# 2006–07 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team

The 2006–07 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team represented Belmont University in the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins, led by head coach Rick Byrd, played their home games at the Curb Event Center in Nashville, Tennessee, as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. After finishing 2nd in the conference regular season standings, the Bruins won the Atlantic Sun tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the 15th seed in the East region. Belmont was beaten by 2nd seed Georgetown in the first round, 80–55.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 13, 2006* | | vs. UNC Wilmington NIT Season Tip-Off | L 83–88 | 0–1 | Gaylord Entertainment Center (3,186) Nashville, TN |
| November 14, 2006* | | vs. Fordham NIT Season Tip-Off | W 56–49 | 1–1 | Gaylord Entertainment Center (1,388) Nashville, TN |
| November 18, 2006* | | at IUPUI | W 67–61 | 2–1 | IUPUI Gymnasium (1,218) Indianapolis, IN |
| November 20, 2006* | | Fisk | W 83–54 | 3–1 | Curb Event Center (1,021) Nashville, TN |
| November 27, 2006* | | at Middle Tennessee | L 57–64 | 3–2 | Murphy Center (3,110) Murfreesboro, TN |
| November 30, 2006 | | North Florida | W 87–32 | 4–2 (1–0) | Curb Event Center (743) Nashville, TN |
| December 2, 2006 | | Jacksonville | W 76–62 | 5–2 (2–0) | Curb Event Center (810) Nashville, TN |
| December 4, 2006* | | IUPUI | W 76–66 | 6–2 | Curb Event Center (665) Nashville, TN |
| December 13, 2006* | | at Arkansas–Little Rock | W 72–51 | 7–2 | Jack Stephens Center (3,118) Little Rock, AR |
| December 17, 2006* | | at Illinois | L 51–77 | 7–3 | Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL |
| December 19, 2006* | | at Michigan State | L 58–67 | 7–4 | Breslin Center (14,759) Lansing, MI |
| December 28, 2006* | | vs. Rice Shamrock Office Solutions Classic | W 87–85 | 8–4 | McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA |
| December 29, 2006* | | at Saint Mary's (CA) Shamrock Office Solutions Classic | L 60–71 | 8–5 | McKeon Pavilion (1,761) Moraga, CA |
| January 2, 2007 | | at East Tennessee State | W 75–74 $^{OT}$ | 9–5 (3–0) | Memorial Center (4,054) Johnson City, TN |
| January 4, 2007 | | at Kennesaw State | W 63–45 | 10–5 (4–0) | KSU Convocation Center (965) Kennesaw, GA |
| January 7, 2007 | | Mercer | W 72–47 | 11–5 (5–0) | Curb Event Center (1,007) Nashville, TN |
| January 9, 2007 | | Stetson | W 73–71 | 12–5 (6–0) | Curb Event Center (891) Nashville, TN |
| January 12, 2007 | | Lipscomb Battle of the Boulevard | L 50–55 | 12–6 (6–1) | Curb Event Center (5,074) Nashville, TN |
| January 18, 2007 | | at Campbell | L 67–79 | 12–7 (6–2) | Carter Gymnasium (858) Buies Creek, NC |
| January 20, 2007 | | at Gardner–Webb | W 70–54 | 13–7 (7–2) | Paul Porter Arena (2,450) Boiling Springs, NC |
| January 25, 2007 | | East Tennessee State | W 80–70 $^{OT}$ | 13–8 (7–3) | Curb Event Center (1,201) Nashville, TN |
| January 27, 2007 | | Kennesaw State | W 85–66 | 14–8 (8–3) | Curb Event Center (1,264) Nashville, TN |
| February 1, 2007 | | at Stetson | W 62–58 | 15–8 (9–3) | Edmunds Center (1,841) DeLand, FL |
| February 3, 2007 | | at Mercer | W 84–77 | 16–8 (10–3) | University Center (1,343) Macon, GA |
| February 9, 2007 | | at Lipscomb Battle of the Boulevard | L 60–70 | 16–9 (10–4) | Allen Arena (5,289) Nashville, TN |
| February 15, 2007 | | Gardner–Webb | W 87–55 | 17–9 (11–4) | Curb Event Center (805) Nashville, TN |
| February 17, 2007 | | Campbell | W 92–68 | 18–9 (12–4) | Curb Event Center (1,379) Nashville, TN |
| February 22, 2007 | | at Jacksonville | W 86–71 | 19–9 (13–4) | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (1,945) Jacksonville, FL |
| February 24, 2007 | | at North Florida | W 74–54 | 20–9 (14–4) | UNF Arena (436) Jacksonville, FL |
| Atlantic Sun tournament ||||||
| March 1, 2007 | (2) | vs. (7) Gardner–Webb Atlantic Sun Quarterfinals | W 79–61 | 21–9 | Memorial Center Johnson City, TN |
| March 2, 2007 | (2) | vs. (6) Campbell Atlantic Sun Semifinals | W 79–63 | 22–9 | Memorial Center (5,574) Johnson City, TN |
| March 3, 2007 | (2) | at (1) East Tennessee State Atlantic Sun Championship | W 94–67 | 23–9 | Memorial Center (6,151) Johnson City, TN |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 15, 2007 | (15 E) | vs. (2 E) No. 8 Georgetown NCAA First Round | L 55–80 | 23–10 | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||
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