2018–19 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team

2018–19 Belmont Bruins men's basketball
Ohio Valley regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record27–6 (16–2 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brian Ayers
  • James Strong
  • Tyler Holloway
Home arenaCurb Event Center
2018–19 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Belmont162 .889276  .818
Murray State162 .889285  .848
Jacksonville State153 .833249  .727
Austin Peay135 .7222211  .667
Morehead State810 .4441320  .394
Eastern Illinois711 .3891418  .438
UT Martin612 .3331219  .387
SIU Edwardsville612 .3331021  .323
Eastern Kentucky612 .3331318  .419
Tennessee State612 .333921  .300
Southeast Missouri State513 .2781021  .323
Tennessee Tech414 .222823  .258
2019 OVC tournament winner

The 2018–19 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team represented Belmont University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins, led by 33rd-year head coach Rick Byrd, played their home games at the Curb Event Center in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 27–6, 16–2 in OVC play to finish in a tie for the regular season championship with Murray State. They defeated Austin Peay in the semifinals of the Ohio Valley tournament before losing to Murray State in the finals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, their first ever at-large bid, where they defeated Temple in the First Four before losing in the first round to Maryland.

On April 1, 2019, head coach Rick Byrd announced his retirement. He finished at Belmont with a 33-year record of 713–347.