Belmont names court in honor of legendary Bruins basketball coach Rick Byrd

The court at Belmont’s Curb Event Center was named Saturday in honor of legendary Bruins coach Rick Byrd.

Byrd retired after 33 years at the end of last season after leading Belmont to the NCAA Tournament for the eighth time in the last 14 years.

Byrd was a 2019 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame candidate and 2013 Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame inductee.

He retired with 805 career victories, which ranks 12th all-time among NCAA Division I head coaches.

The ceremony took place between Belmont’s women’s and men’s games against Jacksonville State.