2015–16 Brown Bears men's basketball
ConferenceIvy League
Record8–20 (3–11 Ivy)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPizzitola Sports Center
2015–16 Ivy League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
x-Yale131 .929237  .767
Princeton122 .857227  .759
Columbia104 .7142510  .714
Harvard68 .4291416  .467
Penn59 .3571117  .393
Dartmouth410 .2861018  .357
Cornell311 .2141018  .357
Brown311 .214820  .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

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

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Longji Yiljep1G6'5"180SeniorSanaru-Zaira, NigeriaGraduated
Leland King2F6'7"220SophomoreInglewood, CATransferred to Nevada
Joe Sharkey11G6'2"190SeniorNorwood, MAGraduated
Zeve Sanderson32G6'1"180SeniorLos Angeles, CAGraduated
Dockery Walker42F6'7"220SeniorMagnolia, DEGraduated
Rafael Maia45F6'9"245JuniorSão Paulo, BrazilGraduate transferred to Pittsburgh
Jon Schmidt50F6'7"215SeniorBaltimore, MDGraduated

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Blake Wilkinson23F6'7"235JuniorCenterville, UTJunior college transferred from Salt Lake Community College

Recruiting

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   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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 October 1, 2015.

Recruiting class of 2016

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: 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:

Roster

2015–16 Brown Bears men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Travis Fuller 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrLa Costa Canyon Encinitas, CA
G 2 Justin Massey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoAmerican Heritage Cooper City, FL
G 3 Steven Spieth 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrThe Miller School of Albemarle San Antonio, TX
G 4 Obi Okolie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrArchbishop Denis O'Connor Ajax, ON
G 5 Tavon Blackmon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrGonzaga College Upper Marlboro, MD
G 10 Chris Sullivan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrNorthfield Mt. Hermon Wilmette, IL
G 11 Joe Sharkey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrNorthfield Mt. Hermon Norwood, MA
G 12 JR Hobbie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrManasquan Spring Lake, NJ
G 13 Patrick Triplett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoBayless St. Louis, MO
G 15 Tyler Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoLakota West West Chester, OH
F 20 Aram Martin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoThe Miller School of Albemarle San Antonio, TX
F 21 Cedric Kuakumensah 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg) SrSt. Andrew's School Worcester, MA
G 22 Corey Daugherty 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)165 lb (75 kg) FrBarrington Barrington, RI
F 23 Blake Wilkinson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrViewmont
Salt Lake CC
Bountiful, UT
F 24 Kyle Haber 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoDubuque Senior Dubuque, IA
G 25 Jason Massey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoAmerican Heritage Cooper City, FL
F 30 Miki Ljuboja 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoPhillips Exeter Academy North Riverside, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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 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

  1. "2015–16 Brown Bears men's basketball schedule". Archived from the original on October 28, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
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