2015–16 Brown Bears men's basketball team

2015–16 Brown Bears men's basketball

Conference	Ivy League
2015–16 record	8–20 (3–11 Ivy)
Head coach	Mike Martin (4th year)
Assistant coach	Dwayne Pina
Assistant coach	T. J. Sorrentine
Assistant coach	Tyler Simms
Home arena	Pizzitola Sports Center

2015–16 Ivy League men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Yale †	13	–	1	.929	22	–	6	.786
Princeton	11	–	2	.846	21	–	6	.778
Columbia	10	–	4	.714	21	–	10	.677
Harvard	6	–	8	.429	14	–	16	.467
Penn	5	–	8	.385	11	–	16	.407
Dartmouth	4	–	10	.286	10	–	18	.357
Cornell	3	–	11	.214	10	–	18	.357
Brown	3	–	11	.214	8	–	20	.286
† – NCAA Tournament participant

As of March 7, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Brown Bears men's basketball team represented Brown University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by fourth 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 8–20, 3–11 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for seventh place.

Previous Season

The Bears finished the season 13–18, 4–10 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for seventh place.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Longji Yiljep	1	G	6'5"	180	Senior	Sanaru-Zaira, Nigeria	Graduated
Leland King	2	F	6'7"	220	Sophomore	Inglewood, CA	Transferred to Nevada
Joe Sharkey	11	G	6'2"	190	Senior	Norwood, MA	Graduated
Zeve Sanderson	32	G	6'1"	180	Senior	Los Angeles, CA	Graduated
Dockery Walker	42	F	6'7"	220	Senior	Magnolia, DE	Graduated
Rafael Maia	45	F	6'9"	245	Junior	São Paulo, Brazil	Graduate transferred to Pittsburgh
Jon Schmidt	50	F	6'7"	215	Senior	Baltimore, MD	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Blake Wilkinson	23	F	6'7"	235	Junior	Centerville, UT	Junior college transferred from Salt Lake Community College

Recruiting

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Travis Fuller #83 SF	Carlsbad, CA	La Costa Canyon High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sep 27, 2014
Travis Fuller #83 SF	Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 67
Corey Daugherty PG	Barrington, RI	Barrington High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A	Dec 18, 2013
Corey Daugherty PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Chris Sullivan SG	Wilmette, IL	Northfield-Mt. Hermon School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	May 27, 2014
Chris Sullivan SG	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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-10-01.

Recruiting class of 2016

2016 recruits
Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
David Erebor #66 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 #66 C	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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-10-01.

Roster

2015–16 Brown Bears men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
3.5 !F	1	Fuller, TravisTravis Fuller	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	La Costa Canyon	Encinitas, CA
1.5 !G	2	Massey, JustinJustin Massey	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	American Heritage	Cooper City, FL
1.5 !G	3	Spieth, StevenSteven Spieth	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	The Miller School of Albemarle	San Antonio, TX
1.5 !G	4	Okolie, ObiObi Okolie	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Archbishop Denis O'Connor	Ajax, ON
1.5 !G	5	Blackmon, TavonTavon Blackmon	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Gonzaga College	Upper Marlboro, MD
1.5 !G	10	Sullivan, ChrisChris Sullivan	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Northfield Mt. Hermon	Wilmette, IL
1.5 !G	11	Sharkey, JoeJoe Sharkey	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Northfield Mt. Hermon	Norwood, MA
1.5 !G	12	Robbie, JRJR Robbie	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Manasquan	Spring Lake, NJ
1.5 !G	13	Triplett, PatrickPatrick Triplett	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2.0 !So	Bayless	St. Louis, MO
1.5 !G	15	Williams, TylerTyler Williams	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Lakota West	West Chester, OH
3.5 !F	20	Martin, AramAram Martin	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2.0 !So	The Miller School of Albemarle	San Antonio, TX
3.5 !F	21	Kuakumensah, CedricCedric Kuakumensah	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	4.0 !Sr	St. Andrew's School	Worcester, MA
1.5 !G	22	Daugherty, CoreyCorey Daugherty	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Barrington	Barrington, RI
3.5 !F	23	Wilkinson, BlakeBlake Wilkinson	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Viewmont Salt Lake CC	Bountiful, UT
3.5 !F	24	Haber, KyleKyle Haber	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Dubuque Senior	Dubuque, IA
1.5 !G	25	Massey, JasonJason Massey	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	American Heritage	Cooper City, FL
3.5 !F	30	Ljuboja, MikiMiki Ljuboja	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2.0 !So	Phillips Exeter Academy	North Riverside, IL

Head coach

Mike Martin (Brown)

Assistant coach(es)

Dwayne Pina (Boston College)
T. J. Sorrentine (Vermont)
Tyler Simms (Trinty)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 8:30 PM	at Saint Peter's	L 65–77	0–1	Yanitelli Center (720) Jersey City, NJ
11/16/2015* 7:00 PM	Holy Cross	W 71–55	1–1	Pizzitola Sports Center (1,224) Providence, RI
11/18/2015* 7:00 PM	at Niagara	L 66–75	1–2	Gallagher Center (1,335) Lewiston, NY
11/21/2015* 7:00 PM, FSN	at Providence Ocean State Cup	L 73–94	1–3	Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,706) Providence, RI
11/24/2015* 7:00 PM	New Hampshire	L 77–88	1–4	Pizzitola Sports Center (556) Providence, RI
11/29/2015* 3:00 PM, ESPN3	at #25 SMU	L 69–77	1–5	Moody Coliseum (6,852) Dallas, TX
12/02/2015* 7:00 PM	Central Connecticut	W 82–64	2–5	Pizzitola Sports Center (625) Providence, RI
12/05/2015* 4:00 PM	at Bryant Ocean State Cup	W 76–68	3–5	Chace Athletic Center (536) Smithfield, RI
12/07/2015* 7:00 PM, FS2	at Georgetown	L 57–74	3–6	Verizon Center (4,690) Washington, D.C.
12/22/2015* 6:30 PM	vs. Marist Hall of Fame Shootout	L 83–84 ^2OT	3–7	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
12/28/2015* 7:00 PM	Bethune-Cookman	W 81–73	4–7	Pizzitola Sports Center (774) Providence, RI
12/30/2015* 7:00 PM	Rhode Island Ocean State Cup	L 85–88 ^OT	4–8	Pizzitola Sports Center (2,516) Providence, RI
01/02/2016* 2:00 PM	at Maine	L 92–98	4–9	Cross Insurance Center (1,228) Bangor, ME
01/09/2016* 2:00 PM	Daniel Webster	W 69–43	5–9	Pizzitola Sports Center (601) Providence, RI
Ivy League regular season
01/16/2016 5:00 PM	at Yale	L 68–77	5–10 (0–1)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,878) New Haven, CT
01/23/2016 5:00 PM, ESPN3	Yale	L 90–66	5–11 (0–2)	Pizzitola Sports Center (1,302) Providence, RI
01/29/2016 6:00 PM, ASN	Princeton	L 59–83	5–12 (0–3)	Pizzitola Sports Center (1,948) Providence, RI
01/30/2016 8:00 PM, ASN	Penn	W 89–83	6–12 (1–3)	Pizzitola Sports Center (2,165) Providence, RI
02/05/2016 7:00 PM	Cornell	W 86–80	7–12 (2–3)	Pizzitola Sports Center (738) Providence, RI
02/06/2016 6:00 PM	Columbia	L 73–77	7–13 (2–4)	Pizzitola Sports Center (953) Providence, RI
02/12/2016 7:00 PM	at Harvard	L 73–79	7–14 (2–5)	Lavietes Pavilion (1,712) Cambridge, MA
02/13/2016 7:00 PM	at Dartmouth	L 70–87	7–15 (2–6)	Leede Arena (777) Hanover, NH
02/19/2016 7:00 PM	at Penn	L 74–79	7–16 (2–7)	The Palestra (3,335) Philadelphia, PA
02/20/2016 6:00 PM	at Princeton	L 66–77	7–17 (2–8)	Jadwin Gymnasium (2,772) Princeton, NJ
02/26/2016 7:00 PM	Dartmouth	W 84–83 ^OT	8–17 (3–8)	Pizzitola Sports Center (808) Providence, RI
02/27/2016 6:00 PM	Harvard	L 52–61	8–18 (3–9)	Pizzitola Sports Center Providence, RI
03/04/2016 7:00 PM	at Columbia	L 63–66	8–19 (3–10)	Levien Gymnasium (1,937) New York City, NY
03/05/2016 6:00 PM	at Cornell	L 71–75	8–20 (3–11)	Newman Arena (1,629) Ithaca, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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