Belmont

Official Name: 
Belmont University
Nickname: 
Bruins
Mailing Address: 

1900 Belmont Boulevard
Nashville, TN 37212-3757

Website: 
www.belmontbruins.com
Telephone: 
(615) 460-5609
Fax: 
(615) 460-5584
Enrollment: 
3,130
Arena: 

Curb Event Center
Capacity: 5,000
Year Opened: 2003

School Colors: 
Red, White and Navy Blue
Conference: 

Atlantic Sun (since 2002)

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(3) 2006, 2007, and 2008
0-3 record (.000)

NIT Appearances: 

(1) 2004
0-1 record (.000)

NAIA Tournament Appearances: 

(5) 1989, 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1996
9-5 record (.643)
Reached national semifinals in 1995 and 1996

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Rick Byrd (24 years from 1987-2010, 488-273 record, .641)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Joe Behling (2,823 points from 1987-90 when school was classified as a small college)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Joe Gaines (1,895 from 1969-72 when school was classified as a small college)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Josh Goodwin (39 points as junior at East Tennessee State in overtime on 12/1/05)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Josh Goodwin* (39 at East Tennessee State in OT)
December 1, 2005 (junior/12.3 ppg)
*School Division I record. All-time Belmont mark set by Joe Behling (58 at David Lipscomb on 3-4-89).

1

2

OT

Total

Belmont

33

47

8

88

East Tennessee State

44

36

5

85

Belmont

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Oliver

2-6

1-4

0-0

5

Preston

1-2

0-0

1-2

3

Goodwin

12-21

0-0

4-5

39

Collins

2-4

0-0

1-4

5

Hare

3-12

0-0

3-5

10

Jones

0-0

0-0

0-2

0

Herndon

6-13

0-0

1-4

13

Wicke

2-9

0-0

0-0

6

Harris

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

Dotson

3-8

0-0

0-0

6

Modlin

0-0

0-0

1-2

1

Totals

31-76

15-45

11-24

88

Percentages

.408

.333

.458

East Tennessee State

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Reed

3-5

1-1

0-0

7

Nuckles

5-10

1-4

5-7

16

Sneed

6-12

0-0

5-9

17

Rhoda

2-7

0-0

5-5

9

Smith

8-23

1-6

4-5

21

Swader

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Pigram

2-12

2-7

0-0

6

Williams

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Thomas

2-3

0-0

0-0

4

Strong

2-4

1-3

0-0

5

Totals

30-76

6-21

19-26

85

Percentages

.395

.286

.731
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Larry D. Striplin

4

1953-56

58-42

.580

1956

16-8

George Kelley

6

1957-62

58-71

.450

1962

11-9

Kenny B. Sidwell

4

1963, 64, 73, 74

36-53

.404

1964

10-8

Wayne Dobbs

2

1965-66

35-19

.648

1965

21-7

Jack Young

1

1967

9-16

.360

1967

9-16

Dewey Jones

5

1968-72

69-76

.476

1972

18-8

Dick Campbell

4

1975-78

48-68

.414

1975, 1976

15-13

Don Purdy

8

1979-86

116-138

.457

1983

22-9

Rick Byrd

25

1987-2011

518-278

.651

1995

37-2
  • All-Time W-L Record: 946-757 (.555) from 1953 through 2011.
  • NOTE: Belmont (TN) moved up to major-college status in 1999.