# 2015–16 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team represented Belmont University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins, led by 30th year head coach Rick Byrd, played their home games at the Curb Event Center and were members of the Ohio Valley Conference in the East Division. They finished the season 20–12, 12–4 in OVC play to be champions of the East Division and overall OVC regular season champions. They lost in the semifinals of the OVC tournament to Austin Peay. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Georgia.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 8:00 pm, FSN | | at Marquette Legends Classic | W 83–80 | 1–0 | BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,628) Milwaukee, WI |
| 11/16/2015* 9:00 pm, P12N | | at Arizona State Legends Classic | L 74–83 | 1–1 | Wells Fargo Arena (4,549) Tempe, AZ |
| 11/18/2015* 6:00 pm, ASN | | WKU | W 90–85 | 2–1 | Curb Event Center (3,253) Nashville, TN |
| 11/21/2015* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Evansville | L 88–93 | 2–2 | Ford Center (4,227) Evansville, TN |
| 11/23/2015* 3:00 pm | | vs. South Alabama Legends Classic | W 98–85 | 3–2 | KSU Convocation Center (1,262) Kennesaw, GA |
| 11/24/2015* 5:30 pm | | at Kennesaw State Legends Classic | W 80–55 | 4–2 | KSU Convocation Center (812) Kennesaw, GA |
| 11/28/2015* 8:00 pm, BYUtv | | at BYU | L 81–95 | 4–3 | Marriott Center (13,712) Provo, UT |
| 12/01/2015* 7:00 pm | | Lipscomb Battle of the Boulevard | W 105–89 | 5–3 | Curb Event Center (3,094) Nashville, TN |
| 12/03/2015* 7:00 pm | | at Valparaiso | L 57–61 | 5–4 | Athletics–Recreation Center (3,379) Valparaiso, IN |
| 12/07/2015* 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Lipscomb Battle of the Boulevard | W 93–84 | 6–4 | Allen Arena (4,420) Nashville, TN |
| 12/15/2015* 7:00 pm | | Ouachita Baptist | W 80–54 | 7–4 | Curb Event Center (1,124) Nashville, TN |
| 12/17/2015* 6:00 pm, ASN | | at Middle Tennessee | L 62–83 | 7–5 | Murphy Center (5,555) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 12/19/2015* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Cleveland State | L 75–77 | 7–6 | Wolstein Center Clelveland, OH |
| 12/28/2015* 7:00 pm | | Valparaiso | W 85–81 | 8–6 | Curb Event Center (3,024) Nashville, TN |
| Ohio Valley Conference regular season ||||||
| 12/31/2015 12:00 pm | | at Southeast Missouri State | W 92–82 | 9–6 (1–0) | Show Me Center (1,135) Cape Giraradeau, MO |
| 01/06/2016 7:00 pm, ASN | | at SIU Edwardsville | W 85–77 | 10–6 (2–0) | Vadalabene Center (1,007) Edwardsville, IL |
| 01/09/2016 2:00 pm | | Eastern Illinois | W 85–59 | 11–6 (3–0) | Curb Event Center (2,054) Nashville, TN |
| 01/14/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Murray State | W 81–73 | 12–6 (4–0) | Curb Event Center (2,522) Nashville, TN |
| 01/16/2016 7:00 pm | | Austin Peay | W 76–58 | 13–6 (5–0) | Curb Event Center (2,407) Nashville, TN |
| 01/21/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Tennessee–Martin | W 82–72 | 14–6 (6–0) | Skyhawk Arena (3,598) Martin, TN |
| 01/23/2016 7:00 pm | | Tennessee State | W 103–95 | 15–6 (7–0) | Curb Event Center (2,213) Nashville, TN |
| 01/28/2016 7:00 pm | | at Jacksonville State | W 72–63 | 16–6 (8–0) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,488) Jacksonville, AL |
| 01/30/2016 7:00 pm | | at Tennessee Tech | L 79–89 | 16–7 (8–1) | Eblen Center (4,428) Cookeville, TN |
| 02/04/2016 7:00 pm | | Morehead State | W 73–67 | 17–7 (9–1) | Curb Event Center (1,559) Nashville, TN |
| 02/06/2016 5:00 pm | | Eastern Kentucky | L 78–88 | 17–8 (9–2) | Curb Event Center (2,286) Nashville, TN |
| 02/10/2016 7:30 pm | | Jacksonville State | W 81–73 | 18–8 (10–2) | Curb Event Center (1,828) Nashville, TN |
| 02/13/2016 11:00 am, CBSSN | | at Morehead State | L 77–78 | 18–9 (10–3) | Ellis Johnson Arena (3,845) Morehead, KY |
| 02/18/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Eastern Kentucky | W 86–78 | 19–9 (11–3) | McBrayer Arena (4,200) Richmond, KY |
| 02/20/2016 5:00 pm | | Tennessee Tech | W 95–86 | 20–9 (12–3) | Curb Event Center (5,074) Nashville, TN |
| 02/28/2016 2:30 pm | | at Tennessee State | L 72–87 | 20–10 (12–4) | Gentry Complex (6,845) Nashville, TN |
| Ohio Valley Conference tournament ||||||
| 03/04/2016 6:30 pm, ESPNU | (1) | vs. (8) Austin Peay Semifinals | L 96–97 $^{OT}$ | 20–11 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium (2,167) Nashville, TN |
| National Invitation tournament ||||||
| 03/16/2016* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | (6) | at (3) Georgia First Round – Valparaiso Bracket | L 84–93 | 20–12 | Stegeman Coliseum (2,965) Athens, GA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||