Brown Bears men's basketball

Men's college basketball team

Brown Bears

2023–24 Brown Bears men's basketball team

University

Brown University

Head coach

Mike Martin (11th season)

Conference

Ivy League

Location

Providence, Rhode Island

Arena

Pizzitola Sports Center
(Capacity: 2,800)

Nickname

Bears

Colors

Seal brown, cardinal red, and white^[1]

NCAA tournament appearances

1939, 1986

Conference regular season champions

1986

The Brown Bears men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Brown University, located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school's team currently competes in the Ivy League.

Postseason results

NCAA tournament results

The Brown Bears have appeared in the NCAA Tournament two times, including the inaugural tournament in 1939. Their combined record is 0–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1939	Quarterfinals	Villanova	L 30–42
1986	First Round	Syracuse	L 52–101

NIT results

The Brown Bears have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2003	First Round	Virginia	L 73–89

CBI results

The Brown Bears have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) two times. Their combined record is 1–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2008	First Round	Ohio	L 74–80
2019	First Round Second Round	UAB Loyola Marymount	W 83–78 L 61–83

CIT results

The Brown Bears have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT), one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2014	First Round	Holy Cross	L 65–68

References

^ "Brown University Athletics & Recreation Brand Guidelines" (PDF). June 17, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2022.

External links

Official website

Brown Bears men's basketball

Venues

Marvel Gymnasium (1927–1989)
Pizzitola Sports Center (1989–present)

People

Seasons

List of seasons
1900–01
1901–02
1902–03
1903–04
1904–05
1905–06
1906–07
1907–08
1908–09
1909–10
1910–11
1911–12
1912–18
1918–19
1919–20
1920–21
1921–22
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1924–25
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1930–31
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1932–33
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1981–82
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1984–85
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1987–88
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1989–90
1990–91
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1992–93
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2002–03
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2007–08
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2009–10
2010–11
2011–12
2012–13
2013–14
2014–15
2015–16
2016–17
2017–18
2018–19
2019–20
2020–21
2021–22
2022–23
2023–24
2024–25

v t e Brown University
Schools	College Graduate School Alpert Medical School School of Engineering School of Public Health
Centers	Annenberg Institute Arts Institute Carney Institute ICERM Joukowsky Institute Pembroke Center Political Theory Project Watson Institute
Athletics	Ivy League Brown Bears Football Baseball Men's basketball Women's basketball Men's lacrosse Men's soccer Men's ice hockey Women's ice hockey Sailing Gouse Field Marvel Gymnasium Meehan Auditorium Murray Stadium Pizzitola Sports Center Stevenson Field
Campus	Buildings Statues Angell Street Andrews House Annmary Brown Memorial Bell Gallery Computing Laboratory Corliss–Brackett House Granoff Center Haffenreffer Museum Hay Library Joseph Haile House John Carter Brown Library Ladd Observatory Lindemann Performing Arts Center Nightingale–Brown House Jerimoth Hill Rockefeller Library Sayles Hall Sciences Library Slavery Memorial South Street Landing Thayer Street University Hall Van Wickle Gates Wickenden Street
History	History Open Curriculum In popular culture Alumni Faculty Presidents Coat of Arms Anne S. K. Brown Military Collection Josiah S. Carberry
Student Life	Alma Mater WBRU Brown Student & Community Radio Program in Liberal Medical Education International Mentoring Program Spring Weekend
Publications	Brown Daily Herald Brown Journal of World Affairs The Brown Jug The Brown Noser The College Hill Independent Cardinal Points Critical Review Encyclopedia Brunoniana Modernist Journals Project Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Brown Political Review The Brown Spectator Studies in Comparative International Development Women Writers Project
Organizations	Band Bear Necessities Bootstrap Brownbrokers Center for Students of Color Debating Union Derbies Ivy Film Festival Jabberwocks Orchestra Production Workshop Rhode Island Innovative Policy Lab Rites and Reason Theatre Sarah Doyle Women's Center Societas Domi Pacificae Zeta Delta Xi

v t e Ivy League men's basketball
Teams	Brown Bears Columbia Lions Cornell Big Red Dartmouth Big Green Harvard Crimson Penn Quakers Princeton Tigers Yale Bulldogs
Championships & awards	Conference tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24