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
Conference	Ivy League
Record	20–12 (7–7 Ivy)
Head coach	Mike Martin (7th season)
Associate head coach	T. J. Sorrentine
Assistant coaches	Tyler Simms Antone Gray
Home arena	Pizzitola Sports Center

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

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

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 Mike Martin (Brown) Assistant coach(es) T. J. Sorrentine (Vermont) Tyler Simms (Trinity (CT)) Antone Gray (Rhode Island College) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 7, 2018

Schedule and results

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.

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