Brown Bears men's basketball

Brown Bears
Brown Bears
	2025–26 Brown Bears men's basketball team
University	Brown University
Head coach	Mike Martin (12th season)
Conference	Ivy League
Location	Providence, Rhode Island
Arena	Pizzitola Sports Center ; (capacity: 2,800)
Nickname	Bears
Colors	Seal brown, cardinal red, and white;
NCAA tournament appearances
	1939, 1986
Conference regular-season champions
	1986

Last updated October 27, 2025

The Brown Bears men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Brown University, located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school's team currently competes in the Ivy League.

Postseason results

NCAA tournament results

The Brown Bears have appeared in the NCAA Tournament two times, including the inaugural tournament in 1939. Their combined record is 0–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1939	Quarterfinals	Villanova	L 30–42
1986	First Round	Syracuse	L 52–101

NIT results

The Brown Bears have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2003	First Round	Virginia	L 73–89

CBI results

The Brown Bears have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) two times. Their combined record is 1–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2008	First Round	Ohio	L 74–80
2019	First Round Second Round	UAB Loyola Marymount	W 83–78 L 61–83

CIT results

The Brown Bears have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT), one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2014	First Round	Holy Cross	L 65–68

References

↑ "Brown University Athletics & Recreation Brand Guidelines" (PDF). June 17, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2022.

External links

Official website

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[1] "Brown University Athletics & Recreation Brand Guidelines" (PDF). June 17, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2022.

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Venues	Marvel Gymnasium (1927–1989) Pizzitola Sports Center (1989–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

v t e Ivy League men's basketball
Teams	Brown Bears Columbia Lions Cornell Big Red Dartmouth Big Green Harvard Crimson Penn Quakers Princeton Tigers Yale Bulldogs
Championships & awards	Conference tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25