2021-2022 Belmont Bruins

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2021-2022 Belmont Bruins Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
5 E.J. Bellinger Jr G 6-4 205 - St. Peters (MO) United States Fort Zumwalt South High School
0 Even Brauns So C 6-9 240 - Iowa City (IA) United States Iowa City West High School
10 Caleb Hollander Sr F 6-8 235 - Nashville (TN) United States Nashville Central Christian High School
25 Frank Jakubicek So F 6-8 245 - Cary (IL) United States Cary-Grove High School
2 Grayson Murphy Sr G 6-3 190 Feb 4, 1999 Thompson's Station (TN) United States Independence High School
33 Nick Muszynski Sr C 6-11 240 Nov 19, 1998 Pickerington (OH) United States Saint Charles Preparatory School
20 Tate Pierson Sr G 6-6 210 - Brentwood (TN) United States Brentwood Academy
4 Will Richard Fr F 6-4 206 Dec 24, 2002 Fairburn (GA) United States Woodward Academy
21 Derek Sabin Jr F 6-9 235 - Slinger (WI) United States Slinger High School
11 Michael Shanks So F 6-6 210 - Bentonville (AR) United States Bentonville High School
22 Ben Sheppard Jr G 6-6 190 Jul 16, 2001 Atlanta (GA) United States Greater Atlanta Christian School
3 Luke Smith Sr G 6-0 175 - Knoxville (TN) United States Knoxville Catholic High School
1 Isaiah Walker RS-Fr F 6-5 190 - Wyoming (OH) United States Wyoming High School
24 Jacobi Wood So G 6-2 190 May 24, 2002 Cleveland (TN) United States Cleveland High School

Recent Belmont Bruins History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 20-13 (12-8) 4th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2022-2023 21-11 (14-6) 3rd (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2021-2022 25-8 (15-3) 2nd (OVC) 3rd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2020-2021 26-4 (17-2) 1st (OVC) Runner Up N/A
2019-2020 26-7 (15-3) 1st (OVC) Champion N/A
2018-2019 27-6 (16-2) 1st (OVC) Runner Up NCAA 1st Rnd
2017-2018 24-9 (15-3) 2nd (OVC) Runner Up N/A
2016-2017 23-7 (15-1) 1st (OVC) 3rd Rnd NIT 2nd Rnd
2015-2016 20-12 (12-4) 1st (OVC) 3rd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2014-2015 22-11 (11-5) 2nd (OVC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2013-2014 26-10 (14-2) 1st (OVC) Runner Up NIT 3rd Rnd
2012-2013 26-7 (14-2) 1st (OVC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2011-2012 27-8 (16-2) 1st (A-Sun) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2010-2011 30-5 (19-1) 1st (A-Sun) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2009-2010 19-12 (14-6) 1st (A-Sun) 1st Rnd N/A
2008-2009 20-13 (14-6) 2nd (A-Sun) 2nd Rnd CIT 2nd Rnd
2007-2008 25-9 (14-2) 1st (A-Sun) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2006-2007 23-10 (12-4) 2nd (A-Sun) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2005-2006 20-11 (15-5) 1st (A-Sun) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2004-2005 14-16 (12-8) 3rd (A-Sun) 2nd Rnd N/A
2003-2004 22-8 (15-5) 3rd (A-Sun) 2nd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2002-2003 17-12 (12-4) 3rd (A-Sun) 1st Rnd N/A

2021-2022 Belmont Bruins Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Nick Muszynski NABC All-District (18) First Team
Ben Sheppard NABC All-District (18) First Team
Grayson Murphy NABC All-District (18) Second Team
Luke Smith Academic All-American Third Team
Grayson Murphy All-OVC First Team
Nick Muszynski All-OVC First Team
Ben Sheppard All-OVC First Team
Will Richard OVC All-Newcomer Team
Nick Muszynski OVC Player of the Week (Jan 10, 2022)
Nick Muszynski OVC Player of the Week (Nov 22, 2021)
Ben Sheppard OVC Player of the Week (Feb 7, 2022)
Will Richard OVC Freshman of the Week (Jan 17, 2022)
Will Richard OVC Freshman of the Week (Feb 21, 2022)

2021-2022 Belmont Bruins Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters G. Murphy L. Smith W. Richard B. Sheppard N. Muszynski
Rotation   J. Wood   M. Shanks  
Rotation   T. Pierson      
Lim PT   E. Bellinger I. Walker F. Jakubicek E. Brauns
Lim PT       C. Hollander  
Lim PT       D. Sabin  

2021-2022 Belmont Bruins Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Ben Sheppard 33 31.4 16.2 3.9 1.6 1.2 0.2 1.3
Nick Muszynski 32 26.3 15.8 5.2 2.5 0.6 1.6 1.7
Will Richard 33 27.5 12.1 6.0 1.8 1.2 0.8 1.4
Luke Smith 33 24.6 8.1 2.0 2.3 1.2 0.1 0.9
Grayson Murphy 33 31.1 7.7 6.1 5.8 2.3 0.3 2.2
Jacobi Wood 32 19.8 6.3 2.1 2.2 0.8 0.0 1.7
Tate Pierson 31 14.2 3.5 1.0 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.5
Caleb Hollander 6 5.7 3.2 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3
E.J. Bellinger 22 6.2 3.0 1.0 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.2
Michael Shanks 25 10.3 2.8 1.1 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.6
Even Brauns 31 7.8 2.4 1.6 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.5
Frank Jakubicek 30 7.5 2.1 1.4 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4
Derek Sabin 11 4.8 1.9 1.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.5
Isaiah Walker 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2021-2022 Belmont Bruins Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Casey Alexander Head Coach 2019-2020 Head Coach (Lipscomb, 2013 to 2019)
Brian Ayers Associate Head Coach 2011-2012 Assistant Coach (Belmont, 1998 to 2011)
Tyler Holloway Assistant Coach 2018-2019 Director of Basketball Operations (Belmont, 2011 to 2018)
Sean Rutigliano Assistant Coach 2019-2020 Assistant Coach (Lipscomb, 2015 to 2019)
Scott Corley Athletic Director 2016-2017 N/A
Mick Hedgepeth Director of Basketball Operations 2019-2020 Head Coach (Sewanee, 2017 to 2019)
Kim Anderson Head Athletic Trainer 2018-2019 Assistant Athletic Trainer (Belmont, 2006 to 2018)
Matt Frederick Head Strength and Conditioning Coach 2020-2021 N/A