Belmont's Eoin Dillon and Jack Smiley named to Missouri Valley Conference preseason watch list
Both were on the MVC All-Freshman Team last season for the league champion Bruins.
NASHVILLE - Belmont men's basketball players Eoin Dillon and Jack Smiley were named Wednesday to the 2026-27 Missouri Valley Conference Watch List, according to a Belmont Athletics release.
Both made the 2025-26 MVC All-Freshman Team on the Bruins' conference championship team. Dillon, of Peoria, Illinois, averaged 7.6 points and led the league in 3-point field goal percentage, the release says. He scored a career-high 23 points at Valparaiso on Jan. 28.
Smiley, of Valparaiso, Indiana, also made the MVC All-Bench Team and averaged 8.5 points and 2.6 assists. He scored a career-high 21 points at Murray State on Feb. 15, according to the release.
Source: Belmont Athletics, men's basketball release, Oct. 21, 2026 (https://belmontbruins.com/news/2026/10/21/mens-basketball-dillon-smiley-named-to-mvc-watch-list.aspx).