2015–16 Brown Bears men's basketball team

2015–16 Brown Bears men's basketball
ConferenceIvy League
Record8–20 (3–11 Ivy)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPizzitola Sports Center
Seasons
2015–16 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
x-Yale 13 1   .929 23 7   .767
Princeton 12 2   .857 22 7   .759
Columbia 10 4   .714 25 10   .714
Harvard 6 8   .429 14 16   .467
Penn 5 9   .357 11 17   .393
Dartmouth 4 10   .286 10 18   .357
Cornell 3 11   .214 10 18   .357
Brown 3 11   .214 8 20   .286
x – Ivy League champions
† – NCAA Tournament participant

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

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

Departures

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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

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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

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown 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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 67
Corey Daugherty
PG
Barrington, RI Barrington High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A Dec 18, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 
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:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 1, 2015.

Recruiting class of 2016

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US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits
Name Hometown 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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

Roster

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2015–16 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) Fr La Costa Canyon Encinitas, CA
G 2 Justin Massey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So American Heritage Cooper City, FL
G 3 Steven Spieth 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr The Miller School of Albemarle San Antonio, TX
G 4 Obi Okolie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Archbishop Denis O'Connor Ajax, ON
G 5 Tavon Blackmon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Gonzaga College Upper Marlboro, MD
G 10 Chris Sullivan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Northfield Mt. Hermon Wilmette, IL
G 11 Joe Sharkey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Northfield Mt. Hermon Norwood, MA
G 12 JR Hobbie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Manasquan Spring Lake, NJ
G 13 Patrick Triplett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Bayless St. Louis, MO
G 15 Tyler Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Lakota West West Chester, OH
F 20 Aram Martin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So The Miller School of Albemarle San Antonio, TX
F 21 Cedric Kuakumensah 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr St. Andrew's School Worcester, MA
G 22 Corey Daugherty 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Barrington Barrington, RI
F 23 Blake Wilkinson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Viewmont
Salt Lake CC
Bountiful, UT
F 24 Kyle Haber 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Dubuque Senior Dubuque, IA
G 25 Jason Massey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So American Heritage Cooper City, FL
F 30 Miki Ljuboja 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Phillips Exeter Academy North Riverside, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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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 No. 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 66-90  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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  1. ^ "2015–16 Brown Bears men's basketball schedule". Archived from the original on October 28, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2015.