2017–18 Brown Bears men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2017–18 Brown Bears men's basketball team represented Brown University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Bears, led by sixth-year head coach Mike Martin , played their home games at the Pizzitola Sports Center in Providence, Rhode Island as members of the Ivy League . They finished the season 11–16, 4–10 in Ivy League play to finish in seventh place and fail to qualify for the Ivy League tournament .
Previous season
The Bears finished the 2016–17 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 .
Offseason
Departures
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Reason for departure
Steven Spieth
3
G
6'6"
200
Senior
San Antonio, TX
Graduated
Tavon Blackmon
5
G
6'0"
180
Senior
Upper Marlboro, MD
Graduated
J. R. Hobbie
12
G
6'4"
190
Senior
Spring Lake, NJ
Graduated
Corey Daugherty
22
G
6'1"
165
Sophomore
Barrington, RI
Left the team for personal reasons
Blake Wilkinson
23
F
6'7"
235
Senior
Bountiful, UT
Graduated
Kyle Harber
24
F
6'6"
190
Junior
Dubuque, IA
Eligibility ended
Miki Ljuboja
30
F
6'8"
225
Junior
North Riverside, IL
Left the team for personal reasons
Brandon Charnov
34
C
6'11"
250
Freshman
Houston, TX
Left the team for personal reasons
2017 recruiting class
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Matt DeWolf #74 C
Barrington, RI
Northfield-Mt. Hermon School
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Oct 17, 2016
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 58
George Mawanda-Kalema #125 SG
Alexandria, VA
Episcopal High School
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Oct 15, 2016
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 57
Tamenang Choh SF
Lowell, MA
Brooks School
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Aug 25, 2016
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Desmond Cambridge SG
Nashville, TN
The Hun School Of Princeton
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Oct 13, 2016
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Jake Shaper SG
Houston, TX
The Kinkaid School
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
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:
2018 recruiting class
College recruiting information (2018)
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
David Mitchell #78 SF
Belmont, MA
Belmont Hill School
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
N/A
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 64
Thomas Shaughnessy #80 PG
Needham, MA
Needham High School
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
N/A
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
2017–18 Brown Bears men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Justin Massey
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Sr
American Heritage
Cooper City, FL
F
1
Travis Fuller
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Jr
La Costa Canyon
Encinitas, CA
G
2
Brandon Anderson
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
So
Don Bosco Prep
Mahwah, NJ
G
3
George Mawanda-Kalema
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Episcopal
Burke, VA
G
4
Obi Okolie
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Archbishop Denis O'Connor
Ajax, ON
F
5
Joshua Howard
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
So
Providence Day School
Charlotte, NC
F
10
David Erebor
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
So
Our Lady of Carmel School
Sykesville, MD
G
11
Chris Sullivan
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Jr
Northfield Mt. Hermon
Wilmette, IL
G
15
Jake Shaper
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
The Kinkaid School
Houston, TX
G
20
Zach Hunsaker
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
Orem Snow College
Orem, UT
G
22
Patrick Triplett
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Jr
Bayless
St. Louis, MO
G
24
Desmond Cambridge
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
The Hun School (NJ)
Nashville, TN
F
25
Tamenang Choh
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
Brooks School
Lowell, MA
F
44
Matt DeWolf
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Fr
Northfield Mount Hermon
Barrington, RI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Opponent
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2017 *3:00 pm
Johnson & Wales
W 106–78
1–0
Pizzitola Sports Center (557)Providence, RI
Nov 13, 2017 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Quinnipiac
W 79–72
2–0
TD Bank Sports Center (1,180)Hamden, CT
Nov 19, 2017 *1:00 pm
at St. Francis Brooklyn
L 74–77
2–1
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (513)Brooklyn, NY
Nov 22, 2017 *6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stony Brook
L 64–77
2–2
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,340)Stony Brook, NY
Nov 25, 2017 *1:00 pm
LIU Brooklyn
W 94–86
3–2
Pizzitola Sports Center (392)Providence, RI
Nov 26, 2017 *6:00 pm
at Bryant Ocean State Cup
W 81–67
4–2
Chace Athletic Center (608)Smithfield, RI
Nov 28, 2017 *7:00 pm
at Rhode Island Ocean State Cup
L 62–86
4–3
Ryan Center (4,485)Kingston, RI
Dec 2, 2017 *2:00 pm, ILN
Central Connecticut
L 62–68
4–4
Pizzitola Sports Center (408)Providence, RI
Dec 6 2017 *7:00 pm, FS2
at Providence Ocean State Cup
L 72–77 OT
4–5
Dunkin' Donuts Center (6,087)Providence, RI
Dec 9, 2017 *2:00 pm, ILN
UMass Lowell
W 89–75
5–5
Pizzitola Sports Center (330)Providence, RI
Dec 22, 2017 *3:30 pm, ILN
Marist
W 90–69
6–5
Pizzitola Sports Center (751)Providence, RI
Dec 30, 2017 *12:00 pm, FS1
at Northwestern
L 73–95
6–6
Allstate Arena (6,006)Rosemont, IL
Jan 3, 2018 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
NJIT
W 70–69
7–6
Pizzitola Sports Center (336)Providence, RI
Ivy League regular season
Jan 12, 2018 5:30 pm, ELVN
at Yale
L 72–78
7–7 (0–1)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,248)New Haven, CT
Jan 19, 2018 8:00 pm, MyRITV
Yale
W 81–80
8–7 (1–1)
Pizzitola Sports Center (1,553)Providence, RI
Jan 26, 2018 7:00 pm, ELVN
Dartmouth
W 64–62
9–7 (2–1)
Pizzitola Sports Center (1,072)Providence, RI
Jan 27, 2018 6:00 pm, NESN+
Harvard
L 77–86
9–8 (2–2)
Pizzitola Sports Center (2,149)Providence, RI
Feb 2, 2018 7:00 pm, ILN
at Penn
L 90–95
9–9 (2–3)
Palestra (2,163)Philadelphia, PA
Feb 3, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Princeton
W 102–100 OT
10–9 (3–3)
Jadwin Gymnasium (2,163)Princeton, NJ
Feb 9, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Cornell
L 60–78
10–10 (3–4)
Pizzitola Sports Center (780)Providence, RI
Feb 10, 2018 6:00 pm, MyRITV
Columbia
W 91–88 OT
11–10 (4–4)
Pizzitola Sports Center (1,038)Providence, RI
Feb 16, 2018 7:00 pm, NESN
at Harvard
L 58–65
11–11 (4–5)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,486)Boston, MA
Feb 17, 2018 7:00 pm, ILN
at Dartmouth
L 63–66
11–12 (4–6)
Leede Arena (767)Hanover, NH
Feb 23, 2018 7:00 pm, SNY
at Columbia
L 82–89
11–13 (4–7)
Levien Gymnasium (1,611)New York, NY
Feb 24, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cornell
L 68–73
11–14 (4–8)
Newman Arena (1,642)Ithaca, NY
Mar 2, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Princeton
L 63–78
11–15 (4–9)
Pizzitola Sports Center (516)Providence, RI
Mar 3, 2018 6:00 pm, ILN
Penn
L 93–99
11–16 (4–10)
Pizzitola Sports Center (1,192)Providence, RI
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
Source[ 1] [ 2]
References