2017–18 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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
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
Departures
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
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 : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/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 : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/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 : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/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 : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/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:
2018 recruiting class
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 : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/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 : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/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
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
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 HSCollege 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
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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