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Furman at Belmont
Monday, Nov. 15 | 6:30 p.m.
Curb Event Center | Nashville, Tenn.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - - Belmont University men's basketball returns to game action Monday vs. Furman.

Belmont defeated Evansville, 81-43, Saturday. Grayson Murphy had 16 points, six rebounds, five assists and five steals.

What's Bruin
  • Belmont went 26-4 last season, claiming its 12th regular season conference championship in 16 years, seventh in nine years of OVC membership. The Bruins entered Selection Sunday with the most wins in America (with Gonzaga).
  • Belmont returns 97 percent of its offensive production and minutes from last season. All-OVC performers Nick Muszynski and Grayson Murphy stand among the most accomplished players at their respective positions in college basketball.
  • Former Belmont assistant coaches James Strong and Mark Price served as assistant coaches at Furman.
  • Belmont would make annual trips to the Greenville-Spartanburg area to play USC Upstate during its Atlantic Sun Conference days.
  • Belmont and Furman have become fixtures within the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 poll and are annually among the top ranked programs in America by Ken Pomeroy.
  • Belmont, Gonzaga and Buffalo are the only three programs outside the power conferences to win NCAA Tournament games in men's and women's basketball since 2019.
  • Belmont and BYU were the only two programs outside the power conferences to receive Preseason AP Top 25 poll votes in men's and women's basketball.
  • Belmont will join the Missouri Valley Conference July 1, 2022.

This marks the third meeting between Belmont and Furman. Belmont won, 68-61, Nov. 21, 2000.

All ticketing is mobile for the 2021-22 home basketball season at the Curb Event Center. Fans should download tickets before leaving home and add them to their mobile wallet to present at the gate. Please call or text 615-460-2255 with any questions or consult our Mobile Ticketing Guide.

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Tip-off is set for 6:30 p.m. CT from the Curb Event Center. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ and the ESPN app. The live play-by-play of Steve Layman can be heard on the Bruin Sports Network. In-game updates will be available via Twitter @BelmontMBB.

Belmont University men's basketball has earned postseason invitations 14 of the last 16 seasons, including nine berths to the NCAA Tournament. The Bruins have won 20 conference championships since 2006 - third-most nationally over that span (Gonzaga, Kansas). Belmont is one of only six NCAA Division I programs outside the Power 5 to post Top 100 rankings 11 consecutive seasons (BYU, Gonzaga, Saint Mary's (CA), San Diego State, Wichita State). Belmont is one of only four NCAA Division I programs to win 19 or more games 16 consecutive seasons (Gonzaga, Kansas, San Diego State). Belmont University men's basketball boasts an NCAA-leading 18 CoSIDA Academic All-America selections since 2001 and is the only NCAA Division I program to make the NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) Honor Roll every year of existence
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Players Mentioned

Grayson Murphy

#2 Grayson Murphy

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6' 3"
Graduate Student
Independence HS
Nick Muszynski

#33 Nick Muszynski

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6' 11"
Graduate Student
St. Charles Prep

Players Mentioned

Grayson Murphy

#2 Grayson Murphy

6' 3"
Graduate Student
Independence HS
G
Nick Muszynski

#33 Nick Muszynski

6' 11"
Graduate Student
St. Charles Prep
C