2014–15 Brown Bears men's basketball team

2014–15 Brown Bears men's basketball
Conference Ivy League
2014–15 record 13–18 (4–10 Ivy)
Head coach Mike Martin (3rd year)
Assistant coach T. J. Sorrentine
Assistant coach Dwayne Pina
Assistant coach Paul Halas
Home arena Pizzitola Sports Center
2014–15 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
x-Harvard 11 3   .786     22 8   .733
x-Yale 11 3   .786     22 10   .688
Princeton 9 5   .643     16 14   .533
Dartmouth 7 7   .500     14 15   .483
Columbia 5 9   .357     13 15   .464
Cornell 5 9   .357     13 17   .433
Penn 4 10   .286     9 19   .321
Brown 4 10   .286     13 18   .419
x – Ivy League co-champions
† – NCAA participant

The 2014–15 Brown Bears men's basketball team represented Brown University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by third 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 13–18, 4–10 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for seventh place.

Previous Season

The Bears finished the season 15–14, 7–7 in Ivy League play to finish in fifth place. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT) where they lost in the first round to Holy Cross.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Longji Yiljep Guard 6–5 180 Senior Sanaru-Zaria, Nigeria
2 Leland King Forward 6–7 220 Sophomore Inglewood, California
3 Steven Spieth Guard 6–6 200 Sophomore Dallas, Texas
10 Tavon Blackmon Guard 6–0 170 Sophomore Upper Marlboro, Maryland
11 Joe Sharkey Guard 6–2 190 Senior Norwood, Massachusetts
12 Norman Hobbie Guard 6–4 190 Sophomore Spring Lake, New Jersey
13 Patrick Triplett Guard 6–4 210 Freshman St. Louis, Missouri
21 Cedric Kuakumensah Forward 6–9 245 Junior Worcester, Massachusetts
22 Tyler Williams Guard 6–1 175 Freshman West Chester, Ohio
25 Jason Massey Guard 6–5 200 Freshman Cooper City, Florida
31 Miki Ljuboja Forward 6–8 230 Freshman North Riverside, Illinois
32 Zeve Sanderson Guard 6–1 180 Senior Los Angeles, California
33 Kyle Haber Forward 6–7 180 Freshman Dubuque, Iowa
42 Dockery Walker Forward 6–7 220 Senior Magnolia, Delaware
45 Rafael Maia Forward 6–9 245 Junior São Paulo, Brazil
50 Jon Schmidt Forward 6–7 215 Senior Baltimore, Maryland

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014*
8:00 PM
Saint Peter's W 70–58  1–0
Pizzitola Sports Center (1,128)
Providence, RI
11/17/2014*
7:00 PM
Northwestern L 56–69  1–1
Pizzitola Sports Center (1,503)
Providence, RI
11/19/2014*
7:00 PM
at Holy Cross L 65–80  1–2
Hart Center (1,805)
Worcester, MA
11/22/2014*
6:00 PM
at Indiana State
Las Vegas Invitational
L 66-78  1-3
Hulman Center (3,721)
Terre Haute, IN
11/24/2014*
6:00 PM, ESPN3
at Illinois
Las Vegas Invitational
L 68–89  1–4
State Farm Center (11,422)
Champaign, IL
11/27/2014*
2:00 PM
vs. Austin Peay
Las Vegas Invitational
L 58–79  1–5
Orleans Arena (355)
Paradise, NV
11/28/2014*
2:30 PM
vs. Prairie View A&M
Las Vegas Invitational
W 81–71  2–5
Orleans Arena (665)
Paradise, NV
11/30/2014*
4:00 PM
Johnson & Wales W 75–65  3–5
Pizzitola Sports Center (425)
Providence, RI
12/03/2014*
7:00 PM
American L 49–66  3–6
Pizzitola Sports Center (247)
Providence, RI
12/06/2014*
7:30 PM
Bryant
Ocean State Cup
W 69–62  4–6
Pizzitola Sports Center (623)
Providence, RI
12/08/2014*
9:00 PM, FS2
at Providence
Ocean State Cup
W 77–67  5–6
Dunkin' Donuts Center (4,124)
Providence, RI
12/22/2014*
2:00 PM
at Central Connecticut W 67–55  6–6
William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,012)
New Britain, CT
12/28/2014*
2:00 PM
Scared Heart W 79–76  7–6
Pizzitola Sports Center (539)
Providence, RI
12/31/2014*
4:00 PM
at Rhode Island
Ocean State Cup
L 60–80  7–7
Ryan Center (5,015)
Kingston, RI
01/05/2015*
7:00 PM
UMass Lowell W 58–49  8–7
Pizzitola Sports Center (337)
Providence, RI
01/08/2015*
7:00 PM
at New Hampshire L 61–68  8–8
Lundholm Gym (456)
Durham, NH
01/12/2015*
7:00 PM
Lyndon State W 88–42  9–8
Pizzitola Sports Center (381)
Providence, RI
Conference regular season
01/17/2015
2:00 PM
Yale L 62–80  9–9 (0–1)
Pizzitola Sports Center (689)
Providence, RI
01/24/2015
2:00 PM
at Yale L 65–69  9–10 (0–2)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium (1,736)
New Haven, CT
01/30/2015
7:00 PM
at Cornell L 49–57  9–11 (0–3)
Newman Arena (2,712)
Ithaca, NY
01/31/2015
7:00 PM
at Columbia L 65–86  9–12 (0–4)
Levien Gymnasium (1,768)
New York, NY
02/06/2015
7:00 PM
Harvard L 74–76 OT 9–13 (0–5)
Pizzitola Sports Center (1,567)
Providence, RI
02/07/2015
6:00 PM
Dartmouth W 67–64  10–13 (1–5)
Pizzitola Sports Center (907)
Providence, RI
02/13/2015
7:00 PM, ASN
at Princeton L 64–75  10–14 (1–6)
Jadwin Gymnasium (1,727)
Princeton, NJ
02/14/2015
7:00 PM
at Penn W 71–55  11–14 (2–6)
Palestra (1,518)
Philadelphia, PA
02/20/2015
7:00 PM, ASN
Columbia L 55–73  11–15 (2–7)
Pizzitola Sports Center (760)
Providence, RI
02/21/2015
6:00 PM
Cornell W 57–56  12–15 (3–7)
Pizzitola Sports Center (562)
Providence, RI
02/27/2015
7:00 PM
Penn W 75–69  13–15 (4–7)
Pizzitola Sports Center (619)
Providence, RI
02/28/2015
6:00 PM
Princeton L 62–80  13–16 (4–8)
Pizzitola Sports Center (801)
Providence, RI
03/06/2015
7:00 PM
at Dartmouth L 69–75  13–17 (4–9)
Leede Arena (652)
Hanover, NH
03/07/2015
7:00 PM, CBSSN
at Harvard L 62–72  13–18 (4–10)
Lavietes Pavilion (2,195)
Cambridge, MA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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