Vaj Rice
34 Vaj Rice
  • Height:
    6-5
  • Weight:
    238
  • Hometown:
    Cerritos, Calif.
  • Position:
    C
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    Valley Christian HS
  • Previous College:
    Fullerton College
  • gp
    33
  • pts/g
    3.4
  • fg %
    57.6
  • 3pt %
    9.1
  • ft %
    51.9
  • reb/g
    2.4
  • a/g
    0.4
Bio

2021-22 Season (Senior): Appeared in all 33 games ... Averaged 3.4 points and 2.4 rebounds per game ... Made his lone start of the season on Senior Night against Dakota State (Feb. 18) ... Scored a season-high nine points on 4-6 shooting at Dakota State (Dec. 4) ... Twice snatched a season-high seven rebounds, doing so at Dakota State (Dec. 4) and at Presentation (Feb. 5) ... Scored seven points on 3-3 shooting in BU's NSAA title win over Viterbo.

2020-21 Season (Senior): Appeared in 17 games off the bench … Averaged 4.4 points and 2.6 rebounds in 12.1 minutes of action … Shot 51.6 percent from the floor and 69.2 percent from the charity stripe … Scored a season-high 12 points at Trinity Christian (Jan. 30), one of three double-figure scoring games on the year … Grabbed eight boards in back-to-back games against Dakota State (Feb. 18) and Waldorf (Feb. 23) … Averaged 7.3 points and 4.0 rebounds during BU’s NSAA Tournament run.

2019-20 (Junior): Appeared in 28 games as a reserve … Averaged 2.4 points and 1.3 rebounds per game … Shot 76.3 percent in his field goal attempts on the year … Scored a season-high 11 points and drained 7-of-8 free throws in the season-opener against Baptist Bible (Oct. 18) … Pulled down a season-high four rebounds in three games … Recorded two of his three blocked shots against Baptist Bible.

At Fullerton College (2017-19): Played two seasons at Fullerton College for Coach Perry Webster … Helped the team win the CCCAA State Championship, defeating City College of San Francisco.

High School: Attended Valley Christian High School … Four-year letter-winner for Coach Bryan Branderhorst … Two-time first team all-conference selection as a junior and senior … Second team all-conference choice as a sophomore … All-time leading scorer at Valley Christian … Also lettered in volleyball, helping the team to a state championship as a senior.

Personal: Son of Patrice Rice … Born on Apr 4, 1998 … Majoring in Sports Management.

 

Fullerton College Stats:

Season GP Pts (Gm) Reb (Gm) Asst Stl Blk FG (Pct) 3FG (Pct) FT (Pct)
2017-18 26 240 (9.2) 128 (4.9) 10 3 1 90-157 (57.3) 1-2 (50.0) 59-106 (55.7)
2018-19 32 183 (5.7) 112 (3.5) 11 8 6 72-138 (52.2) 4-16 (25.0) 35-57 (61.4)
Totals 58 423 (7.3) 240 (4.1) 21 11 7 162-295 (54.9 5-18 (27.8) 94-163 (57.7)
Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 33 14
Games started 1 1
Minutes 428 159
Minutes per game 13.0 11.4
FG 49-85 17-27
FG Pct 57.6 63.0
3PT 1-11 0-2
3PT Pct 9.1 0.0
FT 14-27 5-10
FT Pct 51.9 50.0
Off rebounds 38 12
Def rebounds 42 16
Total rebounds 80 28
Rebounds per game 2.4 2.0
Personal fouls 56 21
Disqualifications - -
Assists 14 8
Turnovers 31 11
Assist to turnover ratio 0.5 0.7
Steals 7 3
Blocks 3 0
Points 113 39
Points per game 3.4 2.8
Points per 40 min 10.6 9.8
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 - 17 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 1-1 100.0 5
Oct 27 vs. Sterling W, 72-52 - 19 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-1 0.0 2
Oct 28 at MidAmerica Nazarene L, 67-58 - 19 4-6 66.7 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 8
Nov 5 Cardinal Stritch W, 68-54 - 17 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Nov 6 Peru State W, 61-52 - 16 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Nov 12 vs. Dordt L, 70-63 - 14 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 13 at Northwestern (Iowa) L, 74-71 - 20 3-5 60.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 6
Nov 16 at Wayne State L, 74-40 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 vs. College of the Ozarks W, 95-63 - 15 3-5 60.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 8
Nov 20 vs. Cardinal Stritch W, 81-71 - 16 3-3 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 7
Nov 27 vs. Mount Marty W, 73-66 - 17 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 5
Nov 28 at Midland L, 69-57 - 17 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Dec 4 at Dakota State W, 67-54 0 21 4-6 66.7 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 9
Dec 11 at Iowa Wesleyan L, 80-71 - 8 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 16 at Westcliff W, 62-48 - 17 1-4 25.0 0-1 0.0 0-2 0.0 2
Dec 18 at Saint Katherine - - - - - - - - -
Dec 29 Iowa Wesleyan W, 71-58 - 17 4-7 57.1 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 8
Dec 30 Midland L, 85-73 - 12 2-5 40.0 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 6
Jan 7 at Dickinson State L, 70-62 - 10 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 8 at Valley City State W, 73-70 - 12 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Jan 14 Presentation W, 68-48 - 13 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 15 Mayville State W, 69-60 - 9 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 21 Viterbo L, 67-63 - 11 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 4
Jan 22 Waldorf W, 71-60 - 5 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 28 at Waldorf W, 68-44 - 12 2-3 66.7 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 4
Jan 29 at Viterbo W, 59-53 - 9 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 4 at Mayville State L, 58-43 - 12 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 0
Feb 5 at Presentation L, 68-67 - 15 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 2-3 66.7 6
Feb 11 Valley City State L, 81-73 - 7 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 12 Dickinson State W, 79-48 - 15 3-3 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Feb 18 Dakota State W, 68-67 1 8 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-1 0.0 0
Feb 23 Presentation W, 68-62 - 5 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 0-1 0.0 4
Feb 26 vs. Valley City State W, 72-66 0 9 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 0
Feb 27 vs. Viterbo W, 69-65 0 10 3-3 100.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 7
Mar 11 at #1 William Penn L, 83-72 - 4 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Game Log - Ball control
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Oct 22 at Briar Cliff L, 78-58 - 17 2 1 3 1 1 0 0
Oct 27 vs. Sterling W, 72-52 - 19 1 2 3 1 2 1 0
Oct 28 at MidAmerica Nazarene L, 67-58 - 19 1 3 4 1 1 1 0
Nov 5 Cardinal Stritch W, 68-54 - 17 2 1 3 0 2 0 1
Nov 6 Peru State W, 61-52 - 16 0 3 3 0 0 2 0
Nov 12 vs. Dordt L, 70-63 - 14 5 0 5 1 3 0 0
Nov 13 at Northwestern (Iowa) L, 74-71 - 20 0 2 2 1 1 0 0
Nov 16 at Wayne State L, 74-40 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 vs. College of the Ozarks W, 95-63 - 15 3 0 3 0 0 0 0
Nov 20 vs. Cardinal Stritch W, 81-71 - 16 1 2 3 0 0 0 0
Nov 27 vs. Mount Marty W, 73-66 - 17 0 1 1 0 2 0 0
Nov 28 at Midland L, 69-57 - 17 1 2 3 0 0 0 0
Dec 4 at Dakota State W, 67-54 0 21 1 6 7 1 0 1 0
Dec 11 at Iowa Wesleyan L, 80-71 - 8 1 1 2 0 1 0 0
Dec 16 at Westcliff W, 62-48 - 17 2 4 6 0 3 0 1
Dec 18 at Saint Katherine - - - - - - - - -
Dec 29 Iowa Wesleyan W, 71-58 - 17 3 1 4 0 2 0 1
Dec 30 Midland L, 85-73 - 12 1 1 2 0 1 0 0
Jan 7 at Dickinson State L, 70-62 - 10 1 1 2 0 1 0 0
Jan 8 at Valley City State W, 73-70 - 12 0 2 2 2 0 1 0
Jan 14 Presentation W, 68-48 - 13 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
Jan 15 Mayville State W, 69-60 - 9 2 0 2 0 1 0 0
Jan 21 Viterbo L, 67-63 - 11 0 1 1 1 1 0 0
Jan 22 Waldorf W, 71-60 - 5 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
Jan 28 at Waldorf W, 68-44 - 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Jan 29 at Viterbo W, 59-53 - 9 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
Feb 4 at Mayville State L, 58-43 - 12 0 1 1 1 1 0 0
Feb 5 at Presentation L, 68-67 - 15 3 4 7 3 1 0 0
Feb 11 Valley City State L, 81-73 - 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 12 Dickinson State W, 79-48 - 15 1 1 2 0 2 0 0
Feb 18 Dakota State W, 68-67 1 8 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
Feb 23 Presentation W, 68-62 - 5 1 0 1 1 1 0 0
Feb 26 vs. Valley City State W, 72-66 0 9 1 2 3 0 0 0 0
Feb 27 vs. Viterbo W, 69-65 0 10 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Mar 11 at #1 William Penn L, 83-72 - 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Oct 22 at Briar Cliff L, 78-58 - 2 - 1.0
Oct 27 vs. Sterling W, 72-52 - 4 - 0.5
Oct 28 at MidAmerica Nazarene L, 67-58 - 1 - 1.0
Nov 5 Cardinal Stritch W, 68-54 - 1 - 0.0
Nov 6 Peru State W, 61-52 - 2 - -
Nov 12 vs. Dordt L, 70-63 - 1 - 0.3
Nov 13 at Northwestern (Iowa) L, 74-71 - 4 - 1.0
Nov 16 at Wayne State L, 74-40 - - - -
Nov 19 vs. College of the Ozarks W, 95-63 - 2 - -
Nov 20 vs. Cardinal Stritch W, 81-71 - 3 - -
Nov 27 vs. Mount Marty W, 73-66 - 1 - 0.0
Nov 28 at Midland L, 69-57 - 1 - -
Dec 4 at Dakota State W, 67-54 0 3 - -
Dec 11 at Iowa Wesleyan L, 80-71 - 2 - 0.0
Dec 16 at Westcliff W, 62-48 - 1 - 0.0
Dec 18 at Saint Katherine - - - -
Dec 29 Iowa Wesleyan W, 71-58 - 4 - 0.0
Dec 30 Midland L, 85-73 - 2 - 0.0
Jan 7 at Dickinson State L, 70-62 - 3 - 0.0
Jan 8 at Valley City State W, 73-70 - 2 - -
Jan 14 Presentation W, 68-48 - 2 - 0.0
Jan 15 Mayville State W, 69-60 - 0 - 0.0
Jan 21 Viterbo L, 67-63 - 1 - 1.0
Jan 22 Waldorf W, 71-60 - 0 - 0.0
Jan 28 at Waldorf W, 68-44 - 2 - -
Jan 29 at Viterbo W, 59-53 - 1 - 0.0
Feb 4 at Mayville State L, 58-43 - 2 - 1.0
Feb 5 at Presentation L, 68-67 - 4 - 3.0
Feb 11 Valley City State L, 81-73 - 0 - -
Feb 12 Dickinson State W, 79-48 - 1 - 0.0
Feb 18 Dakota State W, 68-67 1 0 - 0.0
Feb 23 Presentation W, 68-62 - 1 - 1.0
Feb 26 vs. Valley City State W, 72-66 0 1 - -
Feb 27 vs. Viterbo W, 69-65 0 2 - -
Mar 11 at #1 William Penn L, 83-72 - 0 - -
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2019-20 27 7.4 1.0-1.3 0.0-0.0 0.4-0.9 2.3
2020-21 17 12.1 1.9-3.6 0.1-0.4 0.5-0.8 4.4
2021-22 33 13.0 1.5-2.6 0.0-0.3 0.4-0.8 3.4
Total 77 10.8 1.4-2.4 0.0-0.2 0.4-0.8 3.2

Career Stats: Shooting per game

gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2019-20 27 0 199 26-34 76.5 0-0 - 10-23 43.5 62
2020-21 17 0 205 32-62 51.6 2-7 28.6 9-13 69.2 75
2021-22 33 1 428 49-85 57.6 1-11 9.1 14-27 51.9 113
Total 77 1 832 107-181 59.1 3-18 16.7 33-63 52.4 250

Career Stats: Shooting totals

gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2019-20 27 199 7.4 5.2-6.8 0.0-0.0 - 2.0-4.6 12.5
2020-21 17 205 12.1 6.2-12.1 0.4-1.4 28.6 1.8-2.5 14.6
2021-22 33 428 13.0 4.6-7.9 0.1-1.0 9.1 1.3-2.5 10.6
Total 77 832 10.8 5.1-8.7 0.1-0.9 16.7 1.6-3.0 12.0

Career Stats: Shooting per 40 min

gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2019-20 27 0.7 0.7 1.4 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1
2020-21 17 1.3 1.4 2.6 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.1
2021-22 33 1.2 1.3 2.4 0.4 0.9 0.2 0.1
Total 77 1.0 1.1 2.1 0.3 0.7 0.2 0.1

Career Stats: Ball control per game

gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2019-20 27 0 19 18 37 3 9 3 3
2020-21 17 0 22 23 45 9 11 5 2
2021-22 33 1 38 42 80 14 31 7 3
Total 77 1 79 83 162 26 51 15 8

Career Stats: Ball control totals

gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2019-20 27 3.8 3.6 7.4 0.6 1.8 0.6 0.6
2020-21 17 4.3 4.5 8.8 1.8 2.1 1.0 0.4
2021-22 33 3.6 3.9 7.5 1.3 2.9 0.7 0.3
Total 77 3.8 4.0 7.8 1.3 2.5 0.7 0.4

Career Stats: Ball control per 40 min

gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 33 13.0 1.5-2.6 0.0-0.3 0.4-0.8 3.4
Conference 14 11.4 1.2-1.9 0.0-0.1 0.4-0.7 2.8
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 12 11.3 1.4-2.3 0.0-0.4 0.3-0.5 3.2
Away 14 13.8 1.5-2.8 0.0-0.4 0.3-0.7 3.3
Neutral 7 14.3 1.6-2.6 0.1-0.1 0.9-1.6 4.1
Result
Wins 20 13.1 1.6-2.5 0.1-0.3 0.3-0.8 3.7
Losses 13 12.8 1.2-2.6 0.0-0.3 0.5-0.8 3.0
Month
October 3 18.3 2.3-3.7 0.0-0.3 0.3-0.7 5.0
November 8 16.5 1.6-2.9 0.1-0.5 0.6-0.8 4.0
December 5 15.0 2.2-4.6 0.0-0.8 0.6-1.2 5.0
January 8 10.1 0.9-1.5 0.0-0.2 0.2-0.2 2.0
February 8 10.1 1.4-1.9 0.0-0.0 0.4-1.4 3.1
March 1 4.0 0.0-1.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0

Splits Stats: Shooting per game

gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 33 1 428 49-85 57.6 1-11 9.1 14-27 51.9 113
Conference 14 1 159 17-27 63.0 0-2 0.0 5-10 50.0 39
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 12 1 135 17-28 60.7 0-5 0.0 4-6 66.7 38
Away 14 0 193 21-39 53.8 0-5 0.0 4-10 40.0 46
Neutral 7 0 100 11-18 61.1 1-1 100.0 6-11 54.5 29
Result
Wins 20 1 262 33-51 64.7 1-7 14.3 7-17 41.2 74
Losses 13 - 166 16-34 47.1 0-4 0.0 7-10 70.0 39
Month
October 3 - 55 7-11 63.6 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 15
November 8 - 132 13-23 56.5 1-4 25.0 5-6 83.3 32
December 5 0 75 11-23 47.8 0-4 0.0 3-6 50.0 25
January 8 - 81 7-12 58.3 0-2 0.0 2-2 100.0 16
February 8 1 81 11-15 73.3 0-0 - 3-11 27.3 25
March 1 - 4 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0

Splits Stats: Shooting totals

gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 33 428 13.0 4.6-7.9 0.1-1.0 9.1 1.3-2.5 10.6
Conference 14 159 11.4 4.3-6.8 0.0-0.5 0.0 1.3-2.5 9.8
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 12 135 11.3 5.0-8.3 0.0-1.5 0.0 1.2-1.8 11.3
Away 14 193 13.8 4.4-8.1 0.0-1.0 0.0 0.8-2.1 9.5
Neutral 7 100 14.3 4.4-7.2 0.4-0.4 100.0 2.4-4.4 11.6
Result
Wins 20 262 13.1 5.0-7.8 0.2-1.1 14.3 1.1-2.6 11.3
Losses 13 166 12.8 3.9-8.2 0.0-1.0 0.0 1.7-2.4 9.4
Month
October 3 55 18.3 5.1-8.0 0.0-0.7 0.0 0.7-1.5 10.9
November 8 132 16.5 3.9-7.0 0.3-1.2 25.0 1.5-1.8 9.7
December 5 75 15.0 5.9-12.3 0.0-2.1 0.0 1.6-3.2 13.3
January 8 81 10.1 3.5-5.9 0.0-1.0 0.0 1.0-1.0 7.9
February 8 81 10.1 5.4-7.4 0.0-0.0 - 1.5-5.4 12.3
March 1 4 4.0 0.0-10.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0

Splits Stats: Shooting per 40 min

gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 33 1.2 1.3 2.4 0.4 0.9 0.2 0.1
Conference 14 0.9 1.1 2.0 0.6 0.8 0.2 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 12 1.1 0.7 1.8 0.2 1.1 0.2 0.2
Away 14 0.9 1.9 2.9 0.7 0.8 0.3 0.1
Neutral 7 1.7 1.0 2.7 0.3 1.0 0.1 0.0
Result
Wins 20 1.1 1.3 2.4 0.3 0.9 0.3 0.1
Losses 13 1.2 1.3 2.5 0.7 0.9 0.1 0.0
Month
October 3 1.3 2.0 3.3 1.0 1.3 0.7 0.0
November 8 1.5 1.4 2.9 0.3 1.0 0.3 0.1
December 5 1.6 2.6 4.2 0.2 1.4 0.2 0.4
January 8 0.8 0.5 1.3 0.4 0.8 0.3 0.0
February 8 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.6 0.8 0.0 0.0
March 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Splits Stats: Ball control per game

gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 33 1 38 42 80 14 31 7 3
Conference 14 1 12 16 28 8 11 3 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 12 1 13 8 21 2 13 2 2
Away 14 0 13 27 40 10 11 4 1
Neutral 7 0 12 7 19 2 7 1 0
Result
Wins 20 1 23 25 48 5 19 6 3
Losses 13 - 15 17 32 9 12 1 0
Month
October 3 - 4 6 10 3 4 2 0
November 8 - 12 11 23 2 8 2 1
December 5 0 8 13 21 1 7 1 2
January 8 - 6 4 10 3 6 2 0
February 8 1 8 8 16 5 6 0 0
March 1 - 0 0 0 0 0 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 3.6 3.9 7.5 1.3 2.9 0.7 0.3
Conference 14 3.0 4.0 7.0 2.0 2.8 0.8 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 12 3.9 2.4 6.2 0.6 3.9 0.6 0.6
Away 14 2.7 5.6 8.3 2.1 2.3 0.8 0.2
Neutral 7 4.8 2.8 7.6 0.8 2.8 0.4 0.0
Result
Wins 20 3.5 3.8 7.3 0.8 2.9 0.9 0.5
Losses 13 3.6 4.1 7.7 2.2 2.9 0.2 0.0
Month
October 3 2.9 4.4 7.3 2.2 2.9 1.5 0.0
November 8 3.6 3.3 7.0 0.6 2.4 0.6 0.3
December 5 4.3 6.9 11.2 0.5 3.7 0.5 1.1
January 8 3.0 2.0 4.9 1.5 3.0 1.0 0.0
February 8 4.0 4.0 7.9 2.5 3.0 0.0 0.0
March 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Splits Stats: Ball control per 40 min

News mentions
Back-to-back: Bruins down V-Hawks to win NSAA Title
Back-to-back: Bruins down V-Hawks to win NSAA Title

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.

Vinny Belcaster led the Bruins with 20 points and five rebounds.
Bruins advance with 68-62 win over PC in NSAA Tournament

Vinny Belcaster scored 20 points to lead the Bellevue University men's basketball team to a 68-62 victory over visiting Presentation College in the quarterfinals of the NSAA Tournament Wednesday night at the Gordon Lozier Athletic Center. 

Eric Pierce recorded his fourth double-double of the season.
Fast start leads to 31-point win over Blue Hawks

The Bellevue University men's basketball team raced out to an early 24-1 lead and never looked back en route to a convincing 79-48 victory over visiting Dickinson State University Saturday night in North Star Athletic Association action at the Gordon Lozier Athletic Center. 

Justin Motley led the Bruins with 20 points and three rebounds.
Presentation escapes with 68-67 win over Bruins

Presentation College overcame a late five-point deficit, hitting a free throw with less than one second remaining, to escape with a 68-67 victory over Bellevue University in North Star Athletic Association men's basketball action at the Strode Center. 

Justin Motley led the Bruins with 20 points and three rebounds.
Offense stalls in loss at Mayville

Bellevue struggled to just 36% shooting and turned the ball over 15 times in falling to Mayville State on Friday night.

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.

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. 

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.

Bruins run out of gas in double OT loss to MNU
Bruins run out of gas in double OT loss to MNU

Bellevue turned in another strong defensive performance but came up just short, falling 67-58 in double overtime to MNU in the championship game of the Jeff Uphaus Memorial Tournament.

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.

Photos
Cardinal Stritch vs. Bellevue

11/5/2021 7:00 PM CDT

Cardinal Stritch vs. Bellevue

11/5/2021 7:00 PM CDT

Cardinal Stritch vs. Bellevue

11/5/2021 7:00 PM CDT

Iowa Wesleyan vs. Bellevue

12/29/2021 7:00 PM CST

Iowa Wesleyan vs. Bellevue

12/29/2021 7:00 PM CST

Mayville State vs. Bellevue

1/15/2022 6:00 PM CST

Mayville State vs. Bellevue

1/15/2022 6:00 PM CST

Mayville State vs. Bellevue

1/15/2022 6:00 PM CST

Viterbo vs. Bellevue

1/21/2022 7:30 PM CST

Viterbo vs. Bellevue

1/21/2022 7:30 PM CST

Viterbo vs. Bellevue

1/21/2022 7:30 PM CST

Viterbo vs. Bellevue

1/21/2022 7:30 PM CST

Viterbo vs. Bellevue

1/21/2022 7:30 PM CST

Viterbo vs. Bellevue

1/21/2022 7:30 PM CST

Presentation vs. Bellevue

2/23/2022 8:00 PM CST

Presentation vs. Bellevue

2/23/2022 8:00 PM CST

Presentation vs. Bellevue

2/23/2022 8:00 PM CST