# 2014–15 Brown Bears men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Brown Bears men's basketball team represented Brown University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by third 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 13–18, 4–10 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for seventh place.

## Previous season

The Bears finished the season 15–14, 7–7 in Ivy League play to finish in fifth place. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT) where they lost in the first round to Holy Cross.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Longji Yiljep | Guard | 6–5 | 180 | Senior | Sanaru-Zaria, Nigeria |
| 2 | Leland King | Forward | 6–7 | 220 | Sophomore | Inglewood, California |
| 3 | Steven Spieth | Guard | 6–6 | 200 | Sophomore | Dallas, Texas |
| 10 | Tavon Blackmon | Guard | 6–0 | 170 | Sophomore | Upper Marlboro, Maryland |
| 11 | Joe Sharkey | Guard | 6–2 | 190 | Senior | Norwood, Massachusetts |
| 12 | Norman Hobbie | Guard | 6–4 | 190 | Sophomore | Spring Lake, New Jersey |
| 13 | Patrick Triplett | Guard | 6–4 | 210 | Freshman | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 21 | Cedric Kuakumensah | Forward | 6–9 | 245 | Junior | Worcester, Massachusetts |
| 22 | Tyler Williams | Guard | 6–1 | 175 | Freshman | West Chester, Ohio |
| 25 | Jason Massey | Guard | 6–5 | 200 | Freshman | Cooper City, Florida |
| 31 | Miki Ljuboja | Forward | 6–8 | 230 | Freshman | North Riverside, Illinois |
| 32 | Zeve Sanderson | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | Senior | Los Angeles, California |
| 33 | Kyle Haber | Forward | 6–7 | 180 | Freshman | Dubuque, Iowa |
| 42 | Dockery Walker | Forward | 6–7 | 220 | Senior | Magnolia, Delaware |
| 45 | Rafael Maia | Forward | 6–9 | 245 | Junior | São Paulo, Brazil |
| 50 | Jon Schmidt | Forward | 6–7 | 215 | Senior | Baltimore, Maryland |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2014* 8:00 pm | Saint Peter's | W 70–58 | 1–0 | Pizzitola Sports Center (1,128) Providence, RI |
| 11/17/2014* 7:00 pm | Northwestern | L 56–69 | 1–1 | Pizzitola Sports Center (1,503) Providence, RI |
| 11/19/2014* 7:00 pm | at Holy Cross | L 65–80 | 1–2 | Hart Center (1,805) Worcester, MA |
| 11/22/2014* 6:00 pm | at Indiana State Las Vegas Invitational | L 66-78 | 1-3 | Hulman Center (3,721) Terre Haute, IN |
| 11/24/2014* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Illinois Las Vegas Invitational | L 68–89 | 1–4 | State Farm Center (11,422) Champaign, IL |
| 11/27/2014* 2:00 pm | vs. Austin Peay Las Vegas Invitational | L 58–79 | 1–5 | Orleans Arena (355) Paradise, NV |
| 11/28/2014* 2:30 pm | vs. Prairie View A&M Las Vegas Invitational | W 81–71 | 2–5 | Orleans Arena (665) Paradise, NV |
| 11/30/2014* 4:00 pm | Johnson & Wales | W 75–65 | 3–5 | Pizzitola Sports Center (425) Providence, RI |
| 12/03/2014* 7:00 pm | American | L 49–66 | 3–6 | Pizzitola Sports Center (247) Providence, RI |
| 12/06/2014* 7:30 pm | Bryant Ocean State Cup | W 69–62 | 4–6 | Pizzitola Sports Center (623) Providence, RI |
| 12/08/2014* 9:00 pm, FS2 | at Providence Ocean State Cup | W 77–67 | 5–6 | Dunkin' Donuts Center (4,124) Providence, RI |
| 12/22/2014* 2:00 pm | at Central Connecticut | W 67–55 | 6–6 | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,012) New Britain, CT |
| 12/28/2014* 2:00 pm | Sacred Heart | W 79–76 | 7–6 | Pizzitola Sports Center (539) Providence, RI |
| 12/31/2014* 4:00 pm | at Rhode Island Ocean State Cup | L 60–80 | 7–7 | Ryan Center (5,015) Kingston, RI |
| 01/05/2015* 7:00 pm | UMass Lowell | W 58–49 | 8–7 | Pizzitola Sports Center (337) Providence, RI |
| 01/08/2015* 7:00 pm | at New Hampshire | L 61–68 | 8–8 | Lundholm Gym (456) Durham, NH |
| 01/12/2015* 7:00 pm | Lyndon State | W 88–42 | 9–8 | Pizzitola Sports Center (381) Providence, RI |
| Conference regular season ||||||
| 01/17/2015 2:00 pm | Yale | L 62–80 | 9–9 (0–1) | Pizzitola Sports Center (689) Providence, RI |
| 01/24/2015 2:00 pm | at Yale | L 65–69 | 9–10 (0–2) | Payne Whitney Gymnasium (1,736) New Haven, CT |
| 01/30/2015 7:00 pm | at Cornell | L 49–57 | 9–11 (0–3) | Newman Arena (2,712) Ithaca, NY |
| 01/31/2015 7:00 pm | at Columbia | L 65–86 | 9–12 (0–4) | Levien Gymnasium (1,768) New York, NY |
| 02/06/2015 7:00 pm | Harvard | L 74–76 $^{OT}$ | 9–13 (0–5) | Pizzitola Sports Center (1,567) Providence, RI |
| 02/07/2015 6:00 pm | Dartmouth | W 67–64 | 10–13 (1–5) | Pizzitola Sports Center (907) Providence, RI |
| 02/13/2015 7:00 pm, ASN | at Princeton | L 64–75 | 10–14 (1–6) | Jadwin Gymnasium (1,727) Princeton, NJ |
| 02/14/2015 7:00 pm | at Penn | W 71–55 | 11–14 (2–6) | Palestra (1,518) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/20/2015 7:00 pm, ASN | Columbia | L 55–73 | 11–15 (2–7) | Pizzitola Sports Center (760) Providence, RI |
| 02/21/2015 6:00 pm | Cornell | W 57–56 | 12–15 (3–7) | Pizzitola Sports Center (562) Providence, RI |
| 02/27/2015 7:00 pm | Penn | W 75–69 | 13–15 (4–7) | Pizzitola Sports Center (619) Providence, RI |
| 02/28/2015 6:00 pm | Princeton | L 62–80 | 13–16 (4–8) | Pizzitola Sports Center (801) Providence, RI |
| 03/06/2015 7:00 pm | at Dartmouth | L 69–75 | 13–17 (4–9) | Leede Arena (652) Hanover, NH |
| 03/07/2015 7:00 pm, CBSSN | at Harvard | L 62–72 | 13–18 (4–10) | Lavietes Pavilion (2,195) Cambridge, MA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||