Belmont Bruins women's basketball

The Belmont Bruins women's basketball team represents Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. They currently play in the Missouri Valley Conference.[2] On April 24, 2017, former DePaul assistant coach Bart Brooks was introduced as the new Bruins' head coach.[3]

Belmont Bruins
2023–24 Belmont Bruins women's basketball team
UniversityBelmont University
Head coachBart Brooks (7th season)
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
LocationNashville, Tennessee
ArenaCurb Event Center
(Capacity: 5,085)
NicknameBruins
ColorsNavy, white, and red[1]
     
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away


NCAA tournament second round
2021, 2022
NCAA tournament appearances
2007, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
Conference tournament champions
A-Sun: 2007
OVC: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
Conference regular season champions
A-Sun: 2006, 2007
OVC: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022
MVC: 2023
Conference division season champions
2014

History

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Belmont began play in 1968, with Division I play beginning in 1997. They have won six conference regular-season titles (two in the ASUN Conference and four in the OVC, with an additional OVC division title) and the conference tournament seven times (ASUN once, OVC six times). They have made the NCAA Tournament seven times, along with eight WNIT appearances and four NAIA Tournament appearances. As of the end of the 2015-16 season, the Bruins have an all-time record of 884-501 and a Division I record of 316-217. [4][5]

Season by season results

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Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Betty Wiseman () (1968–1984)
1968–69Betty Wiseman3–7
1969–70Betty Wiseman17–2
1970–71Betty Wiseman14–7
1971–72Betty Wiseman11–4
1972–73Betty Wiseman14–8
1973–74Betty Wiseman22–6
1974–75Betty Wiseman23–3
1975–76Betty Wiseman19–6
1976–77Betty Wiseman14–8
1977–78Betty Wiseman9–15
1978–79Betty Wiseman15–15
1979–80Betty Wiseman10–19
1980–81Betty Wiseman24–10
1981-82Betty Wiseman16–13
1982-83Betty Wiseman21–13
1983-84Betty Wiseman15–15
Betty Wiseman:247–151
Tony Cross (Volunteer State Athletic Conference) (1984–1985)
1984-85Tony Cross14–16
Tony Cross:14–16
Tony Cross (Tennessee Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1985–2001)
1985–86Tony Cross17–15
1986–87Tony Cross23–8
1987–88Tony Cross24–6
1988–89Tony Cross21–11
1989–90Tony Cross28–4
1990–91Tony Cross32–5
1991–92Tony Cross29–7
1992–93Tony Cross23–10
1993–94Tony Cross32–3
1994–95Tony Cross21–11
1995–96Tony Cross26–8
1996–97Tony Cross20–10
1997–98Tony Cross16–10
1998–99Tony Cross19–8
1999-00Tony Cross20–8
2000–01Tony Cross14–14
Tony Cross:365–138
Tony Cross (ASUN Conference) (2001–2010)
2001–02Tony Cross19–913–72nd
2002–03Tony Cross19–109–72nd
2003–04Tony Cross16–1214–61st
2004–05Tony Cross17–1112–8T-2nd
2005–06Tony Cross22–817–31st
2006–07Tony Cross25–716–21stNCAA First Round
2007–08Tony Cross14–168–8T-5th
2008–09Tony Cross18–1312–84th
2009–10Tony Cross15–159–11T-5th
Tony Cross:165–101110–60
Tony Cross:544–255
Brittney Ezell (ASUN Conference) (2010–2013)
2010–11Brittney Ezell11–207–138th
2011–12Brittney Ezell12–1811–73rd
Brittney Ezell:23–3818–20
(Ohio Valley Conference) (–present)
2012–13Brittney Ezell18–1411–5T- 2nd EastFirst Round
Brittney Ezell:18–1411–5
Cameron Newbauer (Ohio Valley Conference) (2013–2017)
2013–14Cameron Newbauer14–1810–62ndFirst Round
2014–15Cameron Newbauer14–1710–65th
2015–16Cameron Newbauer24–913–32ndNCAA First Round
2016–17Cameron Newbauer27–618–01stNCAA First Round
Cameron Newbauer:79–5051–15
Bart Brooks (Ohio Valley Conference) (2017–2022)
2017–18Bart Brooks31–418–01stNCAA First Round
2018–19Bart Brooks26–716–21stNCAA First Round
2019–20Bart Brooks22–916–2T-1stCancelled
2020–21Bart Brooks21–614–32ndNCAA Second Round
2021–22Bart Brooks23–816–21stNCAA Second Round
Bart Brooks:123–3480–9
Bart Brooks (Missouri Valley Conference) (2022–2023)
2022–23Bart Brooks23–1217–3T-1stNCAA First Round
Bart Brooks:23–1217–3
Total:

      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

Postseason results

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NCAA Division I

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The Bruins have made the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament seven times, and have an overall record of 2–7.

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
2007#14First Round#3 GeorgiaL 36−53
2016#13First Round#4 Michigan StateL 60−74
2017#13First Round#4 KentuckyL 70−73
2018#12First Round#5 DukeL 58−72
2019#13First Round#4 South CarolinaL 52−74
2021#12First Round
Second Round
#5 Gonzaga
#4 Indiana
W 64−59
L 48−70
2022#12First Round
Second Round
#5 Oregon
#4 Tennessee
W 73−70
L 67-70

NAIA Division I

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The Bruins, then known as the Rebels, made the NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament four times, with a combined record of 6–4.

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
1991#10First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
NR Holy Family
#7 Mount Mercy
#2 SW Oklahoma State
W, 85–60
W, 99–83
L, 65–70 (OT)
1992#10First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
NR Minnesota Duluth
#7 Saint Ambrose
#2 Arkansas Tech
W, 67–65
W, 78–62
L, 65–88
1994#3First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
NR Mary Hardin-Baylor
#14 Phillips (OK)
#6 Montevallo
W, 92–72
W, 80–66
L, 71–83
1996#15First RoundNR Mary-Hardin BaylorL, 90–94 (2OT)

WNIT

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Source[6]

YearRoundOpponentResult
2006Round 1Tennessee TechL 56–55
2014Round 1IndianaL 48–47
2023Round 1Ball StateL 101–86

Notable players

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References

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  1. ^ Belmont University Brand Book. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  2. ^ "Belmont University to Join Missouri Valley Conference" (Press release). Belmont Bruins. September 28, 2021. Archived from the original on September 28, 2021. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  3. ^ "Belmont hires DePaul assistant Bart Brooks as women's basketball coach". The Tennessean. April 24, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  4. ^ "Belmont Bruins" (PDF). belmont.prestosports.com.
  5. ^ "Belmont University Women's Basketball Media Guide 2016-2017". campus.belmont.edu.
  6. ^ "Archived Fields (PDF) - WNIT Pre and Post Tournament" (PDF). womensnit.com. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
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