The Bruins, led by 32nd-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 defeated Austin Peay in the semifinals of the OVC tournament to advance to the championship game where they lost to Murray State.

As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament title, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament.

[2][3] In a vote of Ohio Valley Conference head men's basketball coaches and sports information directors, Belmont was picked to win the OVC for the third consecutive year.

[4] After five years of divisional play in the OVC, the conference eliminated divisions for the 2017–18 season.