Belmont Bruins women's basketball

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Belmont Bruins
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University Belmont University
Head coachBart Brooks (8th season)
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Location Nashville, Tennessee
Arena Curb Event Center
(capacity: 5,085)
Nickname Bruins
ColorsNavy, white, and red [1]
     
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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

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]

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History

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

Sources:

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Betty Wiseman ()(1968–1984)
1968–69Betty Wiseman 3–7
1969–70Betty Wiseman 17–2
1970–71Betty Wiseman 14–7
1971–72Betty Wiseman 11–4
1972–73Betty Wiseman 14–8
1973–74Betty Wiseman 22–6
1974–75Betty Wiseman 23–3
1975–76Betty Wiseman 19–6
1976–77Betty Wiseman 14–8
1977–78Betty Wiseman 9–15
1978–79Betty Wiseman 15–15
1979–80Betty Wiseman 10–19
1980–81Betty Wiseman 24–10
1981-82Betty Wiseman 16–13
1982-83Betty Wiseman 21–13
1983-84Betty Wiseman 15–15
Betty Wiseman:247–151
Tony Cross (Volunteer State Athletic Conference)(1984–1985)
1984-85Tony Cross 14–16
Tony Cross:14–16
Tony Cross (Tennessee Collegiate Athletic Conference)(1985–2001)
1985–86Tony Cross 17–15
1986–87Tony Cross 23–8
1987–88Tony Cross 24–6
1988–89Tony Cross 21–11
1989–90Tony Cross 28–4
1990–91Tony Cross 32–5
1991–92Tony Cross 29–7
1992–93Tony Cross 23–10
1993–94Tony Cross 32–3
1994–95Tony Cross 21–11
1995–96Tony Cross 26–8
1996–97Tony Cross 20–10
1997–98Tony Cross 16–10
1998–99Tony Cross 19–8
1999-00Tony Cross 20–8
2000–01Tony Cross 14–14
Tony Cross:365–138
Tony Cross (ASUN Conference)(2001–2010)
2001–02Tony Cross 19–913–72nd
2002–03Tony Cross 19–109–72nd
2003–04Tony Cross 16–1214–61st
2004–05Tony Cross 17–1112–8T-2nd
2005–06Tony Cross 22–817–31st
2006–07Tony Cross 25–716–21st NCAA First Round
2007–08Tony Cross 14–168–8T-5th
2008–09Tony Cross 18–1312–84th
2009–10Tony Cross 15–159–11T-5th
Tony Cross:165–101110–60
Tony Cross:544–255
Brittney Ezell (ASUN Conference)(2010–2013)
2010–11Brittney Ezell 11–207–138th
2011–12Brittney Ezell 12–1811–73rd
Brittney Ezell:23–3818–20
(Ohio Valley Conference)(–present)
2012–13Brittney Ezell 18–1411–5T- 2nd East First Round
Brittney Ezell:18–1411–5
Cameron Newbauer (Ohio Valley Conference)(2013–2017)
2013–14Cameron Newbauer 14–1810–62nd First Round
2014–15Cameron Newbauer 14–1710–65th
2015–16Cameron Newbauer 24–913–32nd NCAA First Round
2016–17Cameron Newbauer 27–618–01st NCAA First Round
Cameron Newbauer:79–5051–15
Bart Brooks (Ohio Valley Conference)(2017–2022)
2017–18Bart Brooks 31–418–01st NCAA First Round
2018–19Bart Brooks 26–716–21st NCAA First Round
2019–20Bart Brooks 22–916–2T-1stCancelled
2020–21Bart Brooks 21–614–32nd NCAA Second Round
2021–22Bart Brooks 23–816–21st NCAA Second Round
Bart Brooks:123–3480–9
Bart Brooks (Missouri Valley Conference)(2022–2023)
2022–23Bart Brooks 23–1217–3T-1st NCAA 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

NCAA Division I

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

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

Source [6]

YearRoundOpponentResult
2006 Round 1 Tennessee Tech L 56–55
2014 Round 1IndianaL 48–47
2023 Round 1 Ball State L 101–86

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References

  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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