College basketball team
Belmont Bruins University Belmont University Head coach Bart Brooks (7th season)Conference Missouri Valley Conference Location Nashville, Tennessee Arena Curb Event Center (capacity: 5,085)Nickname Bruins Colors Navy, white, and red[ 1]
2021, 2022 2007, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 A-Sun : 2007 OVC : 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022A-Sun : 2006, 2007 OVC : 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 MVC : 20232014
The Belmont Bruins women's basketball team represents Belmont University in Nashville , Tennessee . They currently play in the Missouri Valley Conference .[ 2] On April 24, 2017, former DePaul assistant coach Bart Brooks was introduced as the new Bruins' head coach.[ 3]
History
Belmont began play in 1968, with Division I play beginning in 1997. They have won six conference regular-season titles (two in the ASUN Conference and four in the OVC, with an additional OVC division title) and the conference tournament seven times (ASUN once, OVC six times). They have made the NCAA Tournament seven times, along with eight WNIT appearances and four NAIA Tournament appearances. As of the end of the 2015-16 season, the Bruins have an all-time record of 884-501 and a Division I record of 316-217. [ 4] [ 5]
Season by season results
Sources:
Statistics overview
Season
Team
Overall
Conference
Standing
Postseason
Betty Wiseman () (1968–1984)
1968–69
Betty Wiseman
3–7
1969–70
Betty Wiseman
17–2
1970–71
Betty Wiseman
14–7
1971–72
Betty Wiseman
11–4
1972–73
Betty Wiseman
14–8
1973–74
Betty Wiseman
22–6
1974–75
Betty Wiseman
23–3
1975–76
Betty Wiseman
19–6
1976–77
Betty Wiseman
14–8
1977–78
Betty Wiseman
9–15
1978–79
Betty Wiseman
15–15
1979–80
Betty Wiseman
10–19
1980–81
Betty Wiseman
24–10
1981-82
Betty Wiseman
16–13
1982-83
Betty Wiseman
21–13
1983-84
Betty Wiseman
15–15
Betty Wiseman:
247–151
Tony Cross (Volunteer State Athletic Conference ) (1984–1985)
1984-85
Tony Cross
14–16
Tony Cross:
14–16
Tony Cross (Tennessee Collegiate Athletic Conference ) (1985–2001)
1985–86
Tony Cross
17–15
1986–87
Tony Cross
23–8
1987–88
Tony Cross
24–6
1988–89
Tony Cross
21–11
1989–90
Tony Cross
28–4
1990–91
Tony Cross
32–5
1991–92
Tony Cross
29–7
1992–93
Tony Cross
23–10
1993–94
Tony Cross
32–3
1994–95
Tony Cross
21–11
1995–96
Tony Cross
26–8
1996–97
Tony Cross
20–10
1997–98
Tony Cross
16–10
1998–99
Tony Cross
19–8
1999-00
Tony Cross
20–8
2000–01
Tony Cross
14–14
Tony Cross:
365–138
Tony Cross (ASUN Conference ) (2001–2010)
2001–02
Tony Cross
19–9
13–7
2nd
2002–03
Tony Cross
19–10
9–7
2nd
2003–04
Tony Cross
16–12
14–6
1st
2004–05
Tony Cross
17–11
12–8
T-2nd
2005–06
Tony Cross
22–8
17–3
1st
2006–07
Tony Cross
25–7
16–2
1st
NCAA First Round
2007–08
Tony Cross
14–16
8–8
T-5th
2008–09
Tony Cross
18–13
12–8
4th
2009–10
Tony Cross
15–15
9–11
T-5th
Tony Cross:
165–101
110–60
Tony Cross:
544–255
Brittney Ezell (ASUN Conference ) (2010–2013)
2010–11
Brittney Ezell
11–20
7–13
8th
2011–12
Brittney Ezell
12–18
11–7
3rd
Brittney Ezell:
23–38
18–20
(Ohio Valley Conference ) (–present)
2012–13
Brittney Ezell
18–14
11–5
T- 2nd East
First Round
Brittney Ezell:
18–14
11–5
Cameron Newbauer (Ohio Valley Conference ) (2013–2017)
2013–14
Cameron Newbauer
14–18
10–6
2nd
First Round
2014–15
Cameron Newbauer
14–17
10–6
5th
2015–16
Cameron Newbauer
24–9
13–3
2nd
NCAA First Round
2016–17
Cameron Newbauer
27–6
18–0
1st
NCAA First Round
Cameron Newbauer:
79–50
51–15
Bart Brooks (Ohio Valley Conference ) (2017–2022)
2017–18
Bart Brooks
31–4
18–0
1st
NCAA First Round
2018–19
Bart Brooks
26–7
16–2
1st
NCAA First Round
2019–20
Bart Brooks
22–9
16–2
T-1st
Cancelled
2020–21
Bart Brooks
21–6
14–3
2nd
NCAA Second Round
2021–22
Bart Brooks
23–8
16–2
1st
NCAA Second Round
Bart Brooks:
123–34
80–9
Bart Brooks (Missouri Valley Conference ) (2022–2023)
2022–23
Bart Brooks
23–12
17–3
T-1st
NCAA First Round
Bart Brooks:
23–12
17–3
Total:
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
Conference regular season champion
Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
Division regular season champion
Division regular season and conference tournament champion
Conference tournament champion
Postseason results
NCAA Division I
The Bruins have made the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament seven times, and have an overall record of 2–7.
Year
Seed
Round
Opponent
Result
2007
#14
First Round
#3 Georgia
L 36−53
2016
#13
First Round
#4 Michigan State
L 60−74
2017
#13
First Round
#4 Kentucky
L 70−73
2018
#12
First Round
#5 Duke
L 58−72
2019
#13
First Round
#4 South Carolina
L 52−74
2021
#12
First Round Second Round
#5 Gonzaga #4 Indiana
W 64−59 L 48−70
2022
#12
First Round Second Round
#5 Oregon #4 Tennessee
W 73−70 L 67-70
NAIA Division I
The Bruins, then known as the Rebels , made the NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament four times, with a combined record of 6–4.
Year
Seed
Round
Opponent
Result
1991
#10
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
NR Holy Family #7 Mount Mercy #2 SW Oklahoma State
W, 85–60 W, 99–83 L, 65–70 (OT)
1992
#10
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
NR Minnesota Duluth #7 Saint Ambrose #2 Arkansas Tech
W, 67–65 W, 78–62 L, 65–88
1994
#3
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
NR Mary Hardin-Baylor #14 Phillips (OK) #6 Montevallo
W, 92–72 W, 80–66 L, 71–83
1996
#15
First Round
NR Mary-Hardin Baylor
L, 90–94 (2OT)
WNIT
Source[ 6]
Notable players
References
External links
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