# 2009–10 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team represented Belmont University during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins, led by 24th year head coach Rick Byrd, played their home games at the Curb Event Center, and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 19–12, 14–6 in the A-Sun, and being A-Sun regular season co-champions. The Bruins lost in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Sun tournament to Mercer.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Drew Hanlen | Guard | 5–11 | 180 | Sophomore | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 3 | Kerron Johnson | Guard | 6–1 | 175 | Freshman | Huntsville, Alabama |
| 4 | Jonny Rice | Guard | 6 | 165 | Sophomore | Naperville, Illinois |
| 12 | Mike Dejworek | Center | 6-11 | 235 | Senior | |
| 13 | Jon House | Guard | 6–6 | 215 | Junior | Guelph, Ontario |
| 21 | Ian Clark | Guard | 6–3 | 175 | Freshman | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 24 | Adam Barnes | Guard | 6–2 | 190 | Freshman | Clarksville, Tennessee |
| 30 | Tevor Noack | Forward | 6–7 | 240 | Freshman | Keller, Texas |
| 32 | Jordan Campbell | Guard | 6–5 | 210 | Junior | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 32 | Scott Saunders | Forward | 6–10 | 250 | Sophomore | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 34 | Mick Hedgepeth | Forward | 6–9 | 235 | Sophomore | Crossville, Alabama |
| 45 | Brandon Baker | Forward | 6–6 | 220 | Sophomore | Milford, Ohio |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/13/09* | vs. Portland State Athletes In Action Basketball Classic | W 74–67 | 1–0 | Bank of America Arena (8,239) Seattle, WA |
| 11/14/09* 7:00 pm | at No. 14 Washington Athletes In Action Basketball Classic | L 78–96 | 1–1 | Bank of America Arena (8,410) Seattle, WA |
| 11/15/09* | vs. Wright State Athletes In Action Basketball Classic | L 73–82 | 1–2 | Bank of America Arena (8,236) Seattle, WA |
| 11/21/09* | Alabama State | W 78–42 | 2–2 | Curb Event Center (1,595) Nashville, TN |
| 11/28/09* | at Eastern Illinois | W 95–62 | 3–2 | Lantz Arena (670) Charleston, IL |
| 11/30/09* | Tennessee State | W 69–60 | 4–2 | Curb Event Center (1,025) Nashville, TN |
| 12/3/09 | at Kennesaw State | W 75–70 $^{OT}$ | 5–2 (1–0) | KSU Convocation Center (1,285) Kennesaw, GA |
| 12/5/09 | at Mercer | W 94–90 $^{OT}$ | 6–2 (2–0) | University Center (2,314) Macon, GA |
| 12/8/09* | at Middle Tennessee | W 83–71 | 7–2 | Murphy Center (2,738) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 12/16/09* 7:00 pm | at Saint Louis | L 67–75 | 7–3 | Chaifetz Arena (6,432) St. Louis, MO |
| 12/19/09* | Eastern Illinois | L 60–63 | 7–4 | Curb Event Center (740) Nashville, TN |
| 12/29/09* 8 pm, ESPNU | at No. 1 Kansas | L 51–81 | 7–5 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 1/2/10 | Florida Gulf Coast | L 63–66 | 7–6 (2–1) | Curb Event Center (1,270) Nashville, TN |
| 1/4/10 | Stetson | W 85–71 | 8–6 (3–1) | Curb Event Center (703) Nashville, TN |
| 1/7/11 | USC Upstate | W 68–58 | 9–6 (4–1) | Curb Event Center (518) Nashville, TN |
| 1/11/10 | at Lipscomb Battle of the Boulevard | L 53–64 | 9–7 (4–2) | Allen Arena (5,414) Nashville, TN |
| 1/14/10 | at North Florida | L 43–45 | 9–8 (4–3) | UNF Arena (1,234) Jacksonville, FL |
| 1/16/10 | at Jacksonville | L 66–82 | 9–9 (4–4) | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (2,280) Jacksonville, FL |
| 1/21/10 | Campbell | W 66–55 | 10–9 (5–4) | Curb Event Center (977) Nashville, TN |
| 1/23/10 | East Tennessee State | W 100–89 | 11–9 (6–4) | Curb Event Center (2,011) Nashville, TN |
| 1/28/10 | Lipscomb Battle of the Boulevard | L 72–78 | 11–10 (6–5) | Curb Event Center (5,009) Nashville, TN |
| 1/30/10 | at Campbell | W 75–50 | 12–10 (7–5) | John W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center (1,599) Buies Creek, NC |
| 2/1/10 | at East Tennessee State | W 74–67 | 13–10 (8–5) | Memorial Center (4,137) Johnson City, TN |
| 2/5/10 | Jacksonville | W 73–70 | 14–10 (9–5) | Curb Event Center (1,461) Nashville, TN |
| 2/7/10 | North Florida | W 70–56 | 15–10 (10–5) | Curb Event Center (874) Nashville, TN |
| 2/13/10 | at USC Upstate | W 70–57 | 16–10 (11–5) | G. B. Hodge Center (883) Spartanburg, SC |
| 2/18/10 | at Stetson | W 79–70 | 17–10 (12–5) | Edmunds Center (1,679) DeLand, FL |
| 2/20/10 | Florida Gulf Coast | L 80–85 | 17–11 (12–6) | Alico Arena (1,024) Fort Myers, FL |
| 2/25/10 | Mercer | W 77–73 | 18–11 (13–6) | Curb Event Center (1,110) Nashville, TN |
| 2/27/10 | Kennesaw State | W 74–42 | 19–11 (14–6) | Curb Event Center (2,029) Nashville, TN |
| Atlantic Sun tournament ||||||
| 3/2/11 1:30 pm | at Mercer Quarterfinals | L 81–87 | 19–12 | Hawkins Arena (2,287) Macon, GA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||