2013–14 Brown Bears men's basketball team

2013–14 Brown Bears men's basketball
CIT, First round
ConferenceIvy League
Record15–14 (7–7 Ivy)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPizzitola Sports Center
Seasons
2013–14 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
x-Harvard 13 1   .929 27 5   .844
Yale 9 5   .643 19 14   .576
Princeton 8 6   .571 21 9   .700
Columbia 8 6   .571 21 13   .618
Brown 7 7   .500 15 14   .517
Dartmouth 5 9   .357 12 16   .429
Penn 5 9   .357 8 20   .286
Cornell 1 13   .071 2 26   .071
Rankings from AP Poll
x-Ivy League champion

The 2013–14 Brown Bears men's basketball team represented Brown University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by second 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 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 6–5 185 Junior Sanaru-Zaria, Nigeria
2 Leland King Forward 6–7 215 Freshman Inglewood, California
3 Steven Spieth Guard 6–6 210 Freshman Dallas, Texas
10 Tavon Blackmon Guard 6–0 180 Freshman Upper Marlboro, Maryland
11 Joe Sharkey Guard 6–2 190 Junior Norwood, Massachusetts
12 Norman Hobbie Guard 6–4 185 Freshman Spring Lake, New Jersey
13 Aram Martin Forward 6–10 190 Freshman San Antonio, Texas
14 Matty Madigan Guard 6–4 190 Freshman Winston-Salem, North Carolina
21 Cedric Kuakumensah Forward 6–8 235 Sophomore Worcester, Massachusetts
22 Sean McGonagill Guard 6–1 180 Senior Brookfield, Illinois
42 Dockery Walker Forward 6–7 215 Junior Magnolia, Delaware
45 Rafael Maia Center 6–9 235 Junior São Paulo, Brazil
50 Jon Schmidt Forward 6–7 210 Junior Baltimore, Maryland

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/10/2013*
3:30 pm
Binghamton W 74–57  1–0
Pizzitola Sports Center (1,050)
Providence, RI
11/13/2013*
7:00 pm, FSN
at Providence L 69–73  1–1
Dunkin' Donuts Center (6,891)
Providence, RI
11/16/2013*
2:00 pm
at Sacred Heart W 85–73  2–1
William H. Pitt Center (577)
Fairfield, CT
11/19/2013*
7:00 pm
at UMass Lowell W 87–76  3–1
Costello Athletic Center (852)
Lowell, MA
11/22/2013*
7:00 pm
at Longwood W 81–69  4–1
Willett Hall (1,522)
Farmville, VA
11/27/2013*
4:00 pm
at Bryant L 67–70  4–2
Chace Athletic Center (939)
Smithfield, RI
11/30/2013*
2:00 pm
Central Connecticut W 72–61  5–2
Pizzitola Sports Center (554)
Providence, RI
12/07/2013*
1:00 pm, CSNMA+
at American W 72–67  6–2
Bender Arena (1,728)
Washington, D.C.
12/10/2013*
7:00 pm
Albany L 68–74  6–3
Pizzitola Sports Center (585)
Providence, RI
12/22/2013*
2:00 pm
at Northwestern L 52–58  6–4
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,591)
Evanston, IL
12/29/2013*
2:00 pm, TWCS
Niagara L 65–68  6–5
Pizzitola Sports Center (1,411)
Providence, RI
01/02/2014*
7:00 pm
Rhode Island L 66–75  6–6
Pizzitola Sports Center (1,229)
Providence, RI
01/07/2014*
7:00 pm
New Hampshire W 72–68  7–6
Pizzitola Sports Center (490)
Providence, RI
01/11/2014*
1:00 pm
Daniel Webster W 91–50  8–6
Pizzitola Sports Center (493)
Providence, RI
01/18/2014
2:00 pm
at Yale L 67–74  8–7 (0–1)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium (N/A)
New Haven, CT
01/25/2014
7:00 pm
Yale W 73–56  9–7 (1–1)
Pizzitola Sports Center (1,868)
Providence, RI
01/31/2014
7:00 pm
Cornell W 78–66  10–7 (2–1)
Pizzitola Sports Center (1,216)
Providence, RI
02/01/2014
6:00 pm
Columbia W 64–56  11–7 (3–1)
Pizzitola Sports Center (1,339)
Providence, RI
02/07/2014
7:00 pm
at Harvard L 45–52  11–8 (3–2)
Lavietes Pavilion (2,028)
Cambridge, MA
02/08/2014
7:00 pm
at Dartmouth W 75–62  12–8 (4–2)
Leede Arena (836)
Hanover, NH
02/14/2014
7:00 pm
Princeton L 65–69  12–9 (4–3)
Pizzitola Sports Center (906)
Providence, RI
02/15/2014
6:00 pm
Penn W 62–55  13–9 (5–3)
Pizzitola Sports Center (785)
Providence, RI
02/21/2014
7:00 pm
at Columbia L 68–70  13–10 (5–4)
Levien Gymnasium (1,807)
New York City, NY
02/22/2014
7:00 pm, NBCSN
at Cornell W 81–75  14–10 (6–4)
Newman Arena (1,144)
Ithaca, NY
02/28/2014
7:30 pm, NBCSN
at Penn W 76–67  15–10 (7–4)
Palestra (3,146)
Philadelphia, PA
03/01/2014
7:00 pm
at Princeton L 64–69  15–11 (7–5)
Jadwin Gymnasium (N/A)
Princeton, NJ
03/07/2014
7:00 pm
Dartmouth L 68–75  15–12 (7–6)
Pizzitola Sports Center (912)
Providence, RI
03/08/2014
7:00 pm
Harvard L 93–98 OT 15–13 (7–7)
Pizzitola Sports Center (2,226)
Providence, RI
CIT
03/17/2013*
7:00 pm
Holy Cross
First round
L 65–68  15–14
Pizzitola Sports Center (924)
Providence, RI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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