CLEVELAND - - Belmont University men's basketball players Tyler Lundblade and Drew Scharnowski have been named to the 2025-26 DI-AAA Athletics Directors Association (DI-AAA ADA) Scholar-Athlete Team, the organization announced Wednesday.
 
Lundblade was also named Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
 
This marks the 20^th and 21^st time a Belmont men's basketball player has been named to the DI-AAA ADA Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete Team in the academic program's 24-year history.

For Lundblade, who was named Academic All-America earlier this month, this is the latest accomplishment in one of the great stories in college basketball. The only active player in college basketball to walk-on and earn a scholarship at three different schools (SMU, TCU, Belmont), Lundblade went from scoring eight total points in his first three seasons to develop into arguably the top 3-point shooter in the nation.

A part of 48 victories in two seasons, Lundblade led Belmont to the Missouri Valley Conference regular season championship and Top 50 national ranking in virtually every metric.

After leading the nation in 3-point field goal percentage and setting a Belmont NCAA Division I era single-season record with 104 3-point field goals, Lundblade eclipsed every measure even when drawing the attention of every opposing scouting report.

The Dallas, Texas native was named Larry Bird Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year. He led the MVC in five statistical categories, including 3-point field goal percentage, 3-point field goals per game, and minutes played. Lundblade led the nation in free throw percentage (.934) and was sixth in 3-point field goals per game (3.59).

Lundblade's 219 3-point field goals since the start of the 2024-25 season ranks among America's best, alongside players such as Honor Huff, Donovan Atwell, Lamar Wilkerson, and Ryan Conwell.
 
The 6-5 guard had 28 double figure scoring games this past season, scoring a career-high 31 points vs. Northern Iowa Feb. 12. He was a candidate for the Lou Henson Player of the Year Award.
 
He averaged 15.6 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game this past season.

Lundblade earned his bachelor's degree in business administration this past May with a 4.0 grade-point average; he holds a 4.0 GPA as he completes the Belmont MBA program.

He is an NABC All-District selection and two-time NABC Honors Court recipient.
 
Scharnowski ranked among league leaders in eight statistical categories, including scoring, rebounding, assists, blocked shots, field goal percentage, and usage rate.
He posted 17 double figure scoring games, including four double-doubles.
 
The 6-9 forward was named First Team All-MVC, MVC All-Defensive Team and MVC Most-Improved Team.
 
He was an integral part of Belmont's MVC regular season championship with his high-impact plays, relentless effort, and defensive versatility.
 
For a four-week stretch from mid-December to mid-January, Scharnowski averaged over 14 points and eight rebounds per game. He made the game-winning basket vs. Valparaiso Jan. 13 and nearly posted a triple-double with 19 points, 11 rebounds, and nine assists vs. Murray State Jan. 31.
 
He averaged 10.7 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.3 blocked shots, and 0.8 steals per game this past season.
 
Scharnowski holds a 3.82 GPA in exercise science.
 
He was named College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District and to the MVC Scholar-Athlete Team.
 
Like Lundblade, Scharnowski is a two-time NABC Honors Court recipient.
 
Now in its 25^th year, the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association's mission is to enhance initiatives common to its Division I-AAA membership (Division I institutions that do not sponsor football), in particular, aspects related to their flagship basketball programs. For more information on the Division I-AAA ADA, please visit www.div1aaa-ada.com. The Division I-AAA ADA is administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), which is in its 61^st year. For more information on NACDA and the 19 professional associations that fall under its umbrella, please visit www.nacda.com.
 
Belmont University men's basketball has been a postseason fixture for the last two decades, including nine berths to the NCAA Tournament. The Bruins have won 21 conference championships since 2006 - third-most nationally over that span (behind Gonzaga and Kansas). Belmont has won 20 or more games in 16 consecutive seasons (alongside Gonzaga and Kansas) and 19 or more games in 21 consecutive seasons (alongside Gonzaga, Kansas, and San Diego State). Belmont is among select programs with two or more first-round selections in the NBA Draft over the last six years (Ben Sheppard, Dylan Windler). Belmont University men's basketball boasts an NCAA-leading 19 Academic All-America selections since 2001 and is the only NCAA Division I program to make the NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) Honor Roll every year of its existence. Belmont is the only NCAA Division I institution in America whose men's and women's basketball programs have won 20 or more games in 11 consecutive seasons.
 
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