# Belmont Bruins women's basketball

The Belmont Bruins women's basketball team represents Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. They currently play in the Missouri Valley Conference. On April 24, 2017, former DePaul assistant coach Bart Brooks was introduced as the new Bruins' head coach.

## History

Belmont began play in 1968, with Division I play beginning in 1997. They have won six conference regular-season titles (two in the ASUN Conference and four in the OVC, with an additional OVC division title) and the conference tournament seven times (ASUN once, OVC six times). They have made the NCAA Tournament seven times, along with three WNIT appearances, one WBIT appearance and four NAIA Tournament appearances. As of the end of the 2023-2024 season, the Bruins have an all-time record of 1,083-563 and a Division I record of 526-298.

## Season by season results

Sources:
* Belmont record book
* Missouri Valley Conference records
* ASUN Conference Women’s Basketball Record Book
Statistics overview :
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Betty Wiseman (1968–1984) ||||||
| 1968–69 | Betty Wiseman | 3–7 | | | |
| 1969–70 | Betty Wiseman | 17–2 | | | |
| 1970–71 | Betty Wiseman | 14–7 | | | |
| 1971–72 | Betty Wiseman | 11–4 | | | |
| 1972–73 | Betty Wiseman | 14–8 | | | |
| 1973–74 | Betty Wiseman | 22–6 | | | |
| 1974–75 | Betty Wiseman | 23–3 | | | |
| 1975–76 | Betty Wiseman | 19–6 | | | |
| 1976–77 | Betty Wiseman | 14–8 | | | |
| 1977–78 | Betty Wiseman | 9–15 | | | |
| 1978–79 | Betty Wiseman | 15–15 | | | |
| 1979–80 | Betty Wiseman | 10–19 | | | |
| 1980–81 | Betty Wiseman | 24–10 | | | |
| 1981-82 | Betty Wiseman | 16–13 | | | |
| 1982-83 | Betty Wiseman | 21–13 | | | |
| 1983-84 | Betty Wiseman | 15–15 | | | |
| Betty Wiseman: | Betty Wiseman: | 247–151 | | | |
| Tony Cross (Volunteer State Athletic Conference) (1984–1985) ||||||
| 1984-85 | Tony Cross | 14–16 | | | |
| Tony Cross: | Tony Cross: | 14–16 | | | |
| Tony Cross (Tennessee Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1985–2001) ||||||
| 1985–86 | Tony Cross | 17–15 | | | |
| 1986–87 | Tony Cross | 23–8 | | | |
| 1987–88 | Tony Cross | 24–6 | | | |
| 1988–89 | Tony Cross | 21–11 | | | |
| 1989–90 | Tony Cross | 28–4 | | | |
| 1990–91 | Tony Cross | 32–5 | | | |
| 1991–92 | Tony Cross | 29–7 | | | |
| 1992–93 | Tony Cross | 23–10 | | | |
| 1993–94 | Tony Cross | 32–3 | | | |
| 1994–95 | Tony Cross | 21–11 | | | |
| 1995–96 | Tony Cross | 26–8 | | | |
| 1996–97 | Tony Cross | 20–10 | | | |
| 1997–98 | Tony Cross | 16–10 | | | |
| 1998–99 | Tony Cross | 19–8 | | | |
| 1999-00 | Tony Cross | 20–8 | | | |
| 2000–01 | Tony Cross | 14–14 | | | |
| Tony Cross: | Tony Cross: | 365–138 | | | |
| Tony Cross (ASUN Conference) (2001–2010) ||||||
| 2001–02 | Tony Cross | 19–9 | 13–7 | 2nd | |
| 2002–03 | Tony Cross | 19–10 | 9–7 | 2nd | |
| 2003–04 | Tony Cross | 16–12 | 14–6 | 1st | |
| 2004–05 | Tony Cross | 17–11 | 12–8 | T-2nd | |
| 2005–06 | Tony Cross | 22–8 | 17–3 | 1st | |
| 2006–07 | Tony Cross | 25–7 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA First Round |
| 2007–08 | Tony Cross | 14–16 | 8–8 | T-5th | |
| 2008–09 | Tony Cross | 18–13 | 12–8 | 4th | |
| 2009–10 | Tony Cross | 15–15 | 9–11 | T-5th | |
| Tony Cross: | Tony Cross: | 165–101 | 110–60 | | |
| Tony Cross: | Tony Cross: | 544–255 | | | |
| Brittney Ezell (ASUN Conference) (2010–2013) ||||||
| 2010–11 | Brittney Ezell | 11–20 | 7–13 | 8th | |
| 2011–12 | Brittney Ezell | 12–18 | 11–7 | 3rd | |
| Brittney Ezell: | Brittney Ezell: | 23–38 | 18–20 | | |
| (Ohio Valley Conference) (–present) ||||||
| 2012–13 | Brittney Ezell | 18–14 | 11–5 | T- 2nd East | First Round |
| Brittney Ezell: | Brittney Ezell: | 18–14 | 11–5 | | |
| Cameron Newbauer (Ohio Valley Conference) (2013–2017) ||||||
| 2013–14 | Cameron Newbauer | 14–18 | 10–6 | 2nd | First Round |
| 2014–15 | Cameron Newbauer | 14–17 | 10–6 | 5th | |
| 2015–16 | Cameron Newbauer | 24–9 | 13–3 | 2nd | NCAA First Round |
| 2016–17 | Cameron Newbauer | 27–6 | 18–0 | 1st | NCAA First Round |
| Cameron Newbauer: | Cameron Newbauer: | 79–50 | 51–15 | | |
| Bart Brooks (Ohio Valley Conference) (2017–2022) ||||||
| 2017–18 | Bart Brooks | 31–4 | 18–0 | 1st | NCAA First Round |
| 2018–19 | Bart Brooks | 26–7 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA First Round |
| 2019–20 | Bart Brooks | 22–9 | 16–2 | T-1st | Cancelled |
| 2020–21 | Bart Brooks | 21–6 | 14–3 | 2nd | NCAA Second Round |
| 2021–22 | Bart Brooks | 23–8 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA Second Round |
| Bart Brooks: | Bart Brooks: | 123–34 | 80–9 | | |
| Bart Brooks (Missouri Valley Conference) (2022–2023) ||||||
| 2022–23 | Bart Brooks | 23–12 | 17–3 | T-1st | NCAA First Round |
| Bart Brooks: | Bart Brooks: | 23–12 | 17–3 | | |
| Total: | Total: | | | | |
| National champion   Postseason invitational champion   Conference regular season champion   Conference regular season and conference tournament champion  Division regular season champion  Division regular season and conference tournament champion  Conference tournament champion ||||||

## Postseason results
### NCAA Division I

The Bruins have made the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament seven times, and have an overall record of 2–7.
| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 2007 | #14 | First Round | #3 Georgia | L 36−53 |
| 2016 | #13 | First Round | #4 Michigan State | L 60−74 |
| 2017 | #13 | First Round | #4 Kentucky | L 70−73 |
| 2018 | #12 | First Round | #5 Duke | L 58−72 |
| 2019 | #13 | First Round | #4 South Carolina | L 52−74 |
| 2021 | #12 | First Round Second Round | #5 Gonzaga #4 Indiana | W 64−59 L 48−70 |
| 2022 | #12 | First Round Second Round | #5 Oregon #4 Tennessee | W 73−70 L 67-70 |

### NAIA Division I

The Bruins, then known as the Rebels, made the NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament four times, with a combined record of 6–4.
| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 1991 | #10 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals | NR Holy Family #7 Mount Mercy #2 SW Oklahoma State | W, 85–60 W, 99–83 L, 65–70 (OT) |
| 1992 | #10 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals | NR Minnesota Duluth #7 Saint Ambrose #2 Arkansas Tech | W, 67–65 W, 78–62 L, 65–88 |
| 1994 | #3 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals | NR Mary Hardin-Baylor #14 Phillips (OK) #6 Montevallo | W, 92–72 W, 80–66 L, 71–83 |
| 1996 | #15 | First Round | NR Mary-Hardin Baylor | L, 90–94 (2OT) |

### WNIT

Source
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 2006 | Round 1 | Tennessee Tech | L 56–55 |
| 2014 | Round 1 | Indiana | L 48–47 |
| 2023 | Round 1 | Ball State | L 101–86 |

## Notable players

* Alysha Clark (born 1987), American-Israeli basketball player for the Israeli team Elitzur Ramla and the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Completed her college career at Middle Tennessee.