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2016–17 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team

2016–17 Belmont Bruins men's basketball
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OVC regular season champions
OVC East Division champions
NIT, Second Round
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Division East Division
2016–17 record 23–7 (15–1 OVC)
Head coach Rick Byrd (31st year)
Assistant coach Brian Ayers
Assistant coach James Strong
Assistant coach Mark Price
Home arena Curb Event Center
Seasons
← 2015–16
2017–18 →
2016–17 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
Belmont 15 1   .938     23 7   .767
Morehead State 10 6   .625     14 16   .467
Jacksonville State 9 7   .563     20 15   .571
Tennessee State 8 8   .500     17 13   .567
Tennessee Tech 8 8   .500     12 20   .375
Eastern Kentucky 5 11   .313     12 19   .387
West
UT Martin 10 6   .625     22 13   .629
Southeast Missouri St. 9 7   .563     15 18   .455
Murray State 8 8   .500     16 17   .485
Austin Peay 7 9   .438     11 19   .367
Eastern Illinois 6 10   .375     14 15   .483
SIU Edwardsville 1 15   .063     6 24   .200
2017 OVC Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team represented Belmont University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins, led by 31st-year head coach Rick Byrd, played their home games at the Curb Event Center in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference in the East Division. They finished the season 23–7, 15–1 in OVC play to win the regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed in the OVC Tournament, they lost in the semifinals to Jacksonville State. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament title, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Georgia in the First Round to advance to the Second Round where they lost to Georgia Tech.

The Bruins finished the 2015–16 season 20–12, 12–4 in OVC play to win the East Division and the overall OVC regular season. They lost in the semifinals of the OVC Tournament to Austin Peay. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Georgia.


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