2017–18 Brown Bears men's basketball team

American college basketball season

2017–18 Brown Bears men's basketball
ConferenceIvy League
Record11–16 (4–10 Ivy)
Head coach
  • Mike Martin (6th season)
Associate head coachT. J. Sorrentine
Assistant coaches
  • Tyler Simms
  • Bryson Johnson
Home arenaPizzitola Sports Center
Seasons
2017–18 Ivy League men's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
x-Harvard 12 – 2   .857 18 – 14   .563
x-Penn † 12 – 2   .857 24 – 9   .727
Yale 9 – 5   .643 16 – 15   .516
Cornell 6 – 8   .429 12 – 16   .429
Princeton 5 – 9   .357 13 – 16   .448
Columbia 5 – 9   .357 8 – 19   .296
Brown 4 – 10   .286 11 – 16   .407
Dartmouth 3 – 11   .214 7 – 20   .259
x – Ivy League co-champions
† 2018 Ivy League Tournament winner

The 2017–18 Brown Bears men's basketball team represented Brown University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by sixth-year head coach Mike Martin, played their home games at the Pizzitola Sports Center in Providence, Rhode Island as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 11–16, 4–10 in Ivy League play to finish in seventh place and fail to qualify for the Ivy League tournament.

Previous season

The Bears finished the 2016–17 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.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Steven Spieth 3 G 6'6" 200 Senior San Antonio, TX Graduated
Tavon Blackmon 5 G 6'0" 180 Senior Upper Marlboro, MD Graduated
J. R. Hobbie 12 G 6'4" 190 Senior Spring Lake, NJ Graduated
Corey Daugherty 22 G 6'1" 165 Sophomore Barrington, RI Left the team due to personal reasons
Blake Wilkinson 23 F 6'7" 235 Senior Bountiful, UT Graduated
Kyle Harber 24 F 6'6" 190 Junior Dubuque, IA Eligibility ended
Miki Ljuboja 30 F 6'8" 225 Junior North Riverside, IL Left the team due to personal reasons
Brandon Charnov 34 C 6'11" 250 Freshman Houston, TX Left the team due to personal reasons

2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Matt DeWolf
#74 C 		Barrington, RI Northfield-Mt. Hermon School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Oct 17, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 58
George Mawanda-Kalema
#125 SG 		Alexandria, VA Episcopal High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oct 15, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 57
Tamenang Choh
SF 		Lowell, MA Brooks School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Aug 25, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Desmond Cambridge
SG 		Nashville, TN The Hun School Of Princeton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 13, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Jake Shaper
SG 		Houston, TX The Kinkaid School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg)  
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 November 7, 2017.

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
David Mitchell
#78 SF 		Belmont, MA Belmont Hill School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 64
Thomas Shaughnessy
#80 PG 		Needham, MA Needham High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 61
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:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 7, 2017.

Roster

2017–18 Brown Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Justin Massey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr American Heritage Cooper City, FL
F 1 Travis Fuller 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr La Costa Canyon Encinitas, CA
G 2 Brandon Anderson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Don Bosco Prep Mahwah, NJ
G 3 George Mawanda-Kalema 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Episcopal Burke, VA
G 4 Obi Okolie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Archbishop Denis O'Connor Ajax, ON
F 5 Joshua Howard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Providence Day School Charlotte, NC
F 10 David Erebor 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Our Lady of Carmel School Sykesville, MD
G 11 Chris Sullivan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Northfield Mt. Hermon Wilmette, IL
G 15 Jake Shaper 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr The Kinkaid School Houston, TX
G 20 Zach Hunsaker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Orem
Snow College 		Orem, UT
G 22 Patrick Triplett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Bayless St. Louis, MO
G 24 Desmond Cambridge 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr The Hun School (NJ) Nashville, TN
F 25 Tamenang Choh 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Brooks School Lowell, MA
F 44 Matt DeWolf 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Northfield Mount Hermon Barrington, RI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2017*
3:00 pm 		Johnson & Wales W 106–78  1–0
 Pizzitola Sports Center (557)
Providence, RI
Nov 13, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Quinnipiac W 79–72  2–0
 TD Bank Sports Center (1,180)
Hamden, CT
Nov 19, 2017*
1:00 pm 		at St. Francis Brooklyn L 74–77  2–1
 Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (513)
Brooklyn, NY
Nov 22, 2017*
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Stony Brook L 64–77  2–2
 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,340)
Stony Brook, NY
Nov 25, 2017*
1:00 pm 		LIU Brooklyn W 94–86  3–2
 Pizzitola Sports Center (392)
Providence, RI
Nov 26, 2017*
6:00 pm 		at Bryant
Ocean State Cup 		W 81–67  4–2
 Chace Athletic Center (608)
Smithfield, RI
Nov 28, 2017*
7:00 pm 		at Rhode Island
Ocean State Cup 		L 62–86  4–3
 Ryan Center (4,485)
Kingston, RI
Dec 2, 2017*
2:00 pm, ILN 		Central Connecticut L 62–68  4–4
 Pizzitola Sports Center (408)
Providence, RI
Dec 6 2017*
7:00 pm, FS2 		at Providence
Ocean State Cup 		L 72–77 OT 4–5
 Dunkin' Donuts Center (6,087)
Providence, RI
Dec 9, 2017*
2:00 pm, ILN 		UMass Lowell W 89–75  5–5
 Pizzitola Sports Center (330)
Providence, RI
Dec 22, 2017*
3:30 pm, ILN 		Marist W 90–69  6–5
 Pizzitola Sports Center (751)
Providence, RI
Dec 30, 2017*
12:00 pm, FS1 		at Northwestern L 73–95  6–6
 Allstate Arena (6,006)
Rosemont, IL
Jan 3, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		NJIT W 70–69  7–6
 Pizzitola Sports Center (336)
Providence, RI
Ivy League regular season
Jan 12, 2018
5:30 pm, ELVN 		at Yale L 72–78  7–7
(0–1) 		John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,248)
New Haven, CT
Jan 19, 2018
8:00 pm, MyRITV 		Yale W 81–80  8–7
(1–1) 		Pizzitola Sports Center (1,553)
Providence, RI
Jan 26, 2018
7:00 pm, ELVN 		Dartmouth W 64–62  9–7
(2–1) 		Pizzitola Sports Center (1,072)
Providence, RI
Jan 27, 2018
6:00 pm, NESN+ 		Harvard L 77–86  9–8
(2–2) 		Pizzitola Sports Center (2,149)
Providence, RI
Feb 2, 2018
7:00 pm, ILN 		at Penn L 90–95  9–9
(2–3) 		Palestra (2,163)
Philadelphia, PA
Feb 3, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Princeton W 102–100 OT 10–9
(3–3) 		Jadwin Gymnasium (2,163)
Princeton, NJ
Feb 9, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Cornell L 60–78  10–10
(3–4) 		Pizzitola Sports Center (780)
Providence, RI
Feb 10, 2018
6:00 pm, MyRITV 		Columbia W 91–88 OT 11–10
(4–4) 		Pizzitola Sports Center (1,038)
Providence, RI
Feb 16, 2018
7:00 pm, NESN 		at Harvard L 58–65  11–11
(4–5) 		Lavietes Pavilion (1,486)
Boston, MA
Feb 17, 2018
7:00 pm, ILN 		at Dartmouth L 63–66  11–12
(4–6) 		Leede Arena (767)
Hanover, NH
Feb 23, 2018
7:00 pm, SNY 		at Columbia L 82–89  11–13
(4–7) 		Levien Gymnasium (1,611)
New York, NY
Feb 24, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Cornell L 68–73  11–14
(4–8) 		Newman Arena (1,642)
Ithaca, NY
Mar 2, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Princeton L 63–78  11–15
(4–9) 		Pizzitola Sports Center (516)
Providence, RI
Mar 3, 2018
6:00 pm, ILN 		Penn L 93–99  11–16
(4–10) 		Pizzitola Sports Center (1,192)
Providence, RI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "2017–18 Brown Men's Basketball Schedule". Brown. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  2. ^ "Brown Bears Basketball 2017–18 Schedule - Bears Home and Away - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
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