# 2017–18 Brown Bears men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Brown Bears men's basketball team represented Brown University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by sixth-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 11–16, 4–10 in Ivy League play to finish in seventh place and fail to qualify for the Ivy League tournament.

## Previous season

The Bears finished the 2016–17 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.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Steven Spieth | 3 | G | 6'6" | 200 | Senior | San Antonio, TX | Graduated |
| Tavon Blackmon | 5 | G | 6'0" | 180 | Senior | Upper Marlboro, MD | Graduated |
| J. R. Hobbie | 12 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Senior | Spring Lake, NJ | Graduated |
| Corey Daugherty | 22 | G | 6'1" | 165 | Sophomore | Barrington, RI | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Blake Wilkinson | 23 | F | 6'7" | 235 | Senior | Bountiful, UT | Graduated |
| Kyle Harber | 24 | F | 6'6" | 190 | Junior | Dubuque, IA | Eligibility ended |
| Miki Ljuboja | 30 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Junior | North Riverside, IL | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Brandon Charnov | 34 | C | 6'11" | 250 | Freshman | Houston, TX | Left the team for personal reasons |

### 2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Matt DeWolf #74 C | Barrington, RI | Northfield-Mt. Hermon School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Oct 17, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 58 ||||||
| George Mawanda-Kalema #125 SG | Alexandria, VA | Episcopal High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Oct 15, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 57 ||||||
| Tamenang Choh SF | Lowell, 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 ||||||
| Desmond Cambridge SG | Nashville, TN | The Hun School Of Princeton | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Oct 13, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Jake Shaper SG | Houston, TX | The Kinkaid School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | |
| 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 November 7, 2017. ||||||

### 2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| David Mitchell #78 SF | Belmont, MA | Belmont Hill School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 64 |||||||
| Thomas Shaughnessy #80 PG | Needham, MA | Needham High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | N/A |
| 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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 7, 2017. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| Nov 11, 2017* 3:00 pm | Johnson & Wales | W 106–78 | 1–0 | Pizzitola Sports Center (557) Providence, RI |
| Nov 13, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Quinnipiac | W 79–72 | 2–0 | TD Bank Sports Center (1,180) Hamden, CT |
| Nov 19, 2017* 1:00 pm | at St. Francis Brooklyn | L 74–77 | 2–1 | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (513) Brooklyn, NY |
| Nov 22, 2017* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Stony Brook | L 64–77 | 2–2 | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,340) Stony Brook, NY |
| Nov 25, 2017* 1:00 pm | LIU Brooklyn | W 94–86 | 3–2 | Pizzitola Sports Center (392) Providence, RI |
| Nov 26, 2017* 6:00 pm | at Bryant Ocean State Cup | W 81–67 | 4–2 | Chace Athletic Center (608) Smithfield, RI |
| Nov 28, 2017* 7:00 pm | at Rhode Island Ocean State Cup | L 62–86 | 4–3 | Ryan Center (4,485) Kingston, RI |
| Dec 2, 2017* 2:00 pm, ILN | Central Connecticut | L 62–68 | 4–4 | Pizzitola Sports Center (408) Providence, RI |
| Dec 6 2017* 7:00 pm, FS2 | at Providence Ocean State Cup | L 72–77 $^{OT}$ | 4–5 | Dunkin' Donuts Center (6,087) Providence, RI |
| Dec 9, 2017* 2:00 pm, ILN | UMass Lowell | W 89–75 | 5–5 | Pizzitola Sports Center (330) Providence, RI |
| Dec 22, 2017* 3:30 pm, ILN | Marist | W 90–69 | 6–5 | Pizzitola Sports Center (751) Providence, RI |
| Dec 30, 2017* 12:00 pm, FS1 | at Northwestern | L 73–95 | 6–6 | Allstate Arena (6,006) Rosemont, IL |
| Jan 3, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | NJIT | W 70–69 | 7–6 | Pizzitola Sports Center (336) Providence, RI |
| Ivy League regular season |||||
| Jan 12, 2018 5:30 pm, ELVN | at Yale | L 72–78 | 7–7 (0–1) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,248) New Haven, CT |
| Jan 19, 2018 8:00 pm, MyRITV | Yale | W 81–80 | 8–7 (1–1) | Pizzitola Sports Center (1,553) Providence, RI |
| Jan 26, 2018 7:00 pm, ELVN | Dartmouth | W 64–62 | 9–7 (2–1) | Pizzitola Sports Center (1,072) Providence, RI |
| Jan 27, 2018 6:00 pm, NESN+ | Harvard | L 77–86 | 9–8 (2–2) | Pizzitola Sports Center (2,149) Providence, RI |
| Feb 2, 2018 7:00 pm, ILN | at Penn | L 90–95 | 9–9 (2–3) | Palestra (2,163) Philadelphia, PA |
| Feb 3, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Princeton | W 102–100 $^{OT}$ | 10–9 (3–3) | Jadwin Gymnasium (2,163) Princeton, NJ |
| Feb 9, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Cornell | L 60–78 | 10–10 (3–4) | Pizzitola Sports Center (780) Providence, RI |
| Feb 10, 2018 6:00 pm, MyRITV | Columbia | W 91–88 $^{OT}$ | 11–10 (4–4) | Pizzitola Sports Center (1,038) Providence, RI |
| Feb 16, 2018 7:00 pm, NESN | at Harvard | L 58–65 | 11–11 (4–5) | Lavietes Pavilion (1,486) Boston, MA |
| Feb 17, 2018 7:00 pm, ILN | at Dartmouth | L 63–66 | 11–12 (4–6) | Leede Arena (767) Hanover, NH |
| Feb 23, 2018 7:00 pm, SNY | at Columbia | L 82–89 | 11–13 (4–7) | Levien Gymnasium (1,611) New York, NY |
| Feb 24, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Cornell | L 68–73 | 11–14 (4–8) | Newman Arena (1,642) Ithaca, NY |
| Mar 2, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Princeton | L 63–78 | 11–15 (4–9) | Pizzitola Sports Center (516) Providence, RI |
| Mar 3, 2018 6:00 pm, ILN | Penn | L 93–99 | 11–16 (4–10) | Pizzitola Sports Center (1,192) Providence, RI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||
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