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2018–19 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team

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2018–19 Belmont Bruins men's basketball

Ohio Valley regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	27–6 (16–2 OVC)
Head coach	Rick Byrd (33rd season)
Assistant coaches	Brian Ayers James Strong Tyler Holloway
Home arena	Curb Event Center
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Belmont	16	–	2	.889	27	–	6	.818
Murray State†	16	–	2	.889	28	–	5	.848
Jacksonville State	15	–	3	.833	24	–	9	.727
Austin Peay	13	–	5	.722	22	–	11	.667
Morehead State	8	–	10	.444	13	–	20	.394
Eastern Illinois	7	–	11	.389	14	–	18	.438
UT Martin	6	–	12	.333	12	–	19	.387
SIU Edwardsville	6	–	12	.333	10	–	21	.323
Eastern Kentucky	6	–	12	.333	13	–	18	.419
Tennessee State	6	–	12	.333	9	–	21	.300
Southeast Missouri State	5	–	13	.278	10	–	21	.323
Tennessee Tech	4	–	14	.222	8	–	23	.258

† 2019 OVC tournament winner

The 2018–19 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team represented Belmont University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins, led by 33rd-year head coach Rick Byrd, played their home games at the Curb Event CenterinNashville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 27–6, 16–2 in OVC play to finish in a tie for the regular season championship with Murray State. They defeated Austin Peay in the semifinals of the Ohio Valley tournament before losing to Murray State in the finals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, their first ever at-large bid, where they defeated Temple in the First Four before losing in the first round to Maryland.

On April 1, 2019, head coach Rick Byrd announced his retirement.^[1] He finished at Belmont with a 33-year record of 713–347.

Previous season[edit]

The Bruins finished the 2017–18 season 24–9, 15–3 in OVC play to finish in second place. They defeated Austin Peay in the semifinals of the OVC tournament to advance to the championship game where they lost to Murray State. Despite having 24 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

Roster[edit]

2018–19 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Michael Mayernick	5ft8in (1.73 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	RS Fr	Nashville, Tennessee
G	1	Mitch Listau	6ft4in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Fr	Waunakee, Wisconsin
G	2	Grayson Murphy	6ft1in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS Fr	Thompson's Station, Tennessee
G/F	3	Dylan Windler	6ft7in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Indianapolis, Indiana
G	5	Adam Kunkel	6ft3in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Hebron, Kentucky
G/F	10	Caleb Hollander	6ft8in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Fr	Nashville, Tennessee
F	11	Kevin McClain	6ft2in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Jennings, Florida
G	14	Nick Hopkins	5ft11in (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	RS So	Fayetteville, Tennessee
G	20	Tate Pierson	6ft5in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Fr	Brentwood, Tennessee
F	21	Derek Sabin	6ft8in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Fr	Slinger, Wisconsin
G	24	Micahel Benkert	6ft4in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Jr	Greenwood, Indiana
F	25	Mack Mercer	6ft9in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Sr	Plymouth, Indiana
C	33	Nick Muszynski	6ft10in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Fr	Pickerington, Ohio
G	35	Garrett Suedekum	6ft2in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	RS So	Brentwood, Tennessee
C	50	Seth Adelsperger	6ft11in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Jr	Peru, Indiana

Head coach

Rick Byrd (Tennessee)

Assistant coach(es)

Brian Ayers (Lipscomb)
James Strong (Vanderbilt)
Tyler Holloway (Murray State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2018-08-29

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 10, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Illinois State	W 100–89	1–0	Curb Event Center (3,086) Nashville, TN
Nov 12, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Middle Tennessee	W 92–73	2–0	Curb Event Center (2,148) Nashville, TN
Nov 15, 2018* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Lipscomb Battle of the Boulevard	W 87–83	3–0	Allen Arena (2,369) Nashville, TN
Nov 20, 2018* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Trevecca Nazarene	W 104–50	4–0	Curb Event Center (1,517) Nashville, TN
Nov 24, 2018* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Kennesaw State	W 91–53	5–0	KSU Convocation Center (602) Kennesaw, GA
Nov 29, 2018* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Samford	W 99–93 ^OT	6–0	Pete Hanna Center (1,651) Homewood, AL
Dec 1, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Green Bay	L 92–100	6–1	Resch Center (2,125) Green Bay, WI
Dec 4, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Lipscomb	W 76–74	7–1	Curb Event Center (3,479) Nashville, TN
Dec 15, 2018* 4:00 pm, P12N		at UCLA	W 74–72	8–1	Pauley Pavilion (8,037) Los Angeles, CA
Dec 19, 2018* 6:30 pm, ESPN3		Western Kentucky	W 80–74	9–1	Curb Event Center (4,124) Nashville, TN
Dec 29, 2018* 3:30 pm, FS1		at Purdue	L 62–73	9–2	Mackey Arena (14,804) West Lafayette, IN
Ohio Valley regular season
Jan 3, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNU		Jacksonville State	L 73–83	9–3 (0–1)	Curb Event Center (2,518) Nashville, TN
Jan 5, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Tennessee Tech	W 79–67	10–3 (1–1)	Curb Event Center (2,385) Nashville, TN
Jan 10, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Morehead State	W 77–60	11–3 (2–1)	Curb Event Center (1,704) Nashville, TN
Jan 12, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Kentucky	W 109–93	12–3 (3–1)	Curb Event Center (2,282) Nashville, TN
Jan 17, 2019 7:15 pm, ESPN+		at Jacksonville State	L 80–91 ^OT	12–4 (3–2)	Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,875) Jacksonville, AL
Jan 19, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Tennessee State	W 92–74	13–4 (4–2)	Curb Event Center (2,768) Nashville, TN
Jan 24, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNU		at Murray State	W 79–66	14–4 (5–2)	CFSB Center (8,969) Murray, KY
Jan 26, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Austin Peay	W 96–92	15–4 (6–2)	Dunn Center (2,215) Clarksville, TN
Jan 31, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Southeast Missouri State	W 97–71	16–4 (7–2)	Curb Event Center (1,821) Nashville, TN
Feb 2, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+		UT Martin	W 82–67	17–4 (8–2)	Curb Event Center (2,478) Nashville, TN
Feb 7, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Eastern Kentucky	W 83–65	18–4 (9–2)	McBrayer Arena (1,620) Richmond, KY
Feb 9, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Morehead State	W 96–86	19–4 (10–2)	Ellis Johnson Arena (2,077) Morehead, KY
Feb 14, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Tennessee State	W 77–66	20–4 (11–2)	Gentry Complex (931) Nashville, TN
Feb 16, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Tennessee Tech	W 93–65	21–4 (12–2)	Eblen Center (2,625) Cookeville, TN
Feb 21, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Illinois	W 99–58	22–4 (13–2)	Curb Event Center (2,468) Nashville, TN
Feb 23, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+		SIU Edwardsville	W 97–75	23–4 (14–2)	Curb Event Center (4,094) Nashville, TN
Feb 28, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at UT Martin	W 112–67	24–4 (15–2)	Skyhawk Arena (1,316) Martin, TN
Mar 2, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southeast Missouri State	W 84–66	25–4 (16–2)	Show Me Center (1,484) Cape Girardeau, MO
Ohio Valley Conference tournament
Mar 8, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNU	(1)	vs. (4) Austin Peay Semifinals	W 83–67	26–4	Ford Center (8,294) Evansville, IN
Mar 3, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN2	(1)	vs. (2) Murray State Championship	L 65–77	26–5	Ford Center (10,525) Evansville, IN
NCAA tournament
Mar 19, 2019* 5:40 pm, truTV	(11 E)	vs. (11 E) Temple First Four	W 81–70	27–5	UD Arena (11,784) Dayton, OH
Mar 22, 2019* 2:10 pm, truTV	(11 E)	vs. (6 E) Maryland First Round	L 77–79	27–6	VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena (12,429) Jacksonville, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[2]

References[edit]

^ "Belmont's Rick Byrd on retiring: 'It's a grind and it's just time'". The Tennessean.

^ "2018-19 Belmont Men's Basketball Schedule". Belmont Bruins. Retrieved August 29, 2018.

v t e Belmont Bruins men's basketball
Venues	Striplin Gym (1964–2001) Nashville Municipal Auditorium (2001–2003) Curb Event Center (2003–present)
Rivalries	Lipscomb
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

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