College Basketball - Atlantic Sun Conference
Belmont Bruins
| Location: Nashville, TN University Founded: 1890 Enrollment: 4,765  Nickname: Bruins Mascot: Bruiser the Bruin School Colors: Navy blue and red Joined the A-Sun: 2001 Varsity Sports: 15 U. President: Robert "Bob" Fisher Director of Athletics: Mike Strickland Basketball Head Coach: Rick Byrd Conference (Co-) Champions: Tournament: 2006, 2007 Basketball Arena: Curb Event Center Current Capacity: 5,000 |
The school men’s basketball team is part of the Atlantic Sun Conference in the NCAA Division I and the team is known as the Bruins.
The team’s most known rivalries are with Lipscomb University in the annual “Battle of the Boulevard" home games. In one of these games the two schools battled for the very first NCAA tournament berth.
The Bruins are currently coached by Rick Byrd who has been very successful with the team achieving for the second year in a row the conference tournament championship.
In the 2008-2009 season, the Bruins finished third in the conference standings with witha 14-6 mark in conference games and a 19-12 record overall. They went on to the NCAA Tournament. The team was sent home after their really close defeat by college hoops powerhouse Duke, 71-70 in one heck of a game.
Belmont 2009/2010 Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Time/Result |
| 13-Nov | vs. Portland State | W 74-67 |
| 14-Nov | at No. 13 Washington | L 96-78 |
| 15-Nov | vs. Wright State | L 82-73 |
| 21-Nov | Alabama State | W 78-42 |
| 28-Nov | at Eastern Illinois | W 95-62 |
| 30-Nov | Tennessee State | W 69-60 |
| 3-Dec | at Kennesaw State | W 75-70 |
| 5-Dec | at Mercer | W 94-90 |
| 8-Dec | at Middle Tennessee | W 83-71 |
| 16-Dec | at Saint Louis | L 75-67 |
| 19-Dec | Eastern Illinois | L 63-60 |
| 29-Dec | at No. 1 Kansas | L 81-51 |
| 2-Jan | Florida Gulf Coast | L 66-63 |
| 4-Jan | Stetson | W 85-71 |
| 7-Jan | USC Upstate | W 68-58 |
| 11-Jan | at Lipscomb | L 64-53 |
| 14-Jan | at North Florida | L 45-43 |
| 16-Jan | at Jacksonville | L 82-66 |
| 21-Jan | Campbell | W 66-55 |
| 23-Jan | East Tennessee State | W 100-89 |
| 26-Jan | Lipscomb | L 78-72 |
| 30-Jan | at Campbell | W 75-50 |
| 1-Feb | at East Tennessee State | W 74-67 |
| 5-Feb | Jacksonville | 7:00 PM ET |
| 7-Feb | North Florida | 3:00 PM ET |
| 13-Feb | at USC Upstate | 2:00 PM ET |
| 18-Feb | at Stetson | 8:15 PM ET |
| 20-Feb | at Florida Gulf Coast | 5:15 PM ET |
| 25-Feb | Mercer | 8:15 PM ET |
| 27-Feb | Kennesaw State | 8:15 PM ET |