2016–17 Brown Bears men's basketball team

2016–17 Brown Bears men's basketball
2016–17 Brown Bears men's basketball
Conference	Ivy League
Record	13–17 (4–10 Ivy)
Head coach	Mike Martin (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Dwayne Pina; Tyler Simms; John Linehan;
Home arena	Pizzitola Sports Center
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Ivy League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
x-Princeton †	14	–	0	1.000	23	–	7	.767
Harvard	10	–	4	.714	18	–	10	.643
Yale	9	–	5	.643	18	–	11	.621
Penn	6	–	8	.429	13	–	15	.464
Columbia	5	–	9	.357	11	–	16	.407
Brown	4	–	10	.286	13	–	17	.433
Cornell	4	–	10	.286	8	–	21	.276
Dartmouth	4	–	10	.286	7	–	20	.259
x – Ivy League champions

† 2017 Ivy League Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Brown Bears men's basketball team represented Brown University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by fifth-year head coach Mike Martin, played their home games at the Pizzitola Sports Center and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 13–17, 4–10 in Ivy League play to finish in a three-way tie for last place. They failed to qualify for the inaugural Ivy League tournament.

Previous season[edit]

The Bears finished the 2015–16 season 8–20, 3–11 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for seventh place.

Offseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Justin Massey	2	G	6'3"	190	Sophomore	Cooper City, FL	Transferred to Florida Atlantic
Joe Sharkey	11	G	6'2"	190	Senior	Norwood, MA	Graduated
Aram Martin	20	F	6'10"	200	Sophomore	San Antonio, TX	Left the team due to personal reasons
Cedric Kuakumensah	21	F	6'9"	245	Senior	Worcester, MA	Graduated
Jason Massey	25	G	6'4"	205	Sophomore	Cooper City, FL	Transferred to Florida Atlantic

2016 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
David Erebor #69 C	Baltimore, MD	Our Lady of Mt. Carmel High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sep 23, 2015
David Erebor #69 C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 61
Brandon Anderson #78 PG	Mahwah, NJ	Don Bosco High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Aug 1, 2015
Brandon Anderson #78 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 60
Joshua Howard PF	Charlotte, NC	Providence Day School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Mar 19, 2016
Joshua Howard PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 60
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 19, 2016.

2017 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tamenang Choh SF	North Andover, MA	Brooks School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Aug 25, 2016
Tamenang Choh SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 19, 2016.

Roster[edit]

2016–17 Brown Bears men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	1	Travis Fuller	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	La Costa Canyon	Encinitas, CA
G	2	Brandon Anderson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Don Bosco Prep	Mahwah, NJ
G	3	Steven Spieth	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	The Miller School of Albemarle	San Antonio, TX
G	4	Obi Okolie	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Archbishop Denis O'Connor	Ajax, ON
G	5	Tavon Blackmon	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Gonzaga College	Upper Marlboro, MD
F	10	David Erebor	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Our Lady of Carmel School	Sykesville, MD
G	11	Chris Sullivan	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Northfield Mt. Hermon	Wilmette, IL
G	12	JR Hobbie	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Manasquan	Spring Lake, NJ
G	13	Patrick Triplett	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Bayless	St. Louis, MO
G	22	Corey Daugherty	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Barrington	Barrington, RI
F	23	Blake Wilkinson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Viewmont Salt Lake CC	Bountiful, UT
F	24	Kyle Haber	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Dubuque Senior	Dubuque, IA
F	25	Joshua Howard	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Providence Day School	Charlotte, NC
F	30	Miki Ljuboja	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Phillips Exeter Academy	North Riverside, IL
C	34	Brandon Charnov	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Fr	Kinkaid	Houston, TX

Head coach

Mike Martin (Brown)

Assistant coach(es)

Dwayne Pina (Boston College)
Tyler Simms (Trinity (CT))
John Linehan (Providence)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Cincinnati Hall of Fame Tip Off	L 55–84	0–1	Fifth Third Arena (6,504) Cincinnati, OH
11/13/2016* 3:00 pm	Niagara	W 88–79	1–1	Pizzitola Sports Center (757) Providence, RI
11/16/2016* 7:00 pm	at No. 21 Rhode Island Hall of Fame Tip Off/Ocean State Cup	L 72–79	1–2	Ryan Center (5,630) Kingston, RI
11/19/2016* 5:30 pm, ESPN3	vs. Marist Hall of Fame Tip Off	L 79–87	1–3	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
11/20/2016* 8:00 pm, ESPN3	vs. Albany Hall of Fame Tip Off	L 76–80	1–4	Mohegan Sun Arena (9,119) Uncasville, CT
11/23/2016* 4:00 pm	Morgan State	W 81–75	2–4	Pizzitola Sports Center (487) Providence, RI
11/28/2016* 7:00 pm	Bryant Ocean State Cup	W 91–90	3–4	Pizzitola Sports Center (636) Providence, RI
11/30/2016* 7:00 pm	St. Francis Brooklyn	W 71–61	4–4	Pizzitola Sports Center (529) Providence, RI
12/03/2016* 1:00 pm	at Central Connecticut	W 75–58	5–4	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,748) New Britain, CT
12/06/2016* 7:00 pm, FS2	at Providence Ocean State Cup	L 57–95	5–5	Dunkin' Donuts Center (4,869) Providence, RI
12/09/2016* 7:00 pm	Emerson	W 90–58	6–5	Pizzitola Sports Center (327) Providence, RI
12/10/2016* 7:00 pm	Johnson & Whales (RI)	W 89–59	7–5	Pizzitola Sports Center (464) Providence, RI
12/22/2016* 3:30 pm	Maine	W 82–77	8–5	Pizzitola Sports Center (650) Providence, RI
12/29/2016* 7:00 pm	Quinnipiac	W 66–61	9–5	Pizzitola Sports Center (622) Providence, RI
12/31/2016* 2:00 pm	Stony Brook	L 89–92	9–6	Pizzitola Sports Center (617) Providence, RI
01/04/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at NJIT	L 73–75	9–7	Fleisher Center (475) Newark, NJ
Ivy League regular season
01/13/2017 8:00 pm	at Princeton	L 66–97	9–8 (0–1)	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,735) Princeton, NJ
01/14/2017 8:00 pm	at Penn	W 82–70	10–8 (1–1)	Palestra (2,843) Philadelphia, PA
01/20/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3	Yale	L 74–75	10–9 (1–2)	Pizzitola Sports Center (1,217) Providence, RI
01/27/2017 8:00 pm	at Yale	L 75–85	10–10 (1–3)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,673) New Haven, CT
02/03/2017 7:00 pm	at Cornell	W 81–70	11–10 (2–3)	Newman Arena (1,153) Ithaca, NY
02/04/2017 7:00 pm, OWS	at Columbia	L 78–83	11–11 (2–4)	Levien Gymnasium (1,843) New York City, NY
02/10/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Harvard	L 74–87	11–12 (2–5)	Pizzitola Sports Center (1,581) Providence, RI
02/11/2017 6:00 pm	Dartmouth	L 74–77	11–13 (2–6)	Pizzitola Sports Center (1,104) Providence, RI
02/17/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3	Penn	L 69–72	11–14 (2–7)	Pizzitola Sports Center (1,113) Providence, RI
02/18/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Princeton	L 51–66	11–15 (2–8)	Pizzitola Sports Center (1,498) Providence, RI
02/24/2017 7:00 pm	at Dartmouth	W 80–75	12–15 (3–8)	Leede Arena (608) Hanover, NH
02/25/2017 7:00 pm	at Harvard	L 58–77	12–16 (3–9)	Lavietes Pavilion (608) Cambridge, MA
03/03/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Columbia	W 88–68	13–16 (4–9)	Pizzitola Sports Center (702) Providence, RI
03/04/2017 6:00 pm	Cornell	L 78–92	13–17 (4–10)	Pizzitola Sports Center (902) Providence, RI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[1]

References[edit]

^ "2016–17 Brown Bears men's basketball schedule". Archived from the original on September 19, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2016.

[1] "2016–17 Brown Bears men's basketball schedule". Archived from the original on September 19, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2016.

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