Three Men's Basketball Players Named to MVC Scholar-Athlete Team

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - - Three Belmont University men's basketball players were honored Thursday as the Missouri Valley Conference announced its 2025-26 Scholar-Athlete Team.
 
Tyler Lundblade was named State Farm MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, while Brigham Rogers and Drew Scharnowski were named to the Scholar-Athlete Team.
 
Lundblade, who was named recipient of the Larry Bird Trophy presented by Great Southern Bank emblematic of the MVC Player of the Year Wednesday, holds a 4.0 cumulative grade-point average.
 
He earned his undergraduate degree in marketing and is currently enrolled in the Belmont Master of Business Administration program.
 
The Dallas, Texas native led Belmont to the MVC regular season championship and ranks among league and national leaders in 3-point field goals, 3-point field goal percentage, free throw percentage, and minutes played.
 
Lundblade was named to the 2024-25 DI-AAA ADA Scholar-Athlete Team and is a candidate for College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-America honors.
 
He becomes the first men's basketball since AJ Green in 2022 to be named MVC Player of the Year and MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
 
Rogers holds a 3.63 GPA in his chosen major of finance. The Woodstock, Georgia native ranks among MVC leaders in offensive rebounding, field goal percentage, and blocked shots.
 
Scharnowski holds a 3.82 GPA in his chosen major of exercise science. The Burlington, Illinois native ranks among MVC leaders in eight statistical categories, including scoring, rebounding, assists, blocked shots, field goal percentage, and usage rate.
 
Belmont (26-5) plays in the MVC quarterfinal round Friday at 12 p.m. CT from the Enterprise Center in St. Louis.
 
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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 21 conference championships since 2006 - third-most nationally over that span (behind Gonzaga and Kansas). Belmont has won 20 or more games in 16 consecutive seasons (alongside Gonzaga and Kansas; Oregon can join) and 19 or more games in 21 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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