2010–11 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team

2010–11 Belmont Bruins men's basketball
Atlantic Sun regular season
and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record30–5 (19–1 A Sun)
Head coach
Home arenaCurb Event Center
Seasons
2010–11 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Belmont 19 1   .950 30 5   .857
East Tennessee State 16 4   .800 24 12   .667
Jacksonville 13 7   .650 20 12   .625
Lipscomb 12 8   .600 17 13   .567
Mercer 11 9   .550 15 18   .455
North Florida 10 10   .500 15 19   .441
Florida Gulf Coast 7 13   .350 10 20   .333
Campbell 6 14   .300 12 19   .387
Kennesaw State 6 14   .300 8 23   .258
Stetson 6 14   .300 8 23   .258
USC Upstate 4 16   .200 5 25   .167
2011 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010–11 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team represented Belmont University during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins, led by 25th year head coach Rick Byrd, played their home games at the Curb Event Center and are members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 30–5, 19–1 in A-Sun play to win the regular season conference championship. They also were champions of the 2011 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament to earn an automatic bid in the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they were defeated in the first round by Wisconsin.[1][2]

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Drew Hanlen Guard 5–11 180 Junior St. Louis, Missouri
2 Blake Jenkins Forward 6–7 200 Freshman Knoxville, Tennessee
3 Kerron Johnson Guard 6–1 175 Sophomore Huntsville, Alabama
4 Jonny Rice Guard 6–1 165 Junior Naperville, Illinois
5 Chad Lang Center 6–11 275 Freshman Marietta, Georgia
12 Holden Mobley Guard/Forward 6–3 200 Freshman Nashville, Tennessee
13 Jon House Guard/Forward 6–6 215 Senior Guelph, Ontario
14 J. J. Mann Guard/Forward 6–6 210 Freshman Smyrna, Georgia
21 Ian Clark Guard 6–3 175 Sophomore Memphis, Tennessee
22 Reece Chamberlain Guard 6–1 175 Freshman Goodlettsville, Tennessee
23 Scott Saunders Forward/Center 6–10 250 Junior New Orleans, Louisiana
24 Adam Barnes Guard 6–7 240 Sophomore Clarksville, Tennessee
30 Tevor Noack Forward 6–7 240 Sophomore Keller, Texas
32 Jordan Campbell Guard/Forward 6–5 210 Senior Indianapolis, Indiana
34 Mick Hedgepeth Forward/Center 6–9 235 Junior Crossville, Alabama
45 Brandon Baker Forward 6–6 220 Sophomore Milford, Ohio

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/9/10*
6:00 pm
Northern State W 79–64 
Curb Event Center (1,929)
Nashville, TN
Regular season
11/16/10*
8:30 pm, ESPNU
at Tennessee
NIT Season Tip-Off
L 76–85  0–1
Thompson–Boling Arena (16,783)
Knoxville, TN
11/17/10*
8:30 pm
vs. Arkansas State
NIT Season Tip-Off
W 93–60  1–1
Thompson–Boling Arena (16,001)
Knoxville, TN
11/22/10*
3:30 pm
vs. Marist
NIT Season Tip-Off
W 102–74  2–1
LJVM Coliseum (158)
Winston-Salem, NC
11/23/10*
3:30 pm
vs. Winthrop
NIT Season Tip-Off
W 71–44  3–1
LJVM Coliseum (256)
Winston-Salem, NC
11/29/10*
6:00 pm
at Tennessee State W 87–72  4–1
Gentry Complex (2,197)
Nashville, TN
12/2/10
7:15 pm
Mercer W 89–67  5–1
(1–0)
Curb Event Center (2,104)
Nashville, TN
12/4/10*
1:00 pm, CSS
at Vanderbilt L 76–85  5–2
Memorial Gymnasium (13,902)
Nashville, TN
12/7/10*
7:15 pm
Middle Tennessee W 88–87 2OT 6–2
Curb Event Center (1,404)
Nashville, TN
12/16/10
7:15 pm
Kennesaw State W 87–60  7–2
(2–0)
Curb Event Center (1,028)
Nashville, TN
12/18/10*
11:00 am
at Troy W 98–63  8–2
Trojan Arena (317)
Troy, AL
12/20/10*
6:00 pm
at Alabama State L 53–66  9–2
ASU Acadome (248)
Montgomery, AL
12/23/10*
6:30 pm, SportSouth
at Tennessee L 65–66  9–3
Thompson–Boling Arena (17,594)
Knoxville, TN
12/30/10*
1:30 pm
Miami (OH) W 83–72  10–3
Curb Event Center (1,198)
Nashville, TN
1/3/11
6:30 pm
at Florida Gulf Coast W 83–51  11–3
(3–0)
Alico Arena (1,886)
Fort Myers, FL
1/5/11
7:15 pm
at Stetson W 70–53  12–3
(4–0)
Edmunds Center (1,218)
DeLand, FL
1/8/11
4:15 pm
North Florida W 91–59  13–3
(5–0)
Curb Event Center (1,204)
Nashville, TN
1/10/11
7:15 pm
Jacksonville W 81–50  14–3
(6–0)
Curb Event Center (662)
Nashville, TN
1/15/11
7:30 pm
Lipscomb W 88–52  15–3
(7–0)
Curb Event Center (5,123)
Nashville, TN
1/15/11
7:15 pm
Campbell W 90–55  16–3
(8–0)
Curb Event Center (1,587)
Nashville, TN
1/21/11
6:00 pm
at USC Upstate W 67–62  17–3
(9–0)
G. B. Hodge Center (742)
Spartanburg, SC
1/29/11
3:00 pm
at East Tennessee State W 72–62  18–3
(10–0)
Memorial Center (4,299)
Johnson City, TN
1/25/11
7:00 pm, CSS
at Lipscomb L 64–73  18–4
(10–1)
Allen Arena (5,122)
Nashville, TN
1/28/11
6:00 pm, CSS
Florida Gulf Coast W 89–56  19–4
(11–1)
Curb Event Center (1,502)
Nashville, TN
1/30/11
2:00 pm
Stetson W 82–64  20–4
(12–1)
Curb Event Center (1,266)
Nashville, TN
2/3/11
6:30 pm
at Jacksonville W 76–70  21–4
(13–1)
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (5,240)
Jacksonville, FL
2/5/11
6:00 pm
at North Florida W 69–67  22–4
(14–1)
UNF Arena (1,129)
Jacksonville, FL
2/12/11
2:15 pm
at Campbell W 78–57  23–4
(15–1)
John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center (1,670)
Buies Creek, NC
2/17/11
7:00 pm
East Tennessee State W 68–58  24–4
(16–1)
Curb Event Center (1,901)
Nashville, TN
2/19/11
7:30 pm
USC Upstate W 81–49  25–4
(17–1)
Curb Event Center (2,643)
Nashville, TN
2/24/11
6:30 pm
at Mercer W 75–64  26–4
(18–1)
University Center (1,331)
Macon, GA
2/27/11
6:30 pm
at Kennesaw State W 88–41  27–4
(19–1)
KSU Convocation Center (1,226)
Kennesaw, GA
Atlantic Sun tournament
3/2/11
1:30 pm
(1) vs. (8) Kennesaw State
Quarterfinals
W 72–57  28–4
University Center (687)
Macon, GA
3/4/11
6:30 pm, CSS
(1) vs. (5) Mercer
Semifinals
W 80–72  29–4
University Center (NA)
Macon, GA
3/5/11
5:00 pm, ESPN2
(1) vs. (6) North Florida
Championship Game
W 87–46  30–4
University Center (1,323)
Macon, GA
NCAA tournament
3/17/11*
6:27 pm, truTV
(13 SE) vs. (4 SE) No. 16 Wisconsin
Second Round
L 58–72  30–5
McKale Center (10,293)
Tucson, AZ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=NCAA Southeast Region.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Belmont crushes North Florida to win Atlantic Sun title". ESPN. March 5, 2011. Retrieved February 23, 2024.[dead link]
  2. ^ "Wisconsin's long-range game grounds Belmont 72-58". Rockford Register Star. March 18, 2011. Retrieved February 23, 2024.