​Brown men’s basketball head coach Mike Martin is leaving the East Side after 13 seasons, to join the staff of Mike Boynton at the University of Michigan.Martin was named Brown’s head coach in 2012, at just 29 years old, and he departs his alma mater as the winningest coach in program history with 171 victories.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement”Brown has changed my life,” Martin said in an afternoon press release. “The relationships we’ve built here — with our players, staff, alumni, and the broader community — are so meaningful to my family. As a proud Brown alumnus, I’m deeply grateful for the opportunity to have led this program for the past 14 years and to have worked alongside so many remarkable young men. Brown will always hold a special place in my heart.”Samuel M. Mencoff, vice president for Athletics and Recreation at Brown, called it “a bittersweet moment” for the school.”Mike Martin has been an institution here at Brown. We are so grateful for his leadership as our head coach, on our campus, and in our community. He has been the ultimate ambassador for our program and for our University. While he will be profoundly missed on College Hill, we are absolutely delighted for Mike, Kristin, and their family to have this opportunity.”1 / 12Mike Martin, Brown men’s basketball head coach(Eric Rueb/Providence Journal)In 2018-19, Martin was named Ivy League Coach of the Year after guiding Brown to its first 20-win season in program history and a berth in the College Basketball Invitational, where the Bears posted their first-ever postseason win with a victory over Alabama-Birmingham.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementMartin guided the Bears to the Ivy League Championship Game during the 2023-24 season, with a victory over Princeton in the semifinals. The Bears closed that regular season with six-straight victories.This is breaking news, and will be updated.This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: Brown basketball head coach Mike Martin leaving to join Michigan staff