2013–14 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team

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2013–14 Belmont Bruins men's basketball
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Ohio Valley East Division Champions
NIT Quarterfinals vs. Clemson, L 68–73
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
East Division
2013–14 record 26–10 (14–2 OVC)
Head coach Rick Byrd (28th year)
Assistant coach Brian Ayers
Assistant coach James Strong
Assistant coach Mark Price
Home arena Curb Event Center
Seasons
« 2012–13 2014–15 »
2013–14 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
Belmont 14 2   .875     26 10   .722
Eastern Kentucky 11 5   .688     24 10   .706
Morehead State 10 6   .625     20 14   .588
Tennessee Tech 9 7   .563     17 16   .515
Jacksonville State 4 12   .250     10 21   .323
Tennessee State 4 12   .250     5 25   .167
West
Murray State 13 3   .813     23 11   .676
Southeast Missouri State 8 8   .500     18 14   .563
Eastern Illinois 7 9   .438     11 19   .367
SIU Edwardsville 7 9   .438     11 20   .355
Austin Peay 6 10   .375     12 18   .400
Tennessee–Martin 3 13   .188     8 23   .258
2014 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013–14 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team represented Belmont University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins, led by 28th year head coach Rick Byrd, played their home games at the Curb Event Center and were members of the Ohio Valley Conference in the East Division. They finished the season 26–10, 14–2 in OVC play to be champions of the East Division and overall regular season OVC champions. They advanced to the championship game of the OVC Tournament where they lost to Eastern Kentucky. As regular season conference champions who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Green Bay and Robert Morris to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Clemson.

Roster

2013–14 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
F 1 Jeff Laidig 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr South Milwaukee, Wisconsin
F 2 Blake Jenkins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Knoxville, Tennessee
G 3 Austin Luke 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Rowlett, Texas
G 4 Holden Mobley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 204 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Nashville, Tennessee
G 5 Caleb Chowbay 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Mt. Juliet, Tennessee
G 11 Spencer Turner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Bloomington, Indiana
G 12 Nick Smith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Bentonville, Arkansas
C 13 Chad Lang 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 285 lb (129 kg) RS Jr Marietta, Georgia
G 20 Taylor Barnette 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Lexington, Kentucky
G 21 Burton Sampson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Knoxville, Tennessee
G 22 Reece Chamberlain 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Goodlettsville, Tennessee
G 23 Craig Bradshaw 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Franklin, Tennessee
G/F 24 J. J. Mann 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Sr Smyrna, Georgia
F 31 Josh Lester 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Antioch, Tennessee
F 35 Evan Bradds 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Jamestown, Ohio
F 41 Brandon Baker 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Cincinnati, Ohio
F 43 Jeff Laidig 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Mishawaka, Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Brian Ayers (Lipcomb)
  • James Strong (Vanderbilt)
  • Mark Price (Samford)

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

Roster
Last update: 2013-9-17

Schedule

[1]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular season
11/08/2013*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Lipscomb
Battle of the Boulevard
W 87–83  1–0
Allen Arena (4,982)
Nashville, TN
11/11/2013*
7:00 pm
at Richmond
Hall of Fame Tip Off
L 61–69  1–1
Robins Center (4,125)
Richmond, VA
11/14/2013*
7:00 pm, OVC Digital Network
Indiana State W 96–95  2–1
Curb Event Center (2,613)
Nashville, TN
11/17/2013*
3:00 pm, ESPNU
at #12 North Carolina
Hall of Fame Tip Off
W 83–80  3–1
Dean Smith Center (15,205)
Chapel Hill, NC
11/20/2013*
7:00 pm, OVC Digital Network
Lipscomb
Battle of the Boulevard
W 94–64  4–1
Curb Event Center (4,054)
Nashville, TN
11/23/2013*
6:30 pm
vs. Holy Cross
Hall of Fame Tip Off
W 81–70  5–1
Mohegan Sun Arena (2,073)
Uncasville, CT
11/24/2013*
7:30 pm
vs. Hofstra
Hall of Fame Tip Off
W 85–75  6–1
Mohegan Sun Arena (1,506)
Uncasville, CT
11/26/2013*
7:00 pm, OVC Digital Network
Brescia W 102–68  7–1
Curb Event Center (1,322)
Nashville, TN
12/01/2013*
4:00 pm
#24 VCU
OVC Digital Network
L 68–81  7–2
Curb Event Center (4,811)
Nashville, TN
12/03/2013*
7:00 pm, OVC Digital Network
at Middle Tennessee W 70–58  8–2
Murphy Center (7,307)
Murfreesboro, TN
12/11/2013*
7:00 pm
Fairfield  Postponed* 
Curb Event Center 
Nashville, TN
12/14/2013*
4:00 pm
at South Dakota State L 72–85  8–3
Frost Arena (2,037)
Brookings, SD
12/17/2013*
9:00 pm
at Denver L 62–90  8–4
Magness Arena (1,003)
Denver, CO
12/21/2013*
11:00 am, ESPNU
at #19 Kentucky L 80–93  8–5
Rupp Arena (24,224)
Lexington, KY
12/28/2013*
12:00 pm
at Indiana State L 73–85  8–6
Hulman Center (4,837)
Terre Haute, IN
01/02/2014
7:00 pm, OVC Digital Network
Jacksonville State W 78–67  9–6 (1–0)
Curb Event Center (1,790)
Nashville, TN
01/04/2014
4:00 pm, OVC Digital Network
Tennessee Tech W 64–62  10–6 (2–0)
Curb Event Center (2,520)
Nashville, TN
01/09/2014
7:00 pm, OVC Digital Network
at Southeast Missouri State W 107–94  11–6 (3–0)
Show Me Center (2,168)
Cape Girardeau, MO
01/11/2014
4:00 pm, OVC Digital Network
at UT Martin W 87–72  12–6 (4–0)
Skyhawk Arena (2,914)
Martin, TN
01/16/2014
6:00 pm, OVC Digital Network
at Eastern Kentucky L 63–74  12–7 (4–1)
McBrayer Arena (5,200)
Richmond, KY
01/18/2014
7:30 pm, OVC Digital Network
at Tennessee State W 79–65  13–7 (5–1)
Gentry Complex (2,132)
Nashville, TN
01/20/2014*
2:30 pm, OVC Digital Network
Fairfield * W 62–53  14–7
Curb Event Center (1,582)
Nashville, TN
01/23/2014
7:00 pm, OVC Digital Network
Morehead State W 80–66  15–7 (6–1)
Curb Event Center (2,468)
Nashville, TN
01/25/2014
7:00 pm, OVC Digital Network
Eastern Kentucky W 84–81  16–7 (7–1)
Curb Event Center (3,182)
Nashville, TN
01/29/2014
8:00 pm, OVC Digital Network
at Morehead State W 76–73  17–7 (8–1)
Ellis Johnson Arena (3,823)
Morehead, KY
02/01/2014
7:30 pm, OVC Digital Network
at Tennessee Tech L 76–81  17–8 (8–2)
Eblen Center (3,277)
Cookeville, TN
02/06/2014
8:00 pm, OVC Digital Network
Murray State W 99–96  18–8 (9–2)
Curb Event Center (3,104)
Nashville, TN
02/08/2014
4:00 pm, OVC Digital Network
Austin Peay W 93–68  19–8 (10–2)
Curb Event Center (3,702)
Nashville, TN
02/13/2014
8:00 pm, OVC Digital Network
Tennessee State W 73–71  20–8 (11–2)
Curb Event Center (2,007)
Nashville, TN
02/20/2014
7:00 pm, OVC Digital Network
Eastern Illinois W 82–63  21–8 (12–2)
Curb Event Center (2,345)
Nashville, TN
02/26/2014
7:00 pm, OVC Digital Network
at SIU Edwardsville W 94–75  22–8 (13–2)
Vadalabene Center (1,644)
Edwardsville, IL
03/01/2014
4:30 pm, OVC Digital Network
at Jacksonville State W 76–53  23–8 (14–2)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,806)
Jacksonville, AL
Ohio Valley Tournament
03/07/2014
6:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Morehead State
Semifinals
W 86–63  24–8
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (3,650)
Nashville, TN
03/08/2014
6:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Eastern Kentucky
Championship
L 73–79  24–9
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (2,979)
Nashville, TN
NIT
03/18/2014*
7:15 pm, ESPN3
#(5) at (4) Green Bay
First round
W 80–65  25–9
Resch Center (2,770)
Green Bay, WI
03/21/2014*
8:30 pm, ESPNU
#(5) (8) Robert Morris
Second round
W 82–71  26–9
Curb Event Center (2,567)
Nashville, TN
03/25/2014*
6:00 pm, ESPN
#(5) at (3) Clemson
Quarterfinals
L 68–73  26–10
Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000)
Clemson, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NIT is seed within region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

* The December 11 game was postponed after Fairfield's flight to Nashville was cancelled to due inclement weather. The game was rescheduled for January 20.[2]

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