2021–22 Brown Bears men's basketball team

2021–22 Brown Bears men's basketball
2021–22 Brown Bears men's basketball
Conference	Ivy League
Record	13–16 (5–9 Ivy)
Head coach	Mike Martin (9th season);
Associate head coach	T. J. Sorrentine (10th season as AHC; 13th overall season)
Assistant coaches	Antone Gray (3rd season); Cooper Handelsman (2nd season);
Home arena	Pizzitola Sports Center; (Capacity: 2,800)
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 Brown Bears men's basketball team represented Brown University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by ninth-year^[a] head coach Mike Martin, played their home games at the Paul Bailey Pizzitola Memorial Sports Center in Providence, Rhode Island, and competed as members of the Ivy League.

2021–22 Ivy League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Princeton	12	–	2	.857	23	–	7	.767
Yale †	11	–	3	.786	19	–	12	.613
Penn	9	–	5	.643	12	–	16	.429
Cornell	7	–	7	.500	15	–	11	.577
Dartmouth	6	–	8	.429	9	–	16	.360
Harvard	5	–	9	.357	13	–	13	.500
Brown	5	–	9	.357	13	–	16	.448
Columbia	1	–	13	.071	4	–	22	.154

† 2022 Ivy League Tournament winner

Previous season edit

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ivy League chose not to conduct a season in 2020–21.^[2]^[3] Therefore, the most recent season in which Brown fielded a men's basketball team was 2019–20, a year during which they finished 15–12, including an 8–6 record in Ivy League play.

The 2019–20 Bears finished fifth in the Ivy League's regular-season standings, meaning they did not qualify for the Ivy League tournament (which was eventually canceled regardless).

Roster edit

2021–22 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)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Belmont Hill School	Roxbury, MA
G	1	Dan Friday	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Univ. of Detroit Jesuit HS	Detroit, MI
G	2	Zachary Taylor	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Northfield Mt. Hermon	Austin, TX
G	4	Lyndel Erold	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	St. Sebastian's School	Boston, MA
G	5	Noah Meren	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Moses Brown School	Providence, RI
G	10	Kino Lilly Jr.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Landon School	Glenn Dale, MD
F	11	Malachi Ndur	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Cushing Academy	St. Thomas, ON, Canada
G/F	13	Josh Watts	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Gonzaga College HS	Beltsville, MD
G	14	Tyler Brown	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Derby HS	Wichita, KS
G	20	Kimo Ferrari	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Francis Parker	San Diego, CA
G/F	21	Aaron Cooley	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Newton North HS	Roxbury, MA
F	22	Jaylan Gainey	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	The Academy at Smith	Greensboro, NC
G	23	Perry Cowan	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	DePaul College Prep	Chicago, IL
G	24	Felix Kloman	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Pingree School	Ipswich, MA
F	25	Tamenong Choh	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	GS	Brooks School	Lowell, MA
F	31	Nana Owusu-Anane	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Putnam Science Academy	Burlington, ON, Canada
G	32	Paxson Wojcik	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	La Lumiere School	Charleston, SC
G	55	Sam Klores	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Riverdale Country School	New York, NY

Head coach

Mike Martin (Brown)

Assistant coach(es)

T. J. Sorrentine (Vermont)
Antone Gray (Rhode Island College)
Cooper Handelsman (Kenyon)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 15, 2021

Sources:^[4]^[1]

Schedule and results edit

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Salve Regina	W 89–59	1–0	13 – Mitchell	7 – Gainey	6 – Lilly Jr.	Pizzitola Sports Center (765) Providence, RI
November 12, 2021* 9:00 p.m., ACCN	at No. 19 North Carolina	L 87–94	1–1	21 – Friday	8 – Owusu-Anane	5 – Friday	Dean Smith Center (16,854) Chapel Hill, NC
November 14, 2021* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Central Connecticut	W 75–57	2–1	22 – Lilly Jr.	8 – Gainey	4 – Ferrari	Pizzitola Sports Center (315) Providence, RI
November 16, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Johnson & Wales (RI)	W 98–47	3–1	19 – Gainey	8 – Ndur	6 – Friday	Pizzitola Sports Center (556) Providence, RI
November 19, 2021* 3:15 p.m., ESPN3	vs. Creighton Paradise Jam quarterfinals	L 57–78	3–2	12 – Lilly Jr.	4 – Tied	2 – Lilly Jr.	UVI Sports & Fitness Center (622) St. Thomas, USVI
November 20, 2021* 3:15 p.m., ESPN3	vs. Bradley Paradise Jam consolation 2nd round	W 65–62	4–2	11 – Tied	8 – Tied	3 – Choh	UVI Sports & Fitness Center St. Thomas, USVI
November 22, 2021* 3:15 p.m., ESPN3	vs. Colorado Paradise Jam 5th place game	L 52–54	4–3	14 – Wojcik	6 – Tied	3 – Choh	UVI Sports & Fitness Center (655) St. Thomas, USVI
November 26, 2021* 2:00 p.m., NESN/ESPN+	Bryant Ocean State Cup	L 59–65	4–4	17 – Friday	21 – Choh	2 – Choh	Pizzitola Sports Center (874) Providence, RI
November 28, 2021* 4:00 p.m., ESPN3	at Quinnipiac	W 72–61	5–4	24 – Lilly Jr.	10 – Tied	5 – Friday	People's United Center (533) Hamden, CT
December 1, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UMass Lowell	W 73–63	6–4	26 – Choh	7 – Choh	4 – Wojcik	Costello Athletic Center (900) Lowell, MA
December 5, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Sacred Heart	W 79–66	7–4	17 – Wojcik	6 – Tied	5 – Ferrari	Pizzitola Sports Center (415) Providence, RI
December 7, 2021* 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row	at Merrimack	W 76–56	8–4	17 – Gainey	9 – Choh	4 – Choh	Hammel Court (637) North Andover, MA
December 10, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Vermont	L 65–70	8–5	13 – Tied	7 – Choh	6 – Lilly Jr.	Pizzitola Sports Center (1,226) Providence, RI
December 22, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Rhode Island Ocean State Cup	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues					Ryan Center Kingston, RI
December 27, 2021* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Syracuse	L 62–93	8–6	13 – Lilly Jr.	7 – Choh	5 – Friday	Carrier Dome (15,526) Syracuse, NY
December 30, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN	at Maryland	L 67–81	8–7	25 – Choh	9 – Wojcik	3 – Tied	Xfinity Center (10,224) College Park, MD
Ivy League regular season
January 2, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Penn	L 73–77	8–8 (0–1)	26 – Choh	13 – Choh	3 – Lilly Jr.	The Palestra (125) Philadelphia, PA
January 7, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Harvard	W 84–73	9–8 (1–1)	23 – Lilly Jr.	9 – Choh	4 – Choh	Lavietes Pavilion (250) Cambridge, MA
January 8, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Dartmouth	L 46–58	9–9 (1–2)	23 – Choh	12 – Choh	1 – Tied	Leede Arena (109) Hanover, NH
January 15, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Princeton	L 74–76	9–10 (1–3)	25 – Lilly Jr.	4 – Tied	7 – Choh	Jadwin Gymnasium (56) Princeton, NJ
January 17, 2022 5:00 p.m., NESN/ESPN+	Yale	L 63–66	9–11 (1–4)	30 – Choh	12 – Choh	3 – Tied	Pizzitola Sports Center (525) Providence, RI
January 22, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Columbia	W 93–74	10–11 (2–4)	20 – Choh	8 – Tied	3 – Tied	Levien Gymnasium (140) New York, NY
January 30, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+/NESN+	Cornell	L 72–74	10–12 (2–5)	23 – Lilly Jr.	9 – Gainey	3 – Wojcik	Pizzitola Sports Center (225) Providence, RI
February 4, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Harvard	L 50–65	10–13 (2–6)	14 – Lilly Jr.	13 – Gainey	6 – Choh	Pizzitola Sports Center (651) Providence, RI
February 5, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Dartmouth	W 62–60	11–13 (3–6)	14 – Lilly Jr.	13 – Gainey	6 – Choh	Pizzitola Sports Center (575) Providence, RI
February 12, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Cornell	W 81–80	12–13 (4–6)	16 – Gainey	15 – Choh	4 – Ferrari	Newman Arena (0) Ithaca, NY
February 18, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Princeton	L 50–69	12–14 (4–7)	18 – Choh	10 – Choh	2 – Tied	Pizzitola Sports Center (475) Providence, RI
February 19, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Penn	L 88–89	12–15 (4–8)	20 – Lilly Jr.	9 – Choh	9 – Choh	Pizzitola Sports Center (710) Providence, RI
February 26, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Columbia	W 81–74	13–15 (5–8)	25 – Gainey	12 – Gainey	7 – Choh	Pizzitola Sports Center (715) Providence, RI
March 5, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Yale	L 65–74	13–16 (5–9)	20 – Gainey	18 – Gainey	4 – Lilly Jr.	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,203) New Haven, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

Notes edit

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e According to the Brown Athletics website, Martin, Sorrentine, Gray, and Handelsman are, respectively, entering their 10th, 14th, 4th, and 3rd seasons at Brown in 2021–22.^[1] However, this is only true if you count the 2020–21 season, which Brown did not participate in due to the Ivy League canceling all sports. Therefore, while Martin is technically in his 10th year as Brown head coach, 2021–22 is his 9th actual season; the same rule applies for the assistants as well.

References edit

^ ^a ^b "2021-22 Men's Basketball Coaching Staff". Brown University Athletics. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
^ "Ivy League cancels basketball season for 2020-21 as part of ban on winter sports due to COVID-19". CBSSports.com. November 12, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
^ "What the Ivy League's canceling its seasons means for college basketball, other sports". ESPN.com. November 13, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster". Brown University Athletics. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Brown University Athletics. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
^ "Brown Bears Schedule 2021-22". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 15, 2021.

[yeardiscrepancy-2] According to the Brown Athletics website, Martin, Sorrentine, Gray, and Handelsman are, respectively, entering their 10th, 14th, 4th, and 3rd seasons at Brown in 2021–22.^[1] However, this is only true if you count the 2020–21 season, which Brown did not participate in due to the Ivy League canceling all sports. Therefore, while Martin is technically in his 10th year as Brown head coach, 2021–22 is his 9th actual season; the same rule applies for the assistants as well.

[coaches-1] "2021-22 Men's Basketball Coaching Staff". Brown University Athletics. Retrieved December 15, 2021.

[3] "Ivy League cancels basketball season for 2020-21 as part of ban on winter sports due to COVID-19". CBSSports.com. November 12, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2021.

[4] "What the Ivy League's canceling its seasons means for college basketball, other sports". ESPN.com. November 13, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2021.

[5] "2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster". Brown University Athletics. Retrieved December 15, 2021.

[6] "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Brown University Athletics. Retrieved December 15, 2021.

[7] "Brown Bears Schedule 2021-22". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 15, 2021.

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