2014–15 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2014–15 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team represented Belmont University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Bruins, led by 29th year head coach Rick Byrd , played their home games at the Curb Event Center and were members of the Ohio Valley Conference in the East Division. They finished the season 22–11, 11–5 in OVC play to finish a tie for the East Division championship. They defeated Eastern Kentucky and Murray State to be champions of the Ohio Valley tournament . They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Virginia.
Roster
2014–15 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G 1
Austin Luke 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
RS Fr
Rowlett, Texas
F 2
Nick Smith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
So
Bentonville, Arkansas
G 4
Holden Mobley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg)
RS Sr
Nashville, Tennessee
G 5
Caleb Chowbay 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg)
RS So
Mt. Juliet, Tennessee
G 11
Spencer Turner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
Sr
Bloomington, Indiana
G 20
Taylor Barnette 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
So
Lexington, Kentucky
G 21
Burton Sampson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg)
RS Fr
Knoxville, Tennessee
G 22
Reece Chamberlain 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
RS Sr
Goodlettsville, Tennessee
G 23
Craig Bradshaw 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg)
Jr
Franklin, Tennessee
F 25
Mack Mercer 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg)
Fr
Plymouth, Indiana
F 31
Josh Lester 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg)
RS Fr
Antioch, Tennessee
F 35
Evan Bradds 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg)
RS So
Jamestown, Ohio
C 41
Tyler Hadden 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg)
RS Fr
Cincinnati
F 43
Jeff Laidig 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg)
Jr
Mishawaka, Indiana
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule
[ 1]
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Regular season
11/14/2014 *6:00 pm
at Wright State
L 70–73 0–1
Nutter Center Fairborn, Ohio
11/17/2014 *6:30 pm
at Lipscomb
W 87–62 1–1
Allen Arena Nashville, Tennessee
11/19/2014 *7:00 pm
Trevecca Nazarene W 96–76 2–1
Curb Event Center Nashville, Tennessee
11/22/2014 *7:00 pm
at WKU
W 64–63 3–1
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky
11/24/2014 *7:00 pm
Lipscomb W 82–77 4–1
Curb Event Center (3,018)Nashville, Tennessee
11/26/2014 *1:00 pm
Denver W 78–57 5–1
Curb Event Center (1,035)Nashville, Tennessee
11/29/2014 *6:00 pm
at Ohio
W 83–81 6–1
Convocation Center Athens, Ohio
12/02/2014 *7:00 pm
Middle Tennessee W 63–59 7–1
Curb Event Center (1,608)Nashville, Tennessee
12/09/2014 *7:00 pm
Evansville L 62–65 7–2
Curb Event Center (1,160)Nashville, Tennessee
12/11/2014 *6:00 pm
Wright State L 71–79 7–3
Curb Event Center (1,234)Nashville, Tennessee
12/16/2014 *6:00 pm
at VCU
L 51–78 7–4
Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, Virginia
12/20/2014 *12:30 pm
at Fairfield
W 73–61 8–4
Webster Bank Arena Bridgeport, Connecticut
12/28/2014 *5:00 pm, FS1
at Butler
L 56–67 8–5
Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis
01/01/2015 1:00 pm
Southeast Missouri State W 78–77 9–5 (1–0)
Curb Event Center (1,597)Nashville, Tennessee
01/07/2015 8:00 pm, CBSSN
SIU Edwardsville W 73–69 10–5 (2–0)
Curb Event Center (1,696)Nashville, Tennessee
01/10/2015 3:15 pm
at Eastern Illinois
L 73–84 10–6 (2–1)
Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
01/15/2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Murray State
L 77–92 10–7 (2–2)
CFSB Center Murray, Kentucky
01/17/2015 7:30 pm
at Austin Peay
W 89–83 11–7 (3–2)
Dunn Center Clarksville, Tennessee
01/22/2015 7:00 pm
UT Martin W 72–67 12–7 (4–2)
Curb Event Center (2,426)Nashville, Tennessee
01/25/2015 7:30 pm, ASN
at Tennessee State
W 63–55 13–7 (5–2)
Gentry Complex Nashville, Tennessee
01/29/2015 7:00 pm
Jacksonville State W 103–82 14–7 (6–2)
Curb Event Center (1,562)Nashville, Tennessee
01/31/2015 2:00 pm
Tennessee Tech W 71–53 15–7 (7–2)
Curb Event Center (2,194)Nashville, Tennessee
02/05/2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Eastern Kentucky
L 69–81 15–8 (7–3)
McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky
02/07/2015 6:30 pm
at Morehead State
L 71–73 15–9 (7–4)
Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, Kentucky
02/11/2015 8:00 pm
at Jacksonville State
L 70–72 15–10 (7–5)
Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, Alabama
02/14/2015 6:00 pm
Morehead State W 58–57 16–10 (8–5)
Curb Event Center (2,046)Nashville, Tennessee
02/19/2015 7:00 pm
Eastern Kentucky W 66–61 17–10 (9–5)
Curb Event Center (1,904)Nashville, Tennessee
02/21/2015 7:30 pm
at Tennessee Tech
W 88–82 18–10 (10–5)
Eblen Center Cookeville, Tennessee
02/28/2015 5:00 pm, CBSSN
Tennessee State W 88–62 19–10 (11–5)
Curb Event Center (3,835)Nashville, Tennessee
Ohio Valley tournament
03/05/2015 8:00 pm
vs. Eastern Illinois Quarterfinals W 97–64 20–10
Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee
03/06/2015 8:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Eastern Kentucky Semifinals W 53–52 21–10
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (3,753)Nashville, Tennessee
03/07/2015 6:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 25 Murray State Championship game W 88–87 22–10
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (5,293)Nashville, Tennessee
NCAA tournament
03/20/2015 *2:10 pm, truTV
(15 E)
vs. (2 E) No. 6 Virginia Second round L 67–79 22–11
Time Warner Cable Arena Charlotte, North Carolina
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East Region.
All times are in
Central Time .
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