2007–08 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team represented Belmont University during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins, led by 22nd year head coach Rick Byrd, played their home games at the Curb Event Center and are members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 25–9, 14–2 in A-Sun play to win the regular season conference championship. They also were champions of the 2008 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 15 seed in the West region, the Bruins lost to No. 2 seed Duke by a single point, 71–70.^[1]

2007–08 Belmont Bruins men's basketball
Atlantic Sun regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	25–9 (14–2 A Sun)
Head coach	Rick Byrd
Home arena	Curb Event Center
Seasons ← 2006–07 2008–09 →

2007–08 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Belmont †	14	–	2		.875			25	–	9		.735
Jacksonville	12	–	4		.750			18	–	13		.581
East Tennessee State	11	–	5		.688			19	–	13		.594
Stetson	11	–	5		.688			16	–	16		.500
Gardner–Webb	9	–	7		.563			16	–	16		.500
Lipscomb	9	–	7		.563			15	–	16		.484
Kennesaw State	7	–	9		.438			10	–	20		.333
Mercer	6	–	10		.375			11	–	19		.367
Florida Gulf Coast	6	–	10		.375			10	–	21		.323
Campbell	5	–	11		.313			10	–	20		.333
USC Upstate	5	–	11		.313			7	–	23		.233
North Florida	1	–	15		.063			3	–	26		.103
† 2008 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner As of March 3, 2008 Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2007–08 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 2 Shane Dansby 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Pegram, Tennessee G 12 Alex Renfroe 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Hermitage, Tennessee G 24 Justin Hare 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Cleveland, Tennessee	Head coach Rick Byrd Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 9, 2007*		at Cincinnati	W 86–75	1–0	Fifth Third Arena  Cincinnati, Ohio
Nov 10, 2007*		vs. Bowling Green State	L 67–78	1–1	Fifth Third Arena  Cincinnati, Ohio
Nov 11, 2007*		vs. Western Carolina	W 79–70	2–1	Fifth Third Arena  Cincinnati, Ohio
Nov 15, 2007*		at Samford	W 82–73	3–1	Pete Hanna Center  Birmingham, Alabama
Nov 17, 2007*		at Austin Peay	L 56–71	3–2	Dunn Center  Clarksville, Tennessee
Nov 19, 2007*		at Alabama	W 85–83	4–2	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Nov 26, 2007*		Middle Tennessee	W 85–62	5–2	Curb Event Center  Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 1, 2007*		at No. 23 Xavier	L 49–90	5–3	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 4, 2007*		Fisk	W 106–49	6–3	Curb Event Center  Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 12, 2007*		at Middle Tennessee	L 80–86 ^OT	6–4	Murphy Center  Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Dec 17, 2007*		Tennessee State	W 82–71	7–4	Curb Event Center  Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 19, 2007*		Austin Peay	L 84–93	7–5	Curb Event Center  Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 29, 2007*		vs. Wright State	L 74–78 ^OT	7–6	McKenzie Arena  Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 30, 2007*		vs. Murray State	W 84–67	8–6	McKenzie Arena  Chattanooga, Tennessee
Jan 3, 2008		at Gardner-Webb	W 87–84	9–6 (1–0)	Paul Porter Arena  Boiling Springs, North Carolina
Jan 5, 2008		at Campbell	L 75–83	9–7 (1–1)	Carter Gymnasium  Buies Creek, North Carolina
Jan 12, 2008		at Lipscomb	W 99–91 ^2OT	10–7 (2–1)	Allen Arena  Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 17, 2008		East Tennessee State	W 86–83	11–7 (3–1)	Curb Event Center  Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 19, 2008		South Carolina Upstate	W 76–52	12–7 (4–1)	Curb Event Center  Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 24, 2008		at Kennesaw State	L 79–81	12–8 (4–2)	KSU Convocation Center  Kennesaw, Georgia
Jan 26, 2008		at Mercer	W 93–82	13–8 (5–2)	University Center  Macon, Georgia
Jan 31, 2008		at Stetson	W 83–75	14–8 (6–2)	Edmunds Center  DeLand, Florida
Feb 2, 2008		Florida Gulf Coast	W 86–74	15–8 (7–2)	Curb Event Center  Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 7, 2008		Jacksonville	W 85–78	16–8 (8–2)	Curb Event Center  Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 9, 2008		North Florida	W 79–56	17–8 (9–2)	Curb Event Center  Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 14, 2008		at East Tennessee State	W 87–75	18–8 (10–2)	Memorial Center  Johnson City, Tennessee
Feb 16, 2008		at South Carolina Upstate	W 82–72	19–8 (11–2)	G.B. Hodge Center  Valley Falls, South Carolina
Feb 22, 2008		Lipscomb	W 74–65	20–8 (12–2)	Curb Event Center  Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 28, 2008		Campbell	W 75–64	21–8 (13–2)	Curb Event Center  Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 1, 2008		Gardner-Webb	W 76–73	22–8 (14–2)	Curb Event Center  Nashville, Tennessee
Atlantic Sun tournament
Mar 5, 2008*		Campbell Quarterfinals	W 75–66	23–8	Allen Arena  Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 7, 2008*		East Tennessee State Semifinals	W 69–65	24–8	Allen Arena  Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 8, 2008*		Jacksonville Championship Game	W 79–61	25–8	Allen Arena  Nashville, Tennessee
NCAA tournament
Mar 20, 2008*	(15 W)	vs. (2 W) No. 9 Duke First Round	L 70–71	25–9	Verizon Center  Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time.

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References

1. "Henderson's layup, Nelson's steal save Duke from upset loss". ESPN. March 20, 2008. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
2. "2007–08 Belmont Bruins Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
3. "2007-08 Belmont Men's Basketball Schedule". Belmont University Athletics. Retrieved August 27, 2021.