List of Belmont Bruins men's basketball head coaches

Last updated June 11, 2025

The following is a list of Belmont Bruins men's basketball head coaches. The Bruins have had 10 coaches in their 71-season history.^[1]

Belmont's current head coach is Casey Alexander. He was hired in April 2019^[2] to replace Rick Byrd, who retired in 2019 after 33 years as the Bruins' head coach.^[3]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1	1952–1956	Larry Striplin	4	58–42	.580
2	1956–1962	George Kelley	6	58–71	.450
3	1962–1964 1972–1974	Ken Sidwell	4	36–53	.404
4	1964–1966	Wayne Dobbs	2	35–19	.648
5	1966–1967	Jack Young	1	9–16	.360
6	1967–1972	Dewey Jones	5	69–76	.476
7	1974–1978	Dick Campbell	4	48–68	.414
8	1978–1986	Don Purdy	8	116–138	.457
9	1986–2019	Rick Byrd	33	713–346	.673
10	2019–present	Casey Alexander	4	98–30	.766
Totals		10 coaches	71 seasons	1,240–859	.591
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season Source^[1]

References

1 2 "Belmont Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Belmont Athletics. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
↑ Organ, Mike (April 10, 2019). "Belmont hires Lipscomb's Casey Alexander as its new men's basketball coach" . The Tennessean . Retrieved February 25, 2023.
↑ Boone, Kyle (April 1, 2019). "Belmont coach Rick Byrd announces retirement after 33 years leading the program". CBSSports.com . Retrieved February 25, 2023.

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[RecordBook-1] 1 2 "Belmont Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Belmont Athletics. Retrieved February 25, 2023.

[2] Organ, Mike (April 10, 2019). "Belmont hires Lipscomb's Casey Alexander as its new men's basketball coach" . The Tennessean . Retrieved February 25, 2023.

[3] Boone, Kyle (April 1, 2019). "Belmont coach Rick Byrd announces retirement after 33 years leading the program". CBSSports.com . Retrieved February 25, 2023.

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