Geno Ford Archives – The Statesman

Olaniyi hurt as Stony Brook stifled on road at New Hampshire

by Ethan TamBasketball SportsFebruary 9, 2020February 13, 2020

Murphy’s Law — anything that can go wrong will go wrong — was in full effect for the Stony Brook men’s basketball team on Saturday, Feb. 8 as the Seawolves fell 81-64 to the New Hampshire Wildcats on the road in Lundholm Gymnasium.

Olaniyi goes off for career-high 33 as Stony Brook gets upper hand late in UMass Lowell rematch

by Ethan TamBasketball SportsFebruary 7, 2020February 13, 2020

On Wednesday, Feb. 5, as the series shifted to Long Island, Stony Brook again overcame a second-half deficit for the 77-70 win over UMass Lowell.

Strong finish guides Stony Brook's bounceback at UMass Lowell

by Ethan TamBasketball SportsJanuary 30, 2020January 30, 2020

A 10-point lead with eight and a half minutes remaining had disintegrated, but the Seawolves came out on top 84-76 against the UMass Lowell River Hawks at the Tsongas Center.

Stony Brook falls out of first place after poor defense leads to home loss against Binghamton

by Ethan TamBasketball SportsJanuary 25, 2020February 15, 2020

The Seawolves entered the game looking to avenge last March’s improbable homecourt upset in the America East Tournament. They left inexplicably stunned again by a team that has been consistently ranked as one of the worst in Division I over the past decade.

Olaniyi breaks 1,000 as Stony Brook tops Albany to take back first place

by Ethan TamBasketball SportsJanuary 21, 2020February 15, 2020

Having conceded first place in the America East after Wednesday’s loss to Hartford, the Stony Brook men’s basketball team reclaimed the top spot in the conference on Saturday, Jan. 18. Stony Brook (13-7, 4-1) rebounded from a close road defeat with a 70-62 victory over the Albany Great Danes (10-9, 3-1) at the Island Federal Credit Union Arena, snapping its opponent’s 4-game win streak in the process.

Stony Brook loses close battle at Providence

by Ethan TamBasketball SportsDecember 16, 2019February 15, 2020

In the second game of a difficult 4-game road trip, the Stony Brook men’s basketball team lost 82-78 to the Providence Friars (6-5) on Saturday, Dec. 14, dropping their second consecutive game and falling to 7-5 on the season. The Seawolves held a second-half lead again in the third meeting between the America East and Big East schools but were unable to beat the size and physicality of the Friars.

Gueye’s clutch bucket lifts Seawolves over Seahawks for fifth straight victory

by Ethan TamBasketball SportsNovember 24, 2019February 15, 2020

Stony Brook would ultimately win 87-84 to advance to 5-2 on the season after their fifth straight victory, while Wagner fell to 2-4.

Stony Brook crushes Farmingdale State for first win of the season

by Ethan TamBasketball SportsNovember 14, 2019February 15, 2020

The Stony Brook men’s basketball team took care of business against their yearly scheduled Division III opponent, defeating the Farmingdale State Rams 91-44 on Monday, Nov. 11 at Island Federal Credit Union Arena to earn their first victory of the season.

Stony Brook flirts with upset at No. 12 Seton Hall but can’t finish

by Ethan TamBasketball SportsNovember 9, 2019February 15, 2020

The Seawolves looked to make ripples in the college basketball world, going up by six late in the first half against the No. 12 Seton Hall Pirates on Saturday, Nov. 9, but the upset alert faded away in the final minutes as Stony Brook fell 74-57 at Walsh Gymnasium to drop to 0-2 on the season.

Latimer’s three not enough as Stony Brook falls in OT to Yale

by Ethan TamBasketball SportsNovember 9, 2019February 15, 2020

With 19 seconds left and the Stony Brook men’s basketball team down by just two against the Yale Bulldogs, sophomore guard Miles Latimer fired a shot from behind the three-point line, having missed all of his downtown attempts on the night so far. Island Federal Credit Union Arena erupted in raucous cheer as the ball sank through the net to give the Seawolves a 62-61 lead, but the excitement was short-lived as the Bulldogs would force overtime and ultimately reign victorious 74-69 in the season opener.