2020–21 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2020–21
Prev Year:2019–20
Next Year:2021–22
Team:Belmont Bruins
Conference:Ohio Valley Conference
Short Conf:OVC
Record:26–4
Conf Record:18–2
Hc Year:2nd
Assoc Coach:Brian Ayers
Asst Coach2:Sean Rutigliano
Asst Coach3:Tyler Holloway
Champion:OVC regular season champions

The 2020–21 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team represented Belmont University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins, led by second-year head coach Casey Alexander, played their home games at the Curb Event Center in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Bruins finished the season 26–4, 18–2 in OVC play to win the regular season championship. They defeated SIU–Edwardsville and Jacksonville State before losing to Morehead State in the OVC tournament championship game. Because of a limited National Invitation Tournament due to COVID-19, the Bruins did not receive an automatic bid to the NIT for being regular season champions.[1] They did not receive an at-large bid to the NIT either.[2]

Previous season

The Bruins finished the 2019–20 season 26–7, 15–3 in OVC play to finish in a tie for the regular season championship. They defeated Eastern Kentucky and Murray State to win the championship of the OVC tournament. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. However, the NCAA Tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Organ. Mike. Belmont basketball snubbed from NIT, first team out of bracket. 2021-10-06. The Tennessean. en-US.
  2. Web site: Morris. Chuck. NIT, NCAA tournaments snub Belmont. 2021-10-06. WSMV Nashville. en.
  3. Web site: NCAA cancels March Madness tournaments, all other winter and spring championships. 2020-12-08. NBC News. en.
  4. News: 2020-21 Belmont Men's Basketball Schedule. Belmont Bruins. December 8, 2020. en.