2016–17 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team represented Stony Brook University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seawolves were led by first-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 the 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.

2016–17 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball
CBI, First round
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record18–14 (12–4 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaIsland Federal Credit Union Arena
2016–17 America East Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Vermont †16–0 1.00029–6  .829
Stony Brook12–4 .75018–14  .563
Albany10–6 .62521–14  .600
New Hampshire10–6 .62520–12  .625
UMBC9–7 .56321–13  .618
UMass Lowell*5–11 .31311–20  .355
Hartford4–12 .2509–23  .281
Binghamton3–13 .18812–20  .375
Maine3–13 .1887–25  .219
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.
† 2017 America East tournament winner

Previous season

The Seawolves finished the 2015–16 season 26–7, 14–2 in America East play to win the regular season championship. They defeated UMBC, Hartford, and Vermont to win the America East tournament.[1] As a result, they earned the conference's automatic bid go the NCAA tournament, the first in school history.[2] As a No. 13 seed, the Seawolves fell to Kentucky in the first round.

On March 20, 2016, it was announced that head coach Steve Pikiell would leave the school to accept the job as the new head coach for Rutgers.[3] He finished at Stony Brook with an eleven-year record of 192–157. On April 8, the school announced they had hired Jeff Boals as head coach.[4][5]

Offseason

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Deshaun Thrower1G6'2"205SophomoreMuskegon, MITransferred to Ferris State
Carson Puriefoy10G6'0"175SeniorWenonah, NJGraduated
Rayshaun McGrew11F6'7"230SeniorChicago, ILGraduated
Jameel Warney20F6'8"260SeniorPlainfield, NJGraduated

Incoming transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Junior Saintel11F6'7"190JuniorAbsecon, NJJunior college transferred from Chipola College
UC Iroegbu1G6'0"180JuniorSacramento, CAJunior college transferred from College of Southern Idaho
Blair Mendy10G6'3"190SophomoreSan Jose, CAJunior college transferred from City College of San Francisco

2016 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Andrew Garcia
#90 SF		 Harlem, NY The Master's School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 15, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 63
Michael Almonacy
PG		 Brentwood, NY Brentwood High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) May 6, 2015 
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:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 29, 2016.

2017 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Elijah Olaniyi
SG		 Newark, NJ East Side High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
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:

Preseason

Stony Brook was picked to finish seventh in the preseason America East poll.[6]

Roster
2016–17 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 UC Iroegbu 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)184 lb (83 kg) JrCollege of Southern Idaho Sacramento, California
G 2 Michael Almonacy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrBrentwood High School Brentwood, New York
G 3 Kameron Mitchell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SrMandarin High School Jacksonville, Florida
G 4 Tim Donohoe (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrThe Albany Academy Saratoga Springs, New York
G 10 Blair Mendy (W,S) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoCity College of San Francisco San Jose, California
G/F 11 Junior Saintel 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrChipola College Mays Landing, New Jersey
F 12 Tyrell Sturdivant 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrChester High School Chester, Pennsylvania
G/F 15 Akwasi Yeboah 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS FrBarking Abbey School Chigwell, England
G/F 22 Bryan Sekunda 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrState College Area High School State College, Pennsylvania
G/F 23 Andrew Garcia 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrThe Master's School (CT) Harlem, New York
G/F 24 Roland Nyama 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS JrHolderness School Frankfurt, Germany
F 32 Jakub Petras 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)260 lb (118 kg) JrCanarias Basketball Academy Rajec, Slovakia
G 34 Lucas Woodhouse 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS SrLongwood Greenlawn, New York
F/C 42 Alonzo Campbell 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS FrLincoln High School Columbus, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2016*
7:00 pm		 Farmingdale State W 94–48 
Island Federal Credit Union Arena 
Stony Brook, NY
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm		 Columbia L 66–73  0–1
 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,385)
Stony Brook, NY
11/20/2016*
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 at Boston College
Barclays Center Classic		 L 75–82  0–2
 Conte Forum (2,108)
Chestnut Hill, MA
11/22/2016*
7:00 pm, BTN		 at Maryland
Barclays Center Classic		 L 63–77  0–3
 Xfinity Center (14,034)
College Park, MD
11/25/2016*
5:00 pm		 at Towson
Barclays Center Classic		 L 63–88  0–4
 SECU Arena (1,322)
Towson, MD
11/26/2016*
5:00 pm		 vs. Hampton
Barclays Center Classic		 W 76–66  1–4
 SECU Arena 
Towson, MD
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm		 Loyola (MD) L 70–71  1–5
 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,387)
Stony Brook, NY
12/03/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Northeastern W 77–75  2–5
 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,883)
Stony Brook, NY
12/06/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Lehigh W 62–57  3–5
 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,295)
Stony Brook, NY
12/10/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Rutgers L 66–71  3–6
 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (4,009)
Stony Brook, NY
12/13/2016*
7:00 pm		 at Hofstra L 58–96  3–7
 Mack Sports Complex (2,352)
Hempstead, NY
12/17/2016*
1:00 pm		 at Saint Francis (PA) W 75–63  4–7
 DeGol Arena (336)
Loretto, PA
12/28/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 NJIT L 61–64  4–8
 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,130)
Stony Brook, NY
12/31/2016*
2:00 pm		 at Brown W 92–89  5–8
 Pizzitola Sports Center (617)
Providence, RI
America East regular season
01/05/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at New Hampshire W 59–56  6–8
(1–0)		 Lundholm Gym (624)
Durham, NH
01/08/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Albany W 72–70  7–8
(2–0)		 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,962)
Stony Brook, NY
01/14/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Maine W 74–54  8–8
(3–0)		 Cross Insurance Center 
Bangor, ME
01/16/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at UMass Lowell W 86–75  9–8
(4–0)		 Costello Athletic Center (619)
Lowell, MA
01/19/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Hartford W 80–64  10–8
(5–0)		 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,520)
Stony Brook, NY
01/22/2017
2:00 pm		 at Binghamton L 67–71  10–9
(5–1)		 Binghamton University Events Center (2,189)
Vestal, NY
01/25/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 UMBC W 83–73  11–9
(6–1)		 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,013)
Stony Brook, NY
01/28/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Vermont L 64–71  11–10
(6–2)		 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (4,009)
Stony Brook, NY
02/01/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 New Hampshire W 64–61  12–10
(7–2)		 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,347)
Stony Brook, NY
02/04/2017
7:00 pm		 at Albany W 72–65  13–10
(8–2)		 SEFCU Arena (4,538)
Albany, NY
02/06/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 UMass Lowell W 83–72  14–10
(9–2)		 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,615)
Stony Brook, NY
02/12/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Maine W 67–66  15–10
(10–2)		 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (4,009)
Stony Brook, NY
02/15/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Hartford W 66–54  16–10
(11–2)		 Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,182)
Hartford, CT
02/18/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Binghamton W 76–55  17–10
(12–2)		 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (4,209)
Stony Brook, NY
02/22/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at UMBC L 52–65  17–11
(12–3)		 Retriever Activities Center (991)
Catonsville, MD
02/25/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Vermont L 51–66  17–12
(12–4)		 Patrick Gym (3,266)
Burlington, VT
America East tournament
03/01/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 (2) (7) Binghamton
Quarterfinals		 W 70–60  18–12
 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,750)
Stony Brook, NY
03/06/2017
7:30 pm, ESPN3		 (2) (3) Albany
Semifinals		 L 56–63  18–13
 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (4,009)
Stony Brook, NY
CBI
03/16/2017*
8:00 pm		 at UIC
First round		 L 69–71  18–14
 UIC Pavilion (1,197)
Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References
  1. "Warney, Stony Brook off to NCAA after 80-74 America East win". USA TODAY. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  2. Rutherford, Mike. "Stony Brook finally over the hump, into the dance". SBNation.com. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  3. "Stony Brook's Steve Pikiell to Rutgers". Newsday. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  4. "Ohio State assistant Jeff Boals hired as Stony Brook head coach". CBSSports.com. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  5. Vertsberger, Andrew Eichenholz and David. "Stony Brook hires Jeff Boals as new Men's Basketball head coach". The Statesman. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  6. "Vermont Chosen 2016-17 Men's #AEHoops Preseason Favorite". AmericaEast.com. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  7. 2016–17 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball schedule
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