# 2016–17 Brown Bears men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Brown Bears men's basketball team represented Brown University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by fifth-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 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.

## Previous season

The Bears finished the 2015–16 season 8–20, 3–11 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for seventh place.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Justin Massey | 2 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Sophomore | Cooper City, FL | Transferred to Florida Atlantic |
| Joe Sharkey | 11 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Senior | Norwood, MA | Graduated |
| Aram Martin | 20 | F | 6'10" | 200 | Sophomore | San Antonio, TX | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Cedric Kuakumensah | 21 | F | 6'9" | 245 | Senior | Worcester, MA | Graduated |
| Jason Massey | 25 | G | 6'4" | 205 | Sophomore | Cooper City, FL | Transferred to Florida Atlantic |

### 2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| David Erebor #69 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 ||||||
| Brandon Anderson #78 PG | Mahwah, NJ | Don Bosco High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Aug 1, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 60 ||||||
| Joshua Howard PF | Charlotte, NC | Providence Day School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Mar 19, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 60 ||||||
| 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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 19, 2016. ||||||

### 2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Tamenang Choh SF | North Andover, MA | Brooks School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Aug 25, 2016 |
| 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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 19, 2016. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Cincinnati Hall of Fame Tip Off | L 55–84 | 0–1 | Fifth Third Arena (6,504) Cincinnati, OH |
| 11/13/2016* 3:00 pm | Niagara | W 88–79 | 1–1 | Pizzitola Sports Center (757) Providence, RI |
| 11/16/2016* 7:00 pm | at No. 21 Rhode Island Hall of Fame Tip Off/Ocean State Cup | L 72–79 | 1–2 | Ryan Center (5,630) Kingston, RI |
| 11/19/2016* 5:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Marist Hall of Fame Tip Off | L 79–87 | 1–3 | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT |
| 11/20/2016* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Albany Hall of Fame Tip Off | L 76–80 | 1–4 | Mohegan Sun Arena (9,119) Uncasville, CT |
| 11/23/2016* 4:00 pm | Morgan State | W 81–75 | 2–4 | Pizzitola Sports Center (487) Providence, RI |
| 11/28/2016* 7:00 pm | Bryant Ocean State Cup | W 91–90 | 3–4 | Pizzitola Sports Center (636) Providence, RI |
| 11/30/2016* 7:00 pm | St. Francis Brooklyn | W 71–61 | 4–4 | Pizzitola Sports Center (529) Providence, RI |
| 12/03/2016* 1:00 pm | at Central Connecticut | W 75–58 | 5–4 | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,748) New Britain, CT |
| 12/06/2016* 7:00 pm, FS2 | at Providence Ocean State Cup | L 57–95 | 5–5 | Dunkin' Donuts Center (4,869) Providence, RI |
| 12/09/2016* 7:00 pm | Emerson | W 90–58 | 6–5 | Pizzitola Sports Center (327) Providence, RI |
| 12/10/2016* 7:00 pm | Johnson & Whales (RI) | W 89–59 | 7–5 | Pizzitola Sports Center (464) Providence, RI |
| 12/22/2016* 3:30 pm | Maine | W 82–77 | 8–5 | Pizzitola Sports Center (650) Providence, RI |
| 12/29/2016* 7:00 pm | Quinnipiac | W 66–61 | 9–5 | Pizzitola Sports Center (622) Providence, RI |
| 12/31/2016* 2:00 pm | Stony Brook | L 89–92 | 9–6 | Pizzitola Sports Center (617) Providence, RI |
| 01/04/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at NJIT | L 73–75 | 9–7 | Fleisher Center (475) Newark, NJ |
| Ivy League regular season ||||||
| 01/13/2017 8:00 pm | at Princeton | L 66–97 | 9–8 (0–1) | Jadwin Gymnasium (1,735) Princeton, NJ |
| 01/14/2017 8:00 pm | at Penn | W 82–70 | 10–8 (1–1) | Palestra (2,843) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/20/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | Yale | L 74–75 | 10–9 (1–2) | Pizzitola Sports Center (1,217) Providence, RI |
| 01/27/2017 8:00 pm | at Yale | L 75–85 | 10–10 (1–3) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,673) New Haven, CT |
| 02/03/2017 7:00 pm | at Cornell | W 81–70 | 11–10 (2–3) | Newman Arena (1,153) Ithaca, NY |
| 02/04/2017 7:00 pm, OWS | at Columbia | L 78–83 | 11–11 (2–4) | Levien Gymnasium (1,843) New York City, NY |
| 02/10/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Harvard | L 74–87 | 11–12 (2–5) | Pizzitola Sports Center (1,581) Providence, RI |
| 02/11/2017 6:00 pm | Dartmouth | L 74–77 | 11–13 (2–6) | Pizzitola Sports Center (1,104) Providence, RI |
| 02/17/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | Penn | L 69–72 | 11–14 (2–7) | Pizzitola Sports Center (1,113) Providence, RI |
| 02/18/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Princeton | L 51–66 | 11–15 (2–8) | Pizzitola Sports Center (1,498) Providence, RI |
| 02/24/2017 7:00 pm | at Dartmouth | W 80–75 | 12–15 (3–8) | Leede Arena (608) Hanover, NH |
| 02/25/2017 7:00 pm | at Harvard | L 58–77 | 12–16 (3–9) | Lavietes Pavilion (608) Cambridge, MA |
| 03/03/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Columbia | W 88–68 | 13–16 (4–9) | Pizzitola Sports Center (702) Providence, RI |
| 03/04/2017 6:00 pm | Cornell | L 78–92 | 13–17 (4–10) | Pizzitola Sports Center (902) Providence, RI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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