| Belmont Bruins | |
| Current: | 2023–24 Belmont Bruins women's basketball team |
| University: | Belmont University |
| Conference: | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Location: | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Coach: | Bart Brooks |
| Tenure: | 7th |
| Arena: | Curb Event Center |
| Capacity: | 5,085 |
| Nickname: | Bruins |
| H Body: | 002469 |
| H Pattern B: | _thinsidesonwhite |
| H Shorts: | 002469 |
| H Pattern S: | _blanksides2 |
| A Body: | 002469 |
| A Pattern B: | _thinredsides |
| A Shorts: | 002469 |
| A Pattern S: | _redsides |
| Ncaasecondround: | 2021, 2022 |
| Ncaatourneys: | 2007, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 |
| Conference Tournament: | A-Sun 2007 |
| Conference Season: | A-Sun |
| Division Season: | 2014 |
The Belmont Bruins women's basketball team represents Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. They currently play in the Missouri Valley Conference.[1] On April 24, 2017, former DePaul assistant coach Bart Brooks was introduced as the new Bruins' head coach.[2]
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 eight WNIT appearances and four NAIA Tournament appearances. As of the end of the 2015-16 season, the Bruins have an all-time record of 884-501 and a Division I record of 316-217. [3] [4]
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The Bruins have made the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament seven times, and have an overall record of 2–7.
| First Round |
| L 36−53 | ||
| First Round |
| L 60−74 | ||
| 2017 |
| First Round |
| L 70−73 | |
| 2018 |
| First Round |
| L 58−72 | |
| First Round |
| L 52−74 | ||
| First Round Second Round |
| W 64−59 L 48−70 | ||
| First Round Second Round |
| W 73−70 L 67-70 |
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.
| 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) | ||
| First Round Second Round Quarterfinals | NR Minnesota Duluth #7 Saint Ambrose #2 Arkansas Tech | W, 67–65 W, 78–62 L, 65–88 | ||
| First Round Second Round Quarterfinals | NR Mary Hardin-Baylor #14 Phillips (OK) #6 Montevallo | W, 92–72 W, 80–66 L, 71–83 | ||
| First Round | NR Mary-Hardin Baylor | L, 90–94 (2OT) |
Source[5]
| 2006 | Round 1 | Tennessee Tech | L 56–55 | |
| 2014 | Round 1 | Indiana | L 48–47 | |
| 2023 | Round 1 | Ball State | L 101–86 |