Belmont Bruins women's basketball

The Belmont Bruins women's basketball team represents Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. They currently play in the Missouri Valley Conference.^[2] On April 24, 2017, former DePaul assistant coach Bart Brooks was introduced as the new Bruins' head coach.^[3]

Belmont Bruins
2024–25 Belmont Bruins women's basketball team
University	Belmont University
Head coach	Bart Brooks (8th season)
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Location	Nashville, Tennessee
Arena	Curb Event Center (capacity: 5,085)
Nickname	Bruins
Colors	Navy, white, and red[1]
Uniforms
Home Away
NCAA tournament second round
2021, 2022
NCAA tournament appearances
2007, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
Conference tournament champions
A-Sun: 2007 OVC: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
Conference regular-season champions
A-Sun: 2006, 2007 OVC: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 MVC: 2023
Conference division regular-season champions
2014

History

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 three WNIT appearances, one WBIT appearance and four NAIA Tournament appearances. As of the end of the 2023-2024 season, the Bruins have an all-time record of 1,083-563 and a Division I record of 526-298.^[4]

Season by season results

Sources:

• Belmont record book
• Missouri Valley Conference records
• ASUN Conference Women’s Basketball Record Book

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Betty Wiseman () (1968–1984)
1968–69	Betty Wiseman	3–7
1969–70	Betty Wiseman	17–2
1970–71	Betty Wiseman	14–7
1971–72	Betty Wiseman	11–4
1972–73	Betty Wiseman	14–8
1973–74	Betty Wiseman	22–6
1974–75	Betty Wiseman	23–3
1975–76	Betty Wiseman	19–6
1976–77	Betty Wiseman	14–8
1977–78	Betty Wiseman	9–15
1978–79	Betty Wiseman	15–15
1979–80	Betty Wiseman	10–19
1980–81	Betty Wiseman	24–10
1981-82	Betty Wiseman	16–13
1982-83	Betty Wiseman	21–13
1983-84	Betty Wiseman	15–15
Betty Wiseman:		247–151
Tony Cross (Volunteer State Athletic Conference) (1984–1985)
1984-85	Tony Cross	14–16
Tony Cross:		14–16
Tony Cross (Tennessee Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1985–2001)
1985–86	Tony Cross	17–15
1986–87	Tony Cross	23–8
1987–88	Tony Cross	24–6
1988–89	Tony Cross	21–11
1989–90	Tony Cross	28–4
1990–91	Tony Cross	32–5
1991–92	Tony Cross	29–7
1992–93	Tony Cross	23–10
1993–94	Tony Cross	32–3
1994–95	Tony Cross	21–11
1995–96	Tony Cross	26–8
1996–97	Tony Cross	20–10
1997–98	Tony Cross	16–10
1998–99	Tony Cross	19–8
1999-00	Tony Cross	20–8
2000–01	Tony Cross	14–14
Tony Cross:		365–138
Tony Cross (ASUN Conference) (2001–2010)
2001–02	Tony Cross	19–9	13–7	2nd
2002–03	Tony Cross	19–10	9–7	2nd
2003–04	Tony Cross	16–12	14–6	1st
2004–05	Tony Cross	17–11	12–8	T-2nd
2005–06	Tony Cross	22–8	17–3	1st
2006–07	Tony Cross	25–7	16–2	1st	NCAA First Round
2007–08	Tony Cross	14–16	8–8	T-5th
2008–09	Tony Cross	18–13	12–8	4th
2009–10	Tony Cross	15–15	9–11	T-5th
Tony Cross:		165–101	110–60
Tony Cross:		544–255
Brittney Ezell (ASUN Conference) (2010–2013)
2010–11	Brittney Ezell	11–20	7–13	8th
2011–12	Brittney Ezell	12–18	11–7	3rd
Brittney Ezell:		23–38	18–20
(Ohio Valley Conference) (–present)
2012–13	Brittney Ezell	18–14	11–5	T- 2nd East	First Round
Brittney Ezell:		18–14	11–5
Cameron Newbauer (Ohio Valley Conference) (2013–2017)
2013–14	Cameron Newbauer	14–18	10–6	2nd	First Round
2014–15	Cameron Newbauer	14–17	10–6	5th
2015–16	Cameron Newbauer	24–9	13–3	2nd	NCAA First Round
2016–17	Cameron Newbauer	27–6	18–0	1st	NCAA First Round
Cameron Newbauer:		79–50	51–15
Bart Brooks (Ohio Valley Conference) (2017–2022)
2017–18	Bart Brooks	31–4	18–0	1st	NCAA First Round
2018–19	Bart Brooks	26–7	16–2	1st	NCAA First Round
2019–20	Bart Brooks	22–9	16–2	T-1st	Cancelled
2020–21	Bart Brooks	21–6	14–3	2nd	NCAA Second Round
2021–22	Bart Brooks	23–8	16–2	1st	NCAA Second Round
Bart Brooks:		123–34	80–9
Bart Brooks (Missouri Valley Conference) (2022–present)
2022–23	Bart Brooks	23–12	17–3	T-1st	WNIT First Round
2023-24	Bart Brooks	26–8	17–3	2nd	WBIT Second Round
2024-25	Bart Brooks	26–12	15–5	T-3rd	WBIT Runner-Up
Bart Brooks:		75–32	49–11
Total:
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

Postseason results

NCAA Division I

The Bruins have made the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament seven times, and have an overall record of 2–7.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2007	#14	First Round	#3 Georgia	L 36−53
2016	#13	First Round	#4 Michigan State	L 60−74
2017	#13	First Round	#4 Kentucky	L 70−73
2018	#12	First Round	#5 Duke	L 58−72
2019	#13	First Round	#4 South Carolina	L 52−74
2021	#12	First Round Second Round	#5 Gonzaga #4 Indiana	W 64−59 L 48−70
2022	#12	First Round Second Round	#5 Oregon #4 Tennessee	W 73−70 L 67-70

NAIA Division I

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.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1991	#10	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)
1992	#10	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	NR Minnesota Duluth #7 Saint Ambrose #2 Arkansas Tech	W, 67–65 W, 78–62 L, 65–88
1994	#3	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	NR Mary Hardin-Baylor #14 Phillips (OK) #6 Montevallo	W, 92–72 W, 80–66 L, 71–83
1996	#15	First Round	NR Mary-Hardin Baylor	L, 90–94 (2OT)

WNIT

Source^[5]

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2006	Round 1	Tennessee Tech	L 56–55
2014	Round 1	Indiana	L 48–47
2023	Round 1	Ball State	L 101–86

Notable players

• Alysha Clark (born 1987), American-Israeli basketball player. Completed her college career at Middle Tennessee.