2013–14 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team

2013–14 Belmont Bruins men's basketball

Ohio Valley East Division Champions
NIT Quarterfinals vs. Clemson, L 68–73
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference East Division
2013–14 record	26–10 (14–2 OVC)
Head coach	Rick Byrd (28th year)
Assistant coach	Brian Ayers
Assistant coach	James Strong
Assistant coach	Mark Price
Home arena	Curb Event Center

2013–14 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Belmont	14	–	2	.875	26	–	10	.722
Eastern Kentucky †	11	–	5	.688	24	–	10	.706
Morehead State	10	–	6	.625	20	–	14	.588
Tennessee Tech	9	–	7	.563	17	–	16	.515
Jacksonville State	4	–	12	.250	10	–	21	.323
Tennessee State	4	–	12	.250	5	–	25	.167
West
Murray State	13	–	3	.813	23	–	11	.676
Southeast Missouri State	8	–	8	.500	18	–	14	.563
Eastern Illinois	7	–	9	.438	11	–	19	.367
SIU Edwardsville	7	–	9	.438	11	–	20	.355
Austin Peay	6	–	10	.375	12	–	18	.400
Tennessee–Martin	3	–	13	.188	8	–	23	.258


† 2014 OVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013–14 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team represented Belmont University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins, led by 28th 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 26–10, 14–2 in OVC play to be champions of the East Division and overall regular season OVC champions. They advanced to the championship game of the OVC Tournament where they lost to Eastern Kentucky. As regular season conference champions who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Green Bay and Robert Morris to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Clemson.

Roster

2013–14 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
3.5 !F	1	Laidig, JeffJeff Laidig	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	South Milwaukee, Wisconsin
3.5 !F	2	Jenkins, BlakeBlake Jenkins	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Knoxville, Tennessee
1.5 !G	3	Luke, AustinAustin Luke	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Rowlett, Texas
1.5 !G	4	Mobley, HoldenHolden Mobley	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Nashville, Tennessee
1.5 !G	5	Chowbay, CalebCaleb Chowbay	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Mt. Juliet, Tennessee
1.5 !G	11	Turner, SpencerSpencer Turner	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Bloomington, Indiana
1.5 !G	12	Smith, NickNick Smith	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Bentonville, Arkansas
5.0 !C	13	Lang, ChadChad Lang	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Marietta, Georgia
1.5 !G	20	Barnette, TaylorTaylor Barnette	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Lexington, Kentucky
1.5 !G	21	Sampson, BurtonBurton Sampson	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Knoxville, Tennessee
1.5 !G	22	Chamberlain, ReeceReece Chamberlain	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Goodlettsville, Tennessee
1.5 !G	23	Bradshaw, CraigCraig Bradshaw	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Franklin, Tennessee
2.5 !G/F	24	Mann, J. J.J. J. Mann	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Smyrna, Georgia
3.5 !F	31	Lester, JoshJosh Lester	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Antioch, Tennessee
2.5 !G/F	35	Bradds, EvanEvan Bradds	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Jamestown, Ohio
3.5 !F	41	Baker, BrandonBrandon Baker	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Cincinnati, Ohio
3.5 !F	43	Laidig, JeffJeff Laidig	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Mishawaka, Indiana

Head coach

Rick Byrd (Tennessee)

Assistant coach(es)

Brian Ayers (Lipcomb)
James Strong (Vanderbilt)
Mark Price (Samford)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2013-9-17

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular season
11/08/2013* 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Lipscomb Battle of the Boulevard	W 87–83	1–0	Allen Arena (4,982) Nashville, TN
11/11/2013* 7:00 pm		at Richmond Hall of Fame Tip Off	L 61–69	1–1	Robins Center (4,125) Richmond, VA
11/14/2013* 7:00 pm, OVC Digital Network		Indiana State	W 96–95	2–1	Curb Event Center (2,613) Nashville, TN
11/17/2013* 3:00 pm, ESPNU		at #12 North Carolina Hall of Fame Tip Off	W 83–80	3–1	Dean Smith Center (15,205) Chapel Hill, NC
11/20/2013* 7:00 pm, OVC Digital Network		Lipscomb Battle of the Boulevard	W 94–64	4–1	Curb Event Center (4,054) Nashville, TN
11/23/2013* 6:30 pm		vs. Holy Cross Hall of Fame Tip Off	W 81–70	5–1	Mohegan Sun Arena (2,073) Uncasville, CT
11/24/2013* 7:30 pm		vs. Hofstra Hall of Fame Tip Off	W 85–75	6–1	Mohegan Sun Arena (1,506) Uncasville, CT
11/26/2013* 7:00 pm, OVC Digital Network		Brescia	W 102–68	7–1	Curb Event Center (1,322) Nashville, TN
12/01/2013* 4:00 pm		#24 VCU OVC Digital Network	L 68–81	7–2	Curb Event Center (4,811) Nashville, TN
12/03/2013* 7:00 pm, OVC Digital Network		at Middle Tennessee	W 70–58	8–2	Murphy Center (7,307) Murfreesboro, TN
12/11/2013* 7:00 pm		Fairfield	Postponed*		Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
12/14/2013* 4:00 pm		at South Dakota State	L 72–85	8–3	Frost Arena (2,037) Brookings, SD
12/17/2013* 9:00 pm		at Denver	L 62–90	8–4	Magness Arena (1,003) Denver, CO
12/21/2013* 11:00 am, ESPNU		at #19 Kentucky	L 80–93	8–5	Rupp Arena (24,224) Lexington, KY
12/28/2013* 12:00 pm		at Indiana State	L 73–85	8–6	Hulman Center (4,837) Terre Haute, IN
01/02/2014 7:00 pm, OVC Digital Network		Jacksonville State	W 78–67	9–6 (1–0)	Curb Event Center (1,790) Nashville, TN
01/04/2014 4:00 pm, OVC Digital Network		Tennessee Tech	W 64–62	10–6 (2–0)	Curb Event Center (2,520) Nashville, TN
01/09/2014 7:00 pm, OVC Digital Network		at Southeast Missouri State	W 107–94	11–6 (3–0)	Show Me Center (2,168) Cape Girardeau, MO
01/11/2014 4:00 pm, OVC Digital Network		at UT Martin	W 87–72	12–6 (4–0)	Skyhawk Arena (2,914) Martin, TN
01/16/2014 6:00 pm, OVC Digital Network		at Eastern Kentucky	L 63–74	12–7 (4–1)	McBrayer Arena (5,200) Richmond, KY
01/18/2014 7:30 pm, OVC Digital Network		at Tennessee State	W 79–65	13–7 (5–1)	Gentry Complex (2,132) Nashville, TN
01/20/2014* 2:30 pm, OVC Digital Network		Fairfield *	W 62–53	14–7	Curb Event Center (1,582) Nashville, TN
01/23/2014 7:00 pm, OVC Digital Network		Morehead State	W 80–66	15–7 (6–1)	Curb Event Center (2,468) Nashville, TN
01/25/2014 7:00 pm, OVC Digital Network		Eastern Kentucky	W 84–81	16–7 (7–1)	Curb Event Center (3,182) Nashville, TN
01/29/2014 8:00 pm, OVC Digital Network		at Morehead State	W 76–73	17–7 (8–1)	Ellis Johnson Arena (3,823) Morehead, KY
02/01/2014 7:30 pm, OVC Digital Network		at Tennessee Tech	L 76–81	17–8 (8–2)	Eblen Center (3,277) Cookeville, TN
02/06/2014 8:00 pm, OVC Digital Network		Murray State	W 99–96	18–8 (9–2)	Curb Event Center (3,104) Nashville, TN
02/08/2014 4:00 pm, OVC Digital Network		Austin Peay	W 93–68	19–8 (10–2)	Curb Event Center (3,702) Nashville, TN
02/13/2014 8:00 pm, OVC Digital Network		Tennessee State	W 73–71	20–8 (11–2)	Curb Event Center (2,007) Nashville, TN
02/20/2014 7:00 pm, OVC Digital Network		Eastern Illinois	W 82–63	21–8 (12–2)	Curb Event Center (2,345) Nashville, TN
02/26/2014 7:00 pm, OVC Digital Network		at SIU Edwardsville	W 94–75	22–8 (13–2)	Vadalabene Center (1,644) Edwardsville, IL
03/01/2014 4:30 pm, OVC Digital Network		at Jacksonville State	W 76–53	23–8 (14–2)	Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,806) Jacksonville, AL
Ohio Valley Tournament
03/07/2014 6:30 pm, ESPNU		vs. Morehead State Semifinals	W 86–63	24–8	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (3,650) Nashville, TN
03/08/2014 6:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. Eastern Kentucky Championship	L 73–79	24–9	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (2,979) Nashville, TN
NIT
03/18/2014* 7:15 pm, ESPN3	#(5)	at (4) Green Bay First round	W 80–65	25–9	Resch Center (2,770) Green Bay, WI
03/21/2014* 8:30 pm, ESPNU	#(5)	(8) Robert Morris Second round	W 82–71	26–9	Curb Event Center (2,567) Nashville, TN
03/25/2014* 6:00 pm, ESPN	#(5)	at (3) Clemson Quarterfinals	L 68–73	26–10	Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000) Clemson, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NIT is seed within region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

* The December 11 game was postponed after Fairfield's flight to Nashville was cancelled to due inclement weather. The game was rescheduled for January 20.^[2]

References

Belmont Bruins men's basketball

Venues	Striplin Gym (1964–2001) Nashville Municipal Auditorium (2001–2003) Curb Event Center (2003–present)

Rivalries	Lipscomb

Culture & lore	Individual career records

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

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