Becoming a professional athlete is every little kid’s dream. And while no Seawolves have made it to the NBA at this point, that dream has still become a reality for many of them overseas.
Dave Coley and Eric McAlister both signed professional contracts over the summer. Coley will go to Slovakia to play with BK Iskra Svit, while McAlister heads to Denmark to play with Team FOG Naestved.
The search for the Seawolves’ next starting point guard has extended its reach to Longwood University’s Lucas Woodhouse, who, as of earlier this month, is transferring to Stony Brook.
“I gotta get out of here.”
Those were the last words Dave Coley fought to get of his system as tears began flowing following a brutal defeat at the hands of Albany, 69-60.
For the second straight season, the Stony Brook Men’s Basketball team had their NCAA tournament dreams crushed by Albany. The Great Danes came into a hostile Pritchard Gymnasium on Saturday and exited with their second consecutive America East title.
The Seawolves are headed home, but for all the right reasons. SBU squeezed by the Hartford Hawks 69-64, earning a spot to compete for the America East Championship—and their first NCAA tournament bid—against Albany at Stony Brook.
In a tournament structure where momentum is just as important as talent, the Seawolves shot out of the gates at the America East Quarterfinals, blowing out Maine 80-54. The contest was never in question for Stony Brook, who went on a 7-0 run to start the game and never looked back from there.
As the Stony Brook Men’s Basketball team travels to Albany for the America East tournament this weekend, it is fair to guess that there is only one end result that would satisfy the Seawolves.
