Rick Byrd

Rick Byrd
Sport(s) Basketball
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Belmont
Conference OVC
Biographical details
Born April 30, 1953
Knoxville, Tennessee
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1976–1978
1978–1980
1980–1983
1983–1986
1986–present		 Maryville (asst.)
Maryville
Tennessee Tech (asst.)
Lincoln Memorial
Belmont
Accomplishments and honors

Championships

TCAC Tournament Championship (1988, '94, '95)
A-Sun North Division Championship (2003)
A-Sun Regular Season Championship (2006, 2008, 2010, 2011)
A-Sun Tournament Championship (2006, '07, '08, '11, '12)
OVC East Division Championship (2013, 2014, 2015)
OVC Tournament Championship (2013, 2015)

Awards

NAIA National Coach of the Year (1995)
Hugh Durham National Coach of the Year (2011)
A-Sun Coach of the Year (2008, '11)
OVC Coach of the Year (2013)[1]
Belmont Athletic Hall of Fame (1996)
NAIA Hall of Fame (2004)
Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame (2013)
Dr. James Naismith National Sportsmanship Award (1994)
NCAA Bob Frederick Sportsmanship Award (2012)

Rick Byrd (born April 30, 1953) is an American college basketball coach and the current head coach of the Belmont Bruins men's basketball team.[2] He led Belmont to seven NCAA Division I tournaments in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2015 and is currently one of five active NCAA coaches to have 500 wins at one school. Byrd is also one of 11 active coaches to have more than 600 career wins. Byrd won his 700th game as a head coach on January 17th, 2015, when Belmont defeated Austin Peay 89-83. [3]

Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Maryville Scots[4] (Old Dominion Athletic Conference (NAIA)) (1978–1980)
1978–79 Maryville College 8–16
1979–80 Maryville College 15–11
Maryville College: 23–27
Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters[5] (Volunteer State Athletic Conference (NAIA)) (1983–1986)
1983–84 Lincoln Memorial 22–10 11–1 NAIA District 24 Playoffs
1984–85 Lincoln Memorial 26–9 10–2 NAIA District 24 Playoffs
1985–86 Lincoln Memorial 21–9 11–1 1st NAIA District 24 Playoffs
Lincoln Memorial: 69–28 32–4
Belmont Rebels/Bruins[6] (Tennessee Collegiate Athletic Conference (NAIA)) (1986–1996)
1986–87 Belmont 15–15 7–9
1987–88 Belmont 22–9 15–1 NAIA District 24 Playoff
1988–89 Belmont 25–10 12–4 NAIA National Championships
1989–90 Belmont 27–7 14–2 NAIA District 24 Playoffs
1990–91 Belmont 23–9 11–5 NAIA District 24 Playoffs
1991–92 Belmont 22–10 12–4 NAIA District 24 Playoffs
1992–93 Belmont 30–6 12–4 NAIA Sweet Sixteen
1993–94 Belmont 30–7 14–2 1st NAIA Quarterfinals
1994–95 Belmont 37–2 18–0 1st NAIA Semifinals
1995–96 Belmont 29–11 13–5 NAIA Semifinals
Belmont Bruins[6] (NCAA Independent) (1996–2001)
1996–97 Belmont 15–11
1997–98 Belmont 9–18
1998–99 Belmont 14–13
1999–00 Belmont 7–21
2000–01 Belmont 13–15
Belmont Bruins[7] (Atlantic Sun Conference) (2001–2012)
2001–02 Belmont 11–17 8–12 T–7th
2002–03 Belmont 17–12 12–4 1st (North)
2003–04 Belmont 21–9 15–5 3rd NIT Opening Round
2004–05 Belmont 14–16 12–8 3rd
2005–06 Belmont 20–11 15–5 T–1st NCAA 1st Round
2006–07 Belmont 23–10 14–4 2nd< NCAA 1st Round
2007–08 Belmont 25–9 14–2 1st NCAA 1st Round
2008–09 Belmont 20–13 14–6 T–2nd CIT Quarterfinals
2009–10 Belmont 19–12 14–6 T–1st
2010–11 Belmont 30–5 19–1 1st NCAA 2nd Round
2011–12 Belmont 27–8 16–2 1st NCAA 2nd Round
Belmont Bruins[8] (Ohio Valley Conference) (2012–present)
2012–13 Belmont 26–7 14–2 1st (East) NCAA 2nd round
2013–14 Belmont 26–10 14–2 1st (East) NIT Quarterfinals
2014–15 Belmont 22–11 11–5 T–1st (East) NCAA 2nd Round
Belmont: 619–312
Total: 711–367

      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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Murray State's Canaan, Belmont's Clark and Byrd Earn Top 2012–13 OVC Men's Basketball Honors" (Press release). Ohio Valley Conference. March 5, 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Rick Byrd". Belmont Official Athletic Site. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
  3. ↑ http://espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=400596385
  4. ↑ http://www.belmontbruins.com/sports/m-baskbl/coaches/BYRD_RICK
  5. ↑ http://lmurailsplitters.com/page.asp?articleID=274
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Belmont Basketball Media Guide
  7. ↑ Atlantic Sun Conference
  8. ↑ Ohio Valley Conference