2016–17 Brown Bears men's basketball team

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.

2016–17 Brown Bears men's basketball
ConferenceIvy League
2016–17 record13–17 (4–10 Ivy)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPizzitola Sports Center
2016–17 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
x-Princeton140 1.000  237  .767
Harvard104 .714  1810  .643
Yale95 .643  1811  .621
Penn68 .429  1315  .464
Columbia59 .357  1116  .407
Brown410 .286  1317  .433
Cornell410 .286  821  .276
Dartmouth410 .286  720  .259
x – Ivy League champions
2017 Ivy League Tournament winner

Previous season

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

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Justin Massey2G6'3"190SophomoreCooper City, FLTransferred to Florida Atlantic
Joe Sharkey11G6'2"190SeniorNorwood, MAGraduated
Aram Martin20F6'10"200SophomoreSan Antonio, TXLeft the team due to personal reasons
Cedric Kuakumensah21F6'9"245SeniorWorcester, MAGraduated
Jason Massey25G6'4"205SophomoreCooper City, FLTransferred to Florida Atlantic

2016 recruiting class

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 
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 
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 
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 2016-09-19.

    2017 recruiting class

    Roster

    2016–17 Brown Bears men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 1 Travis Fuller 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoLa Costa Canyon Encinitas, CA
    G 2 Brandon Anderson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrDon Bosco Prep Mahwah, NJ
    G 3 Steven Spieth 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrThe Miller School of Albemarle San Antonio, TX
    G 4 Obi Okolie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoArchbishop Denis O'Connor Ajax, ON
    G 5 Tavon Blackmon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrGonzaga College Upper Marlboro, MD
    F 10 David Erebor 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrOur Lady of Carmel School Sykesville, MD
    G 11 Chris Sullivan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoNorthfield Mt. Hermon Wilmette, IL
    G 12 JR Hobbie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrManasquan Spring Lake, NJ
    G 13 Patrick Triplett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrBayless St. Louis, MO
    G 22 Corey Daugherty 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)165 lb (75 kg) SoBarrington Barrington, RI
    F 23 Blake Wilkinson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg) SrViewmont
    Salt Lake CC
    Bountiful, UT
    F 24 Kyle Haber 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrDubuque Senior Dubuque, IA
    F 25 Joshua Howard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrProvidence Day School Charlotte, NC
    F 30 Miki Ljuboja 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrPhillips Exeter Academy North Riverside, IL
    C 34 Brandon Charnov 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)250 lb (113 kg) FrKinkaid Houston, TX
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# 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

    1. "2016–17 Brown Bears men's basketball schedule". Archived from the original on 2016-09-19. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
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