By GREG MENGELT MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Bellarmine led 12-11 early against host West Virginia, but the Mountaineers pulled away for a 74-55 win over the Knights at WVU Coliseum on Tuesday evening. The Knights stayed within 37-30 at halftime before West Virginia’s early second-half spurt put Bellarmine (2-6) away. Bellarmine has now faced No. 2 […]

By GREG MENGELT LOUISVILLE — A pair of Southern Indiana stars had big games and Bellarmine crushed Division III Franklin 75-37 on Sunday. Curt Hopf, freshman from Barr-Reeve, led the Knights with 14 points and senior Juston Betz, a Providence graduate, was the game’s most effective player with 10 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists […]

By GREG MENGELT LAS VEGAS — Bellarmine won its first game of the season, 76-69 over Central Michigan on Tuesday in the Knights’ final game in Las Vegas. The Knights jumped out to an 8-0 lead, then fell behind 19-13, then went on a 22-7 run and led 39-32 at the break. The Chippewas got […]

By GREG MENGELT MORAGA, Calif. — Bellmarine’s trip to the West Coast began with a pretty impressive performance, yet in defeat, 73-64 at Saint Mary’s (Calif.) on Wednesday evening. Senior guard Dylan Penn did everything he could to keep the Knights in the game with the unbeaten Gaels (4-0). He had a game-high 27 points […]

Cole Schafer, a Class of 2012 graduate of Evansville Harrison, is latest Southern Indiana addition to Bellarmine’s top-flight NCAA Division II program. Here’s the school’s release: Bellarmine University men’s basketball coach Scott Davenport has added to his 2012-13 roster by signing Cole Schafer to a National Letter of Intent. The 6-3 combo guard is a […]

Three former Southern Indiana prep basketball standouts were honored Monday as players of the week by their respective college conferences. + Braydon Hobbs, New Albany (2008): The senior guard was named Great Lakes Valley Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week after leading Bellarmine to road wins over Drury and Missouri S&T last week, averaging […]