2023–24 Brown Bears men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Brown Bears men's basketball team represented Brown University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by 11th-year head coach Mike Martin, played their home games at the Pizzitola Sports Center located in Providence, Rhode Island, as members of the Ivy League.

2023–24 Brown Bears men's basketball
Conference	Ivy League
Record	13–18 (8–6 Ivy)
Head coach	Mike Martin (11th season)
Associate head coach	T. J. Sorrentine
Assistant coaches	Tyson Wheeler Sam Hershberger
Home arena	Pizzitola Sports Center (Capacity: 2,800)
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Ivy League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Princeton	12	–	2		.857			24	–	5		.828
Yale †	11	–	3		.786			23	–	10		.697
Cornell	11	–	3		.786			22	–	8		.733
Brown	8	–	6		.571			13	–	18		.419
Harvard	5	–	9		.357			14	–	13		.519
Columbia	4	–	10		.286			13	–	14		.481
Penn	3	–	11		.214			11	–	18		.379
Dartmouth	2	–	12		.143			6	–	21		.222
† 2024 Ivy League tournament winner

Bryant game, December 1: Aaron Cooley gestures to the referee

Harvard game, March 1: Harvard's Xavier Nesbitt, bleeding from the knee, dribbles past Brown's Kimo Ferrari

The team qualified for its first ever Ivy League Tournament by finishing 4th in the Ivy League regular season.

Previous season

The Bears finished the 2022–23 season of 14–13, 7–7 in Ivy League play, tying for fourth place.^[1] They failed to qualify for the Ivy League tournament.^[2]

Roster

2023–24 Brown Bears men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Felix Kloman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Pingree School Ipswich, MA G 4 Lyndel Erold 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Saint Sebastian's School Boston, MA G 5 Sam Klores 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Riverdale Country School New York, NY G 10 Kino Lilly Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Landon School Glenn Dale, MD F 11 Malachi Ndur 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Cushing Academy St. Thomas, ON G 13 Malcolm Wrisby-Jefferson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr The Phelps School Queens, NY G 14 Luke Paragon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Cicero–North Syracuse High School Cicero, NY F 15 Kalu Anya 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So IMG Academy Worcester, MA G/F 21 Aaron Cooley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Newton North High School Roxbury, MA F 22 Landon Lewis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Harvard-Westlake School Los Angeles, CA G 23 Kimo Ferrari 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Francis Parker School San Diego, CA F 24 Drew Kania 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Gill St. Bernard's School Chatham, NJ G 25 Adrian Uchidiuno 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Cushing Academy Markham, ON F 31 Nana Owusu-Anane 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Putnam Science Academy Burlington, ON G 33 Alexander Lesburt Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 197 lb (89 kg) So Bradford Christian Academy Derry, NH F 43 Symeon Efstathiou 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Moraitis School Athens, Greece F 45 N'famara Dabo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Napa Christian Conakry, Guinea	Head coach Mike Martin (Brown) Assistant coach(es) T. J. Sorrentine (Vermont) Tyson Wheeler (Fairfield) Sam Hershberger (Elon) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 16, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Colgate	L 70–72	0–1	21 – Lilly Jr.	11 – Owusu-Anane	3 – Lilly Jr.	Cotterell Court (1,036) Hamilton, NY
November 11, 2023* 11:30 am, NESN/ESPN+		Loyola (MD)	L 75–77 OT	0–2	27 – Lilly Jr.	13 – Owusu-Anane	4 – Lilly Jr.	Pizzitola Sports Center (846) Providence, RI
November 14, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at New Hampshire	L 64–82	0–3	20 – Owusu-Anane	10 – Owusu-Anane	2 – 2 Tied	Lundholm Gym (578) Durham, NH
November 16, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Rhode Island College	W 92–51	1–3	16 – Owusu-Anane	5 – Tied	5 – Anya	Pizzitola Sports Center (323) Providence, RI
November 19, 2023* 8:00 pm, P12N		at No. 16 USC	L 70–81	1–4	24 – Lilly Jr.	11 – Owusu-Anane	6 – Lilly Jr.	Galen Center (4,522) Los Angeles, CA
November 24, 2023* 1:30 pm, FloHoops		vs. Delaware Nassau Championship first round	L 59–67	1–5	22 – Lilly Jr.	10 – Cooley	4 – Lilly Jr.	Baha Mar Convention Center (213) Nassau, Bahamas
November 25, 2023* 11:00 am, FloHoops		vs. Kansas City Nassau Championship 2nd round	W 93–83 OT	2–5	27 – Lilly Jr.	6 – Lesburt Jr.	4 – Cooley	Baha Mar Convention Center (211) Nassau, Bahamas
November 26, 2023* 1:30 pm, FloHoops		vs. Ohio Nassau Championship 5th place game	L 77–82	2–6	21 – Lilly Jr.	11 – Owusu-Anane	3 – Tied	Baha Mar Convention Center (251) Nassau, Bahamas
December 1, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Bryant Ocean State Cup	L 66–69	2–7	19 – Lilly Jr.	11 – Anya	6 – Anya	Pizzitola Sports Center (1,113) Providence, RI
December 3, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Maine	L 49–60	2–8	15 – Owusu-Anane	11 – Owusu-Anane	4 – Kloman	Memorial Gymnasium (631) Orono, ME
December 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Rhode Island Ocean State Cup	W 67–64	3–8	22 – Lilly Jr.	7 – Anya	4 – Ndur	Ryan Center (4,475) Kingston, RI
December 10, 2023* 12:00 pm, CBSSN		at Providence Ocean State Cup	L 54–74	3–9	15 – Owusu-Anane	9 – Owusu-Anane	3 – Lilly Jr.	Amica Mutual Pavilion (8,655) Providence, RI
December 22, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Siena	W 71–67	4–9	26 – Lilly Jr.	12 – Owusu-Anane	5 – Lilly Jr.	Pizzitola Sports Center (611) Providence, RI
December 29, 2023* 6:30 pm, FloHoops		at Stony Brook	L 65–69	4–10	19 – Lilly Jr.	10 – Anya	4 – Ferrari	Island Federal Arena (2,429) Stony Brook, NY
January 2, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Vermont	L 70–71	4–11	18 – Lilly Jr.	12 – Anya	6 – Lilly Jr.	Pizzitola Sports Center (623) Providence, RI
Ivy League regular season
January 9, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Yale	L 70–80	4–12 (0–1)	23 – Lilly Jr.	11 – Owusu-Anane	4 – Lilly Jr.	Pizzitola Sports Center (777) Providence, RI
January 15, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Harvard	W 74–72	5–12 (1–1)	19 – Lilly Jr.	9 – Owusu-Anane	4 – Lilly Jr.	Lavietes Pavilion (1,124) Cambridge, MA
January 20, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Cornell	L 83–84	5–13 (1–2)	21 – Owusu-Anane	7 – Tied	5 – Lilly Jr.	Pizzitola Sports Center (1,012) Providence, RI
January 27, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Dartmouth	L 71–75	5–14 (1–3)	20 – Owusu-Anane	9 – Owusu-Anane	4 – Ferrari	Leede Arena (868) Hanover, NH
February 2, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Penn	W 70–61	6–14 (2–3)	19 – Tied	13 – Anya	4 – Owusu-Anane	Pizzitola Sports Center (1,284) Providence, RI
February 3, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Princeton	L 60–70	6–15 (2–4)	20 – Owusu-Anane	9 – Anya	2 – Tied	Pizzitola Sports Center (1,350) Providence, RI
February 10, 2024 12:00 pm, NESN/ESPN+		Columbia	L 69–83	6–16 (2–5)	24 – Lilly	8 – Ndur	5 – Ferrari	Pizzitola Sports Center (897) Providence, RI
February 16, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Princeton	L 63–72	6–17 (2–6)	17 – Owusu-Anane	8 – Cooley	6 – Lilly Jr.	Jadwin Gymnasium (2,533) Princeton, NJ
February 17, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Penn	W 71–64	7–17 (3–6)	25 – Lilly Jr.	11 – Owusu-Anane	4 – Tied	The Palestra (1,966) Philadelphia, PA
February 23, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Columbia	W 66–64	8–17 (4–6)	18 – Ferrari	13 – Anya	7 – Anya	Levien Gymnasium (1,203) New York, NY
February 24, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cornell	W 78–74	9–17 (5–6)	23 – Anya	17 – Anya	5 – Ferrari	Newman Arena (1,864) Ithaca, NY
March 1, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Harvard	W 71–68 OT	10–17 (6–6)	16 – Lilly Jr.	14 – Owusu-Anane	5 – Lilly Jr.	Pizzitola Sports Center (1,788) Providence, RI
March 2, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Dartmouth	W 89–64	11–17 (7–6)	39 – Ferrari	8 – Owusu-Anane	8 – Tied	Pizzitola Sports Center (1,118) Providence, RI
March 9, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Yale	W 84–81 OT	12–17 (8–6)	26 – Lilly Jr.	11 – Anya	4 – Lilly Jr.	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,580) New Haven, CT
Ivy League Tournament
March 16, 2024 11:00 am, ESPNU	(4)	vs. (1) Princeton Semifinals	W 90–81	13–17	27 – Lilly Jr.	15 – Owusu-Anane	10 – Lilly Jr.	Levien Gymnasium  New York, NY
March 17, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN2	(4)	vs. (2) Yale Championship	L 61–62	13–18	21 – Lilly Jr.	7 – Anya	4 – Ndur	Levien Gymnasium  New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[3][4]