# 2022–23 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team represented Belmont University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins, led by fourth-year head coach Casey Alexander, played their home games at the Curb Event Center in Nashville, Tennessee as first-year members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 21–10, 14–6 in MVC Play to finish in a tie for third place. They were defeated by Indiana State in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament.

## Previous season

The Bruins finished the 2020–21 season 25–8, 15–3 in OVC play to finish in second place. They lost in the semifinals of the OVC tournament to Morehead State. They received an invite to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Vanderbilt in the first round.
The season marked the school's final season as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

## Preseason

The Bruins were picked to finish in sixth place in the conference's preseason poll. Guard Ben Sheppard was named to the preseason All-MVC first team.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Ohio | W 70–69 | 1–0 | Curb Event Center (2,220) Nashville, TN |
| November 11, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Furman | L 74–89 | 1–1 | Timmons Arena (2,092) Greenville, SC |
| November 14, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lipscomb | L 75–77 | 1–2 | Allen Arena (3,772) Nashville, TN |
| November 18, 2022* 4:45 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Tarleton State Paradise Jam first round | L 81–89 | 1–3 | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, VI |
| November 19, 2022* 4:45 p.m., ESPN3 | | vs. George Mason Paradise Jam consolation 2nd round | W 66–62 | 2–3 | Sports and Fitness Center (724) Saint Thomas, VI |
| November 21, 2022* 2:15 p.m., ESPN3 | | vs. Howard Paradise Jam 5th-place game | W 96–73 | 3–3 | Sports and Fitness Center (724) Saint Thomas, VI |
| November 27, 2022* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Georgia State | W 68–66 | 4–3 | GSU Convocation Center (1,416) Atlanta, GA |
| December 1, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Valparaiso | W 76–64 | 5–3 (1–0) | Curb Event Center (2,056) Nashville, TN |
| December 4, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Illinois State | L 77–87 | 5–4 (1–1) | CEFCU Arena (3,165) Normal, IL |
| December 6, 2022* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Trevecca Nazarene | W 83–53 | 6–4 | Curb Event Center (1,307) Nashville, TN |
| December 10, 2022* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Middle Tennessee | L 75–85 $^{OT}$ | 6–5 | Curb Event Center (2,087) Nashville, TN |
| December 18, 2022* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Chattanooga | W 83–79 $^{OT}$ | 7–5 | McKenzie Arena (3,466) Chattanooga, TN |
| December 21, 2022* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Samford | W 79–56 | 8–5 | Curb Event Center (2,084) Nashville, TN |
| December 28, 2022 7:00 pm, BSSO | | Bradley | W 63–60 | 9–5 (2–1) | Curb Event Center (2,019) Nashville, TN |
| January 1, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Southern Illinois | L 45–63 | 9–6 (2–2) | Banterra Center (7,119) Carbondale, IL |
| January 4, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UIC | W 77–71 | 10–6 (3–2) | Credit Union 1 Arena (1,194) Chicago, IL |
| January 7, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Missouri State | W 74–61 | 11–6 (4–2) | Curb Event Center Nashville, TN |
| January 10, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Valparaiso | W 74–59 | 12–6 (5–2) | Athletics–Recreation Center (1,543) Valparaiso, IN |
| January 14, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Northern Iowa | W 76–72 | 13–6 (6–2) | Curb Event Center (2,700) Nashville, TN |
| January 17, 2023 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | Murray State | W 80–65 | 14–6 (7–2) | Curb Event Center (2,507) Nashville, TN |
| January 21, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Bradley | W 78–76 | 15–6 (8–2) | Carver Arena (5,584) Peoria, IL |
| January 25, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Evansville | W 73–64 | 16–6 (9–2) | Ford Center (4,227) Evansville, IN |
| January 29, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Drake | L 61–79 | 16–7 (9–3) | Curb Event Center (2,661) Nashville, TN |
| February 1, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Murray State | L 82–83 | 16–8 (9–4) | CFSB Center (5,271) Murray, KY |
| February 4, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Illinois State | W 90–75 | 17–8 (10–4) | Curb Event Center (2,410) Nashville, TN |
| February 8, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Missouri State | L 59–61 | 17–9 (10–5) | Great Southern Bank Arena (4,102) Springfield, MO |
| February 11, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UIC | W 98–71 | 18–9 (11–5) | Curb Event Center (2,341) Nashville, TN |
| February 15, 2023 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Evansville | W 95–63 | 19–9 (12–5) | Curb Event Center (1,841) Nashville, TN |
| February 19, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Drake | L 56–70 | 19–10 (12–6) | Knapp Center (4,753) Des Moines, IA |
| February 22, 2023 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Indiana State | W 89-88 | 20–10 (13–6) | Curb Event Center (2,364) Nashville, TN |
| February 26, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Iowa | W 83–75 | 21–10 (14–6) | McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA |
| MVC Tournament ||||||
| March 3, 2023 2:30 pm, MVC TV | (4) | vs. (5) Indiana State Quarterfinals | L 91–94 | 21–11 | Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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