2015–16 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team

2015–16 Belmont Bruins men's basketball

OVC Regular Season champions OVC East Division champions
NIT, First round
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Division	East Division
2015–16 record	20–12 (12–4 OVC)
Head coach	Rick Byrd (30th year)
Assistant coach	Brian Ayers
Assistant coach	James Strong
Assistant coach	Mark Price
Home arena	Curb Event Center

2015–16 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Belmont	12	–	4	.750	20	–	12	.625
Tennessee State	11	–	5	.688	20	–	11	.645
Tennessee Tech	11	–	5	.688	19	–	12	.613
Morehead State	11	–	5	.688	23	–	14	.622
Eastern Kentucky	6	–	10	.375	15	–	16	.484
Jacksonville State	4	–	12	.250	8	–	23	.258
West
UT Martin	10	–	6	.625	20	–	15	.571
Murray State	10	–	6	.625	17	–	14	.548
Eastern Illinois	9	–	7	.563	13	–	17	.433
Austin Peay †	7	–	9	.438	18	–	18	.500
SIU Edwardsville	3	–	13	.188	6	–	22	.214
Southeast Missouri St.	2	–	14	.125	5	–	24	.172

† 2016 OVC tournament winner

The 2015–16 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team represented Belmont University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins, led by 30th 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 20–12, 12–4 in OVC play to be champions of the East Division and overall OVC regular season champions. They lost in the semifinals of the OVC Tournament to Austin Peay. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Georgia.

Roster

2015–16 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
2.5 !G/F	0	Martin, AlexAlex Martin (W)	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Overland Park, Kansas
1.5 !G	1	Luke, AustinAustin Luke	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Rowlett, Texas
3.5 !F	2	Smith, NickNick Smith	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Bentonville, Arkansas
2.5 !G/F	3	Windler, DylanDylan Windler	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Indianapolis
3.5 !F	5	Laidig, JeffJeff Laidig	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Mishawaka, Indiana
1.5 !G	20	Barnette, TaylorTaylor Barnette	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Lexington, Kentucky
1.5 !G	21	Sampson, BurtonBurton Sampson (W)	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Knoxville, Tennessee
1.5 !G	23	Bradshaw, CraigCraig Bradshaw	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Ridgetop, Tennessee
1.5 !G	24	Benkert, MicahelMicahel Benkert	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Greenwood, Indiana
3.5 !F	25	Mercer, MackMack Mercer	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2.0 !So	Plymouth, Indiana
1.5 !G	30	McClain, KevinKevin McClain	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Jennings, Florida
3.5 !F	31	Lester, JoshJosh Lester (W)	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Antioch, Tennessee
3.5 !F	32	Egekeze, AmanzeAmanze Egekeze	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2.0 !So	Lake in the Hills, Illinois
3.5 !F	35	Bradds, EvanEvan Bradds	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Jamestown, Ohio
5.0 !C	41	Hadden, TylerTyler Hadden	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Cincinnati
5.0 !C	50	Adelsperger, SethSeth Adelsperger	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Peru, 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

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 8:00 PM, FSN		at Marquette Legends Classic	W 83–80	1–0	BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,628) Milwaukee
11/16/2015* 9:00 PM, P12N		at Arizona State Legends Classic	L 74–83	1–1	Wells Fargo Arena (4,549) Tempe, Arizona
11/18/2015* 6:00 PM, ASN		WKU	W 90–85	2–1	Curb Event Center (3,253) Nashville, Tennessee
11/21/2015* 12:00 PM, ESPN3		at Evansville	L 88–93	2–2	Ford Center (4,227) Evansville, Tennessee
11/23/2015* 3:00 PM		vs. South Alabama Legends Classic	W 98–85	3–2	KSU Convocation Center (1,262) Kennesaw, Georgia
11/24/2015* 5:30 PM		at Kennesaw State Legends Classic	W 80–55	4–2	KSU Convocation Center (812) Kennesaw, Georgia
11/28/2015* 8:00 PM, BYUtv		at BYU	L 81–95	4–3	Marriott Center (13,712) Provo, Utah
12/01/2015* 7:00 PM		Lipscomb Battle of the Boulevard	W 105–89	5–3	Curb Event Center (3,094) Nashville, Tennessee
12/03/2015* 7:00 PM		at Valparaiso	L 57–61	5–4	Athletics–Recreation Center (3,379) Valparaiso, Indiana
12/07/2015* 6:30 PM, ESPN3		at Lipscomb Battle of the Boulevard	W 93–84	6–4	Allen Arena (4,420) Nashville, Tennessee
12/15/2015* 7:00 PM		Ouachita Baptist	W 80–54	7–4	Curb Event Center (1,124) Nashville, Tennessee
12/17/2015* 6:00 PM, ASN		at Middle Tennessee	L 62–83	7–5	Murphy Center (5,555) Murfreesboro, Tennessee
12/19/2015* 6:00 PM, ESPN3		at Cleveland State	L 75–77	7–6	Wolstein Center Clelveland, Ohio
12/28/2015* 7:00 PM		Valparaiso	W 85–81	8–6	Curb Event Center (3,024) Nashville, Tennessee
Ohio Valley Conference regular season
12/31/2015 12:00 PM		at Southeast Missouri State	W 92–82	9–6 (1–0)	Show Me Center (1,135) Cape Girardeau, Missouri
01/06/2016 7:00 PM, ASN		at SIU Edwardsville	W 85–77	10–6 (2–0)	Vadalabene Center (1,007) Edwardsville, Illinois
01/09/2016 2:00 PM		Eastern Illinois	W 85–59	11–6 (3–0)	Curb Event Center (2,054) Nashville, Tennessee
01/14/2016 8:00 PM, ESPNU		Murray State	W 81–73	12–6 (4–0)	Curb Event Center (2,522) Nashville, Tennessee
01/16/2016 7:00 PM		Austin Peay	W 76–58	13–6 (5–0)	Curb Event Center (2,407) Nashville, Tennessee
01/21/2016 7:00 PM, ESPNU		at Tennessee–Martin	W 82–72	14–6 (6–0)	Skyhawk Arena (3,598) Martin, Tennessee
01/23/2016 7:00 PM		Tennessee State	W 103–95	15–6 (7–0)	Curb Event Center (2,213) Nashville, Tennessee
01/28/2016 7:00 PM		at Jacksonville State	W 72–63	16–6 (8–0)	Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,488) Jacksonville, Alabama
01/30/2016 7:00 PM		at Tennessee Tech	L 79–89	16–7 (8–1)	Eblen Center (4,428) Cookeville, Tennessee
02/04/2016 7:00 PM		Morehead State	W 73–67	17–7 (9–1)	Curb Event Center (1,559) Nashville, Tennessee
02/06/2016 5:00 PM		Eastern Kentucky	L 78–88	17–8 (9–2)	Curb Event Center (2,286) Nashville, Tennessee
02/10/2016 7:30 PM		Jacksonville State	W 81–73	18–8 (10–2)	Curb Event Center (1,828) Nashville, Tennessee
02/13/2016 11:00 AM, CBSSN		at Morehead State	L 77–78	18–9 (10–3)	Ellis Johnson Arena (3,845) Morehead, Kentucky
02/18/2016 8:00 PM, ESPNU		at Eastern Kentucky	W 86–78	19–9 (11–3)	McBrayer Arena (4,200) Richmond, Kentucky
02/20/2016 5:00 PM		Tennessee Tech	W 95–86	20–9 (12–3)	Curb Event Center (5,074) Nashville, Tennessee
02/28/2016 2:30 PM		at Tennessee State	L 72–87	20–10 (12–4)	Gentry Complex (6,845) Nashville, Tennessee
Ohio Valley Conference Tournament
03/04/2016 6:30 PM, ESPNU	(1)	vs. (8) Austin Peay Semifinals	L 96–97 ^OT	20–11	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (2,167) Nashville, Tennessee
National Invitation Tournament
03/16/2016* 6:00 PM, ESPN2	(6)	at (3) Georgia First round – Valparaiso Bracket	L 84–93	20–12	Stegeman Coliseum (2,965) Athens, Georgia
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ http://www.belmontbruins.com/sports/m-baskbl/2015-16/schedule

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

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