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Bellarmine University Athletics

2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster

John Sommers II
John Sommers II
Brian Tirpak
John Sommers II
John Sommers II
John Sommers II
John Sommers II
John Sommers II
Brian Tirpak
Max Knipstein

5 Peter Suder

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 220
  • Class Sophomore
  • Major Sports Administration
  • Hometown Carmel, IN
  • High School Carmel

Biography

2023-24 - Sophomore
ASUN Honor Roll recipient…One of three Knights to start all 31 games…Led the Knights with 990 minutes (31.9 per game)…Finished third on the team averaging 10.5 points…Led the team averaging 3.3 assists, good for ninth in the ASUN…Also averaged 3.3 assists in ASUN play, ranking eighth in the league…His 103 assists led the Knights and were more than the next two players combined…His 1.5 assist-to-turnover ratio ranked 10th in the ASUN…Led Bellarmine backcourt players with 133 rebounds…Led the team in scoring on six occasions and in rebounding on three; led the team in both categories three times…Tied for second on the team with three 20-point scoring efforts, coming Nov. 14 at Chattanooga, Jan.4 vs. Austin Peay and Feb. 24 vs. North Alabama…Led the Knights with 37 steals, though his average was percentage points behind Dezmond McKinney’s for the team lead…Poured in a season-high 21 points and snagged a career-high four steals at Chattanooga…Connected on a season-high eight field goals four times: at Chattanooga, Dec. 4 vs. Boyce, Jan. 4 vs. Austin Peay and Feb. 22 vs. Central Arkansas…Went 8-of-10 from the floor (.800), his best shooting performance of the season, and blocked a career-high four shots vs. Boyce…Handed out a season-high seven assists Dec. 22 at BYU and Feb. 7 vs. Stetson…Registered a pair of 20-point efforts in ASUN play vs. Austin Peay and vs. Central Arkansas…Scored double digits in five consecutive games from Dec. 30 to Jan. 13…Pulled down a season-high nine rebounds Feb. 3 at Queens…Assisted on Ben Johnson’s game-winning 3-pointer with 0.7 seconds left in overtime on Feb. 1 at Kennesaw State…Ranks highly in several categories in Bellarmine’s D1 era (since 2020-21): sixth in points (644), fifth in rebounds (271), fourth in assists (185), second in steals (72), tied for fifth in field goals made (239) and second in made free throws (130).

2022-23 - Freshman
Named to ASUN All-Freshman Team…Recognized as ASUN Newcomer of the Week on Jan. 30…Led team in free-throw attempts (71) while ranking second in rebounds (4.3), total steals (35) and free throws made (56), third in scoring (9.9), assists (2.6) and free-throw percentage (78.9) and fourth in field-goal percentage (45.0)…Started all 32 games in which he appeared and ranked fourth on team at 28.2 minutes per game…Averaged 11.6 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists in ASUN play…Led or tied for team lead in scoring in eight outings and in rebounding on eight occasions…Scored in double figures in 15 games, including four 20-point performances…Tied season high with 24 points against Morehead State on Nov. 12 and Kennesaw State on Feb. 2, the latter in which he hit 10-of-12 shots and the former in which he went 8-for-8 from the free-throw line…Canned a season-high four 3-pointers in scoring 22 points against Campbellsville Harrodsburg on Nov. 14…Grabbed five rebounds or more in 13 games, with a season-high 11 against Eastern Kentucky on Jan. 26 in a double-double performance that included 10 points…Distributed three assists or more in 12 outings, including seven with at least five helpers, led by a season-high eight against Evansville Dec. 21 that tied team’s individual high for season…Collected at least one steal in 23 games, 10 of which he tallied at least two thefts…Tied season high with three steals Feb. 16 against North Alabama…Sank 10-of-15 shots while scoring 22 points Jan. 5 against Queens.

BEFORE BELLARMINE:   Averaged 13.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.7 steals per game as a senior to lead Carmel High School to an 18-6 record a sectional finals appearance. A starter on state championship teams as a freshman and a junior (the state tournament was canceled due to COVID his sophomore year), Suder finished his career with 1,062 points and 572 rebounds and was named to the Indiana All-Star Team and as a finalist for Mr. Basketball.  Carmel was a combined 88-17 in his four years with the program.

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2022-23Freshman

    Guard
    6'5" 210 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2023-24Sophomore

    Guard
    6'5" 220 lbs
    5