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
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Belmont 16 2   .889 27 6   .818
Murray State 16 2   .889 28 5   .848
Jacksonville State 15 3   .833 24 9   .727
Austin Peay 13 5   .722 22 11   .667
Morehead State 8 10   .444 13 20   .394
Eastern Illinois 7 11   .389 14 18   .438
UT Martin 6 12   .333 12 19   .387
SIU Edwardsville 6 12   .333 10 21   .323
Eastern Kentucky 6 12   .333 13 18   .419
Tennessee State 6 12   .333 9 21   .300
Southeast Missouri State 5 13   .278 10 21   .323
Tennessee Tech 4 14   .222 8 23   .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.