# 2010–11 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team represented Belmont University during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins, led by 25th year head coach Rick Byrd, played their home games at the Curb Event Center and are members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 30–5, 19–1 in A-Sun play to win the regular season conference championship. They also were champions of the 2011 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament to earn an automatic bid in the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they were defeated in the first round by Wisconsin.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Drew Hanlen | Guard | 5–11 | 180 | Junior | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 2 | Blake Jenkins | Forward | 6–7 | 200 | Freshman | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 3 | Kerron Johnson | Guard | 6–1 | 175 | Sophomore | Huntsville, Alabama |
| 4 | Jonny Rice | Guard | 6–1 | 165 | Junior | Naperville, Illinois |
| 5 | Chad Lang | Center | 6–11 | 275 | Freshman | Marietta, Georgia |
| 12 | Holden Mobley | Guard/Forward | 6–3 | 200 | Freshman | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 13 | Jon House | Guard/Forward | 6–6 | 215 | Senior | Guelph, Ontario |
| 14 | J. J. Mann | Guard/Forward | 6–6 | 210 | Freshman | Smyrna, Georgia |
| 21 | Ian Clark | Guard | 6–3 | 175 | Sophomore | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 22 | Reece Chamberlain | Guard | 6–1 | 175 | Freshman | Goodlettsville, Tennessee |
| 23 | Scott Saunders | Forward/Center | 6–10 | 250 | Junior | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 24 | Adam Barnes | Guard | 6–7 | 240 | Sophomore | Clarksville, Tennessee |
| 30 | Tevor Noack | Forward | 6–7 | 240 | Sophomore | Keller, Texas |
| 32 | Jordan Campbell | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 210 | Senior | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 34 | Mick Hedgepeth | Forward/Center | 6–9 | 235 | Junior | Crossville, Alabama |
| 45 | Brandon Baker | Forward | 6–6 | 220 | Sophomore | Milford, Ohio |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/9/10* 6:00 pm | | Northern State | W 79–64 | | Curb Event Center (1,929) Nashville, TN |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/16/10* 8:30 pm, ESPNU | | at Tennessee NIT Season Tip-Off | L 76–85 | 0–1 | Thompson–Boling Arena (16,783) Knoxville, TN |
| 11/17/10* 8:30 pm | | vs. Arkansas State NIT Season Tip-Off | W 93–60 | 1–1 | Thompson–Boling Arena (16,001) Knoxville, TN |
| 11/22/10* 3:30 pm | | vs. Marist NIT Season Tip-Off | W 102–74 | 2–1 | LJVM Coliseum (158) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 11/23/10* 3:30 pm | | vs. Winthrop NIT Season Tip-Off | W 71–44 | 3–1 | LJVM Coliseum (256) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 11/29/10* 6:00 pm | | at Tennessee State | W 87–72 | 4–1 | Gentry Complex (2,197) Nashville, TN |
| 12/2/10 7:15 pm | | Mercer | W 89–67 | 5–1 (1–0) | Curb Event Center (2,104) Nashville, TN |
| 12/4/10* 1:00 pm, CSS | | at Vanderbilt | L 76–85 | 5–2 | Memorial Gymnasium (13,902) Nashville, TN |
| 12/7/10* 7:15 pm | | Middle Tennessee | W 88–87 $^{2OT}$ | 6–2 | Curb Event Center (1,404) Nashville, TN |
| 12/16/10 7:15 pm | | Kennesaw State | W 87–60 | 7–2 (2–0) | Curb Event Center (1,028) Nashville, TN |
| 12/18/10* 11:00 am | | at Troy | W 98–63 | 8–2 | Trojan Arena (317) Troy, AL |
| 12/20/10* 6:00 pm | | at Alabama State | L 53–66 | 9–2 | ASU Acadome (248) Montgomery, AL |
| 12/23/10* 6:30 pm, SportSouth | | at Tennessee | L 65–66 | 9–3 | Thompson–Boling Arena (17,594) Knoxville, TN |
| 12/30/10* 1:30 pm | | Miami (OH) | W 83–72 | 10–3 | Curb Event Center (1,198) Nashville, TN |
| 1/3/11 6:30 pm | | at Florida Gulf Coast | W 83–51 | 11–3 (3–0) | Alico Arena (1,886) Fort Myers, FL |
| 1/5/11 7:15 pm | | at Stetson | W 70–53 | 12–3 (4–0) | Edmunds Center (1,218) DeLand, FL |
| 1/8/11 4:15 pm | | North Florida | W 91–59 | 13–3 (5–0) | Curb Event Center (1,204) Nashville, TN |
| 1/10/11 7:15 pm | | Jacksonville | W 81–50 | 14–3 (6–0) | Curb Event Center (662) Nashville, TN |
| 1/15/11 7:30 pm | | Lipscomb | W 88–52 | 15–3 (7–0) | Curb Event Center (5,123) Nashville, TN |
| 1/15/11 7:15 pm | | Campbell | W 90–55 | 16–3 (8–0) | Curb Event Center (1,587) Nashville, TN |
| 1/21/11 6:00 pm | | at USC Upstate | W 67–62 | 17–3 (9–0) | G. B. Hodge Center (742) Spartanburg, SC |
| 1/29/11 3:00 pm | | at East Tennessee State | W 72–62 | 18–3 (10–0) | Memorial Center (4,299) Johnson City, TN |
| 1/25/11 7:00 pm, CSS | | at Lipscomb | L 64–73 | 18–4 (10–1) | Allen Arena (5,122) Nashville, TN |
| 1/28/11 6:00 pm, CSS | | Florida Gulf Coast | W 89–56 | 19–4 (11–1) | Curb Event Center (1,502) Nashville, TN |
| 1/30/11 2:00 pm | | Stetson | W 82–64 | 20–4 (12–1) | Curb Event Center (1,266) Nashville, TN |
| 2/3/11 6:30 pm | | at Jacksonville | W 76–70 | 21–4 (13–1) | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (5,240) Jacksonville, FL |
| 2/5/11 6:00 pm | | at North Florida | W 69–67 | 22–4 (14–1) | UNF Arena (1,129) Jacksonville, FL |
| 2/12/11 2:15 pm | | at Campbell | W 78–57 | 23–4 (15–1) | John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center (1,670) Buies Creek, NC |
| 2/17/11 7:00 pm | | East Tennessee State | W 68–58 | 24–4 (16–1) | Curb Event Center (1,901) Nashville, TN |
| 2/19/11 7:30 pm | | USC Upstate | W 81–49 | 25–4 (17–1) | Curb Event Center (2,643) Nashville, TN |
| 2/24/11 6:30 pm | | at Mercer | W 75–64 | 26–4 (18–1) | University Center (1,331) Macon, GA |
| 2/27/11 6:30 pm | | at Kennesaw State | W 88–41 | 27–4 (19–1) | KSU Convocation Center (1,226) Kennesaw, GA |
| Atlantic Sun tournament ||||||
| 3/2/11 1:30 pm | (1) | vs. (8) Kennesaw State Quarterfinals | W 72–57 | 28–4 | University Center (687) Macon, GA |
| 3/4/11 6:30 pm, CSS | (1) | vs. (5) Mercer Semifinals | W 80–72 | 29–4 | University Center (NA) Macon, GA |
| 3/5/11 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | (1) | vs. (6) North Florida Championship Game | W 87–46 | 30–4 | University Center (1,323) Macon, GA |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/17/11* 6:27 pm, truTV | (13 SE) | vs. (4 SE) No. 16 Wisconsin Second Round | L 58–72 | 30–5 | McKale Center (10,293) Tucson, AZ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=NCAA Southeast Region. All times are in Central Time. ||||||