Mike Martin (basketball, born 1982)

Mike Martin
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Brown
Conference	Ivy League
Record	148–171 (.464)
Biographical details
Born	July 4, 1982 (age 41); Agawam, Massachusetts, U.S.
Playing career
2000–2004	Brown
2004–2005	Dart Killester
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2005–2006	Brown (assistant)
2006–2012	Penn (assistant)
2012–present	Brown
Head coaching record
Overall	148–171 (.464)
Tournaments	1–1 (CBI); 0–1 (CIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
	Ivy League Coach of the Year (2019)

Mike Martin (born 1982) is the college basketball head coach for the Brown University Bears and a former college basketball player. He was also assistant coach with the Penn Quakers before becoming head coach at Brown.

Playing career[edit]

Martin was in the starting lineup all four years of college basketball at Brown University. He was a member of the most successful class in the Bears' 100-year basketball history (63-45 four-year record). He also helped the Class of 2004 to a school-record 39-17 Ivy League mark during that period—the third best by an Ivy League team since 1970. Martin ranks 10th in career assists at Brown University with 232.

Coaching career[edit]

He served as assistant coach for the Quakers for six years and his roles were to recruit and mentor players. He has recruited many players including Jack Eggleston, was an All-Ivy and All-Big 5 selection during his career, and Zack Rosen, the unanimous pick by the Ancient Eight coaches as the 2011-12 Ivy League Player of the Year.^[1] Martin was hired as head coach at Brown on May 31, 2012.^[2]

In February 2023, Martin won his 134th game with the Bears, making him the "winningest" coach in the history of the Brown Bears basketball program.^[3]

Head coaching record[edit]

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Brown Bears (Ivy League) (2012–present)
2012–13	Brown	13–15	7–7	4th
2013–14	Brown	15–14	7–7	5th	CIT First Round
2014–15	Brown	13–18	4–10	T–7th
2015–16	Brown	8–20	3–11	T–7th
2016–17	Brown	13–17	4–10	T–6th
2017–18	Brown	11–16	4–10	7th
2018–19	Brown	20–12	7–7	T–4th	CBI Quarterfinals
2019–20	Brown	15–12	8–6	T–4th
2020–21	Brown^[a]
2021–22	Brown	13–16	5–9	T–6th
2022–23	Brown	14–13	7–7	T–4th
2023–24	Brown	13–18	8–6	4th
Brown:		148–171 (.464)	64–90 (.416)
Total:		148–171 (.464)

^ Brown did not play in the 2020–21 school year due to COVID-19 concerns.

References[edit]

^ "Mike Martin". Penn Quakers. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
^ "Brown hires alum Mike Martin as coach". Sporting News. May 31, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
^ "Mike Martin '04 Becomes Winningest Coach in Program History as Men's Basketball Defeats Cornell". Brown University Athletics. Brown University Athletics. Archived from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.

External links[edit]

Brown University profile

[4] Brown did not play in the 2020–21 school year due to COVID-19 concerns.

[1] "Mike Martin". Penn Quakers. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-06-04.

[2] "Brown hires alum Mike Martin as coach". Sporting News. May 31, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2021.

[3] "Mike Martin '04 Becomes Winningest Coach in Program History as Men's Basketball Defeats Cornell". Brown University Athletics. Brown University Athletics. Archived from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.

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