2014–15 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team

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.

2014–15 Belmont Bruins men's basketball
Ohio Valley East Division co–champions
Ohio Valley Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
DivisionEast Division
2014–15 record22–11 (11–5 OVC)
Head coachRick Byrd (29th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Brian Ayers
  • James Strong
  • Mark Price
Home arenaCurb Event Center
2014–15 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Belmont115 .688  2211  .667
Eastern Kentucky115 .688  2112  .636
Morehead State106 .625  1717  .500
Jacksonville State511 .313  1219  .387
Tennessee Tech412 .250  1218  .400
Tennessee State214 .125  526  .161
West
Murray State160 1.000  296  .829
UT Martin106 .625  2113  .618
Eastern Illinois97 .563  1815  .545
SIU Edwardsville88 .500  1216  .429
Southeast Missouri St.79 .438  1317  .433
Austin Peay313 .188  822  .267
2015 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2014–15 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
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
F 43 Jeff Laidig 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) Jr Mishawaka, Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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, 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.
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