnowski, and Jack Smiley as Belmont players to earn MVC weekly awards this season.
 
Belmont (18-3) returns to game action Wednesday at Valparaiso.
 
Belmont season tickets – which include the entire men's and women's basketball home schedule – are on sale now at belmontbruins.com/tickets. 
 
To become a Bruin Club member, contact Russell Grimm at (615) 460-5668 or russell.grimm@belmont.edu.
 
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.