2023–24 Belmont Bruins women's basketball team
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WBIT, Second Round | |
Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Record | 26–8 (17–3 MVC) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Jamey Givens |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Curb Event Center |
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake † | 19 | – | 1 | .950 | 29 | – | 6 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Belmont | 17 | – | 3 | .850 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri State | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Iowa | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Murray State | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UIC | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Valparaiso | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | 5 | – | 25 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradley | 2 | – | 18 | .100 | 6 | – | 26 | .188 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Evansville | 2 | – | 18 | .100 | 4 | – | 28 | .125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 MVC tournament winner |
The 2023–24 Belmont Bruins women's basketball team represented Belmont University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bruins, led by seventh-year head coach Bart Brooks, played their home games at the Curb Event Center in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.
Previous season
The Bruins finished the 2022–23 season 23–12, 17–3 in MVC play to finish in a tie for first place.[1] In the MVC tournament, they defeated Southern Illinois in the quarterfinals[2] and Northern Iowa in the semifinals,[3] before falling to Drake in the championship game.[4] They received an at-large bid into the WNIT,[5] where they would lose to Ball State in the first round.[6]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2023* 11:30 am, SECN+ | at Missouri | L 61–72 | 0–1 | Mizzou Arena (5,336) Columbia, MO | |||||||
November 10, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Georgia | W 76–50 | 1–1 | Curb Event Center (1,203) Nashville, TN | |||||||
November 15, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Wichita State | W 75–67 | 2–1 | Curb Event Center (775) Nashville, TN | |||||||
November 19, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Mississippi State | L 62–63 | 2–2 | Curb Event Center (1,307) Nashville, TN | |||||||
November 22, 2023* 3:30 pm, FloHoops | vs. No. 4 Stanford Ball Dawgs Classic semifinals | L 55–74 | 2–3 | Dollar Loan Center (1,634) Henderson, NV | |||||||
November 24, 2023* 11:00 pm, FloHoops | vs. Northwestern Ball Dawgs Classic 3rd place game | W 83–61 | 3–3 | Dollar Loan Center (1,584) Henderson, NV | |||||||
November 29, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Troy | W 72–68 | 4–3 | Trojan Arena (1,473) Troy, AL | |||||||
December 3, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Middle Tennessee | W 71–57 | 5–3 | Curb Event Center (1,365) Nashville, TN | |||||||
December 6, 2023* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | Lipscomb Battle of the Boulevard | W 70–51 | 6–3 | Curb Event Center (1,881) Nashville, TN | |||||||
December 17, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Kennesaw State | W 65–54 | 7–3 | KSU Convocation Center (459) Kennesaw, GA | |||||||
December 22, 2023* 12:00 pm, B1G+ | at No. 13 Ohio State | L 55–84 | 7–4 | Value City Arena (6,336) Columbus, OH | |||||||
MVC regular season | |||||||||||
December 30, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | UIC | W 69–61 | 8–4 (1–0) | Curb Event Center (1,042) Nashville, TN | |||||||
January 4, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Illinois State | W 64–52 | 9–4 (2–0) | Curb Event Center (878) Nashville, TN | |||||||
January 6, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Bradley | W 89–47 | 10–4 (3–0) | Curb Event Center (1,003) Nashville, TN | |||||||
January 12, 2024 11:00 am, ESPN+ | at Evansville | W 84–40 | 11–4 (4–0) | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (1,508) Evansville, IN | |||||||
January 14, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Indiana State | W 61–56 | 12–4 (5–0) | Hulman Center (1,177) Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
January 19, 2024 6:00 pm, BSSO/ESPN+ | at Drake | L 65–69 | 12–5 (5–1) | Knapp Center (2,134) Des Moines, IA | |||||||
January 21, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Northern Iowa | W 72–67 | 13–5 (6–1) | McLeod Center (3,912) Cedar Falls, IA | |||||||
January 26, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Missouri State | W 66–55 | 14–5 (7–1) | Curb Event Center (892) Nashville, TN | |||||||
January 28, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Southern Illinois | W 72–64 | 15–5 (8–1) | Curb Event Center (892) Nashville, TN | |||||||
February 2, 2024 6:00 pm, BSSO/ESPN+ | Murray State | W 73–54 | 16–5 (9–1) | Curb Event Center (919) Nashville, TN | |||||||
February 9, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Missouri State | L 54–73 | 16–6 (9–2) | Great Southern Bank Arena (3,503) Springfield, MO | |||||||
February 11, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Southern Illinois | W 65–55 | 17–6 (10–2) | Banterra Center (325) Carbondale, IL | |||||||
February 15, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Northern Iowa | W 84–72 | 18–6 (11–2) | Curb Event Center (812) Nashville, TN | |||||||
February 17, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | Drake | L 71–77 | 18–7 (11–3) | Curb Event Center (1,191) Nashville, TN | |||||||
February 22, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Valparaiso | W 83–56 | 19–7 (12–3) | Athletics–Recreation Center (270) Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
February 25, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Murray State | W 76–63 | 20–7 (13–3) | CFSB Center (1,647) Murray, KY | |||||||
March 1, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Indiana State | W 87–62 | 21–7 (14–3) | Curb Event Center (789) Nashville, TN | |||||||
March 3, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | Evansville | W 80–55 | 22–7 (15–3) | Curb Event Center (1,175) Nashville, TN | |||||||
March 7, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Bradley | W 77–72 | 23–7 (16–3) | Renaissance Coliseum (332) Peoria, IL | |||||||
March 9, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Illinois State | W 72–69 | 24–7 (17–3) | CEFCU Arena (1,725) Normal, IL | |||||||
MVC tournament | |||||||||||
March 15, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (7) UIC Quarterfinals | W 70–65 | 25–7 | Vibrant Arena at The MARK (1,004) Moline, IL | ||||||
March 16, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (3) Missouri State Semifinals | L 48–63 | 25–8 | Vibrant Arena at The MARK (1,747) Moline, IL | ||||||
WBIT | |||||||||||
March 21, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | at (4) Ball State First Round | W 77–59 | 26–8 | Worthen Arena (719) Columbus, OH | |||||||
March 25, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | at (1) Penn State Second Round | L 66–74 | 26–9 | Bryce Jordan Center (1,666) University Park, PA | |||||||
Sources:[7][8]
References
- ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- ^ "Belmont Gets Past Southern Illinois in MVC Tournament Quarters, 70-64". Belmont University. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- ^ "Northern Iowa women's basketball falters late in MVC Tournament semifinal loss to Belmont". Des Moines Register. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- ^ "Belmont women's basketball misses automatic NCAA Tournament berth after losing to Drake in MVC championship". The Tennessean. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- ^ "Bracket, Round 1 matchups and times announced for 2023 Postseason WNIT". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- ^ "WBB Advances to Second Round of WNIT With Win over Belmont". Ball State University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Belmont University. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- ^ "Belmont Bruins 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 3, 2024.