2014–15 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2014–15 Belmont Bruins Belmont Bruins wordmark.svg 250 Ohio Valley Conference East Division OVC 22–11 11–5 Rick Byrd 29th Brian Ayers James Strong Mark Price Curb Event Center Ohio Valley East Division co–championsOhio Valley Tournament champions NCAA tournament round of 64 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 Belmont Bruins y Austin Luke 1 G 6 3 185 FR yes Rowlett, Texas y Nick Smith 2 F 6 8 215 SO Bentonville, Arkansas Holden Mobley 4 G 6 3 205 SR yes Nashville, Tennessee Caleb Chowbay 5 G 6 2 175 SO yes Mt. Juliet, Tennessee Spencer Turner 11 G 6 3 190 SR Bloomington, Indiana Taylor Barnette 20 G 6 3 185 SO Lexington, Kentucky Burton Sampson 21 G 6 4 195 FR yes Knoxville, Tennessee Reece Chamberlain 22 G 6 1 180 SR yes Goodlettsville, Tennessee Craig Bradshaw 23 G 6 3 210 JR Franklin, Tennessee Mack Mercer 25 F 6 9 220 FR Plymouth, Indiana Josh Lester 31 F 6 6 225 FR yes Antioch, Tennessee Evan Bradds 35 F 6 6 205 SO yes Jamestown, Ohio y Tyler Hadden 41 C 6 10 235 FR yes Cincinnati Jeff Laidig 43 F 6 4 210 JR Mishawaka, Indiana Rick Byrd (Tennessee) Brian Ayers (Lipscomb) James Strong (Vanderbilt) Mark Price (Samford) http://www.belmontbruins.com/sports/m-baskbl/2014-15/roster?sort=number 2014-9-17 Schedule http://www.belmontbruins.com/sports/m-baskbl/2014-15/schedule 2014-15 Belmont Men's Basketball Schedule - Belmont Bruins September 17, 2014 January 3, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150103123839/http://belmontbruins.com/sports/m-baskbl/2014-15/schedule dead 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2014 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#Belmont Bruins 1; color:white;"| Regular season 11/14/2014 6:00 pm yes yes Wright State Nutter Center Fairborn, Ohio 5,437 70–73 0–1 11/17/2014 6:30 pm yes yes Lipscomb Allen Arena Nashville, Tennessee 4,734 87–62 1–1 11/19/2014 7:00 pm yes Trevecca Nazarene Curb Event Center Nashville, Tennessee 2,478 96–76 2–1 11/22/2014 7:00 pm yes yes WKU E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky 5,194 64–63 3–1 11/24/2014 7:00 pm yes Lipscomb Curb Event Center Nashville, Tennessee 3,018 82–77 4–1 11/26/2014 1:00 pm yes Denver Curb Event Center Nashville, Tennessee 1,035 78–57 5–1 11/29/2014 6:00 pm yes yes Ohio Convocation Center Athens, Ohio 5,611 83–81 6–1 12/02/2014 7:00 pm yes Middle Tennessee Curb Event Center Nashville, Tennessee 1,608 63–59 7–1 12/09/2014 7:00 pm yes Evansville Curb Event Center Nashville, Tennessee 1,160 62–65 7–2 12/11/2014 6:00 pm yes Wright State Curb Event Center Nashville, Tennessee 1,234 71–79 7–3 12/16/2014 6:00 pm yes yes VCU Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, Virginia N/A 51–78 7–4 12/20/2014 12:30 pm yes yes Fairfield Webster Bank Arena Bridgeport, Connecticut 1,571 73–61 8–4 12/28/2014 5:00 pm yes yes Butler Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis 7,752 FS1 56–67 8–5 01/01/2015 1:00 pm Southeast Missouri State Curb Event Center Nashville, Tennessee 1,597 78–77 9–5 (1–0) 01/07/2015 8:00 pm SIU Edwardsville Curb Event Center Nashville, Tennessee 1,696 CBSSN 73–69 10–5 (2–0) 01/10/2015 3:15 pm yes Eastern Illinois Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois 1,204 73–84 10–6 (2–1) 01/15/2015 8:00 pm yes Murray State CFSB Center Murray, Kentucky 5,960 ESPNU 77–92 10–7 (2–2) 01/17/2015 7:30 pm yes Austin Peay Dunn Center Clarksville, Tennessee 3,905 89–83 11–7 (3–2) 01/22/2015 7:00 pm UT Martin Curb Event Center Nashville, Tennessee 2,426 72–67 12–7 (4–2) 01/25/2015 7:30 pm yes Tennessee State Gentry Complex Nashville, Tennessee 1,561 ASN 63–55 13–7 (5–2) 01/29/2015 7:00 pm Jacksonville State Curb Event Center Nashville, Tennessee 1,562 103–82 14–7 (6–2) 01/31/2015 2:00 pm Tennessee Tech Curb Event Center Nashville, Tennessee 2,194 71–53 15–7 (7–2) 02/05/2015 8:00 pm yes Eastern Kentucky McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky 4,700 ESPNU 69–81 15–8 (7–3) 02/07/2015 6:30 pm yes Morehead State Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, Kentucky 4,489 71–73 15–9 (7–4) 02/11/2015 8:00 pm yes Jacksonville State Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, Alabama 1,452 70–72 15–10 (7–5) 02/14/2015 6:00 pm Morehead State Curb Event Center Nashville, Tennessee 2,046 58–57 16–10 (8–5) 02/19/2015 7:00 pm Eastern Kentucky Curb Event Center Nashville, Tennessee 1,904 66–61 17–10 (9–5) 02/21/2015 7:30 pm yes Tennessee Tech Eblen Center Cookeville, Tennessee 1,614 88–82 18–10 (10–5) 02/28/2015 5:00 pm Tennessee State Curb Event Center Nashville, Tennessee 3,835 CBSSN 88–62 19–10 (11–5) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#Belmont Bruins 1; color:white;"| Ohio Valley tournament 03/05/2015 8:00 pm yes Eastern Illinois Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee Quarterfinals 839 97–64 20–10 03/06/2015 8:30 pm yes Eastern Kentucky Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee Semifinals 3,753 ESPNU 53–52 21–10 03/07/2015 6:00 pm yes Murray State 25 Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee Championship game 5,293 ESPN2 88–87 22–10 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#Belmont Bruins 1; color:white;"| NCAA tournament 03/20/2015 2:10 pm yes yes 15 E Virginia 6 2 E Time Warner Cable Arena Charlotte, North Carolina Second round 16,551 truTV 67–79 22–11 AP Poll Central Time E East Region References Category:Belmont Bruins men's basketball seasons Belmont Belmont Category:2014 in Nashville, Tennessee Category:2015 in Nashville, Tennessee