hoopla Archives – The Statesman

Stony Brook Athletics prepares for basketball and spring sports

Sara RubergMultimedia VideosNovember 24, 2020November 24, 2020

Shawn Heilbron discusses plans in a video interview to keep athletes and coaches safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Basketball season starts on Nov. 25, which will be the first time a Stony Brook team has played since March.

A new wave of players leads the charge at Stony Brook

Jeremy PortnoyHoopla 2020 Men's Basketball Special Issues SportsNovember 19, 2020

The men’s basketball team’s opening game against Marist on Nov. 25 fast approaching, second-year head coach Geno Ford is still not ready to announce a starting five.

Foreman ready to lead the way after year off

Ross O'KeefeMen's Basketball SportsNovember 21, 2019February 15, 2020

Given that Foreman had an entire year to hone his craft, it is difficult to imagine he will not be better in 2019.

Zeise works as the glue in the Seawolves’ gameplan

Ryan PavichSports Women's BasketballNovember 20, 2019March 8, 2021

Junior guard Hailey Zeise took a huge step forward last season, jumping from a bench player averaging 10 minutes per game to a full-time starter getting 30 minutes a night.

For Hilaire, home is where the hoops are

Ryan MagillSports Women's BasketballNovember 20, 2019March 8, 2021

Dominance. Consistency. Experience. Leadership. These are the qualities that the Stony Brook women’s basketball team is looking to get out of their newest graduate transfer, Kaela “KK” Hilaire.

Victoria Johnson plans to attack season and go ring-chasing

Ross O'KeefeSports Women's BasketballNovember 20, 2019March 8, 2021

The Stony Brook women’s basketball team needed offensive weapons following a 23-8 season where they lost in the America East Tournament semifinals, seeing two vital players — guards Shania Johnson and Jerell Matthews — graduate.

Ford’s first class prepares to make an impact on the court

Ryan PavichMen's Basketball SportsNovember 19, 2019February 15, 2020

In his first year as head coach, Geno Ford took over a roster without a single senior and constructed a rotation filled with newcomers who are being expected to contribute. Among them are the two players he personally recruited out of high school, freshman guards Tavin Pierre Philippe and Tyler Stephenson-Moore.

Otchere primed for big year following DPOY season

Ryan MagillMen's Basketball SportsNovember 19, 2019February 15, 2020

For Otchere, however, winning the most prestigious defensive award in the conference was not just a goal, it was an expectation.

No seniors, no problem for new-look Seawolves

Ethan TamMen's Basketball SportsNovember 19, 2019February 15, 2020

Youth is in the Stony Brook Seawolves’ blood entering the 2019-20 season, and they know it.

The hunt for the elusive America East Championship

Andrew ZuckerSports Women's BasketballNovember 18, 2019March 8, 2021

Coming off their best season record-wise in head coach Caroline McCombs’ five-year tenure, the Stony Brook women’s basketball team is looking to get over the hump, win the program’s first ever America East Championship and earn a spot in the NCAA’s Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament.