2014–15 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team represented Belmont University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins, led by 29th year head coach Rick Byrd, played their home games at the Curb Event Center and were members of the Ohio Valley Conference in the East Division. They finished the season 22–11, 11–5 in OVC play to finish a tie for the East Division championship. They defeated Eastern Kentucky and Murray State to be champions of the Ohio Valley tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Virginia.

2014–15 Belmont Bruins men's basketball
Ohio Valley East Division co–champions
Ohio Valley Tournament champions
NCAA tournament, round of 64
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record22–11 (11–5 OVC)
Head coach
  • Rick Byrd (29th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Brian Ayers
  • James Strong
  • Mark Price
Home arenaCurb Event Center
2014–15 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Belmont115 .6882211  .667
Eastern Kentucky115 .6882112  .636
Morehead State106 .6251717  .500
Jacksonville State511 .3131219  .387
Tennessee Tech412 .2501218  .400
Tennessee State214 .125526  .161
West
Murray State160 1.000296  .829
UT Martin106 .6252113  .618
Eastern Illinois97 .5631815  .545
SIU Edwardsville88 .5001216  .429
Southeast Missouri St.79 .4381317  .433
Austin Peay313 .188822  .267
2015 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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