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2026-27 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 8
Drew Scharnowski
- Position:
- Forward
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-10 / 240
- Year:
- 4
- Hometown:
- Burlington, Ill.
- High School:
- Burlington Central
- Prev School:
- Belmont
Transfer
- Transferred to Duke following three seasons (2023-26) at Belmont.
- Rated as a four-star transfer prospect by 247Sports, ranking No. 31 overall and No. 8 among power forwards in the transfer portal.
- Appeared in 55 career games with 26 starts for the Bruins, helping Belmont compile a 48-17 record during his two on-court seasons (2024-25, 2025-26).
- Earned First Team All-Missouri Valley Conference honors as a redshirt sophomore in 2025-26, while also being named to the MVC All-Defensive Team and MVC Most Improved Team.
- Played 30 games with 24 starts in 2025-26 and averaged 10.7 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.3 blocked shots per game, while shooting 68.1% from the field.
- Ranked among the Missouri Valley Conference leaders in rebounding (5th) and blocked shots (3rd).
- Recorded four double-doubles during the 2025-26 season, highlighted by a near triple-double of 19 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists against Murray State on Jan. 31, 2026.
- Scored a season-high 19 points twice - back-to-back games versus Murray State (Jan. 31, 2026) and Drake (Feb. 3, 2026) - during his final campaign at Belmont.
- Recognized for his accomplishments both on and off the court, earning National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court recognition and selection to the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association (DI-AAA ADA) Scholar-Athlete Team.
- Saw action in 25 games with two starts during the 2024-25 season, averaging 5.5 points and 3.0 rebounds per game while recording four double-figure scoring performances, including a career-high 20 points at Murray State (Jan. 25, 2025).
- Earned Missouri Valley Conference Honor Roll merit in 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- Utilized a redshirt season in 2023-24.
High School
- Graduated from Burlington Central High School in Burlington, Illinois.
- Rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports and ranked the No. 77 power forward and No. 14 player in Illinois.
- Scored 1,228 career points while leading Burlington Central to three consecutive Fox Valley Conference championships and two consecutive Illinois regional championships.
- Averaged 23.1 points, 8.6 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 2.4 blocked shots per game as a senior while leading Burlington Central to a 31-3 record and the Fox Valley Conference championship.
- Named 2023 Illinois Basketball Coaches Association All-State and Associated Press Illinois All-State.
- Earned Illinois All-Area recognition from the Chicago Sun-Times.
- Selected as the Daily Herald Northwest Suburbs Basketball Player of the Year.
- Recognized by Chicago Hoops Report as one of the top 10 senior prospects in the Chicagoland area.
- Averaged 9.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.6 blocked shots per game as a junior while helping Burlington Central finish 31-4.
- Played AAU basketball for Illinois Breakaway.
Personal
- Born in Minnesota and raised in Illinois.
- Brother, Max, played basketball at the University of Alabama and received the NCAA Elite 90 Award at the 2024 Final Four.
- Father, Haug, played collegiate basketball at St. Cloud State before playing professionally in Germany.
- Mother, Cyndi, competed collegiately as a swimmer.
(Pronounced shar-NOW-skee)
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