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Bellarmine University Athletics

2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster

Drew Barton
John Sommers II
Brian Tirpak
Brian Tirpak
Max Knipstein
Brian Tirpak
Brian Tirpak
John Spugnardi
Dan Friend
Brian Tirpak

2 Alec Pfriem

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 205
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Major Finance
  • Hometown Cincinnati, OH
  • High School Moeller
  • Parents Holly and Bob Pfriem

Biography

2023-24 - Fifth-year Senior
Named to NABC Honors Court...ASUN Honor Roll recipient…Appeared in 14 games, starting 12, in a campaign shortened due to injuries…Averaged a career-high 29.4 minutes…Shot 50.0% (38-of-76) from the field, 35.5% (11-of-31) from 3-point range and a career-high 88.0% (22-of-25) at the free throw line in limited action…Averaged a career-high 7.8 points…Dropped in a season-high 15 points on 5-of-9 shooting Dec. 30 at High Point, going 3-of-5 from 3-point range…Also tallied double-digit points Nov. 17 at Bowling Green (13), Nov. 21 vs. Midway (11) and Nov. 29 at Louisville (14)…Hit 3-of-4 3-point attempts at Bowling Green…Matched a career-high with seven assists vs. Midway…Swiped a career-high four steals and pulled down a season-high eight rebounds at Louisville…Recorded a block in three consecutive games Jan. 4 vs. Austin Peay, Jan. 6 vs. Lipscomb and Jan. 11 at North Alabama…Finished his Bellarmine career ranked highly in several categories in the D1 era (since 2020-21): fifth in points (662), second in rebounds (321), third in assists (193), third in steals (59), tied for third in blocks (19) and third in made free throws (124).

2022-23 - Senior
Named to ASUN All-Academic Team…ASUN Honor Roll recipient...ASUN Honors Graduate recipient...Recognized on NABC Honors Court...Ranked second on team in assists (2.8) and free-throw percentage (87.3), third in overall steals (24) and free throws made (48) and fourth in rebounding (3.3), 3-pointers made (25) and free-throw attempts (55)…Appeared in all 33 games with 26 starts while averaging 7.2 points and logging the team’s third-most minutes at 29.1 per game…Averaged 7.2 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists in ASUN play…Scored in double figures in nine games, including season highs of 13 points against Murray State on Dec. 10 and Jacksonville State on Jan. 7…Sank three 3-pointers in the Jan. 7 Jacksonville State game and three against FGCU on Jan. 14…Distributed three assists or more in 16 games, with at least four helpers in 14 of those…Dished out season-high seven assists against Alice Lloyd on Dec. 4…Corralled five rebounds or more in 10 outings, including a season-high nine boards against Morehead State on Nov. 12…Collected at least one steal in 20 contests, including a season-high three thefts against UCLA on Nov. 27…Scored a team-high 13 points against Liberty in ASUN Tournament quarterfinals.

2021-22 - Junior
Named to ASUN All-Academic Team…ASUN Honor Roll recipient...Led team in 3-point percentage (46.3) while ranking second in field-goal percentage (53.6), third in 3-pointers made (31) and free-throw percentage (73.5), fourth in scoring (7.6) and tied for fourth in free throws made (25)…Prior to season-ending injury, appeared in 23 games with 16 starts and averaged 3.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 25.7 minutes…At conclusion of ASUN Tournament, ranked second in league in 3-point percentage…Led or tied for team lead in scoring twice and in assists three times…Scored in double figures on five occasions…Piled up season highs of 23 points, nine rebounds and three steals while hitting 8-of-10 shots, including 5-for-7 from downtown, against Eastern Kentucky on Jan. 8…Buried eight of his 10 shots, including a season-high six 3-pointers in eight attempts, in registering 22 points against Miami (Ohio) on Dec. 18…Grabbed four rebounds or more in 11 games, including eight of his last nine outings…Dished out three assists or more in seven contests…Knocked down two 3-pointers or more in six games.

2020-21 - Sophomore 
ASUN Honor Roll recipient...Tied for third on team in rebounding (3.5)…Averaged 6.4 points while shooting 57.4 percent from the field, 42.1 percent from 3-point range and 72.7 percent from the line…Appeared in all 22 games with two starts and averaged 18.6 minutes…Grabbed four or more rebounds on eight occasions…Led or tied for team lead in rebounding three times…Played 21 minutes or more in seven games…His 14 rebounds against Howard on Dec. 6 represented team’s individual season high for the year, and he tallied a double-double after also scoring 14 points…Canned 7-of-9 shots and all six free throws in scoring a season-high 21 points against Kennesaw State on Jan. 29…Dished out season-best four assists against North Alabama on Feb. 12.

2019-20 - Freshman 
GLVC Brother Gaffney Distinguished Scholar Award recipient (4.0 GPA for year)...Academic All-GLVC honoree...As a freshman, appeared in 14 games with three starts and averaged 10.4 minutes…Shot 64.7 percent (22 of 34) from the floor and averaged 3.6 points and 1.6 rebounds…Made collegiate debut and sank a 3-pointer in 79-62 season-opening victory over Northwood on Nov. 8…Grabbed season-high five rebounds in 98-42 romp over Spring Hill on Nov. 27…Converted all seven of his shots and both free throws in scoring team-high and season-high 16 points with two blocks in 14 minutes in 78-65 victory over Drury on Jan. 25…Canned all four shots in scoring nine points with season-highs of five assists and two steals in 77-60 romp over Lewis on Feb. 1…Tallied 11 points behind 5-of-6 shooting in 83-70 smashing of Missouri S&T on Feb. 20.

BEFORE BELLARMINE: Helped lead Moeller High School to back-to-back state titles in Ohio with the 2018-19 team going 29-0...As a senior, averaged 15 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists a game and was named second-team All-State, first-team All-District and first-team All-City.

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Historical Player Information

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    2019-20Freshman

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    2020-21Sophomore

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    2021-22Junior

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    2022-23Senior

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    2023-24Graduate Student

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