2020–21 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team

2020–21 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2021 OVC Tournament winner ; As of February 8, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Belmont Bruins men's basketball
2020–21 Belmont Bruins men's basketball
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
2020–21 record	20–1 (14–0 OVC)
Head coach	Casey Alexander (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Brian Ayers
Assistant coaches	Sean Rutigliano; Tyler Holloway;
Home arena	Curb Event Center

The 2020–21 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team represents Belmont University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins, led by second-year head coach Casey Alexander, play their home games at the Curb Event Center in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

Previous season

The Bruins finished the 2019–20 season 26–7, 15–3 in OVC play to finish in a tie for the OVC regular season championship. They defeated Eastern Kentucky and Murray State to be champions of the OVC Tournament. They earned the OVC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. However, the NCAA Tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Roster

2020–21 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C	0	Even Brauns	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Fr	Iowa City, Iowa
G	1	Mitch Listau	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Waunakee, Wisconsin
G	2	Grayson Murphy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Jr	Franklin, Tennessee
G	3	Luke Smith	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Jr	Knoxville, Tennessee
F	10	Caleb Hollander	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Nashville, Tennessee
F	11	Michael Shanks	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Fr	Bentonville, Arkansas
G	12	EJ Bellinger	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	St. Peters, Missouri
G	20	Tate Pierson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Brentwood, Tennessee
F	21	Derek Sabin	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS So	Slinger, Wisconsin
G	22	Ben Sheppard	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Atlanta, Georgia
G	24	JaCobi Wood	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Cleveland, Tennessee
F	25	Frank Jakubicek	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Cary, Illinois
C	33	Nick Muszynski	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Pickerington, Ohio
F	42	Rilee Epley	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Newburgh, Indiana

Head coach

Casey Alexander (Belmont)

Assistant coach(es)

Brian Ayers (Lipscomb)
Sean Rutigliano (Cortland State)
Tyler Holloway (Murray State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 8, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 26, 2020* 4:00 pm, ESPN3	vs. Howard DC Paradise Jam	W 95–78	1–0	Washington Convention Center Washington, D.C.
November 27, 2020* 1:00 pm, ESPN3	vs. George Mason DC Paradise Jam	W 77–67	2–0	Washington Convention Center Washington, D.C.
November 28, 2020* 11:00 am, ESPN3	vs. Queens (NC) DC Paradise Jam	W 73–61	3–0	Washington Convention Center Washington, D.C.
December 5, 2020* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Samford	L 83–96	3–1	Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
December 8, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Tennessee State	W 79–64	4–1 (1–0)	Curb Event Center (250) Nashville, TN
December 12, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Lipscomb Battle of the Boulevard	W 81–71	5–1	Allen Arena Nashville, TN
December 16, 2020* 6:30 pm, ESPN3	Kennesaw State	W 64–53	6–1	Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
December 18, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Tennessee State	W 88–63	7–1 (2–0)	Gentry Center (224) Nashville, TN
December 21, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Evansville	W 72–63	8–1	Ford Center Evansville, IN
December 30, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Murray State	W 68–55	9–1 (3–0)	Curb Event Center (756) Nashville, TN
January 2, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at UT Martin	W 90–69	10–1 (4–0)	Skyhawk Arena (165) Martin, TN
January 7, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Southeast Missouri State	W 77–66	11–1 (5–0)	Curb Event Center (271) Nashville, TN
January 9, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+	UT Martin	W 89–69	12–1 (6–0)	Curb Event Center (141) Nashville, TN
January 14, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Tennessee Tech	W 88–67	13–1 (7–0)	Eblen Center (589) Cookeville, TN
January 16, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Jacksonville State	W 98–91	14–1 (8–0)	Pete Mathews Coliseum (516) Jacksonville, AL
January 21, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Eastern Illinois	W 79–66	15–1 (9–0)	Curb Event Center (247) Nashville, TN
January 23, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+	SIU Edwardsville	W 114–62	16–1 (10–0)	Curb Event Center (244) Nashville, TN
January 28, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPNU	at Austin Peay	W 81–76	17–1 (11–0)	Dunn Center (603) Clarksville, TN
January 30, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Murray State	W 72–71	18–1 (12–0)	CFSB Center (1,290) Murray, KY
February 4, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Eastern Illinois	W 89–61	19–1 (13–0)	Lantz Arena (12) Charleston, IL
February 6, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at SIU Edwardsville	W 94–62	20–1 (14–0)	First Community Arena (50) Edwardsville, IL
February 11, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Eastern Kentucky			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
February 13, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Morehead State			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
February 18, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Jacksonville State			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
February 20, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Tennessee Tech			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
February 25, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Eastern Kentucky			McBrayer Arena Richmond, KY
February 27, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Morehead State			Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source[2]

References

"NCAA cancels March Madness tournaments, all other winter and spring championships". NBC News. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
"2020-21 Belmont Men's Basketball Schedule". Belmont Bruins. Retrieved December 8, 2020.

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[1] "NCAA cancels March Madness tournaments, all other winter and spring championships". NBC News. Retrieved 2020-12-08.

[2] "2020-21 Belmont Men's Basketball Schedule". Belmont Bruins. Retrieved December 8, 2020.

Belmont Bruins men's basketball
Venues	Striplin Gym (1964–2001) Nashville Municipal Auditorium (2001–2003) Curb Event Center (2003–present)
Rivalries	Lipscomb
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21

2020–21 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Belmont	14	–	0	1.000	20	–	1	.952
Morehead State	12	–	2	.857	15	–	6	.714
Eastern Kentucky	9	–	3	.750	15	–	4	.789
Jacksonville State	8	–	5	.615	12	–	7	.632
Austin Peay	7	–	6	.538	11	–	8	.579
Murray State	6	–	7	.462	9	–	9	.500
SIU Edwardsville	5	–	6	.455	7	–	10	.412
Southeast Missouri State	5	–	8	.385	7	–	12	.368
UT Martin	5	–	9	.357	7	–	11	.389
Eastern Illinois	4	–	10	.286	7	–	14	.333
Tennessee Tech	2	–	11	.154	2	–	18	.100
Tennessee State	2	–	12	.143	3	–	14	.176

† 2021 OVC Tournament winner As of February 8, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll