# 2015–16 Brown Bears men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Brown Bears men's basketball team represented Brown University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by fourth 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 8–20, 3–11 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for seventh place.

## Previous season

The Bears finished the season 13–18, 4–10 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for seventh place.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Longji Yiljep | 1 | G | 6'5" | 180 | Senior | Sanaru-Zaira, Nigeria | Graduated |
| Leland King | 2 | F | 6'7" | 220 | Sophomore | Inglewood, CA | Transferred to Nevada |
| Joe Sharkey | 11 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Senior | Norwood, MA | Graduated |
| Zeve Sanderson | 32 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Senior | Los Angeles, CA | Graduated |
| Dockery Walker | 42 | F | 6'7" | 220 | Senior | Magnolia, DE | Graduated |
| Rafael Maia | 45 | F | 6'9" | 245 | Junior | São Paulo, Brazil | Graduate transferred to Pittsburgh |
| Jon Schmidt | 50 | F | 6'7" | 215 | Senior | Baltimore, MD | Graduated |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Blake Wilkinson | 23 | F | 6'7" | 235 | Junior | Centerville, UT | Junior college transferred from Salt Lake Community College |

## Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Travis Fuller #83 SF | Carlsbad, CA | La Costa Canyon High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Sep 27, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 67 ||||||
| Corey Daugherty PG | Barrington, RI | Barrington High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A | Dec 18, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Chris Sullivan SG | Wilmette, IL | Northfield-Mt. Hermon School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | May 27, 2014 |
| 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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 1, 2015. ||||||

### Recruiting class of 2016

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| David Erebor #66 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 |||||||
| 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 October 1, 2015. |||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| 11/13/2015* 8:30 pm | at Saint Peter's | L 65–77 | 0–1 | Yanitelli Center (720) Jersey City, NJ |
| 11/16/2015* 7:00 pm | Holy Cross | W 71–55 | 1–1 | Pizzitola Sports Center (1,224) Providence, RI |
| 11/18/2015* 7:00 pm | at Niagara | L 66–75 | 1–2 | Gallagher Center (1,335) Lewiston, NY |
| 11/21/2015* 7:00 pm, FSN | at Providence Ocean State Cup | L 73–94 | 1–3 | Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,706) Providence, RI |
| 11/24/2015* 7:00 pm | New Hampshire | L 77–88 | 1–4 | Pizzitola Sports Center (556) Providence, RI |
| 11/29/2015* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | at No. 25 SMU | L 69–77 | 1–5 | Moody Coliseum (6,852) Dallas, TX |
| 12/02/2015* 7:00 pm | Central Connecticut | W 82–64 | 2–5 | Pizzitola Sports Center (625) Providence, RI |
| 12/05/2015* 4:00 pm | at Bryant Ocean State Cup | W 76–68 | 3–5 | Chace Athletic Center (536) Smithfield, RI |
| 12/07/2015* 7:00 pm, FS2 | at Georgetown | L 57–74 | 3–6 | Verizon Center (4,690) Washington, D.C. |
| 12/22/2015* 6:30 pm | vs. Marist Hall of Fame Shootout | L 83–84 $^{2OT}$ | 3–7 | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT |
| 12/28/2015* 7:00 pm | Bethune-Cookman | W 81–73 | 4–7 | Pizzitola Sports Center (774) Providence, RI |
| 12/30/2015* 7:00 pm | Rhode Island Ocean State Cup | L 85–88 $^{OT}$ | 4–8 | Pizzitola Sports Center (2,516) Providence, RI |
| 01/02/2016* 2:00 pm | at Maine | L 92–98 | 4–9 | Cross Insurance Center (1,228) Bangor, ME |
| 01/09/2016* 2:00 pm | Daniel Webster | W 69–43 | 5–9 | Pizzitola Sports Center (601) Providence, RI |
| Ivy League regular season |||||
| 01/16/2016 5:00 pm | at Yale | L 68–77 | 5–10 (0–1) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,878) New Haven, CT |
| 01/23/2016 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | Yale | L 66-90 | 5–11 (0–2) | Pizzitola Sports Center (1,302) Providence, RI |
| 01/29/2016 6:00 pm, ASN | Princeton | L 59–83 | 5–12 (0–3) | Pizzitola Sports Center (1,948) Providence, RI |
| 01/30/2016 8:00 pm, ASN | Penn | W 89–83 | 6–12 (1–3) | Pizzitola Sports Center (2,165) Providence, RI |
| 02/05/2016 7:00 pm | Cornell | W 86–80 | 7–12 (2–3) | Pizzitola Sports Center (738) Providence, RI |
| 02/06/2016 6:00 pm | Columbia | L 73–77 | 7–13 (2–4) | Pizzitola Sports Center (953) Providence, RI |
| 02/12/2016 7:00 pm | at Harvard | L 73–79 | 7–14 (2–5) | Lavietes Pavilion (1,712) Cambridge, MA |
| 02/13/2016 7:00 pm | at Dartmouth | L 70–87 | 7–15 (2–6) | Leede Arena (777) Hanover, NH |
| 02/19/2016 7:00 pm | at Penn | L 74–79 | 7–16 (2–7) | The Palestra (3,335) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/20/2016 6:00 pm | at Princeton | L 66–77 | 7–17 (2–8) | Jadwin Gymnasium (2,772) Princeton, NJ |
| 02/26/2016 7:00 pm | Dartmouth | W 84–83 $^{OT}$ | 8–17 (3–8) | Pizzitola Sports Center (808) Providence, RI |
| 02/27/2016 6:00 pm | Harvard | L 52–61 | 8–18 (3–9) | Pizzitola Sports Center Providence, RI |
| 03/04/2016 7:00 pm | at Columbia | L 63–66 | 8–19 (3–10) | Levien Gymnasium (1,937) New York City, NY |
| 03/05/2016 6:00 pm | at Cornell | L 71–75 | 8–20 (3–11) | Newman Arena (1,629) Ithaca, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||