2009–10 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team

2009–10 Belmont Bruins men's basketball
Atlantic Sun regular season champions
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	19–12 (14–6 A Sun)
Head coach	Rick Byrd
Home arena	Curb Event Center

2009–10 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Lipscomb	14	–	6		.700			17	–	13		.567
Jacksonville	14	–	6		.700			18	–	11		.621
Belmont	14	–	6		.700			19	–	11		.633
Campbell	14	–	6		.700			19	–	10		.655
East Tennessee State †	13	–	7		.650			17	–	14		.548
Mercer	10	–	10		.500			14	–	16		.467
North Florida	8	–	12		.400			13	–	17		.433
Kennesaw State	7	–	13		.350			13	–	19		.406
USC Upstate	6	–	14		.300			6	–	23		.207
Florida Gulf Coast	5	–	15		.250			8	–	21		.276
Stetson	5	–	15		.250			7	–	22		.241
† 2010 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner As of March 2, 2010 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team represented Belmont University during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins, led by 24th year head coach Rick Byrd, played their home games at the Curb Event Center, and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 19–12, 14–6 in the A-Sun, and being A-Sun regular season co-champions. The Bruins lost in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Sun tournament to Mercer.^[1]

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1	Drew Hanlen	Guard	5–11	180	Sophomore	St. Louis, Missouri
3	Kerron Johnson	Guard	6–1	175	Freshman	Huntsville, Alabama
4	Jonny Rice	Guard	6	165	Sophomore	Naperville, Illinois
12	Mike Dejworek	Center	6-11	235	Senior
13	Jon House	Guard	6–6	215	Junior	Guelph, Ontario
21	Ian Clark	Guard	6–3	175	Freshman	Memphis, Tennessee
24	Adam Barnes	Guard	6–2	190	Freshman	Clarksville, Tennessee
30	Tevor Noack	Forward	6–7	240	Freshman	Keller, Texas
32	Jordan Campbell	Guard	6–5	210	Junior	Indianapolis, Indiana
32	Scott Saunders	Forward	6–10	250	Sophomore	New Orleans, Louisiana
34	Mick Hedgepeth	Forward	6–9	235	Sophomore	Crossville, Alabama
45	Brandon Baker	Forward	6–6	220	Sophomore	Milford, Ohio

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
11/13/09*		vs. Portland State Athletes In Action Basketball Classic	W 74–67	1–0	Bank of America Arena  Seattle, WA
11/14/09* 7:00 pm		at No. 14 Washington Athletes In Action Basketball Classic	L 78–96	1–1	Bank of America Arena (8,410) Seattle, WA
11/15/09*		vs. Wright State Athletes In Action Basketball Classic	L 73–82	1–2	Bank of America Arena  Seattle, WA
11/21/09*		Alabama State	W 78–42	2–2	Curb Event Center  Nashville, TN
11/28/09*		at Eastern Illinois	W 95–62	3–2	Lantz Arena  Charleston, IL
11/30/09*		Tennessee State	W 69–60	4–2	Curb Event Center  Nashville, TN
12/3/09		at Kennesaw State	W 75–70 ^OT	5–2 (1–0)	KSU Convocation Center  Kennesaw, GA
12/5/09		at Mercer	W 94–90 ^OT	6–2 (2–0)	University Center  Macon, GA
12/8/09*		at Middle Tennessee	W 83–71	7–2	Murphy Center  Murfreesboro, TN
12/16/09* 7:00 pm		at Saint Louis	L 67–75	7–3	Chaifetz Arena (6,432) St. Louis, MO
12/19/09*		Eastern Illinois	L 60–63	7–4	Curb Event Center  Nashville, TN
12/29/09* 8 pm, ESPNU		at No. 1 Kansas	L 51–81	7–5	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
1/2/10		Florida Gulf Coast	L 63–66	7–6 (2–1)	Curb Event Center  Nashville, TN
1/4/10		Stetson	W 85–71	8–6 (3–1)	Curb Event Center  Nashville, TN
1/7/11		USC Upstate	W 68–58	9–6 (4–1)	Curb Event Center  Nashville, TN
1/11/10		at Lipscomb	L 53–64	9–7 (4–2)	Allen Arena  Nashville, TN
1/14/10		at North Florida	L 43–45	9–8 (4–3)	UNF Arena  Jacksonville, FL
1/16/10		at Jacksonville	L 66–82	9–9 (4–4)	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena  Jacksonville, FL
1/21/10		Campbell	W 66–55	10–9 (5–4)	Curb Event Center  Nashville, TN
1/23/10		East Tennessee State	W 100–89	11–9 (6–4)	Curb Event Center  Nashville, TN
1/28/10		Lipscomb	L 72–78	11–10 (6–5)	Curb Event Center  Nashville, TN
1/30/10		at Campbell	W 75–50	12–10 (7–5)	John W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center  Buies Creek, NC
2/1/10		at East Tennessee State	W 74–67	13–10 (8–5)	Memorial Center  Johnson City, TN
2/5/10		Jacksonville	W 73–70	14–10 (9–5)	Curb Event Center  Nashville, TN
2/7/10		North Florida	W 70–56	15–10 (10–5)	Curb Event Center  Nashville, TN
2/13/10		at USC Upstate	W 70–57	16–10 (11–5)	G. B. Hodge Center  Spartanburg, SC
2/18/10		at Stetson	W 79–70	17–10 (12–5)	Edmunds Center  DeLand, FL
2/20/10		Florida Gulf Coast	L 80–85	17–11 (12–6)	Alico Arena  Fort Myers, FL
2/25/10		Mercer	W 77–73	18–11 (13–6)	Curb Event Center  Nashville, TN
2/27/10		Kennesaw State	W 74–42	19–11 (14–6)	Curb Event Center  Nashville, TN
Atlantic Sun tournament
3/2/11 1:30 pm		at Mercer Quarterfinals	L 81–87	19–12	Hawkins Arena  Macon, GA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

1. "Mercer 87, Belmont 81". March 4, 2010. Archived from the original on February 24, 2024. Retrieved February 23, 2024.

External links

• "2009-10 Belmont Bruins Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
• "Belmont Bruins Record Book" (PDF). p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 7, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2021.