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2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster

Ben Denton
Belmont Athletics

23 Jake Dykstra

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 200
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Nashville, Tenn.
  • High School Christ Presbyterian Academy

Biography

- 2024-25 NABC Honors Court
- 2024-25 MVC Honor Roll
- 2023-24 MVC Honor Roll
- 2022-23 MVC Honor Roll


2024-25
  • Averaged 0.1 points, 0.2 rebounds, 0.4 assists, 0.1 steals per game
  • 17 game appearances
  • Scored two points in season-high 13 minutes at Air Force (11/15/24)
  • Two rebounds at Indiana State (1/11/25)
  • Played three minutes in Belmont's victory at Bradley (2/5/25)

2023-24
  • Averaged 0.9 points, 1.0 rebounds, 0.2 assists, 0.2 steals per game
  • 23 game appearances
  • Scored in five games
  • Career-high nine points, five rebounds vs. Berry (11/14/23)
  • Second half 3-pointer fueled scoring run in 87-65 victory over Drake (1/7/24)
  • Three points, two rebounds, two steals vs. Valparaiso (3/3/24)
 
2022-23
  • Averaged 0.4 points, 0.6 rebounds, 0.1 assists per game
  • Nine game appearances
  • First career points vs. Howard in Paradise Jam (11/21/22)
 
Prior to Belmont
  • Three-year letterwinner at Christ Presbyterian Academy for head coach and Belmont alum Kevin Maggard
  • Former Bruins Craig Bradshaw and Jake Allsmiller also on CPA coaching staff
  • Averaged 13.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game as a senior
  • Averaged 11.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.2 assists per game as a junior as CPA went 27-5 and reached state championship
  • Third-highest single-season 3-point field goal percentage in school history
  • All-District
  • All-County
     
Personal
  • Majoring in biology
  • High school teammate of Evan Shiflet (Tennessee) and Braden Zapp (Trevecca Nazarene)
  • Also played football and soccer in high school 
  • Lists Tim Tebow among favorite athletes

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 23

    2022-23Freshman

    Guard
    6'4" 180 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2023-24Sophomore

    Guard
    6'4" 195 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2024-25Junior

    Guard
    6'4" 195 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2025-26Senior

    Guard
    6'4" 200 lbs
    23