2011–12 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team
| 2011–12 Belmont Bruins men's basketball | |
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Atlantic Sun regular season and Tournament champions | |
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64 | |
| Conference | Atlantic Sun Conference |
| 2011–12 record | 27–8 (16–2 A-Sun) |
| Head coach | Rick Byrd (26th season) |
| Assistant coach | Brian Ayers |
| Assistant coach | James Strong |
| Assistant coach | Mark Price |
| Home arena | Curb Event Center |
| 2011–12 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belmont† | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 27 | – | 11 | .711 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC Upstate | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Florida | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Gulf Coast | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lipscomb | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stetson | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kennesaw State | 0 | – | 18 | .000 | 3 | – | 28 | .097 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2012 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner As of March 28, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2011–12 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team represented Belmont University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins, led by 26th-year head coach Rick Byrd, played their home games at Curb Event Center and were in their final season as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. Belmont became a member of the Ohio Valley Conference on July 1, 2012.
The Bruins finished the season 27–8, 16–2 to be crowned Atlantic Sun regular season champions. They were also champions of the Atlantic Sun Basketball Tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to Georgetown.
Roster
| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Chad Lang | Center | 6–11 | 275 | Freshman | Marietta, Georgia |
| 1 | Drew Hanlen | Guard | 5–11 | 180 | Senior | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 2 | Blake Jenkins | Forward | 6–7 | 205 | Sophomore | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 3 | Kerron Johnson | Guard | 6–1 | 175 | Junior | Huntsville, Alabama |
| 4 | Holden Mobley | Guard/Forward | 6–3 | 200 | Freshman | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 5 | Seth Cavera | Guard | 6–2 | 195 | Freshman | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 11 | Spencer Turner | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | Freshman | Bloomington, Indiana |
| 14 | J. J. Mann | Guard/Forward | 6–6 | 210 | Sophomore | Smyrna, Georgia |
| 21 | Ian Clark | Guard | 6–3 | 175 | Junior | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 22 | Reece Chamberlain | Guard | 6–1 | 175 | Freshman | Goodlettsville, Tennessee |
| 24 | Adam Barnes | Guard | 6–2 | 190 | Junior | Clarksville, Tennessee |
| 30 | Trevor Noack | Forward | 6–7 | 240 | Junior | Keller, Texas |
| 32 | Scott Saunders | Forward/Center | 6–10 | 250 | Senior | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 34 | Mick Hedgepeth | Forward/Center | 6–9 | 235 | Senior | Crossville, Alabama |
| 45 | Brandon Baker | Forward | 6–6 | 220 | Junior | Milford, Ohio |
Schedule
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| 11/11/2011* 8:00 PM, ESPNU |
at No. 6 Duke Maui Invitational Opening Round |
L 76–77 | 0–1 |
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC | |||||||
| 11/15/2011* 11:00 AM, ESPN |
at No. 10 Memphis Maui Invitational Opening Round/ESPN College Tip-Off Marathon |
L 81–97 | 0–2 |
FedExForum (16,294) Memphis, TN | |||||||
| 11/19/2011* 2:30 PM |
vs. Towson Maui Invitational Regional |
W 87–41 | 1–2 |
Murphy Center (5,411) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
| 11/20/2011* 3:30 PM |
at Middle Tennessee Maui Invitational Regional |
W 87–84 2OT | 2–2 |
Murphy Center (4,762) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
| 11/28/2011* 7:00 PM |
Trevecca Nazarene | W 86–61 | 3–2 |
Curb Event Center (2,004) Nashville, TN | |||||||
| 12/01/2011 7:15 PM |
Kennesaw State | W 98–52 | 4–2 (1–0) |
Curb Event Center (1,460) Nashville, TN | |||||||
| 12/03/2011 4:15 PM |
Mercer | W 82–78 | 5–2 (2–0) |
Curb Event Center (1,640) Nashville, TN | |||||||
| 12/06/2011* 7:00 PM |
Tennessee State | W 75–62 | 6–2 |
Curb Event Center (1,403) Nashville, TN | |||||||
| 12/13/2011* 7:00 PM, ESPN3 |
at Middle Tennessee | L 62–65 | 6–3 |
Murphy Center (6,095) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
| 12/15/2011* 7:00 PM |
Troy | W 78–55 | 7–3 |
Curb Event Center (1,068) Nashville, TN | |||||||
| 12/17/2011* 3:30 PM |
at Miami (OH) | L 66–61 | 7–4 |
Millett Hall (1,324) Oxford, OH | |||||||
| 12/19/2011* 6:00 PM |
at Marshall | L 87–86 | 7–5 |
Cam Henderson Center (5,759) Huntington, WV | |||||||
| 12/21/2011* 7:30 PM |
at Austin Peay | W 77–67 | 8–5 |
Dunn Center (3,212) Clarksville, TN | |||||||
| 12/29/2011* 7:00 PM |
Marshall | W 79–74 | 9–5 |
Curb Event Center (2,007) Nashville, TN | |||||||
| 01/02/2012 6:45 PM |
at North Florida | W 83–53 | 10–5 (3–0) |
UNF Arena (1,002) Jacksonville, FL | |||||||
| 01/04/2012 6:15 PM |
at Jacksonville | W 75–63 | 11–5 (4–0) |
Veterans Memorial Arena (1,105) Jacksonville, FL | |||||||
| 01/06/2012 7:00 PM |
Lipscomb | L 74–85 | 11–6 (4–1) |
Curb Event Center (5,227) Nashville, TN | |||||||
| 01/14/2012 7:15 PM |
Stetson | W 84–71 | 12–6 (5–1) |
Curb Event Center (2,130) Nashville, TN | |||||||
| 01/16/2012 7:00 PM |
Florida Gulf Coast | W 95–53 | 13–6 (6–1) |
Curb Event Center (1,005) Nashville, TN | |||||||
| 01/21/2012 1:00 PM |
at USC Upstate | L 78–79 | 13–7 (6–2) |
G. B. Hodge Center (781) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
| 01/23/2012 6:00 PM |
at East Tennessee State | W 82–70 | 14–7 (7–2) |
ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (3,965) Johnson City, TN | |||||||
| 01/28/2012 7:15 PM |
Jacksonville | W 85–71 | 15–7 (8–2) |
Curb Event Center (2,429) Nashville, TN | |||||||
| 01/30/2012 7:00 PM |
North Florida | W 83–69 | 16–7 (9–2) |
Curb Event Center (1,065) Nashville, TN | |||||||
| 02/03/2012 6:00 PM, CSS |
at Lipscomb | W 84–58 | 17–7 (10–2) |
Allen Arena (5,387) Nashville, TN | |||||||
| 02/06/2012* 7:00 PM |
Austin Peay | W 94–55 | 18–7 |
Curb Event Center (1,476) Nashville, TN | |||||||
| 02/11/2012 4:15 PM |
at Florida Gulf Coast | W 86–63 | 19–7 (11–2) |
Alico Arena (2,100) Ft. Myers, FL | |||||||
| 02/13/2012 6:00 PM |
at Stetson | W 106–93 | 20–7 (12–2) |
Edmunds Center (1,975) DeLand, FL | |||||||
| 02/18/2012 7:15 PM |
East Tennessee State | W 80–58 | 21–7 (13–2) |
Curb Event Center (3,451) Nashville, TN | |||||||
| 02/20/2012 7:00 PM |
USC Upstate | W 88–79 | 22–7 (14–2) |
Curb Event Center (1,809) Nashville, TN | |||||||
| 02/23/2012 6:00 PM |
at Kennesaw State | W 90–50 | 23–7 (15–2) |
KSU Convocation Center (1,047) Kennesaw, GA | |||||||
| 02/25/2012 4:30 PM |
at Mercer | W 62–61 | 24–7 (16–2) |
University Center (NA) Macon, GA | |||||||
| 2012 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament | |||||||||||
| 02/29/2012 2:30 PM, ESPN3 |
vs. Jacksonville Quarterfinals |
W 76–62 | 25–7 |
University Center (2,621) Macon, GA | |||||||
| 03/02/2012 6:00 PM, ESPN3 |
vs. East Tennessee State Semifinals |
W 69–61 | 26–7 |
University Center (3,497) Macon, GA | |||||||
| 03/03/2012 7:00 PM, ESPN2 |
vs. Florida Gulf Coast Championship Game |
W 83–69 | 27–7 |
University Center (1,121) Macon, GA | |||||||
| 2012 NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| 03/16/2012* 3:10 PM, truTV |
No. (MW 14) | vs. No. 15 (MW 3) Georgetown Second Round |
L 59–74 | 27–8 |
Nationwide Arena (17,030) Columbus, OH | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region. | |||||||||||
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