2021–22 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team

2021–22 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2022 OVC Tournament winner ; As of December 14, 2021;

2021–22 Belmont Bruins men's basketball
2021–22 Belmont Bruins men's basketball
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
2021–22 record	5–3 (0–0 OVC)
Head coach	Casey Alexander (3rd season);
Associate head coach	Brian Ayers
Assistant coaches	Sean Rutigliano; Tyler Holloway;
Home arena	Curb Event Center

The 2021–22 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team represents Belmont University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins, led by third-year head coach Casey Alexander, play their home games at the Curb Event Center in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

On September 18, 2021, Belmont announced that this will be the last season for the team in the OVC as they will join the Missouri Valley Conference in July 2022.[1]

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Bruins finished the 2020–21 season, 26–4, 18–2 in OVC play to win the regular season championship. They defeated SIU–Edwardsville and Jacksonville State before losing to Morehead State in the OVC Tournament championship game. Because of a limited National Invitation Tournament due to COVID-19, the Bruins did not receive an automatic bid to the NIT for being regular season champions.[2] They failed to receive an at-large bid to the NIT.[3]

Roster

2021–22 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)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Iowa City, Iowa
G	1	Isaiah Walker	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Wyoming, Ohio
G	2	Grayson Murphy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	GS	Franklin, Tennessee
G	3	Luke Smith	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	GS	Knoxville, Tennessee
G	4	Will Richard	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Fairburn, Georgia
G	5	EJ Bellinger	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	St. Peters, Missouri
F	10	Caleb Hollander	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	GS	Nashville, Tennessee
F	11	Michael Shanks	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS So	Bentonville, Arkansas
G	20	Tate Pierson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	GS	Brentwood, Tennessee
F	21	Derek Sabin	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Jr	Slinger, Wisconsin
G	22	Ben Sheppard	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Atlanta, Georgia
G	24	JaCobi Wood	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Cleveland, Tennessee
F	25	Frank Jakubicek	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	Cary, Illinois
C	33	Nick Muszynski	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	GS	Pickerington, Ohio

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: November 17, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Ohio	L 80–92	0–1	Convocation Center (6,123) Athens, OH
November 13, 2021* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Evansville	W 81–43	1–1	Curb Event Center (2,421) Nashville, TN
November 15, 2021* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Furman	W 95–89 ^OT	2–1	Curb Event Center (1,727) Nashville, TN
November 19, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Kennesaw State	W 97–78	3–1	KSU Convocation Center (1,262) Kennesaw, GA
November 22, 2021* 7:00 pm, SECN+	at LSU	L 53–83	3–2	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,923) Baton Rouge, LA
November 25, 2021* 7:30 pm, ESPNU	vs. Drake ESPN Events Invitational quarterfinal	W 74–69	4–2	HP Field House (3,008) Kissimmee, FL
November 26, 2021* 6:30 pm, ESPNU	vs. Iona ESPN Events Invitational semifinal	W 72–65	5–2	HP Field House (3,020) Kissimmee, FL
November 28, 2021* 4:00 pm, ESPN2	vs. Dayton ESPN Events Invitational final	L 61–63	5–3	HP Field House (3,127) Kissimmee, FL
December 2, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Lipscomb	W 94–65	6–3	Curb Event Center (3,856) Nashville, TN
December 5, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Samford	W 85–73	7–3	Pete Hanna Center (0) Homewood, AL
December 7, 2021* 7:00 pm, NBCSports.com	at Saint Louis	W 64–59	8–3	Chaifetz Arena (4,521) St. Louis, MO
December 15, 2021* 5:00 pm, ESPN+	Chattanooga	W 76–68	9–3	Curb Event Center (2,075) Nashville, TN
December 18, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Bethel (IN)			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
OVC regular season
December 30, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at SIU–Edwardsville			Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, IL
January 1, 2022 3:30 pm, ESPN+	at Eastern Illinois			Lantz Arena Charleston, IL
January 6, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Southeast Missouri State			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
January 8, 2022 3;30 pm, ESPN+	at UT Martin			Skyhawk Arena Martin, TN
January 13, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Austin Peay			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
January 15, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Murray State			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
January 20, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPNews	at Morehead State			Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
January 22, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Tennessee Tech			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
January 27, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Austin Peay			Dunn Center Clarksville, TN
January 29, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+	UT Martin			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
February 3, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Tennessee Tech			Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
February 10, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Morehead State			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
February 12, 202 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Southeast Missouri State			Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, MO
February 17, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Eastern Illinois			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
February 19, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+	SIU–Edwardsville			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
February 24, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPNU	at Murray State			CFSB Center Murray, KY
February 26, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+	Tennessee State			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	RV
Coaches	NR

References

Spears, Joseph. "Belmont athletics announces move from Ohio Valley Conference to Missouri Valley Conference". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
Organ, Mike. "Belmont basketball snubbed from NIT, first team out of bracket". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
Morris, Chuck. "NIT, NCAA tournaments snub Belmont". WSMV Nashville. Retrieved 2021-10-06.

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[1] Spears, Joseph. "Belmont athletics announces move from Ohio Valley Conference to Missouri Valley Conference". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2021-11-11.

[2] Organ, Mike. "Belmont basketball snubbed from NIT, first team out of bracket". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2021-10-06.

[3] Morris, Chuck. "NIT, NCAA tournaments snub Belmont". WSMV Nashville. Retrieved 2021-10-06.

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 2021–22

2021–22 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Murray State	0	–	0	–	8	–	1	.889
Belmont	0	–	0	–	8	–	3	.727
Morehead State	0	–	0	–	6	–	4	.600
Austin Peay	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500
Southeast Missouri State	0	–	0	–	5	–	5	.500
SIU Edwardsville	0	–	0	–	5	–	6	.455
Tennessee State	0	–	0	–	3	–	6	.333
UT Martin	0	–	0	–	4	–	7	.364
Tennessee Tech	0	–	0	–	2	–	8	.200
Eastern Illinois	0	–	0	–	2	–	9	.182

† 2022 OVC Tournament winner As of December 14, 2021;