2014–15_Belmont_Bruins_men's_basketball_team

2014–15 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
Record	22–11 (11–5 OVC)
Head coach	Rick Byrd (29th season);
Assistant coaches	Brian Ayers; James Strong; Mark Price;
Home arena	Curb Event Center
	Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team

American college basketball season

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.

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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, Ohio
11/17/2014* 6:30 pm		at Lipscomb	W 87–62	1–1	Allen Arena (4,734) Nashville, Tennessee
11/19/2014* 7:00 pm		Trevecca Nazarene	W 96–76	2–1	Curb Event Center (2,478) Nashville, Tennessee
11/22/2014* 7:00 pm		at WKU	W 64–63	3–1	E. A. Diddle Arena (5,194) Bowling Green, Kentucky
11/24/2014* 7:00 pm		Lipscomb	W 82–77	4–1	Curb Event Center (3,018) Nashville, Tennessee
11/26/2014* 1:00 pm		Denver	W 78–57	5–1	Curb Event Center (1,035) Nashville, Tennessee
11/29/2014* 6:00 pm		at Ohio	W 83–81	6–1	Convocation Center (5,611) Athens, Ohio
12/02/2014* 7:00 pm		Middle Tennessee	W 63–59	7–1	Curb Event Center (1,608) Nashville, Tennessee
12/09/2014* 7:00 pm		Evansville	L 62–65	7–2	Curb Event Center (1,160) Nashville, Tennessee
12/11/2014* 6:00 pm		Wright State	L 71–79	7–3	Curb Event Center (1,234) Nashville, Tennessee
12/16/2014* 6:00 pm		at VCU	L 51–78	7–4	Stuart C. Siegel Center (N/A) Richmond, Virginia
12/20/2014* 12:30 pm		at Fairfield	W 73–61	8–4	Webster Bank Arena (1,571) Bridgeport, Connecticut
12/28/2014* 5:00 pm, FS1		at Butler	L 56–67	8–5	Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,752) Indianapolis
01/01/2015 1:00 pm		Southeast Missouri State	W 78–77	9–5 (1–0)	Curb Event Center (1,597) Nashville, Tennessee
01/07/2015 8:00 pm, CBSSN		SIU Edwardsville	W 73–69	10–5 (2–0)	Curb Event Center (1,696) Nashville, Tennessee
01/10/2015 3:15 pm		at Eastern Illinois	L 73–84	10–6 (2–1)	Lantz Arena (1,204) Charleston, Illinois
01/15/2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU		at Murray State	L 77–92	10–7 (2–2)	CFSB Center (5,960) Murray, Kentucky
01/17/2015 7:30 pm		at Austin Peay	W 89–83	11–7 (3–2)	Dunn Center (3,905) Clarksville, Tennessee
01/22/2015 7:00 pm		UT Martin	W 72–67	12–7 (4–2)	Curb Event Center (2,426) Nashville, Tennessee
01/25/2015 7:30 pm, ASN		at Tennessee State	W 63–55	13–7 (5–2)	Gentry Complex (1,561) Nashville, Tennessee
01/29/2015 7:00 pm		Jacksonville State	W 103–82	14–7 (6–2)	Curb Event Center (1,562) Nashville, Tennessee
01/31/2015 2:00 pm		Tennessee Tech	W 71–53	15–7 (7–2)	Curb Event Center (2,194) Nashville, Tennessee
02/05/2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU		at Eastern Kentucky	L 69–81	15–8 (7–3)	McBrayer Arena (4,700) Richmond, Kentucky
02/07/2015 6:30 pm		at Morehead State	L 71–73	15–9 (7–4)	Ellis Johnson Arena (4,489) Morehead, Kentucky
02/11/2015 8:00 pm		at Jacksonville State	L 70–72	15–10 (7–5)	Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,452) Jacksonville, Alabama
02/14/2015 6:00 pm		Morehead State	W 58–57	16–10 (8–5)	Curb Event Center (2,046) Nashville, Tennessee
02/19/2015 7:00 pm		Eastern Kentucky	W 66–61	17–10 (9–5)	Curb Event Center (1,904) Nashville, Tennessee
02/21/2015 7:30 pm		at Tennessee Tech	W 88–82	18–10 (10–5)	Eblen Center (1,614) Cookeville, Tennessee
02/28/2015 5:00 pm, CBSSN		Tennessee State	W 88–62	19–10 (11–5)	Curb Event Center (3,835) Nashville, Tennessee
Ohio Valley tournament
03/05/2015 8:00 pm		vs. Eastern Illinois Quarterfinals	W 97–64	20–10	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (839) Nashville, Tennessee
03/06/2015 8:30 pm, ESPNU		vs. Eastern Kentucky Semifinals	W 53–52	21–10	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (3,753) Nashville, Tennessee
03/07/2015 6:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. No. 25 Murray State Championship game	W 88–87	22–10	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (5,293) Nashville, Tennessee
NCAA tournament
03/20/2015* 2:10 pm, truTV	(15 E)	vs. (2 E) No. 6 Virginia Second round	L 67–79	22–11	Time Warner Cable Arena (16,551) Charlotte, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East Region. All times are in Central Time.

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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
Division	East Division
Record	22–11 (11–5 OVC)
Head coach	Rick Byrd (29th season)
Assistant coaches	Brian Ayers James Strong Mark Price
Home arena	Curb Event Center
Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

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
UT 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