Mike Martin (born 1982) is the

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head coach for the Brown University Bears and a former college basketball player. He was also assistant coach with the

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before becoming head coach at Brown.

Playing career

Martin was in the starting lineup all four years of college basketball at

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. 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

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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

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

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, the unanimous pick by the Ancient Eight coaches as the 2011-12 Ivy League Player of the Year. Martin was hired as head coach at Brown on May 31, 2012. 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.

Head coaching record

References

External links

Brown University profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, Mike 1982 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Ireland American men's basketball players Basketball coaches from Massachusetts Basketball players from Massachusetts Brown Bears men's basketball coaches Brown Bears men's basketball players College men's basketball head coaches in the United States Penn Quakers men's basketball coaches People from Agawam, Massachusetts