2018–19 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team
2018–19 Belmont Bruins men's basketball | |
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Ohio Valley regular season co-champions | |
NCAA tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Record | 27–6 (16–2 OVC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Curb Event Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Belmont | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 27 | – | 6 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Murray State† | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 28 | – | 5 | .848 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville State | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Austin Peay | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morehead State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 13 | – | 20 | .394 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Illinois | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UT Martin | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SIU Edwardsville | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Kentucky | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeast Missouri State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2019 OVC tournament winner |
The 2018–19 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team represented
Austin Peay in the semifinals of the Ohio Valley tournament before losing to Murray State in the finals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, their first ever at-large bid, where they defeated Temple in the First Four before losing in the first round to Maryland
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On April 1, 2019, head coach Rick Byrd announced his retirement.[1] He finished at Belmont with a 33-year record of 713–347.
Previous season
The
Austin Peay in the semifinals of the OVC tournament to advance to the championship game where they lost to Murray State
. Despite having 24 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 10, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Illinois State | W 100–89 | 1–0 |
Curb Event Center (3,086) Nashville, TN | |||||||
Nov 12, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Middle Tennessee | W 92–73 | 2–0 |
Curb Event Center (2,148) Nashville, TN | |||||||
Nov 15, 2018* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Lipscomb Battle of the Boulevard |
W 87–83 | 3–0 |
Allen Arena (2,369) Nashville, TN | |||||||
Nov 20, 2018* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Trevecca Nazarene | W 104–50 | 4–0 |
Curb Event Center (1,517) Nashville, TN | |||||||
Nov 24, 2018* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Kennesaw State | W 91–53 | 5–0 |
KSU Convocation Center (602) Kennesaw, GA | |||||||
Nov 29, 2018* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Samford | W 99–93 OT | 6–0 |
Pete Hanna Center (1,651) Homewood, AL | |||||||
Dec 1, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Green Bay | L 92–100 | 6–1 |
Resch Center (2,125) Green Bay, WI | |||||||
Dec 4, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Lipscomb | W 76–74 | 7–1 |
Curb Event Center (3,479) Nashville, TN | |||||||
Dec 15, 2018* 4:00 pm, P12N |
at UCLA | W 74–72 | 8–1 |
Pauley Pavilion (8,037) Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
Dec 19, 2018* 6:30 pm, ESPN3 |
Western Kentucky | W 80–74 | 9–1 |
Curb Event Center (4,124) Nashville, TN | |||||||
Dec 29, 2018* 3:30 pm, FS1 |
at Purdue | L 62–73 | 9–2 |
Mackey Arena (14,804) West Lafayette, IN | |||||||
Ohio Valley regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 3, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNU |
Jacksonville State | L 73–83 | 9–3 (0–1) |
Curb Event Center (2,518) Nashville, TN | |||||||
Jan 5, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Tennessee Tech | W 79–67 | 10–3 (1–1) |
Curb Event Center (2,385) Nashville, TN | |||||||
Jan 10, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Morehead State | W 77–60 | 11–3 (2–1) |
Curb Event Center (1,704) Nashville, TN | |||||||
Jan 12, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Eastern Kentucky | W 109–93 | 12–3 (3–1) |
Curb Event Center (2,282) Nashville, TN | |||||||
Jan 17, 2019 7:15 pm, ESPN+ |
at Jacksonville State | L 80–91 OT | 12–4 (3–2) |
Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,875) Jacksonville, AL | |||||||
Jan 19, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Tennessee State | W 92–74 | 13–4 (4–2) |
Curb Event Center (2,768) Nashville, TN | |||||||
Jan 24, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Murray State | W 79–66 | 14–4 (5–2) |
CFSB Center (8,969) Murray, KY | |||||||
Jan 26, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Austin Peay
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W 96–92 | 15–4 (6–2) |
Dunn Center (2,215) Clarksville, TN | |||||||
Jan 31, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Southeast Missouri State | W 97–71 | 16–4 (7–2) |
Curb Event Center (1,821) Nashville, TN | |||||||
Feb 2, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UT Martin | W 82–67 | 17–4 (8–2) |
Curb Event Center (2,478) Nashville, TN | |||||||
Feb 7, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Eastern Kentucky | W 83–65 | 18–4 (9–2) |
McBrayer Arena (1,620) Richmond, KY | |||||||
Feb 9, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Morehead State | W 96–86 | 19–4 (10–2) |
Ellis Johnson Arena (2,077) Morehead, KY | |||||||
Feb 14, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Tennessee State | W 77–66 | 20–4 (11–2) |
Gentry Complex (931) Nashville, TN | |||||||
Feb 16, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Tennessee Tech | W 93–65 | 21–4 (12–2) |
Eblen Center (2,625) Cookeville, TN | |||||||
Feb 21, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Eastern Illinois | W 99–58 | 22–4 (13–2) |
Curb Event Center (2,468) Nashville, TN | |||||||
Feb 23, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
SIU Edwardsville | W 97–75 | 23–4 (14–2) |
Curb Event Center (4,094) Nashville, TN | |||||||
Feb 28, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at UT Martin | W 112–67 | 24–4 (15–2) |
Skyhawk Arena (1,316)
Martin, TN | |||||||
Mar 2, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Southeast Missouri State | W 84–66 | 25–4 (16–2) |
Show Me Center (1,484) Cape Girardeau, MO | |||||||
Ohio Valley Conference tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 8, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
(1) | vs. (4) Austin Peay Semifinals |
W 83–67 | 26–4 |
Ford Center (8,294) Evansville, IN | ||||||
Mar 3, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
(1) | vs. (2) Murray State Championship |
L 65–77 | 26–5 |
Ford Center (10,525) Evansville, IN | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 19, 2019* 5:40 pm, truTV |
(11 E) | vs. (11 E) Temple First Four |
W 81–70 | 27–5 |
UD Arena (11,784) Dayton, OH | ||||||
Mar 22, 2019* 2:10 pm, truTV |
(11 E) | vs. (6 E) Maryland First Round |
L 77–79 | 27–6 |
VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena (12,429) Jacksonville, FL | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from .
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Source[2]
References
- ^ "Belmont's Rick Byrd on retiring: 'It's a grind and it's just time'". The Tennessean.
- ^ "2018-19 Belmont Men's Basketball Schedule". Belmont Bruins. Retrieved August 29, 2018.