Belmont Bruins men's basketball

Belmont Bruins

2016–17 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team

University

Belmont University

Conference

OVC

Location

Nashville, TN

Head coach

Rick Byrd (31st year)

Arena

Curb Event Center
(Capacity: 5,085)

Nickname

Bruins

Colors

Navy, White, and Red^[1]

Uniforms

Home

Away

NCAA Tournament appearances

2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015

Conference tournament champions

2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015

Conference regular season champions

2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016

Conference division season champions

2003, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

Battle of the Boulevard

Belmont Bruins

Lipscomb Bisons

Sport

Basketball

First meeting

December 11, 1953
Lipscomb 72, Belmont 53

Latest meeting

December 7, 2015
Belmont 93, Lipscomb 84

Next meeting

N/A

Statistics

Meetings total

138

All-time series

Lipscomb leads 73-65

Largest victory

Lipscomb, 105–68 (1986)

Longest win streak

9 Games (1980-1983), (1989-1992), (2012-present)

Current win streak

Belmont, 9 Games

The Belmont Bruins men's basketball team represents Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. Belmont joined the Ohio Valley Conference in July 2012, leaving behind their previous home of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They play their home games at Curb Event Center and are currently coached by Rick Byrd. The Bruins made their seventh appearance in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2015.

Coaching staff

Rick Byrd – Head Coach
Brian Ayers – Associate Head Coach
James Strong – Assistant Coach
Mark Price – Assistant Coach
Tyler Holloway – Director of Basketball Operations

Awards

All-Americans^[2]

Robert Barnes - 1956*
Adam Sonn - 2003*
Alex Renfroe - 2009*
Ian Clark - 2013*
J.J. Mann - 2014*
Evan Bradds - 2016*

(*) Denotes Honorable Mention

Academic All-Americans^[3]

Since 2001, the Belmont Bruins lead the nation in Academic All-American honorees with 14.^[4]

Wes Burtner - 2001***, 2002*
Adam Mark - 2002**, 2003*, 2004*
Justin Hare - 2007**, 2008*
Andy Wicke - 2009***
Scott Saunders - 2011***, 2012*
J.J. Mann - 2014*
Craig Bradshaw - 2015***, 2016**
Evan Bradds - 2016***

(*) Denotes 1st team
(**) Denotes 2nd team
(***) Denotes 3rd team

NACDA Scholar-Athlete of the Year^[5]

Adam Mark - 2004
Justin Hare - 2008
Mick Hedgepeth - 2011
Craig Bradshaw - 2015

Ohio Valley/Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Year

Adam Sonn - 2003
Alex Renfroe - 2009
Ian Clark - 2013
J.J. Mann - 2014
Evan Bradds - 2016

Ohio Valley/Atlantic Sun Coach of the Year

Rick Byrd - 2008, 2011, 2013, 2014

Hugh Durham National Coach of the Year Award

Rick Byrd - 2011

NCAA Bob Frederick Sportsmanship Award^[6]

Rick Byrd - 2012

NAIA National Coach of the Year

Rick Byrd - 1995

NAIA National Player of the Year

Joe Behling - 1989

NAIA All-Americans

Joe Behling - 1988*, 1989*, 1990*
Kerry West - 1995*
Al Allen - 1995**
DaQuinn Goff - 1996*

(*) Denotes 1st team
(**) Denotes 2nd team

Record by year

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Belmont Rebels^[7] (VSAC) (1953–1986)
1953–56	Larry Striplin	58-42 (.580)			1955 NAIA Playoff
1957–62	George Kelley	58-71 (.450)			1960 NAIA District 24 Tournament
1962–64	Ken Sidwell	14-23 (.378)
1964–66	Wayne Dobbs	35-19 (.648)	4-4
1966–67	Jack Young	9-16 (.360)	3-5
1967–72	Dewey Jones	69-76 (.476)	17-25
1972–74	Ken Sidwell	22-30 (.423)	5-12
1974–78	Dick Campbell	48-68 (.414)	14-28
1978–86	Don Purdy	116-138 (.457)	54-62		1982 & '83 NAIA District 24 Tournaments
First 8 Coaches:		429-483 (.478)	97-136
Belmont Rebels/Bruins^[7] (Tennessee Collegiate Athletic Conference)(NAIA) (1986–1996)
1986–87	Rick Byrd	15–15	7–9
1987–88	Rick Byrd	22–9	15–1		NAIA District 24 Playoff
1988–89	Rick Byrd	25–10	12–4		NAIA National Championships 1st Round
1989–90	Rick Byrd	27–7	14–2		NAIA District 24 Playoffs
1990–91	Rick Byrd	23–9	11–5		NAIA District 24 Playoffs
1991–92	Rick Byrd	22–10	12–4		NAIA District 24 Playoffs
1992–93	Rick Byrd	30–6	12–4		NAIA Sweet Sixteen
1993–94	Rick Byrd	30–7	14–2	1st	NAIA Quarterfinals
1994–95	Rick Byrd	37–2	18–0	1st	NAIA Semifinals
1995–96	Rick Byrd	29–11	13–5		NAIA Semifinals
Belmont Bruins^[7] (NCAA Independent) (1996–2001)
1996–97	Rick Byrd	15–11
1997–98	Rick Byrd	9–18
1998–99	Rick Byrd	14–13
1999–2000	Rick Byrd	7–21
2000–01	Rick Byrd	13–15
Belmont Bruins^[8] (Atlantic Sun Conference) (2001–2012)
2001–02	Rick Byrd	11–17	8–12	T–7th
2002–03	Rick Byrd	17–12	12–4	1st (North)
2003–04	Rick Byrd	21–9	15–5	3rd	NIT Opening Round
2004–05	Rick Byrd	14–16	12–8	3rd
2005–06	Rick Byrd	20–11	15–5	T–1st	NCAA Round of 64
2006–07	Rick Byrd	23–10	14–4	2nd	NCAA Round of 64
2007–08	Rick Byrd	25–9	14–2	1st	NCAA Round of 64
2008–09	Rick Byrd	20–13	14–6	T–2nd	CIT Quarterfinals
2009–10	Rick Byrd	19–12	14–6	T–1st
2010–11	Rick Byrd	30–5	19–1	1st	NCAA Round of 64
2011–12	Rick Byrd	27–8	16–2	1st	NCAA Round of 64
Belmont Bruins^[9] (Ohio Valley Conference) (2012–present)
2012–13	Rick Byrd	26–7	14–2	1st (East)	NCAA Round of 64
2013–14	Rick Byrd	26–10	14–2	1st (East)	NIT Quarterfinals
2014–15	Rick Byrd	22–11	11–5	T–1st (East)	NCAA Round of 64
2015–16	Rick Byrd	20–12	12–4	1st (East)	NIT First Round
Rick Byrd:		639–324 (.664)	342–104 (.765)
Total:		1068–809 (.569)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

Postseason results

They have appeared in seven NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 0–7. They have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) three times with a combined record of 2–3. They have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) once with a record of 1–1. Prior to joining NCAA Division I, they participated in five NAIA Division I Tournaments. Their combined record is 9–5.

NCAA Tournament Results

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2006	Round of 64	UCLA	L 44–78
2007	Round of 64	Georgetown	L 55–80
2008	Round of 64	Duke	L 70–71
2011	Round of 64	Wisconsin	L 58–72
2012	Round of 64	Georgetown	L 59–74
2013	Round of 64	Arizona	L 64–81
2015	Round of 64	Virginia	L 67–79

NCAA Tournament Seeding History

Years →	'06	'07	'08	'11	'12	'13	'15
Seeds→	15	15	15	13	14	11	15

In the 2008 tournament, the #15 seeded Bruins, playing in the West Region, played an exciting, hard-fought first round game with a perennial powerhouse, the #2 seeded Duke Blue Devils. The Bruins came up one point short of the upset, losing the game 70–71 after Justin Hare's desperation three point attempt barely went wide left of the net. The Bruins rallied from 9 point and 7 point deficits in the second half to take a 70–69 lead late in the game, before Duke scored what proved to be the game's final basket with under a minute left to play.

In 2011 Belmont University won the Atlantic Sun Regular Season Championship and the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament. The Bruins finished 30–4 overall (marking their first 30 win season in the NCAA era) and 19–1 in conference play. By doing this they received their highest seed in their history, a #13. They faced the #4 seed Wisconsin Badgers in the second round of the Southeast Region, where they lost 58–72.

NIT results

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2004	First Round	Austin Peay	L 59–65
2014	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Green Bay Robert Morris Clemson	W 80–65 W 82–71 L 68–73
2016	First Round	Georgia	L 84–93

CIT Results

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2009	First Round Quarterfinals	Evansville Old Dominion	W 92–76 L 62–70

NAIA Division I Tournament

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1989	First Round	Hastings	L 76–89
1993	First Round Second Round	Findlay Minnesota-Morris	W 87–73 L 59–66
1994	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Hawaiʻi-Hilo Pfeiffer Oklahoma Baptist	W 91–83 W 99–80 L 76–89
1995	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	Spring Arbor Geneva The Master's Birmingham-Southern	W 94–75 W 85–65 W 91–72 L 80–90
1996	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	Westminster (PA) Life Cumberland (KY) Oklahoma City	W 54–57 W 74–73 W 65–60 L 77–80

Bruins in professional leagues

Current

Drew Windler, Oviedo CB (Spain) ^[10]
J.J. Mann, Oberwart Gunners (Austria), King Wilki Morskie Szczecin (Poland)
Ian Clark, Golden State Warriors, Denver Nuggets, Utah Jazz
Kerron Johnson, SPO Rouen Basket (France), MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (Germany), New Zealand Breakers (Australia)
Trevor Noack, Svendborg Rabbits (Denmark), BV Chemnitz 99 (Germany)^[11]
Alex Renfroe, Alba Berlin (Germany), Laboral Kutxa Baskonia (Turkey), Enisey Krasnoyarsk (Russia), Brose Baskets (Germany), CB Valladolid (Spain), Enel Brindisi (Italy), KK Zagreb (Croatia), BK VEF Rīga (Latvia)

Former

Mick Hedgepeth, Araberri BC (Spain), BC Kyiv (Ukraine)^[12]
Scott Saunders, Erdgas Ehingen/Urspringschule (Germany)^[13]
Boomer Herndon, Rio Grande Valley Vipers (NBA D-League), CS Otopeni (Romania), CB Tíjola (Spain)^[14]
Andrew Preston, Niigata Albirex BB (Japan), East Kentucky Miners (ABA)^[15]
Brian Collins, Kouvot (Finland), Bakersfield Jam (NBA D-League) ^[16]
Adam Sonn, Nashville Soul (ABA), Music City Stars (ABA), Ourense (Spain), LF Basket (Sweden), Bergen op Zoom (Netherlands), Anyang KGC (South Korea)^[17]
Joe Behling, Grand Rapids Hoops (CBA)^[18]
Joe Gaines, Portland Trail Blazers^[19]

Roster

2015–16 Season^[20]

No.	Name	Position	Year	Height	Weight	Hometown	High School
50	Seth Adelsperger	C	Fr.	6–11	215	Peru, IN	Peru High School
20	Taylor Barnette	G	RJr.	6–3	185	Lexington, KY	Lexington Christian Academy
24	Michael Benkert	G	Fr.	6–4	195	Greenwood, IN	Center Grove High School
35	Evan Bradds	F	Jr.	6–7	205	Jamestown, OH	Greeneview High School
23	Craig Bradshaw	G	Sr.	6–3	210	Ridgetop, TN	Christ Presbyterian Academy
32	Amanze Egekeze	F	So.	6–8	220	Lake in the Hills, IL	Huntley High School
41	Tyler Hadden	C	RSo.	6–10	240	Cincinnati, OH	St. Xavier High School
5	Jeff Laidig	G/F	Sr.	6–4	210	Mishawaka, IN	Penn High School
11	Sam Landrith	F	So.	6–4	205	Hendersonville, TN	Beech High School
31	Josh Lester	F	RSo.	6–6	225	Antioch, TN	Brentwood Academy
1	Austin Luke	G	RSo.	6–3	185	Rowlett, TX	Rowlett High School
0	Alex Martin	G/F	Fr.	6–6	185	Overland Park, KS	Blue Valley High School
30	Kevin McClain	G	Fr.	6–2	180	Jasper, FL	Hamilton County High School
25	Mack Mercer	F	So.	6–9	225	Plymouth, IN	Plymouth High School
21	Burton Sampson	G	RSo.	6–4	195	Knoxville, TN	The Webb School
2	Nick Smith	F	Jr.	6–8	220	Bentonville, AR	Bentonville High School
3	Dylan Windler	G/F	Fr.	6–7	185	Indianapolis, IN	Perry Meridian High School

Record book

Retired jerseys

No.	Player	Pos.	Career
Belmont Bruins Retired Jerseys ^[2]
15	Robert Barnes	C	1953-56
54	Joe Behling	SG	1986-90

Individual career records

Points

NCAA-Era

Ian Clark - 1,920
Wes Burtner - 1,833
Justin Hare - 1,761
Adam Mark - 1,574
Kerron Johnson - 1,388

All-Time

Joe Behling - 2,823
DaQuinn Goff - 2,487
Robert Barnes - 2,305
Troy Hall - 2,105
Kerry West - 2,098

Rebounds

NCAA-Era

Adam Sonn - 821
Adam Mark - 722
Mick Hedgepeth - 692
Matthew Dotson - 508
Wes Burtner - 502

All-Time

Joe Gaines - 1,895
Robert Barnes - 1,123
DaQuinn Goff - 969
Joe Behling - 947
Hilton Jones - 938

Assists

NCAA-Era

Kerron Johnson - 515
Brian Collins - 452
Drew Hanlen - 423
Steve Drabyn - 411
Andy Wicke - 362

All-Time

Scott Speedy - 1,164
Kerry West - 745
Casey Alexander - 582
Kerron Johnson - 515
Scott Corley - 511

Steals

NCAA-Era

Kerron Johnson - 206
Brian Collins - 178
Andy Wicke - 170
Adam Mark - 164
Ian Clark - 162

All-Time

Kerry West - 284
Scott Corley - 244
DaQuinn Goff - 217
Casey Alexander - 215
Scott Speedy - 214

References

Belmont Bruins men's basketball

Venues	Striplin Gym (1964–2001) Nashville Municipal Auditorium (2001–2003) Curb Event Center (2003–present)

Rivalries	Lipscomb

Culture & lore	Individual career records

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball

Teams	East Division: Belmont Bruins Eastern Kentucky Colonels Jacksonville State Gamecocks Morehead State Eagles Tennessee State Tigers Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles West Division: Austin Peay Governors Eastern Illinois Panthers Murray State Racers SIU Edwardsville Cougars Southeast Missouri State Redhawks Tennessee–Martin Skyhawks

Championships and awards	List of champions Player of the Year

Seasons	1948–49 1949–50 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

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