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2016–17 Brown Bears men's basketball team

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2016–17 Brown Bears men's basketball
ConferenceIvy League
Record13–17 (4–10 Ivy)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPizzitola Sports Center
Seasons
2016–17 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
x-Princeton 14 0   1.000 23 7   .767
Harvard 10 4   .714 18 10   .643
Yale 9 5   .643 18 11   .621
Penn 6 8   .429 13 15   .464
Columbia 5 9   .357 11 16   .407
Brown 4 10   .286 13 17   .433
Cornell 4 10   .286 8 21   .276
Dartmouth 4 10   .286 7 20   .259
x – Ivy League champions
2017 Ivy League Tournament winner

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.

Previous season

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

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Justin Massey 2 G 6'3" 190 Sophomore Cooper City, FL Transferred to Florida Atlantic
Joe Sharkey 11 G 6'2" 190 Senior Norwood, MA Graduated
Aram Martin 20 F 6'10" 200 Sophomore San Antonio, TX Left the team for personal reasons
Cedric Kuakumensah 21 F 6'9" 245 Senior Worcester, MA Graduated
Jason Massey 25 G 6'4" 205 Sophomore Cooper City, FL Transferred to Florida Atlantic

2016 recruiting class

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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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 September 19, 2016.

2017 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tamenang Choh
SF
North Andover, MA Brooks School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Aug 25, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

Roster

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2016–17 Brown Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Travis Fuller 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So La Costa Canyon Encinitas, CA
G 2 Brandon Anderson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Don Bosco Prep Mahwah, NJ
G 3 Steven Spieth 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr The Miller School of Albemarle San Antonio, TX
G 4 Obi Okolie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Archbishop Denis O'Connor Ajax, ON
G 5 Tavon Blackmon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Gonzaga College Upper Marlboro, MD
F 10 David Erebor 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Our Lady of Carmel School Sykesville, MD
G 11 Chris Sullivan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Northfield Mt. Hermon Wilmette, IL
G 12 JR Hobbie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Manasquan Spring Lake, NJ
G 13 Patrick Triplett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Bayless St. Louis, MO
G 22 Corey Daugherty 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Barrington Barrington, RI
F 23 Blake Wilkinson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Viewmont
Salt Lake CC
Bountiful, UT
F 24 Kyle Haber 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Dubuque Senior Dubuque, IA
F 25 Joshua Howard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Providence Day School Charlotte, NC
F 30 Miki Ljuboja 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Phillips Exeter Academy North Riverside, IL
C 34 Brandon Charnov 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Kinkaid Houston, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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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

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