2007–08 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team
American college basketball season
2007–08 Belmont Bruins men's basketball | |
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Atlantic Sun regular season and tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, Round of 64 | |
Conference | Atlantic Sun Conference |
Record | 25–9 (14–2 A Sun) |
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Home arena | Curb Event Center |
Seasons ← 2006–07 2008–09 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Belmont † | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Tennessee State | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stetson | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gardner–Webb | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lipscomb | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kennesaw State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mercer | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Gulf Coast | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Campbell | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC Upstate | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Florida | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 3 | – | 26 | .103 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2008 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner As of March 3, 2008 Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2007–08 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team represented Belmont University during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins, led by 22nd year head coach Rick Byrd, played their home games at the Curb Event Center and are members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 25–9, 14–2 in A-Sun play to win the regular season conference championship. They also were champions of the 2008 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 15 seed in the West region, the Bruins lost to No. 2 seed Duke by a single point, 71–70.[1]
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 9, 2007* | at Cincinnati | W 86–75 | 1–0 | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
Nov 10, 2007* | vs. Bowling Green State | L 67–78 | 1–1 | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
Nov 11, 2007* | vs. Western Carolina | W 79–70 | 2–1 | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
Nov 15, 2007* | at Samford | W 82–73 | 3–1 | Pete Hanna Center Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Nov 17, 2007* | at Austin Peay | L 56–71 | 3–2 | Dunn Center Clarksville, Tennessee | |||||||
Nov 19, 2007* | at Alabama | W 85–83 | 4–2 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama | |||||||
Nov 26, 2007* | Middle Tennessee | W 85–62 | 5–2 | Curb Event Center Nashville, Tennessee | |||||||
Dec 1, 2007* | at No. 23 Xavier | L 49–90 | 5–3 | Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
Dec 4, 2007* | Fisk | W 106–49 | 6–3 | Curb Event Center Nashville, Tennessee | |||||||
Dec 12, 2007* | at Middle Tennessee | L 80–86 OT | 6–4 | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee | |||||||
Dec 17, 2007* | Tennessee State | W 82–71 | 7–4 | Curb Event Center Nashville, Tennessee | |||||||
Dec 19, 2007* | Austin Peay | L 84–93 | 7–5 | Curb Event Center Nashville, Tennessee | |||||||
Dec 29, 2007* | vs. Wright State | L 74–78 OT | 7–6 | McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee | |||||||
Dec 30, 2007* | vs. Murray State | W 84–67 | 8–6 | McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee | |||||||
Jan 3, 2008 | at Gardner-Webb | W 87–84 | 9–6 (1–0) | Paul Porter Arena Boiling Springs, North Carolina | |||||||
Jan 5, 2008 | at Campbell | L 75–83 | 9–7 (1–1) | Carter Gymnasium Buies Creek, North Carolina | |||||||
Jan 12, 2008 | at Lipscomb | W 99–91 2OT | 10–7 (2–1) | Allen Arena Nashville, Tennessee | |||||||
Jan 17, 2008 | East Tennessee State | W 86–83 | 11–7 (3–1) | Curb Event Center Nashville, Tennessee | |||||||
Jan 19, 2008 | South Carolina Upstate | W 76–52 | 12–7 (4–1) | Curb Event Center Nashville, Tennessee | |||||||
Jan 24, 2008 | at Kennesaw State | L 79–81 | 12–8 (4–2) | KSU Convocation Center Kennesaw, Georgia | |||||||
Jan 26, 2008 | at Mercer | W 93–82 | 13–8 (5–2) | University Center Macon, Georgia | |||||||
Jan 31, 2008 | at Stetson | W 83–75 | 14–8 (6–2) | Edmunds Center DeLand, Florida | |||||||
Feb 2, 2008 | Florida Gulf Coast | W 86–74 | 15–8 (7–2) | Curb Event Center Nashville, Tennessee | |||||||
Feb 7, 2008 | Jacksonville | W 85–78 | 16–8 (8–2) | Curb Event Center Nashville, Tennessee | |||||||
Feb 9, 2008 | North Florida | W 79–56 | 17–8 (9–2) | Curb Event Center Nashville, Tennessee | |||||||
Feb 14, 2008 | at East Tennessee State | W 87–75 | 18–8 (10–2) | Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee | |||||||
Feb 16, 2008 | at South Carolina Upstate | W 82–72 | 19–8 (11–2) | G.B. Hodge Center Valley Falls, South Carolina | |||||||
Feb 22, 2008 | Lipscomb | W 74–65 | 20–8 (12–2) | Curb Event Center Nashville, Tennessee | |||||||
Feb 28, 2008 | Campbell | W 75–64 | 21–8 (13–2) | Curb Event Center Nashville, Tennessee | |||||||
Mar 1, 2008 | Gardner-Webb | W 76–73 | 22–8 (14–2) | Curb Event Center Nashville, Tennessee | |||||||
Atlantic Sun tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 5, 2008* | Campbell Quarterfinals | W 75–66 | 23–8 | Allen Arena Nashville, Tennessee | |||||||
Mar 7, 2008* | East Tennessee State Semifinals | W 69–65 | 24–8 | Allen Arena Nashville, Tennessee | |||||||
Mar 8, 2008* | Jacksonville Championship Game | W 79–61 | 25–8 | Allen Arena Nashville, Tennessee | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 20, 2008* | (15 W) | vs. (2 W) No. 9 Duke First Round | L 70–71 | 25–9 | Verizon Center Washington, D.C. | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time. |
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References
- ^ "Henderson's layup, Nelson's steal save Duke from upset loss". ESPN. March 20, 2008. Retrieved August 27, 2021.[dead link]
- ^ "2007–08 Belmont Bruins Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
- ^ "2007-08 Belmont Men's Basketball Schedule". Belmont University Athletics. Retrieved August 27, 2021.