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2017–18 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team

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2017–18 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record13–19 (7–9 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaIsland Federal Credit Union Arena
Seasons
2017–18 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Vermont 15 1   .938 27 8   .771
UMBC 12 4   .750 25 11   .694
Hartford 11 5   .688 19 14   .576
Albany 10 6   .625 22 10   .688
Stony Brook 7 9   .438 13 19   .406
New Hampshire 6 10   .375 10 21   .323
UMass Lowell 6 10   .375 12 18   .400
Maine 3 13   .188 6 26   .188
Binghamton 2 14   .125 11 20   .355
2018 America East tournament winner

The 2017–18 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team represented Stony Brook University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seawolves were led by second-year head coach Jeff Boals and played their home games at Island Federal Credit Union Arena in Stony Brook, New York as members of the America East Conference. They finished season 13–19, 7–9 in America East play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Albany in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament before losing in the semifinals to Vermont. Freshman forward Elijah Olaniyi won the 2018 America East Rookie of the Year award, averaging 7.5 points and 3.8 rebounds in his debut season.[1]

Previous season

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The Seawolves finished the 2016–17 season 18–14, 12–4 in America East play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the America East tournament, they defeated Binghamton before losing to Albany in the semifinals. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to UIC.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Kameron Mitchell 3 G 6'4" 195 RS Senior Jacksonville, FL Graduated
Blair Mendy 10 G 6'3" 190 Sophomore San Jose, CA Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Roland Nyama 24 G/F 6'6" 210 RS Junior Frankfurt, Germany Signed to play professionally in Germany with PS Karlsruhe
Lucas Woodhouse 34 G 6'3" 180 RS Senior Greenlawn, NY Graduated
Alonzo Campbell 42 F/C 7'0" 230 RS Freshman Columbus, OH Transferred to Paris JC

2017 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Elijah Olaniyi
#75 SF
Newark, NJ East Side High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 67
Corry Long
PG
Cincinnati, OH Hughes High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sep 9, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Jordan McKenzie
PG
Concord, NC Hargrave Military Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 20, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Anthony Ochefu
PF
West Chester, PA Westtown School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) N/A Jul 7, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 22, 2017.

2018 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Myles Latimer
#84 PG
Fairfax, VA Paul VI High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jul 10, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 61
Hassan Ceesay
PG
Newark, NJ East Side High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 150 lb (68 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 0
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Preseason

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In a poll by the conference's nine head coaches (who were not allowed to pick their own team) at the America East media day, the Seawolves were picked to finish in fourth place in the America East.[2]

Roster

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2017–18 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jaron Cornish 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Jr Champagnat Catholic School
Broward College
Abaco, Bahamas
G 1 UC Iroegbu 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Sr Capital Christian HS
College of Southern Idaho
Sacramento, CA
G 2 Michael Almonacy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Brentwood HS Brentwood, NY
F 3 Elijah Olaniyi 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr East Side HS Newark, NJ
G 4 Tim Donohoe (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr The Albany Academy Saratoga Springs, NY
G 5 Corry Long 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Hughes STEM HS Cincinnati, OH
G 10 Jordan McKenzie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Jay M. Robinson HS/Hargrave Military Academy Concord, NC
G/F 11 Junior Saintel 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Holy Spirit HS
Chipola College
Mays Landing, NJ
F 12 Tyrell Sturdivant 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Sr Chester HS Chester, PA
G/F 15 Akwasi Yeboah 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS So Barking Abbey School Chigwell, England
G/F 22 Bryan Sekunda 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr State College Area HS State College, PA
G/F 23 Andrew Garcia 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 227 lb (103 kg) RS Fr The Master's School (CT) Harlem, NY
F 32 Jakub Petras 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 272 lb (123 kg) Sr Canarias Basketball Academy Rajec, Slovakia
F 35 Anthony Ochefu 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Westtown School West Chester, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 19, 2017

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
7:00 pm, BTN+
vs. Maryland
Long Island Hoops Showcase
L 61–76  0–1
Nassau Coliseum (3,066)
Uniondale, NY
Nov 14, 2017*
7:00 pm, SNY
at UConn
Phil Knight Invitational
L 64–72  0–2
XL Center (5,431)
Hartford, CT
Nov 17, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Ball State
Phil Knight Invitational
L 76–87  0–3
Worthen Arena (3,502)
Muncie, IN
Nov 19, 2017*
4:00 pm, BTN
at No. 2 Michigan State
Phil Knight Invitational
L 71–93  0–4
Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
Nov 22, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Brown W 77–64  1–4
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,340)
Stony Brook, NY
Nov 26, 2017*
2:00 pm
Bucknell
Phil Knight Invitational
L 76–85  1–5
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,367)
Stony Brook, NY
Nov 29, 2017*
7:00 pm
Shawnee State W 101–58  2–5
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,123)
Stony Brook, NY
Dec 2, 2017*
7:00 pm
Saint Francis (PA) W 85–83  3–5
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,123)
Stony Brook, NY
Dec 4, 2017*
7:00 pm
at LIU Brooklyn L 71–75  3–6
Steinberg Wellness Center (953)
Brooklyn, NY
Dec 7, 2017*
7:00 pm
at Columbia W 76–66  4–6
Levien Gymnasium (1,231)
New York City, NY
Dec 12, 2017*
7:00 pm
Hofstra L 81–84  4–7
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,735)
Stony Brook, NY
Dec 17, 2017*
2:30 pm, FS1
at Providence L 60–62  4–8
Dunkin' Donuts Center (5,742)
Providence, RI
Dec 22, 2017*
7:00 pm, BTN+
at Rutgers W 75–73  5–8
Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,675)
Piscataway, NJ
Dec 30, 2017*
7:00 pm
Norfolk State L 68–74  5–9
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,912)
Stony Brook, NY
America East regular season
Jan 3, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Maine W 71–70  6–9
(1–0)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,262)
Stony Brook, NY
Jan 6, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Hartford W 63–61  7–9
(2–0)
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,073)
Hartford, CT
Jan 10, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Albany L 65–78  7–10
(2–1)
SEFCU Arena (2,288)
Albany, NY
Jan 13, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Vermont L 62–73  7–11
(2–2)
Patrick Gym (3,266)
Burlington, VT
Jan 18, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Binghamton W 77–66  8–11
(3–2)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,387)
Stony Brook, NY
Jan 21, 2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at New Hampshire L 51–53  8–12
(3–3)
Lundholm Gym (429)
Durham, NH
Jan 24, 2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at UMass Lowell L 79–82 OT 8–13
(3–4)
Costello Athletic Center (602)
Lowell, MA
Jan 27, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Albany L 50–57  8–14
(3–5)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (4,009)
Stony Brook, NY
Jan 31, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UMBC L 63–67  8–15
(3–6)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,379)
Stony Brook, NY
Feb 3, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Hartford L 64–73  8–16
(3–7)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,494)
Stony Brook, NY
Feb 8, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UMass Lowell W 81–68  9–16
(4–7)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,388)
Stony Brook, NY
Feb 11, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Maine W 64–61  10–16
(5–7)
Cross Insurance Center (1,153)
Bangor, ME
Feb 15, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Binghamton L 57–69  10–17
(5–8)
Binghamton University Events Center (1,967)
Vestal, NY
Feb 18, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
New Hampshire W 72–63  11–17
(6–8)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,067)
Stony Brook, NY
Feb 21, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at UMBC W 64–57  12–17
(7–8)
UMBC Event Center (1,002)
Catonsville, MD
Feb 24, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Vermont L 60–69  12–18
(7–9)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,528)
Stony Brook, NY
America East tournament
Mar 3, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
(5) at (4) Albany
Quarterfinals
W 69–60  13–18
SEFCU Arena (1,785)
Albany, NY
Mar 6, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
(5) at (1) Vermont
Semifinals
L 51–70  13–19
Patrick Gym (3,266)
Burlington, VT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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