Paulo Araujo
23 Paulo Araujo
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    200
  • Hometown:
    Santa Ana, Calif.
  • Position:
    G
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • High School:
    Foothill HS
  • Previous College:
    Santiago Canyon
  • gp
    33
  • pts/g
    11.9
  • fg %
    50.8
  • 3pt %
    37.3
  • ft %
    68.3
  • reb/g
    3.9
  • a/g
    2.3
Bio

Honors & Awards:

2021-22 Season (Junior): Earned second team all-NSAA honors ... Started all 33 games on the season ... Second on the team in scoring at 11.9 points per game ... Also averaged 3.9 rebounds per game and dished out a team-high 77 assists ... His 38 steals were good for second on the team ... Drained 44 treys, good for second on the team, at a 37.3% clip ... Scored in double figures in 22 games, going for 20-plus three times ... Dropped a career-high 27 points against Valley City (Feb. 11), going 8-13 from the floor, 4-6 from deep, and 7-7 from the free throw line ... Connected for multiple 3-pointers 11 times, including draining a career best six treys in a 71-58 win over Iowa Wesleyan ... Grabbed a career-high nine rebounds against Viterbo (Jan. 21) ... Dished out six assists against Iowa Wesleyan (Dec. 29) and Viterbo (Jan. 21) ... Averaged 12.7 points and 6.7 rebounds per game during the NSAA Tournament to help BU to their second-straight North Star Tournament title.

2020-21 Season (Junior): Appeared in 33 games with 10 starts … Averaged 4.9 points and 2.1 rebounds per game … Drained 35 three-pointers and shot 37.6 percent from deep … Led the team shooting 85.7 percent from the free throw line … Scored a season-high 18 points on 6-of-10 shooting with four made treys in the NSAA Semifinal win over Valley City (Feb. 25) … also scored in double figures against Doane (13) and in the NSAA Championship against Dakota State (11) … Hit multiple threes in nine games and made at least one three-pointer in each of Bellevue’s final seven contests … Grabbed a season-high five rebounds against Evangel (Nov. 14) in the Baptist Bible College Classic.

At Santiago Canyon (2018-20): Spent two seasons at Santiago Canyon College in Orange, Calif. ... Played basketball for Coach Todd Dixon ... Helped the Hawks to back-to-back 20-win campaigns, including a 28-2 mark during the 2019-20 season ... Led the team in scoring, rebounding, and three-pointers are a freshman ... Earned first-team All-Orange Empire Conference honors as a freshman and second-team All-Orange Empire Conference accolades as a sophomore ... Scored a career-high 29 points on 7-of-8 shooting from deep in a win over Chaffey (Nov. 1, 2019) ... Scored in double figures 42 times in his 58-game career, going for 20-plus on 12 occasions.

High School: Attended Foothill High School in Santa Ana, Calif. ... Earned first-team all-League and second-team all-county honors ... Served as captain and named team MVP as a senior ... Set a school record for rebounds in a game with 25.

Personal: Son of Fabio and Valeria Araujo ... Born on Mar. 12, 1999 ... Has an older brother, Lucas ... Majoring in Business Administration.

 

Santiago Canyon College Stats:

Season GP Pts (Gm) Reb (Gm) Asst Stl Blk FG (Pct) 3FG (Pct) FT (Pct)
2018-19 (Fresh.) 29 476 (16.4) 163 (5.6) 43 52 1 160-359 (44.6) 80-228 (35.1) 76-115 (66.1)
2019-20 (Soph.) 29 308 (10.6) 123 (4.2) 42 20 1 104-211 (49.3) 63-144 (43.8) 37-47 (78.4)
Totals 58 784 (13.5) 286 (4.9) 85 72 2 264-570 (46.3) 143-372 (38.4) 113-162 (69.8)
Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 33 14
Games started 33 14
Minutes 1044 446
Minutes per game 31.6 31.9
FG 132-260 62-111
FG Pct 50.8 55.9
3PT 44-118 18-46
3PT Pct 37.3 39.1
FT 84-123 39-51
FT Pct 68.3 76.5
Off rebounds 10 2
Def rebounds 118 53
Total rebounds 128 55
Rebounds per game 3.9 3.9
Personal fouls 59 27
Disqualifications - -
Assists 77 28
Turnovers 68 29
Assist to turnover ratio 1.1 1.0
Steals 38 13
Blocks 0 0
Points 392 181
Points per game 11.9 12.9
Points per 40 min 15.0 16.2
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Feb 12 Dickinson State W, 79-48
Feb 18 Dakota State W, 68-67
Feb 23 Presentation W, 68-62
Feb 26 vs. Valley City State W, 72-66
Feb 27 vs. Viterbo W, 69-65
Mar 11 at #1 William Penn L, 83-72
Game Log - Shooting
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Oct 22 at Briar Cliff L, 78-58 1 34 4-8 50.0 1-3 33.3 2-4 50.0 11
Oct 27 vs. Sterling W, 72-52 1 22 4-8 50.0 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 9
Oct 28 at MidAmerica Nazarene L, 67-58 1 40 3-9 33.3 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 7
Nov 5 Cardinal Stritch W, 68-54 1 29 4-9 44.4 2-7 28.6 1-3 33.3 11
Nov 6 Peru State W, 61-52 1 32 3-5 60.0 1-3 33.3 4-6 66.7 11
Nov 12 vs. Dordt L, 70-63 1 30 3-9 33.3 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 6
Nov 13 at Northwestern (Iowa) L, 74-71 1 31 5-9 55.6 0-2 0.0 4-5 80.0 14
Nov 16 at Wayne State L, 74-40 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 vs. College of the Ozarks W, 95-63 1 25 7-8 87.5 2-3 66.7 1-1 100.0 17
Nov 20 vs. Cardinal Stritch W, 81-71 1 27 2-4 50.0 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 6
Nov 27 vs. Mount Marty W, 73-66 1 31 4-8 50.0 3-6 50.0 4-4 100.0 15
Nov 28 at Midland L, 69-57 1 31 1-6 16.7 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 3
Dec 4 at Dakota State W, 67-54 1 30 9-12 75.0 0-3 0.0 7-8 87.5 25
Dec 11 at Iowa Wesleyan L, 80-71 1 38 4-11 36.4 0-1 0.0 3-6 50.0 11
Dec 16 at Westcliff W, 62-48 1 37 5-8 62.5 1-3 33.3 5-7 71.4 16
Dec 18 at Saint Katherine - - - - - - - - -
Dec 29 Iowa Wesleyan W, 71-58 1 28 7-13 53.8 6-10 60.0 1-2 50.0 21
Dec 30 Midland L, 85-73 1 33 2-11 18.2 2-7 28.6 6-8 75.0 12
Jan 7 at Dickinson State L, 70-62 1 32 5-14 35.7 0-5 0.0 2-2 100.0 12
Jan 8 at Valley City State W, 73-70 1 33 1-3 33.3 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 3
Jan 14 Presentation W, 68-48 1 27 4-9 44.4 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 11
Jan 15 Mayville State W, 69-60 1 34 3-4 75.0 1-1 100.0 4-4 100.0 11
Jan 21 Viterbo L, 67-63 1 36 4-9 44.4 2-7 28.6 0-0 - 10
Jan 22 Waldorf W, 71-60 1 35 7-9 77.8 2-3 66.7 2-2 100.0 18
Jan 28 at Waldorf W, 68-44 1 25 1-3 33.3 1-1 100.0 3-4 75.0 6
Jan 29 at Viterbo W, 59-53 1 30 7-12 58.3 1-4 25.0 4-5 80.0 19
Feb 4 at Mayville State L, 58-43 1 31 3-8 37.5 1-4 25.0 1-4 25.0 8
Feb 5 at Presentation L, 68-67 1 33 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 5-6 83.3 7
Feb 11 Valley City State L, 81-73 1 36 8-13 61.5 4-6 66.7 7-7 100.0 27
Feb 12 Dickinson State W, 79-48 1 28 3-6 50.0 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 7
Feb 18 Dakota State W, 68-67 1 36 6-7 85.7 3-3 100.0 2-5 40.0 17
Feb 23 Presentation W, 68-62 1 33 1-2 50.0 1-1 100.0 8-12 66.7 11
Feb 26 vs. Valley City State W, 72-66 1 33 6-8 75.0 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 14
Feb 27 vs. Viterbo W, 69-65 1 30 4-9 44.4 2-5 40.0 3-6 50.0 13
Mar 11 at #1 William Penn L, 83-72 1 34 1-4 25.0 0-1 0.0 1-4 25.0 3
Game Log - Ball control
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Oct 22 at Briar Cliff L, 78-58 1 34 0 3 3 0 2 0 0
Oct 27 vs. Sterling W, 72-52 1 22 1 1 2 2 1 0 0
Oct 28 at MidAmerica Nazarene L, 67-58 1 40 0 2 2 1 3 2 0
Nov 5 Cardinal Stritch W, 68-54 1 29 1 3 4 4 3 1 0
Nov 6 Peru State W, 61-52 1 32 0 2 2 3 1 3 0
Nov 12 vs. Dordt L, 70-63 1 30 1 1 2 2 2 1 0
Nov 13 at Northwestern (Iowa) L, 74-71 1 31 0 2 2 0 0 1 0
Nov 16 at Wayne State L, 74-40 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 vs. College of the Ozarks W, 95-63 1 25 0 4 4 3 0 4 0
Nov 20 vs. Cardinal Stritch W, 81-71 1 27 0 3 3 3 2 0 0
Nov 27 vs. Mount Marty W, 73-66 1 31 0 5 5 1 3 1 0
Nov 28 at Midland L, 69-57 1 31 1 2 3 2 0 0 0
Dec 4 at Dakota State W, 67-54 1 30 0 5 5 1 1 2 0
Dec 11 at Iowa Wesleyan L, 80-71 1 38 1 3 4 3 2 3 0
Dec 16 at Westcliff W, 62-48 1 37 1 6 7 3 2 3 0
Dec 18 at Saint Katherine - - - - - - - - -
Dec 29 Iowa Wesleyan W, 71-58 1 28 1 5 6 6 2 1 0
Dec 30 Midland L, 85-73 1 33 0 1 1 2 1 1 0
Jan 7 at Dickinson State L, 70-62 1 32 1 4 5 1 5 0 0
Jan 8 at Valley City State W, 73-70 1 33 0 7 7 4 1 0 0
Jan 14 Presentation W, 68-48 1 27 0 6 6 1 2 2 0
Jan 15 Mayville State W, 69-60 1 34 0 2 2 2 3 2 0
Jan 21 Viterbo L, 67-63 1 36 0 9 9 6 2 0 0
Jan 22 Waldorf W, 71-60 1 35 0 6 6 2 4 1 0
Jan 28 at Waldorf W, 68-44 1 25 0 2 2 2 1 2 0
Jan 29 at Viterbo W, 59-53 1 30 1 1 2 3 2 0 0
Feb 4 at Mayville State L, 58-43 1 31 0 2 2 1 2 2 0
Feb 5 at Presentation L, 68-67 1 33 0 3 3 2 4 1 0
Feb 11 Valley City State L, 81-73 1 36 0 2 2 0 1 1 0
Feb 12 Dickinson State W, 79-48 1 28 0 2 2 1 0 0 0
Feb 18 Dakota State W, 68-67 1 36 0 2 2 2 1 0 0
Feb 23 Presentation W, 68-62 1 33 0 8 8 3 3 1 0
Feb 26 vs. Valley City State W, 72-66 1 33 0 7 7 2 4 2 0
Feb 27 vs. Viterbo W, 69-65 1 30 0 5 5 2 3 1 0
Mar 11 at #1 William Penn L, 83-72 1 34 1 2 3 7 5 0 0
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Oct 22 at Briar Cliff L, 78-58 1 3 - 0.0
Oct 27 vs. Sterling W, 72-52 1 2 - 2.0
Oct 28 at MidAmerica Nazarene L, 67-58 1 1 - 0.3
Nov 5 Cardinal Stritch W, 68-54 1 2 - 1.3
Nov 6 Peru State W, 61-52 1 3 - 3.0
Nov 12 vs. Dordt L, 70-63 1 2 - 1.0
Nov 13 at Northwestern (Iowa) L, 74-71 1 1 - -
Nov 16 at Wayne State L, 74-40 - - - -
Nov 19 vs. College of the Ozarks W, 95-63 1 1 - -
Nov 20 vs. Cardinal Stritch W, 81-71 1 2 - 1.5
Nov 27 vs. Mount Marty W, 73-66 1 1 - 0.3
Nov 28 at Midland L, 69-57 1 1 - -
Dec 4 at Dakota State W, 67-54 1 1 - 1.0
Dec 11 at Iowa Wesleyan L, 80-71 1 0 - 1.5
Dec 16 at Westcliff W, 62-48 1 1 - 1.5
Dec 18 at Saint Katherine - - - -
Dec 29 Iowa Wesleyan W, 71-58 1 3 - 3.0
Dec 30 Midland L, 85-73 1 2 - 2.0
Jan 7 at Dickinson State L, 70-62 1 1 - 0.2
Jan 8 at Valley City State W, 73-70 1 3 - 4.0
Jan 14 Presentation W, 68-48 1 3 - 0.5
Jan 15 Mayville State W, 69-60 1 1 - 0.7
Jan 21 Viterbo L, 67-63 1 2 - 3.0
Jan 22 Waldorf W, 71-60 1 1 - 0.5
Jan 28 at Waldorf W, 68-44 1 2 - 2.0
Jan 29 at Viterbo W, 59-53 1 4 - 1.5
Feb 4 at Mayville State L, 58-43 1 2 - 0.5
Feb 5 at Presentation L, 68-67 1 3 - 0.5
Feb 11 Valley City State L, 81-73 1 2 - 0.0
Feb 12 Dickinson State W, 79-48 1 1 - -
Feb 18 Dakota State W, 68-67 1 1 - 2.0
Feb 23 Presentation W, 68-62 1 2 - 1.0
Feb 26 vs. Valley City State W, 72-66 1 2 - 0.5
Feb 27 vs. Viterbo W, 69-65 1 1 - 0.7
Mar 11 at #1 William Penn L, 83-72 1 2 - 1.4
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2020-21 33 20.2 1.6-4.0 1.1-2.8 0.5-0.6 4.9
2021-22 33 31.6 4.0-7.9 1.3-3.6 2.5-3.7 11.9
2022-23 29 30.3 5.0-10.1 2.4-5.6 2.6-3.5 15.0
Total 95 27.3 3.5-7.2 1.6-3.9 1.9-2.6 10.4

Career Stats: Shooting per game

gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2020-21 33 10 666 54-133 40.6 35-93 37.6 18-21 85.7 161
2021-22 33 33 1044 132-260 50.8 44-118 37.3 84-123 68.3 392
2022-23 29 29 879 145-292 49.7 69-163 42.3 75-101 74.3 434
Total 95 72 2589 331-685 48.3 148-374 39.6 177-245 72.2 987

Career Stats: Shooting totals

gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2020-21 33 666 20.2 3.2-8.0 2.1-5.6 37.6 1.1-1.3 9.7
2021-22 33 1044 31.6 5.1-10.0 1.7-4.5 37.3 3.2-4.7 15.0
2022-23 29 879 30.3 6.6-13.3 3.1-7.4 42.3 3.4-4.6 19.7
Total 95 2589 27.3 5.1-10.6 2.3-5.8 39.6 2.7-3.8 15.2

Career Stats: Shooting per 40 min

gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2020-21 33 0.3 1.8 2.1 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.0
2021-22 33 0.3 3.6 3.9 2.3 2.1 1.2 0.0
2022-23 29 0.3 4.2 4.4 2.2 2.0 1.3 0.1
Total 95 0.3 3.1 3.4 1.7 1.5 1.0 0.0

Career Stats: Ball control per game

gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2020-21 33 10 10 59 69 22 15 16 1
2021-22 33 33 10 118 128 77 68 38 0
2022-23 29 29 8 121 129 63 57 39 3
Total 95 72 28 298 326 162 140 93 4

Career Stats: Ball control totals

gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2020-21 33 0.6 3.5 4.1 1.3 0.9 1.0 0.1
2021-22 33 0.4 4.5 4.9 3.0 2.6 1.5 0.0
2022-23 29 0.4 5.5 5.9 2.9 2.6 1.8 0.1
Total 95 0.4 4.6 5.0 2.5 2.2 1.4 0.1

Career Stats: Ball control per 40 min

gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 33 31.6 4.0-7.9 1.3-3.6 2.5-3.7 11.9
Conference 14 31.9 4.4-7.9 1.3-3.3 2.8-3.6 12.9
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 12 32.3 4.3-8.1 2.2-4.6 3.0-4.2 13.9
Away 14 32.8 3.6-7.8 0.5-2.7 2.7-4.1 10.4
Neutral 7 28.3 4.3-7.7 1.4-3.6 1.4-2.1 11.4
Result
Wins 20 30.3 4.4-7.3 1.6-3.5 2.6-3.9 13.1
Losses 13 33.8 3.4-8.7 0.9-3.8 2.4-3.5 10.1
Month
October 3 32.0 3.7-8.3 1.0-3.7 0.7-1.3 9.0
November 8 29.5 3.6-7.2 1.2-3.9 1.9-2.6 10.4
December 5 33.2 5.4-11.0 1.8-4.8 4.4-6.2 17.0
January 8 31.5 4.0-7.9 1.2-3.5 2.0-2.4 11.3
February 8 32.5 4.0-6.9 1.5-2.9 3.5-5.5 13.0
March 1 34.0 1.0-4.0 0.0-1.0 1.0-4.0 3.0

Splits Stats: Shooting per game

gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 33 33 1044 132-260 50.8 44-118 37.3 84-123 68.3 392
Conference 14 14 446 62-111 55.9 18-46 39.1 39-51 76.5 181
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 12 12 387 52-97 53.6 27-55 49.1 36-51 70.6 167
Away 14 14 459 50-109 45.9 7-38 18.4 38-57 66.7 145
Neutral 7 7 198 30-54 55.6 10-25 40.0 10-15 66.7 80
Result
Wins 20 20 605 88-147 59.9 32-69 46.4 53-77 68.8 261
Losses 13 13 439 44-113 38.9 12-49 24.5 31-46 67.4 131
Month
October 3 3 96 11-25 44.0 3-11 27.3 2-4 50.0 27
November 8 8 236 29-58 50.0 10-31 32.3 15-21 71.4 83
December 5 5 166 27-55 49.1 9-24 37.5 22-31 71.0 85
January 8 8 252 32-63 50.8 10-28 35.7 16-19 84.2 90
February 8 8 260 32-55 58.2 12-23 52.2 28-44 63.6 104
March 1 1 34 1-4 25.0 0-1 0.0 1-4 25.0 3

Splits Stats: Shooting totals

gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 33 1044 31.6 5.1-10.0 1.7-4.5 37.3 3.2-4.7 15.0
Conference 14 446 31.9 5.6-10.0 1.6-4.1 39.1 3.5-4.6 16.2
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 12 387 32.3 5.4-10.0 2.8-5.7 49.1 3.7-5.3 17.3
Away 14 459 32.8 4.4-9.5 0.6-3.3 18.4 3.3-5.0 12.6
Neutral 7 198 28.3 6.1-10.9 2.0-5.1 40.0 2.0-3.0 16.2
Result
Wins 20 605 30.3 5.8-9.7 2.1-4.6 46.4 3.5-5.1 17.3
Losses 13 439 33.8 4.0-10.3 1.1-4.5 24.5 2.8-4.2 11.9
Month
October 3 96 32.0 4.6-10.4 1.2-4.6 27.3 0.8-1.7 11.3
November 8 236 29.5 4.9-9.8 1.7-5.3 32.3 2.5-3.6 14.1
December 5 166 33.2 6.5-13.3 2.2-5.8 37.5 5.3-7.5 20.5
January 8 252 31.5 5.1-10.0 1.6-4.4 35.7 2.5-3.0 14.3
February 8 260 32.5 4.9-8.5 1.8-3.5 52.2 4.3-6.8 16.0
March 1 34 34.0 1.2-4.7 0.0-1.2 0.0 1.2-4.7 3.5

Splits Stats: Shooting per 40 min

gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 33 0.3 3.6 3.9 2.3 2.1 1.2 0.0
Conference 14 0.1 3.8 3.9 2.0 2.1 0.9 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 12 0.2 4.0 4.2 2.7 1.9 1.1 0.0
Away 14 0.4 3.1 3.6 2.1 2.1 1.1 0.0
Neutral 7 0.3 3.7 4.0 2.1 2.1 1.3 0.0
Result
Wins 20 0.3 4.1 4.3 2.5 1.9 1.3 0.0
Losses 13 0.4 2.8 3.2 2.1 2.2 0.9 0.0
Month
October 3 0.3 2.0 2.3 1.0 2.0 0.7 0.0
November 8 0.4 2.8 3.1 2.3 1.4 1.4 0.0
December 5 0.6 4.0 4.6 3.0 1.6 2.0 0.0
January 8 0.3 4.6 4.9 2.6 2.5 0.9 0.0
February 8 0.0 3.9 3.9 1.6 2.3 1.0 0.0
March 1 1.0 2.0 3.0 7.0 5.0 0.0 0.0

Splits Stats: Ball control per game

gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 33 33 10 118 128 77 68 38 0
Conference 14 14 2 53 55 28 29 13 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 12 12 2 48 50 32 23 13 0
Away 14 14 6 44 50 30 30 16 0
Neutral 7 7 2 26 28 15 15 9 0
Result
Wins 20 20 5 82 87 50 39 26 0
Losses 13 13 5 36 41 27 29 12 0
Month
October 3 3 1 6 7 3 6 2 0
November 8 8 3 22 25 18 11 11 0
December 5 5 3 20 23 15 8 10 0
January 8 8 2 37 39 21 20 7 0
February 8 8 0 31 31 13 18 8 0
March 1 1 1 2 3 7 5 0 0

Splits Stats: Ball control totals

gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 33 0.4 4.5 4.9 3.0 2.6 1.5 0.0
Conference 14 0.2 4.8 4.9 2.5 2.6 1.2 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 12 0.2 5.0 5.2 3.3 2.4 1.3 0.0
Away 14 0.5 3.8 4.4 2.6 2.6 1.4 0.0
Neutral 7 0.4 5.3 5.7 3.0 3.0 1.8 0.0
Result
Wins 20 0.3 5.4 5.8 3.3 2.6 1.7 0.0
Losses 13 0.5 3.3 3.7 2.5 2.6 1.1 0.0
Month
October 3 0.4 2.5 2.9 1.3 2.5 0.8 0.0
November 8 0.5 3.7 4.2 3.1 1.9 1.9 0.0
December 5 0.7 4.8 5.5 3.6 1.9 2.4 0.0
January 8 0.3 5.9 6.2 3.3 3.2 1.1 0.0
February 8 0.0 4.8 4.8 2.0 2.8 1.2 0.0
March 1 1.2 2.4 3.5 8.2 5.9 0.0 0.0

Splits Stats: Ball control per 40 min

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Paulo Araujo hit the first of two free throws with 3.2 seconds left to give Bellevue a 69-65 win over Viterbo on Sunday evening in the 2022 NSAA Championship Game.

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Bruins share conference crown after 68-67 win over Trojans
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Paulo Araujo scored a career-high 27 points in the loss.
Vikings hand BU, 81-73, home loss

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Presentation escapes with 68-67 win over Bruins

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Vinny Belcaster led the Bruins with 11 points, three assists, and two rebounds.
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The Viterbo University men's basketball team snapped the Bruins' three-game winning streak as VU handed Bellevue University a 67-63 loss Friday night in North Star Athletic Association action at the Gordon Lozier Athletic Center. 

Paulo Araujo led the Bruins with 18 points and six rebounds.
Araujo leads BU to 71-60 win over Waldorf

Paulo Araujo scored 18 points to lead the Bellevue University men's basketball team to a 71-60 victory over Waldorf University Saturday night in North Star Athletic Association action at the Gordon Lozier Athletic Center. 

Isaiah Bates went 5-of-6 from the field, scoring 11 points off the bench.
Balanced Bruins earn 69-60 win over Comets

Six Bruins scored at least eight points at the Bellevue University men's basketball team earned a 69-60 victory over visiting Mayville State University Saturday night in North Star Athletic Association action at the Gordon Lozier Athletic Center. 

Eric Pierce led the Bruins with a career-high 27 points.
Pierce's career night leads BU over Saints, 68-48

Senior guard Eric Pierce scored a career-high 27 points to lead the Bellevue University men's basketball team to a decisive, 68-48, victory over visiting Presentation College Friday night in North Star Athletic Association action at the Gordon Lozier Athletic Center. 

Jerome Bynum scored a season-high 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting to help BU beat VCSU on Saturday.
Bruins fend off VCSU for 73-70 win

Vinny Belcaster drained a pair of clutch free throws with 6.5 seconds to play to lift the BU to a 73-70 victory over Valley City Saturday.

Vinny Belcaster scored a career-high 28 points in the loss.
Big second-half run sparks DSU win over Bruins, 70-62

Dickinson State used a 14-point second-half run to overcome a nine-point deficit as the Blue Hawks earned a 70-62 victory over Bellevue University Friday night in North Star Athletic Association men's basketball action at Scott Gymnasium. 

Justin Motley scored a career-high 16 points and his three blocks moved into second place on the Bruins' all-time charts with 72 career blocked shots.
Hot-shooting Warriors down BU, 85-73

Laurence Merritt scored 36 points and Midland University hit 11-of-22 3-pointers as the Warriors handed the Bellevue University men's basketball team an 85-73 loss in the final game of the Hampton Inn Bruin Classic Thursday night in the Gordon Lozier Athletic Center. 

Paulo Araujo led the Bruins with 21 points.
Araujo guides BU to 13-point win over Tigers

Paulo Araujo scored 21 points to guide the Bellevue University men's basketball team to a 71-58 victory over Iowa Wesleyan University Wednesday night in the Hampton Inn Bruin Classic at the Gordon Lozier Athletic Center. 

Justin Motley scored 13 points and grabbed nine rebounds in BU's win over Westcliff.
Defense stymies Warriors, BU pulls away late

The Bellevue defense did not yield a three-pointer as the Bruins allowed a season-low 48 points in a 14-point triumph over Westcliff on Thursday evening.

Eric Pierce scored 22 points and pulled down 10 boards for his first double-double of the season while also recording a trio of steals.
Tigers claw past Bellevue in OT

Iowa Wesleyan did just enough offensively to outlast BU, defeating the Bruins 80-71 in overtime on Saturday evening at Ruble Arena.

Araujo leads Bruins to win in NSAA-opener
Araujo leads Bruins to win in NSAA-opener

Paulo Araujo scored 17 of his game-high 25 in the second half to lead BU to a 67-54 win over Dakota State on Saturday afternoon in the NSAA-opener for both teams.

Midland controls second half to down BU
Midland controls second half to down BU

Bellevue went seven minutes midway through the second half between field goals as the Bruins fell 69-57 to Midland on Sunday.

Senior Eric Pierce led the Bruins with a season-high 22 points.
Pierce guides BU over Lancers, 73-66

Senior Eric Pierce scored a season-high 22 points to lead four Bruins in double figures as the Bellevue University men's basketball team recorded a 73-66 victory over Mount Marty College Saturday afternoon in the first game of the Draemel Classic at the Wikert Event Center on the Midland University campus. 

Balanced effort secures BU sweep at Viterbo Classic
Balanced effort secures BU sweep at Viterbo Classic

Eric Pierce turned in a terrific all-around game with 15 points, seven rebounds, four assists, and four steals to lead BU to an 81-71 win over Cardinal Stritch on Saturday.

Offense clicks as Bruins cruise to 95-63 win at Viterbo Classic
Offense clicks as Bruins cruise to 95-63 win at Viterbo Classic

Eric Pierce and Taylor Pomeroy led five Bruins in double figures with 19 points apiece as BU rolled to a 32-point win over College of the Ozarks to open the Viterbo Classic.

Vinny Belcaster scored a team-high 21 points for the Bruins on Saturday.
Red Raiders escape with 74-71 win over BU

The trio of Vinny Belcaster, Eric Pierce, and Paulo Araujo combined for 38 second half points to erase a 16-point deficit and take their first lead with 34 seconds to play before falling 74-71 to host Northwestern.

Eric Pierce led the Bruins with 17 points, eight rebounds, two assists, two blocks, and a steal.
Pierce leads BU to 61-52 win over Peru State

Eric Pierce led four Bruins in double figures with 17 points as the Bellevue University men's basketball team recorded a 61-52 victory over visiting Peru State College in the final game of the Chick-Fil-A Classic at the Gordon Lozier Athletic Center Saturday night. 

Martis Johnson went 4-of-5 from beyond the arc in BU's 3-point barrage against Cardinal Stritch on Friday evening.
Three-pointers fuel Bruin win over Stritch

Bellevue drained a season-best 15 three-pointers on their way to a 68-54 win over Cardinal Stritch on Friday evening.

Bruins chosen third in NSAA Preseason Poll
Bruins chosen third in NSAA Preseason Poll

Defending NSAA Tournament Champion Bruins picked to finish third in NSAA Preseason Coaches’ Poll.

Vinny Belcaster led Bellevue with 12 points in Friday's season-opener.
Fast start propels Chargers past BU in opener

Briar Cliff scored the game’s first 10 points as BU fell 78-58 to the Chargers on Friday in the season-opener for both teams.

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Cardinal Stritch vs. Bellevue

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Iowa Wesleyan vs. Bellevue

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Iowa Wesleyan vs. Bellevue

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Mayville State vs. Bellevue

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Mayville State vs. Bellevue

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Viterbo vs. Bellevue

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Presentation vs. Bellevue

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Presentation vs. Bellevue

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Presentation vs. Bellevue

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Presentation vs. Bellevue

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