Men's Basketball Archives

Stony Brook AD Shawn Heilbron holds virtual town hall

Ethan TamSportsApril 16, 2020April 19, 2020

The current financial status of Stony Brook Athletics was a major talking point throughout the town hall. The cancellation of the 2020 NCAA Tournament in men’s and women’s basketball led to a reduction in revenue distributed to each individual Division I conference.

Stony Brook eliminated after giving up late semifinal lead to Hartford

Ethan TamBasketball SportsMarch 11, 2020April 1, 2020

The same old demons that haunted the Seawolves all year dealt one final blow as No. 2-seeded Stony Brook (20-13) watched its season end in heartbreaking fashion with a 64-58 loss to the No. 3-seeded Hartford Hawks (18-15) on Tuesday, March 10, at Island Federal Arena in the America East semifinals.

Despite loss at UMBC, Stony Brook clinches No. 2 seed in conference playoffs

Ethan TamBasketball SportsMarch 5, 2020March 5, 2020

Having made 100 buckets from beyond the arc in the campaign, Foreman broke the program’s single-season 3-pointer record, previously held by Bryan Dougher with 95 in 2009-10.

Hilaire hits 1,000 points as Women’s Basketball halts skid against Albany 53-44

Ross O'KeefeBasketball SportsMarch 1, 2020March 1, 2020

Hilaire managed a quick acknowledgment for the 1,000-point occasion, an occasion that was four years in the making.

Stony Brook Athletics offers Mandarin streams for rest of basketball season

Ethan TamBasketball SportsFebruary 24, 2020February 27, 2020

The men’s basketball game against the Maine Black Bears on Saturday, Feb. 22, marked the start of a historic achievement for Stony Brook Athletics — the first game to be streamed in Mandarin.

Second-half surge guides Stony Brook in rout of New Hampshire

Ethan TamBasketball SportsJanuary 12, 2020February 15, 2020

On his 21st birthday, junior guard Elijah Olaniyi had scored just four points at halftime, well below pace of his season average.

Stony Brook upsets Vermont on the road for massive conference victory

Ethan TamBasketball SportsJanuary 10, 2020February 15, 2020

The Stony Brook men’s basketball team stepped into the Patrick Gymnasium in Burlington, Vermont having not beaten the Vermont Catamounts in nearly four years.

Upset-minded Stony Brook closely battles No. 9 Virginia in loss

Ethan TamBasketball SportsDecember 20, 2019February 15, 2020

The Stony Brook men’s basketball team knew what it was up against when it stepped onto the court to face the No. 9 Virginia Cavaliers on Wednesday, Dec. 19 in Charlottesville.

Stony Brook loses close battle at Providence

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.

Olaniyi’s career night helps Stony Brook rout Brown

Ethan TamBasketball SportsDecember 8, 2019February 15, 2020

Despite being surprisingly absent from his usual place in the starting lineup, junior forward Elijah Olaniyi set new career highs as the Stony Brook men’s basketball team overcame an early deficit to blow by the Brown Bears (5-4) by a final score of 79-63, improving to 7-3 having won seven of their last eight games.