Story Courtesy: Tom Wywrot, Michigan Athletics
University of Michigan David and Meredith Kaplan Men’s Basketball Head Coach Mike Boynton Jr. announced Monday (July 13) the addition of Mike Martin as an assistant coach for the Wolverines.
Martin arrives in Ann Arbor after spending the past 14 years as the head coach at Brown University, where he became the winningest coach in program history while establishing the Bears as one of the Ivy League’s premier programs.
“Mike is someone I’ve admired for a long time,” said Boynton. “He’s an outstanding coach, an exceptional teacher and one of the best recruiters in the game, but more than anything, he’s a great person who truly invests in his players. At Brown, he’s built consistently competitive teams through player development and a winning culture, and those values align perfectly with what we’re building here in Ann Arbor. We’re excited to welcome Mike, Kristin and their daughters to the Michigan family.”
“I’m incredibly grateful to Coach Boynton for the opportunity to join the Michigan basketball family,” Martin said. “Michigan has established itself as one of the premier programs in college basketball, and it’s easy to see why. The championship culture, the people and the commitment to excellence all make this a special place. I’m excited to get to work with our student-athletes and help build on everything this program has accomplished.”
Martin leaves Brown as the winningest coach in the program’s 120-year history with 171 career victories. In February 2023, he surpassed Stanley Ward’s 54-year-old school record for coaching wins and concluded his tenure, having guided the Bears through one of the most successful stretches in school history.
Named Brown’s head coach in 2012 at just 29 years old, Martin was the fourth-youngest head coach in Division I men’s basketball. Over the next 14 seasons, he transformed his alma mater into a perennial Ivy League contender, highlighted by the program’s first 20-win season (20-12) in 2018-19. That season, Brown earned a berth in the College Basketball Invitational, recorded the program’s first postseason victory, and Martin was named the Ivy League Coach of the Year.
Martin’s teams consistently developed some of the Ivy League’s top talent. Brown produced four consecutive All-Ivy League first team selections from 2022-25, highlighted by three-time first-team honoree Kino Lilly Jr. During Martin’s tenure, Bears players also earned five Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year awards, an Ivy League Rookie of the Year honor, multiple Academic All-America recognitions and numerous all-conference accolades.
Before returning to Brown, Martin spent six seasons (2006-12) as an assistant coach at Penn. During that span, the Quakers won the 2007 Ivy League championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament before returning to postseason play in 2012 with a berth in the College Basketball Invitational. Martin helped recruit and develop 2012 Ivy League Player of the Year Zack Rosen while establishing himself as one of the conference’s top recruiters and player developers.
Martin began his coaching career at Brown as an assistant coach during the 2005-06 season before following head coach Glen Miller to Penn the following year.
A 2004 Brown graduate, Martin was a four-year starting guard and co-captain for the Bears from 2000-04. He helped Brown post a 63-45 overall record and a school-record 39-17 Ivy League mark during his career while leading the Bears to four consecutive winning seasons and an NIT appearance in 2003. Martin finished his career ranked third in school history in three-point field goals (143), ninth in steals (113) and 10th in assists (232). Following graduation, he played professionally for Dart Killester in Ireland before beginning his coaching career.
Martin is a member of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Regional Advisory Committee and was inducted into the New England Basketball Hall of Fame in the Perry category, recognizing distinguished achievement as both a player and coach.
