2016–17 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
2016–17 Belmont Bruins men's basketball
250px
OVC regular season champions
OVC East Division champions
NIT, Second Round
Conference Ohio Valley Conference East Division
2016–17 record 23–7 (15–1 OVC)
Head coach Rick Byrd (31st year)
Assistant coach Brian Ayers
Assistant coach James Strong
Assistant coach Mark Price
Home stadium Curb Event Center
Seasons
« 2015–16 2017–18 »
2016–17 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
Belmont 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Eastern Kentucky 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Jacksonville State 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Morehead State 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Tennessee State 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Tennessee Tech 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
West
Austin Peay 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Eastern Illinois 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Murray State 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
SIU Edwardsville 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Southeast Missouri St. 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Tennessee–Martin 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
† 2017 OVC tournament winner

The 2016–17 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team represented Belmont University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins, led by 31st-year head coach Rick Byrd, played their home games at the Curb Event Center in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference in the East Division. They finished the season 23–7, 15–1 in OVC play to win the regular season championship. In the OVC Tournament, they lost in the semifinals to Jacksonville State. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament title, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Georgia in the first round before losing to Georgia Tech.

Previous season

The Bruins finished the 2015–16 season 20–12, 12–4 in OVC play to win the East Division and the overall OVC regular season. They lost in the semifinals of the OVC Tournament to Austin Peay. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Georgia.

Preseason

In a vote of Ohio Valley Conference head men’s basketball coaches and sports information directors, Belmont was picked to finish as regular season champions of the OVC for the third time in the last four years.[1] Reigning OVC Player of the Year, Evan Bradds, was named OVC Preseason Player of the Year for the 2016–17 season.[1] Taylor Barnette was also selected to the All-OVC Preseason Team.

Roster

2016–17 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 1 Austin Luke 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Rowlett, Texas
F 2 Nick Smith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Bentonville, Arkansas
G/F 3 Dylan Windler 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Indianapolis, Indiana
F 11 Kevin McClain 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Jennings, Florida
G 14 Nick Hopkins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Fayetteville, Tennessee
G 20 Taylor Barnette 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Lexington, Kentucky
G 21 Burton Sampson (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Knoxville, Tennessee
G 24 Micahel Benkert 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Greenwood, Indiana
F 25 Mack Mercer 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Plymouth, Indiana
F 31 Josh Lester (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Antioch, Tennessee
F 32 Amanze Egekeze 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Lake in the Hills, Illinois
F 35 Evan Bradds 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Jamestown, Ohio
C 41 Tyler Hadden 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Cincinnati, Ohio
C 50 Seth Adelsperger 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Peru, Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 08/30/16

Schedule and results

[2]

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular season
11/15/2016*
8:00 pm, SECN		 at Vanderbilt  66–80  0–1
 Memorial Gymnasium (9,116)
Nashville, TN
11/19/2016*
7:00 pm		 WKU  90–69  1–1
 Curb Event Center (3,319)
Nashville, TN
11/21/2016*
6:00 pm, SECN		 vs. Florida
AdvoCare Invitational Opening Round		  61–78  1–2
 Amalie Arena (6,650)
Tampa, FL
11/25/2016*
6:00 pm		 at #23 Rhode Island  73–82  1–3
 Ryan Center (4,626)
Kingston, RI
11/29/2016*
7:00 pm		 Lipscomb
Battle of the Boulevard		  64–62  2–3
 Curb Event Center (2,863)
Nashville, TN
12/03/2016*
7:00 pm		 at Pepperdine  85–77  3–3
 Firestone Fieldhouse (1,340)
Malibu, CA
12/06/2016*
6:30 pm		 at Lipscomb
Battle of the Boulevard		  78–76 OT 4–3
 Allen Arena (2,908)
Nashville, TN
12/14/2016*
7:00 pm		 Middle Tennessee  66–79  4–4
 Curb Event Center (2,469)
Nashville, TN
12/17/2016*
4:30 pm		 at Green Bay
Postponed (snow),no makeup date announced[3]		   
Resch Center 
Green Bay, WI
12/19/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Milwaukee  62–56  5–4
 UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,127)
Milwaukee, WI
12/22/2016*
7:00 pm		 Cleveland State  88–61  6–4
 Curb Event Center (2,024)
Nashville, TN
12/31/2016
2:30 pm		 at Austin Peay  82–77  7–4
(1–0)		 Dunn Center (1,757)
Clarksville, TN
01/05/2017
6:00 pm		 UT Martin  83–67  8–4
(2–0)		 Curb Event Center (1,746)
Nashville, TN
01/07/2017
7:00 pm		 Southeast Missouri State  87–75  9–4
(3–0)		 Curb Event Center (2,017)
Nashville, TN
01/12/2017
6:00 pm, ESPNU		 at Morehead State  84–78  10–4
(4–0)		 Ellis Johnson Arena (3,244)
Morehead, KY
01/14/2017
6:00 pm		 at Eastern Kentucky  72–59  11–4
(5–0)		 McBrayer Arena (2,300)
Richmond, KY
01/19/2017
7:00 pm		 Jacksonville State  77–60  12–4
(6–0)		 Curb Event Center (1,680)
Nashville, TN
01/21/2017
11:00 am, ASN		 Tennessee Tech  82–70  13–4
(7–0)		 Curb Event Center (2,061)
Nashville, TN
01/25/2017
7:00 pm		 at Eastern Illinois  77–64  14–4
(8–0)		 Lantz Arena (1,333)
Charleston, IL
01/28/2017
7:30 pm		 at Tennessee State  93–76  15–4
(9–0)		 Gentry Complex (7,103)
Nashville, TN
01/30/2017
8:00 pm, CBSSN		 SIU Edwardsville  92–69  16–4
(10–0)		 Curb Event Center (1,230)
Nashville, TN
02/02/2017
8:00 pm, ESPNU		 at Murray State  81–69  17–4
(11–0)		 CFSB Center (5,041)
Murray, KY
02/09/2017
6:00 pm, CBSSN		 at Jacksonville State  66–53  18–4
(12–0)		 Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,370)
Jacksonville, AL
02/11/2017
7:30 pm		 at Tennessee Tech  70–83  18–5
(12–1)		 Eblen Center (3,879)
Cookeville, TN
02/16/2017
7:00 pm		 Eastern Kentucky  76–72  19–5
(13–1)		 Curb Event Center (2,705)
Nashville, TN
02/18/2017
4:00 pm		 Morehead State  89–73  20–5
(14–1)		 Curb Event Center (2,825)
Nashville, TN
02/21/2017*
7:00 pm		 Trevecca Nazarene  96–45  21–5
 Curb Event Center (1,804)
Nashville, TN
02/25/2017
5:00 pm		 Tennessee State  68–63  22–5
(15–1)		 Curb Event Center (4,458)
Nashville, TN
Ohio Valley Conference Tournament
03/03/2017
6:30 pm, ESPNU		 (1) vs. (4) Jacksonville State
Semifinals		  59–65  22–6
 Nashville Municipal Auditorium (2,355)
Nashville, TN
NIT
03/15/2017*
6:00 pm, ESPN3		 (7) at (2) Georgia
First Round – Syracuse Bracket		  78–69  23–6
 Stegeman Coliseum (2,904)
Athens, GA
03/19/2017*
11:00 am, ESPN		 (7) at (6) Georgia Tech
Second Round – Syracuse Bracket		  57–71  23–7
 Hank McCamish Pavilion (7,176)
Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Retrieved from "https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=2016–17_Belmont_Bruins_men%27s_basketball_team&oldid=726473583"