2023–24 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Record | 20–13 (12–8 MVC) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Brian Ayers |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Curb Event Center |
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 17 | – | 3 | .850 | 32 | – | 7 | .821 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake † | 16 | – | 4 | .800 | 28 | – | 7 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradley | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Iowa | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Belmont | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Murray State | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri State | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Evansville | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 17 | – | 18 | .486 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UIC | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | 12 | – | 21 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Valparaiso | 3 | – | 17 | .150 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 MVC tournament winner |
The 2023–24 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team represents Belmont University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins, led by fifth-year head coach Casey Alexander, play their home games at the Curb Event Center in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.
Previous season
The Bruins finished the 2022–23 season 21–11, 14–6 in MVC play, to finish in a tie for third place.[1] In the first round of the MVC tournament, they lost to Indiana State.[2]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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November 6, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Georgia State | W 89–87 | 1–0 | Curb Event Center (2,204) Nashville, TN | |||||||
November 10, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Furman | L 76–99 | 1–1 | Timmons Arena (2,017) Greenville, SC | |||||||
November 14, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Berry | W 93–59 | 2–1 | Curb Event Center (1,537) Nashville, TN | |||||||
November 17, 2023* 10:00 pm, P12N | at No. 3 Arizona | L 68–100 | 2–2 | McKale Center (14,688) Tucson, AZ | |||||||
November 24, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | vs. Monmouth Cathedral of College Basketball Classic | L 84–93 | 2–3 | The Palestra (1,883) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
November 25, 2023* 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Penn Cathedral of College Basketball Classic | W 84–79 OT | 3–3 | The Palestra (1,534) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
November 26, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN+ | vs. Lafayette Cathedral of College Basketball Classic | W 79–69 | 4–3 | The Palestra (840) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
November 29, 2023 7:30 pm, Bally Sports | at Northern Iowa | W 90–70 | 5–3 (1–0) | McLeod Center (3,243) Cedar Falls, IA | |||||||
December 2, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | Valparaiso | W 77–68 | 6–3 (2–0) | Curb Event Center (1,532) Nashville, TN | |||||||
December 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Lipscomb Battle of the Boulevard | W 72–71 | 7–3 | Curb Event Center (4,301) Nashville, TN | |||||||
December 9, 2023* 7:30 pm, CBSSN | at Middle Tennessee | W 75–65 | 8–3 | Murphy Center (2,605) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
December 16, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Samford | L 93–99 | 8–4 | Pete Hanna Center (2,196) Homewood, AL | |||||||
December 20, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Arkansas State | W 74–70 | 9–4 | Curb Event Center (2,052) Nashville, TN | |||||||
January 2, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Southern Illinois | L 63–73 | 9–5 (2–1) | Banterra Center (4,324) Carbondale, IL | |||||||
January 7, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Drake | W 87–65 | 10–5 (3–1) | Curb Event Center (2,186) Nashville, TN | |||||||
January 10, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Illinois State | W 67–60 | 11–5 (4–1) | Curb Event Center (1,660) Nashville, TN | |||||||
January 13, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Indiana State | L 64–94 | 11–6 (4–2) | Hulman Center (5,963) Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
January 17, 2024 8:00 pm, CBSSN | Northern Iowa | L 72–83 | 11–7 (4–3) | Curb Event Center (1,141) Nashville, TN | |||||||
January 20, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Bradley | L 72–95 | 11–8 (4–4) | Carver Arena (6,521) Peoria, IL | |||||||
January 23, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Illinois State | L 67–77 | 11–9 (4–5) | CEFCU Arena (2,860) Normal, IL | |||||||
January 27, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | UIC | W 74–65 | 12–9 (5–5) | Curb Event Center (2,429) Nashville, TN | |||||||
January 31, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Indiana State | L 72–78 | 12–10 (5–6) | Curb Event Center (2,263) Nashville, TN | |||||||
February 3, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Missouri State | L 80–87 | 12–11 (5–7) | Great Southern Bank Arena (3,412) Springfield, MO | |||||||
February 7, 2024 7:00 pm, Bally Sports | Murray State | W 69–64 | 13–11 (6–7) | Curb Event Center (1,652) Nashville, TN | |||||||
February 10, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Valparaiso | W 96–78 | 14–11 (7–7) | Athletics–Recreation Center (1,499) Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
February 14, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Southern Illinois | W 82–68 | 15–11 (8–7) | Curb Event Center (1,231) Nashville, TN | |||||||
February 18, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | at UIC | W 75–60 | 16–11 (9–7) | Credit Union 1 Arena (1,815) Chicago, IL | |||||||
February 21, 2024 7:00 pm, Bally Sports | at Drake | L 69–84 | 16–12 (9–8) | Knapp Center (3,612) Des Moines, IA | |||||||
February 24, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | Missouri State | W 93–78 | 17–12 (10–8) | Curb Event Center (3,261) Nashville, TN | |||||||
February 28, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Murray State | W 83–61 | 18–12 (11–8) | CFSB Center (5,039) Murray, KY | |||||||
March 3, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | Evansville | W 83–66 | 19–12 (12–8) | Curb Event Center (2,437) Nashville, TN | |||||||
MVC tournament | |||||||||||
March 7, 2024 2:30 pm, MVC TV | (5) | vs. (12) Valparaiso Opening round | W 86–61 | 20–12 | Enterprise Center (3,314) St. Louis, MO | ||||||
March 8, 2024 2:30 pm, MVC TV | (5) | vs. (4) Northern Iowa Quarterfinals | L 62–67 | 20–13 | Enterprise Center (5,403) St. Louis, MO | ||||||
Sources:[3][4]
References
- ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ "Arch Sadness; Men's Basketball Falls in Final Seconds to Indiana State". Belmont University. March 3, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Belmont University. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ "Belmont Bruins 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 29, 2023.