# 2024–25 Bellarmine Knights men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Bellarmine Knights men's basketball team represented Bellarmine University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Knights, led by 20th-year head coach Scott Davenport, played their home games at Knights Hall located in Louisville, Kentucky as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 5–26, 2–16 in ASUN play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the ASUN tournament.
On March 9, 2025, head coach Scott Davenport announced he was retiring. The school announced that Scott's son, assistant coach Doug Davenport, would be the team's new head coach.

## Previous season

The Knights finished the 2023–24 season 8–23, 4–12 in ASUN play to finish in 12th (last) place. They failed to qualify for the ASUN tournament, as only the top ten team qualify.
The Knights were in the final year of a four-year transition from Division II to Division I, making the 2023–24 season the final season that they were ineligible for the NCAA tournament.
This was also the Knights' final season at Freedom Hall. Near the start of the 2024–25 school year, which coincided with the end of Bellarmine's transition to Division I, the school announced that home games would return to campus at Knights Hall.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 29, 2024* 11:00 am | Centre | W 92–68 | | Knights Hall (1,162) Louisville, KY |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at VCU | L 65–84 | 0–1 | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA |
| November 9, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | VMI SoCon/ASUN Challenge | L 71–76 | 0–2 | Knights Hall (1,174) Louisville, KY |
| November 13, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Southern Indiana I-64 Showcase | L 69–71 | 0–3 | Knights Hall (1,527) Louisville, KY |
| November 16, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Marshall I-64 Showcase | L 62–83 | 0–4 | Cam Henderson Center (4,153) Huntington, WV |
| November 19, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Louisville | L 68–100 | 0–5 | KFC Yum! Center (12,220) Louisville, KY |
| November 23, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | Bowling Green | W 80–68 | 1–5 | Knights Hall (1,282) Louisville, KY |
| November 26, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Midway | W 101–60 | 2–5 | Knights Hall (1,174) Louisville, KY |
| November 30, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+/FDSNOH | at Northern Kentucky | L 70–86 | 2–6 | Truist Arena (3,325) Highland Heights, KY |
| December 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Western Carolina SoCon/ASUN Challenge | L 74–86 | 2–7 | Ramsey Center (1,812) Cullowhee, NC |
| December 7, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | Brescia | W 94–66 | 3–7 | Knights Hall (1,123) Louisville, KY |
| December 14, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | Ball State | L 82–86 | 3–8 | Knights Hall (1,572) Louisville, KY |
| December 19, 2024* 8:30 pm, MW Network | at Wyoming | L 55–92 | 3–9 | Arena-Auditorium (2,998) Laramie, WY |
| December 21, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Colorado | L 55–79 | 3–10 | CU Events Center (7,684) Boulder, CO |
| ASUN regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at North Alabama | L 66–82 | 3–11 (0–1) | CB&S Bank Arena (1,563) Florence, AL |
| January 4, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Central Arkansas | L 65–71 | 3–12 (0–2) | Farris Center (975) Conway, AR |
| January 9, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Jacksonville | L 59–74 | 3–13 (0–3) | Knights Hall (1,491) Louisville, KY |
| January 11, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | North Florida | L 83–98 | 3–14 (0–4) | Knights Hall (1,372) Louisville, KY |
| January 16, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Lipscomb | L 53–87 | 3–15 (0–5) | Knights Hall (1,272) Louisville, KY |
| January 18, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Eastern Kentucky | L 69–72 | 3–16 (0–6) | Baptist Health Arena (2,004) Richmond, KY |
| January 23, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Florida Gulf Coast | L 61–77 | 3–17 (0–7) | Knights Hall (1,383) Louisville, KY |
| January 25, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | Stetson | L 76–81 | 3–18 (0–8) | Knights Hall (1,472) Louisville, KY |
| January 30, 2025 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Austin Peay | L 77–86 $^{OT}$ | 3–19 (0–9) | F&M Bank Arena (1,257) Clarksville, TN |
| February 1, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Lipscomb | L 80–87 | 3–20 (0–10) | Allen Arena (1,227) Nashville, TN |
| February 6, 2025 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | at North Florida | L 88–95 | 3–21 (0–11) | UNF Arena (1,286) Jacksonville, FL |
| February 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Jacksonville | L 64–73 | 3–22 (0–12) | Swisher Gymnasium (700) Jacksonville, FL |
| February 13, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Queens | L 87–92 $^{OT}$ | 3–23 (0–13) | Knights Hall (1,132) Louisville, KY |
| February 15, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | West Georgia | L 76–81 | 3–24 (0–14) | Knights Hall (1,472) Louisville, KY |
| February 18, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Austin Peay | W 94–68 | 4–24 (1–14) | Knights Hall (1,173) Louisville, KY |
| February 20, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Eastern Kentucky | W 80–74 | 5–24 (2–14) | Knights Hall (1,582) Louisville, KY |
| February 24, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Stetson | L 67–69 | 5–25 (2–15) | Insight Credit Union Arena (575) DeLand, FL |
| February 26, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Florida Gulf Coast | L 61–80 | 5–26 (2–16) | Alico Arena (2,190) Fort Myers, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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