2018–19 Brown Bears men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Brown Bears men's basketball team represented Brown University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by seventh-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 20-12, 7-7 in Ivy League Play to finish a 3-way tie for 4th place. They failed to qualify for the Ivy League tournament. They received an at-large bid to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated UAB in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to Loyola Marymount.

2018–19 Brown Bears men's basketball
CBI, Quarterfinals
ConferenceIvy League
Record20–12 (7–7 Ivy)
Head coach
Associate head coachT. J. Sorrentine
Assistant coaches
  • Tyler Simms
  • Antone Gray
Home arenaPizzitola Sports Center
Seasons
2018–19 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
x-Harvard 10 4   .714 19 12   .613
x-Yale 10 4   .714 22 8   .733
Princeton 8 6   .571 16 12   .571
Penn 7 7   .500 19 12   .613
Cornell 7 7   .500 15 16   .484
Brown 7 7   .500 20 12   .625
Columbia 5 9   .357 10 18   .357
Dartmouth 2 12   .143 11 19   .367
x Ivy League co-champions
2019 Ivy League tournament winner

Previous season

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The Bears finished the 2017–18 season 11–16, 4–10 in Ivy League play to finish in second-to-last place. They failed to qualify for the Ivy League tournament.

Roster

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2018–19 Brown Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 David Mitchell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Belmont Hill School Roxbury, MA
F 1 Travis Fuller 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr La Costa Canyon HS Encinitas, CA
G 2 Brandon Anderson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Don Bosco Prep Mahwah, NJ
G 3 George Mawanda-Kalema 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Episcopal HS Burke, VA
G 4 Obi Okolie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Archbishop Denis O'Connor HS Ajax, Ontario
F 5 Joshua Howard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Providence Day School Charlotte, NC
F 10 Davis Franks 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Northfield Mt. Hermon New York, NY
G 11 Chris Sullivan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Northfield Mt. Hermon Wilmette, IL
G 12 Thomas Shaughnessy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Needham HS Needham, MA
G 15 Jake Shaper 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So The Kinkaid School Houston, TX
G 20 Zach Hunsaker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Orem HS North Salt Lake, UT
F 22 Jaylan Gainey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr The Academy at Smith Greensboro, NC
G 24 Desmond Cambridge 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So The Hun School Nashville, TN
F 25 Tamenang Choh 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Brooks School Lowell, MA
F 44 Matt DeWolf 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Northfield Mt. Hermon Barrington, RI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 7, 2018

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2018*
7:30 pm
at LIU Brooklyn L 81–83  0–1
Steinberg Wellness Center (452)
Brooklyn, NY
November 11, 2018*
2:00 pm
at NJIT L 60–63  0–2
Wellness and Events Center (399)
Newark, NJ
November 16, 2018*
7:30 pm, ESPN+
UMass Lowell W 82–74  1–2
Pizzitola Sports Center (1,131)
Providence, RI
November 17, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Sacred Heart W 82–77  2–2
Pizzitola Sports Center (863)
Providence, RI
November 18, 2018*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Army W 86–66  3–2
Pizzitola Sports Center (946)
Providence, RI
November 21, 2018*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Salve Regina W 96–64  4–2
Pizzitola Sports Center (814)
Providence, RI
November 25, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Bryant W 84–60  5–2
Pizzitola Sports Center (927)
Providence, RI
November 28, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Rhode Island L 51–71  5–3
Ryan Center (4,828)
Kingston, RI
December 1, 2018*
4:00 pm
at Navy W 67–50  6–3
Alumni Hall (671)
Annapolis, MD
December 5, 2018*
7:00 pm, FSN
at Butler L 55–70  6–4
Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,361)
Indianapolis, IN
December 8, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Stony Brook W 71–69  7–4
Pizzitola Sports Center (1,137)
Providence, RI
December 22, 2018*
1:00 pm
at Marist W 78–53  8–4
McCann Arena (1,185)
Poughkeepsie, NY
December 29, 2018*
8:00 pm, FSSD
at San Diego State W 82–61  9–4
Viejas Arena (10,821)
San Diego, CA
January 2, 2019*
7:00 pm
Maine W 75–67  10–4
Pizzitola Sports Center (676)
Providence, RI
January 8, 2019*
7:00 pm
at Canisius W 97–90 OT 11–4
Koessler Athletic Center (801)
Buffalo, NY
January 14, 2019*
7:00 pm
Johnson & Wales–Providence W 100–51  12–4
Pizzitola Sports Center (621)
Providence, RI
Ivy League regular season
January 19, 2019
3:30 pm, NESN
Yale L 67–70  12–5
(0–1)
Pizzitola Sports Center (1,363)
Providence, RI
January 25, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Yale L 71–79  12–6
(0–2)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,094)
New Haven, CT
February 1, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Dartmouth W 60–58  13–6
(1–2)
Leede Arena (692)
Hanover, NH
February 2, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Harvard L 47–68  13–7
(1–3)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,636)
Boston, MA
February 8, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Penn L 82–92  13–8
(1–4)
Pizzitola Sports Center (1,641)
Providence, RI
February 9, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Princeton W 78–70  14–8
(2–4)
Pizzitola Sports Center (1,724)
Providence, RI
February 15, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cornell L 66–70 OT 14–9
(2–5)
Newman Arena (2,966)
Ithaca, NY
February 16, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Columbia W 65–63  15–9
(3–5)
Levien Gymnasium (1,652)
New York, NY
February 22, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Harvard W 88–79  16–9
(4–5)
Pizzitola Sports Center (2,208)
Providence, RI
February 23, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Dartmouth W 68–65  17–9
(5–5)
Pizzitola Sports Center (1,265)
Providence, RI
March 1, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPNU
Columbia L 77–80  17–10
(5–6)
Pizzitola Sports Center (2,015)
Providence, RI
March 2, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Cornell W 75–51  18–10
(6–6)
Pizzitola Sports Center (1,574)
Providence, RI
March 8, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Princeton W 67–63  19–10
(7–6)
Jadwin Gymnasium (1,482)
Princeton, NJ
March 9, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Penn L 51–58  19–11
(7–7)
The Palestra (4,033)
Philadelphia, PA
College Basketball Invitational
March 20, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UAB
First round
W 83–78  20–11
Pizzitola Sports Center (683)
Providence, RI
March 25, 2019*
9:00 pm, TheW.tv
at Loyola Marymount
Quarterfinals
L 63–81  20–12
Gersten Pavilion (657)
Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "2018–19 Brown Men's Basketball Schedule". Brown. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  2. ^ "Brown Bears Basketball 2018–19 Schedule - Bears Home and Away - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 25, 2018.