2016–17 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team

2016–17 Belmont Bruins men's basketball

Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Division	East Division
2016–17 record	2–3 (0–0 OVC)
Head coach	Rick Byrd (31st year)
Assistant coach	Brian Ayers
Assistant coach	James Strong
Assistant coach	Mark Price
Home arena	Curb Event Center

2016–17 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Tennessee State	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Jacksonville State	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
Eastern Kentucky	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500
Belmont	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
Morehead State	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
Tennessee Tech	0	–	0	–	2	–	6	.250
West
UT Martin	0	–	0	–	7	–	2	.778
Austin Peay	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Eastern Illinois	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
SIU Edwardsville	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Southeast Missouri St.	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Murray State	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429

† 2017 OVC tournament winner As of December 3, 2016;

The 2016–17 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team represents Belmont University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins, led by 31st year head coach Rick Byrd, play their home games at the Curb Event Center and are members of the Ohio Valley Conference in the East Division.

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
1.5 !G	1	Luke, AustinAustin Luke	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Rowlett, Texas
3.5 !F	2	Smith, NickNick Smith	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Bentonville, Arkansas
2.5 !G/F	3	Windler, DylanDylan Windler	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Indianapolis, Indiana
3.5 !F	11	McClain, KevinKevin McClain	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Jennings, Florida
1.5 !G	14	Hopkins, NickNick Hopkins	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Fayetteville, Tennessee
1.5 !G	20	Barnette, TaylorTaylor Barnette	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Lexington, Kentucky
1.5 !G	21	Sampson, BurtonBurton Sampson (W)	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Knoxville, Tennessee
1.5 !G	24	Benkert, MicahelMicahel Benkert	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Greenwood, Indiana
3.5 !F	25	Mercer, MackMack Mercer	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Plymouth, Indiana
3.5 !F	31	Lester, JoshJosh Lester (W)	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Antioch, Tennessee
3.5 !F	32	Egekeze, AmanzeAmanze Egekeze	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Lake in the Hills, Illinois
3.5 !F	35	Bradds, EvanEvan Bradds	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Jamestown, Ohio
5.0 !C	41	Hadden, TylerTyler Hadden	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Cincinnati, Ohio
5.0 !C	50	Adelsperger, SethSeth Adelsperger	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Peru, 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: 08/30/16

Schedule and results

^[2]

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular season
11/15/2016* 8:00 PM, SECN	at Vanderbilt	L 66–80	0–1	Memorial Gymnasium (9,116) Nashville, TN
11/19/2016* 7:00 PM	WKU	W 90–69	1–1	Curb Event Center (3,319) Nashville, TN
11/21/2016* 6:00 PM, SECN	vs. Florida AdvoCare Invitational Opening Round	L 61–78	1–2	Amalie Arena (6,650) Tampa, FL
11/25/2016* 6:00 PM	at No. 23 Rhode Island	L 73–82	1–3	Ryan Center (4,626) Kingston, RI
11/29/2016* 7:00 PM	Lipscomb Battle of the Boulevard	W 64–62	2–3	Curb Event Center (2,863) Nashville, TN
12/03/2016* 7:00 PM	at Pepperdine			Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
12/06/2016* 6:30 PM	at Lipscomb Battle of the Boulevard			Allen Arena Nashville, TN
12/14/2016* 7:00 PM	Middle Tennessee			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
12/17/2016* 4:30 PM	at Green Bay			Resch Center Green Bay, WI
12/19/2016* 7:00 PM	at Milwaukee			UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena Milwaukee, WI
12/22/2016* 7:00 PM	Cleveland State			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
12/31/2016 2:30 PM	at Austin Peay			Dunn Center Clarksville, TN
01/05/2017 6:00 PM	UT Martin			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
01/07/2017 7:00 PM	Southeast Missouri State			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
01/12/2017 6:00 PM, CBSSN	at Morehead State			Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
01/14/2017 6:00 PM	at Eastern Kentucky			McBrayer Arena Richmond, KY
01/19/2017 7:00 PM	Jacksonville State			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
01/21/2017 11:00 AM, ASN	Tennessee Tech			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
01/25/2017 7:00 PM	at Eastern Illinois			Lantz Arena Charleston, IL
01/28/2017 7:30 PM	at Tennessee State			Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
01/30/2017 8:00 PM, CBSSN	SIU Edwardsville			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
02/02/2017 8:00 PM, ESPNU	at Murray State			CFSB Center Murray, KY
02/09/2017 6:00 PM, CBSSN	at Jacksonville State			Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, AL
02/11/2017 7:30 PM	at Tennessee Tech			Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
02/16/2017 7:00 PM	Eastern Kentucky			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
02/18/2017 4:00 PM	Morehead State			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
02/21/2017* 7:00 PM	Trevecca Nazarene			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
02/25/2017 5:00 PM	Tennessee State			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
Ohio Valley Conference Tournament
03/01/2017– 03/04/2017	vs.			Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

1 2 "Belmont Picked As 2016-17 OVC Men's Basketball Favorites; Bruins' Bradds Tabbed Preseason Player of the Year". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
↑ http://belmont.prestosports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2016-17/schedule

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

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