[2] The Bruins play their home games at the Curb Event Center under head coach Casey Alexander.

Its nickname was established because of both school's close placement in Nashville, Tennessee– about three miles apart on the same road.

In three consecutive years (from 2018 to 2020), the Racers and Bruins met in the OVC Tournament finals, with Belmont winning the 2020 meeting.

With Belmont joining the MVC alongside Murray State,[3] the rivalry will continue in that conference.

The Bruins finished 30–4 overall (marking their first 30 win season in the NCAA era) and 19–1 in conference play.

They faced the perennial powerhouse the #4 seed Wisconsin Badgers in the second round of the Southeast Region, where they lost 58–72.