2014–15 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team

2014–15 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
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	† 2015 OVC tournament winner; Rankings from AP Poll

Belmont Bruins men's basketball
2014–15 Belmont Bruins men's basketball
Ohio Valley East Division co–champions; Ohio Valley Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference; East Division
2014–15 record	22–11 (11–5 OVC)
Head coach	Rick Byrd (29th year)
Assistant coach	Brian Ayers
Assistant coach	James Strong
Assistant coach	Mark Price
Home arena	Curb Event Center
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The 2014–15 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team represented Belmont University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins, led by 29th year head coach Rick Byrd, played their home games at the Curb Event Center and were members of the Ohio Valley Conference in the East Division. They finished the season 22–11, 11–5 in OVC play to finish a tie for the East Division championship. They defeated Eastern Kentucky and Murray State to be champions of the Ohio Valley Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to Virginia.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
G	1	Austin Luke	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Fr	Rowlett, Texas
F	2	Nick Smith	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Bentonville, Arkansas
G	4	Holden Mobley	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Sr	Nashville, Tennessee
G	5	Caleb Chowbay	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS So	Mt. Juliet, Tennessee
G	11	Spencer Turner	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Bloomington, Indiana
G	20	Taylor Barnette	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Lexington, Kentucky
G	21	Burton Sampson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Fr	Knoxville, Tennessee
G	22	Reece Chamberlain	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Sr	Goodlettsville, Tennessee
G	23	Craig Bradshaw	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Franklin, Tennessee
F	25	Mack Mercer	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Plymouth, Indiana
F	31	Josh Lester	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Fr	Antioch, Tennessee
F	35	Evan Bradds	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS So	Jamestown, Ohio
C	41	Tyler Hadden	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Fr	Cincinnati, Ohio
F	43	Jeff Laidig	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Mishawaka, Indiana

Head coach

Rick Byrd (Tennessee)

Assistant coach(es)

Brian Ayers (Lipcomb)
James Strong (Vanderbilt)
Mark Price (Samford)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2014-9-17

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular season
11/14/2014* 6:00 pm		at Wright State	L 70–73	0–1	Nutter Center (5,437) Fairborn, OH
11/17/2014* 6:30 pm		at Lipscomb	W 87–62	1–1	Allen Arena (4,734) Nashville, TN
11/19/2014* 7:00 pm		Trevecca Nazarene	W 96–76	2–1	Curb Event Center (2,478) Nashville, TN
11/22/2014* 7:00 pm		at WKU	W 64–63	3–1	E. A. Diddle Arena (5,194) Bowling Green, KY
11/24/2014* 7:00 pm		Lipscomb	W 82–77	4–1	Curb Event Center (3,018) Nashville, TN
11/26/2014* 1:00 pm		Denver	W 78–57	5–1	Curb Event Center (1,035) Nashville, TN
11/29/2014* 6:00 pm		at Ohio	W 83–81	6–1	Convocation Center (5,611) Athens, OH
12/02/2014* 7:00 pm		Middle Tennessee	W 63–59	7–1	Curb Event Center (1,608) Nashville, TN
12/09/2014* 7:00 pm		Evansville	L 62–65	7–2	Curb Event Center (1,160) Nashville, TN
12/11/2014* 6:00 pm		Wright State	L 71–79	7–3	Curb Event Center (1,234) Nashville, TN
12/16/2014* 6:00 pm		at VCU	L 51–78	7–4	Stuart C. Siegel Center (N/A) Richmond, VA
12/20/2014* 12:30 pm		at Fairfield	W 73–61	8–4	Webster Bank Arena (1,571) Bridgeport, CT
12/28/2014* 5:00 pm, FS1		at Butler	L 56–67	8–5	Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,752) Indianapolis, IN
01/01/2015 1:00 pm		Southeast Missouri State	W 78–77	9–5 (1–0)	Curb Event Center (1,597) Nashville, TN
01/07/2015 8:00 pm, CBSSN		SIU Edwardsville	W 73–69	10–5 (2–0)	Curb Event Center (1,696) Nashville, TN
01/10/2015 3:15 pm		at Eastern Illinois	L 73–84	10–6 (2–1)	Lantz Arena (1,204) Charleston, IL
01/15/2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU		at Murray State	L 77–92	10–7 (2–2)	CFSB Center (5,960) Murray, KY
01/17/2015 7:30 pm		at Austin Peay	W 89–83	11–7 (3–2)	Dunn Center (3,905) Clarksville, TN
01/22/2015 7:00 pm		UT Martin	W 72–67	12–7 (4–2)	Curb Event Center (2,426) Nashville, TN
01/25/2015 7:30 PM, ASN		at Tennessee State	W 63–55	13–7 (5–2)	Gentry Complex (1,561) Nashville, TN
01/29/2015 7:00 pm		Jacksonville State	W 103–82	14–7 (6–2)	Curb Event Center (1,562) Nashville, TN
01/31/2015 2:00 pm		Tennessee Tech	W 71–53	15–7 (7–2)	Curb Event Center (2,194) Nashville, TN
02/05/2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU		at Eastern Kentucky	L 69–81	15–8 (7–3)	McBrayer Arena (4,700) Richmond, KY
02/07/2015 6:30 pm		at Morehead State	L 71–73	15–9 (7–4)	Ellis Johnson Arena (4,489) Morehead, KY
02/11/2015 8:00 pm		at Jacksonville State	L 70–72	15–10 (7–5)	Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,452) Jacksonville, AL
02/14/2015 6:00 pm		Morehead State	W 58–57	16–10 (8–5)	Curb Event Center (2,046) Nashville, TN
02/19/2015 7:00 pm		Eastern Kentucky	W 66–61	17–10 (9–5)	Curb Event Center (1,904) Nashville, TN
02/21/2015 7:30 pm		at Tennessee Tech	W 88–82	18–10 (10–5)	Eblen Center (1,614) Cookeville, TN
02/28/2015 5:00 pm, CBSSN		Tennessee State	W 88–62	19–10 (11–5)	Curb Event Center (3,835) Nashville, TN
Ohio Valley Tournament
03/05/2015 8:00 pm		vs. Eastern Illinois Quarterfinals	W 97–64	20–10	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (839) Nashville, TN
03/06/2015 8:30 pm, ESPNU		vs. Eastern Kentucky Semifinals	W 53–52	21–10	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (3,753) Nashville, TN
03/07/2015 6:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. #25 Murray State Championship game	W 88–87	22–10	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (5,293) Nashville, TN
NCAA Tournament
03/20/2015* 2:10 pm, truTV	(15 E)	vs. (2 E) #6 Virginia Second round	L 67–79	22–11	Time Warner Cable Arena (16,551) Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East Region. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ http://www.belmontbruins.com/sports/m-baskbl/2014-15/schedule

[1] ttp://www.belmontbruins.com/sports/m-baskbl/2014-15/schedule

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2014–15 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Belmont †	11	–	5	.688	22	–	11	.667
Eastern Kentucky	11	–	5	.688	21	–	12	.636
Morehead State	10	–	6	.625	17	–	17	.500
Jacksonville State	5	–	11	.313	12	–	19	.387
Tennessee Tech	4	–	12	.250	12	–	18	.400
Tennessee State	2	–	14	.125	5	–	26	.161
West
Murray State	16	–	0	1.000	29	–	6	.829
Tennessee–Martin	10	–	6	.625	21	–	13	.618
Eastern Illinois	9	–	7	.563	18	–	15	.545
SIU Edwardsville	8	–	8	.500	12	–	16	.429
Southeast Missouri St.	7	–	9	.438	13	–	17	.433
Austin Peay	3	–	13	.188	8	–	22	.267


† 2015 OVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll