2020–21 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team
2020–21 Belmont Bruins men's basketball | |
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OVC regular season champions | |
Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
2020–21 record | 26–4 (18–2 OVC) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Brian Ayers |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Curb Event Center |
2020–21 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Belmont | 18 | – | 2 | .900 | 26 | – | 4 | .867 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morehead State † | 17 | – | 3 | .850 | 23 | – | 8 | .742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Kentucky | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 22 | – | 7 | .759 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville State | 13 | – | 6 | .684 | 18 | – | 9 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Austin Peay | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Murray State | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 13 | – | 13 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeast Missouri State | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SIU Edwardsville | 7 | – | 12 | .368 | 9 | – | 17 | .346 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Illinois | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UT Martin | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 8 | – | 16 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | 5 | – | 22 | .185 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee State | 3 | – | 17 | .150 | 4 | – | 19 | .174 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2021 OVC Tournament winner |
The 2020–21 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team represented Belmont University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins, led by second-year head coach Casey Alexander, played their home games at the Curb Event Center in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Bruins finished the season 26–4, 18–2 in OVC play to win the regular season championship. They defeated SIU��Edwardsville and Jacksonville State before losing to Morehead State in the OVC Tournament championship game. Because of a limited National Invitation Tournament due to COVID-19, the Bruins did not receive an automatic bid to the NIT for being regular season champions.[1] They did not receive an at-large bid to the NIT either.[2]
Previous season[]
The Bruins finished the 2019–20 season 26–7, 15–3 in OVC play to finish in a tie for the regular season championship. They defeated Eastern Kentucky and Murray State to win the championship of the OVC Tournament. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. However, the NCAA Tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
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 | |||||||||||
November 26, 2020* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 |
vs. Howard DC Paradise Jam |
W 95–78 | 1–0 |
Washington Convention Center Washington, D.C. | |||||||
November 27, 2020* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
vs. George Mason DC Paradise Jam |
W 77–67 | 2–0 |
Washington Convention Center Washington, D.C. | |||||||
November 28, 2020* 11:00 am, ESPN3 |
vs. Queens (NC) DC Paradise Jam |
W 73–61 | 3–0 |
Washington Convention Center Washington, D.C. | |||||||
December 5, 2020* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Samford | L 83–96 | 3–1 |
Curb Event Center Nashville, TN | |||||||
December 8, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Tennessee State | W 79–64 | 4–1 (1–0) |
Curb Event Center (250) Nashville, TN | |||||||
December 12, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Lipscomb Battle of the Boulevard |
W 81–71 | 5–1 |
Allen Arena Nashville, TN | |||||||
December 16, 2020* 6:30 pm, ESPN3 |
Kennesaw State | W 64–53 | 6–1 |
Curb Event Center Nashville, TN | |||||||
December 18, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Tennessee State | W 88–63 | 7–1 (2–0) |
Gentry Center (224) Nashville, TN | |||||||
December 21, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Evansville | W 72–63 | 8–1 |
Ford Center Evansville, IN | |||||||
December 30, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Murray State | W 68–55 | 9–1 (3–0) |
Curb Event Center (756) Nashville, TN | |||||||
January 2, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UT Martin | W 90–69 | 10–1 (4–0) |
Skyhawk Arena (165) Martin, TN | |||||||
January 7, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Southeast Missouri State | W 77–66 | 11–1 (5–0) |
Curb Event Center (271) Nashville, TN | |||||||
January 9, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UT Martin | W 89–69 | 12–1 (6–0) |
Curb Event Center (141) Nashville, TN | |||||||
January 14, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Tennessee Tech | W 88–67 | 13–1 (7–0) |
Eblen Center (589) Cookeville, TN | |||||||
January 16, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Jacksonville State | W 98–91 | 14–1 (8–0) |
Pete Mathews Coliseum (516) Jacksonville, AL | |||||||
January 21, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Eastern Illinois | W 79–66 | 15–1 (9–0) |
Curb Event Center (247) Nashville, TN | |||||||
January 23, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
SIU Edwardsville | W 114–62 | 16–1 (10–0) |
Curb Event Center (244) Nashville, TN | |||||||
January 28, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPNU |
at Austin Peay | W 81–76 | 17–1 (11–0) |
Dunn Center (603) Clarksville, TN | |||||||
January 30, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Murray State | W 72–71 | 18–1 (12–0) |
CFSB Center (1,290) Murray, KY | |||||||
February 4, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Eastern Illinois | W 89–61 | 19–1 (13–0) |
Lantz Arena (12) Charleston, IL | |||||||
February 6, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at SIU Edwardsville | W 94–62 | 20–1 (14–0) |
First Community Arena (50) Edwardsville, IL | |||||||
February 11, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Eastern Kentucky | W 92–74 | 21–1 (15–0) |
Curb Event Center (241) Nashville, TN | |||||||
February 13, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Morehead State | W 73–58 | 22–1 (16–0) |
Curb Event Center (233) Nashville, TN | |||||||
February 18, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Jacksonville State | W 63–59 | 23–1 (17–0) |
Curb Event Center (178) Nashville, TN | |||||||
February 20, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Tennessee Tech | W 90–66 | 24–1 (18–0) |
Curb Event Center (231) Nashville, TN | |||||||
February 25, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Eastern Kentucky | L 67–81 | 24–2 (18–1) |
McBrayer Arena (957) Richmond, KY | |||||||
February 27, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Morehead State | L 82–89 2OT | 24–3 (18–2) |
Ellis Johnson Arena (800) Morehead, KY | |||||||
Ohio Valley Conference Tournament | |||||||||||
March 3, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(1) | vs. (8) SIU Edwardsville First Round |
W 78–61 | 25–3 |
Ford Center (266) Evansville, IN | ||||||
March 5, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
(1) | vs. (4) Jacksonville State Semifinals |
W 72–69 | 26–3 |
Ford Center Evansville, IN | ||||||
March 6, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN2 |
(1) | vs. (2) Morehead State Championship |
L 71–86 | 26–4 |
Ford Center Evansville, IN | ||||||
Source[4]
References[]
- ^ Organ, Mike. "Belmont basketball snubbed from NIT, first team out of bracket". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
- ^ Morris, Chuck. "NIT, NCAA tournaments snub Belmont". WSMV Nashville. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
- ^ "NCAA cancels March Madness tournaments, all other winter and spring championships". NBC News. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ "2020-21 Belmont Men's Basketball Schedule". Belmont Bruins. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
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