Stony Brook Men's Basketball Archives

Latimer’s clutch three clinches a home playoff game for Stony Brook

by Ethan TamBasketball SportsMarch 1, 2020March 1, 2020

The back-and-forth battle between two offensively cold teams culminated in an unsung hero taking the winning shot, with redshirt-junior guard Makale Foreman icing the game with another clutch performance at the line.

Golden opportunity wasted as Stony Brook’s offensive woes continue in Hartford loss

by Ethan TamBasketball SportsFebruary 27, 2020February 28, 2020

Stony Brook ended up getting the rest of the necessary results when both UMBC and Albany lost on the same night. However, the most important one — Stony Brook’s own win — did not come to fruition.

Stony Brook avoids scary Maine upset bid at home

by Ethan TamBasketball SportsFebruary 23, 2020February 23, 2020

The Stony Brook men’s basketball team had a quick turnaround after suffering a nationally-televised loss against Vermont on Thursday. Heading into the final games of the regular season, a win over one of the bottom teams in Division I was crucial to securing a top-2 seed and multiple home games in the conference playoffs.

Stony Brook falters late in ESPNU battle with Vermont

by Ethan TamBasketball SportsFebruary 22, 2020February 22, 2020

When Vermont redshirt-senior guard Everett Duncan hit a trifecta of 3-pointers over a two and a half minute span to put his team up by 12 points with under two minutes remaining in the game, he made sure to glare at the same people who had harassed him for hours — this time, with a smirk on his face.

Seawolves grind out 75-70 revenge win at Binghamton without Olaniyi

by Ethan TamBasketball SportsFebruary 13, 2020February 15, 2020

Stony Brook (17-9, 8-3) squeaked out a 75-70 triumph on the road over the Binghamton Bearcats (8-16, 2-9) behind career nights from both redshirt-junior forward Andrew Garcia and freshman guard Tyler Stephenson-Moore.

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.

Stony Brook celebrates Children's Hospital Night with takedown of UMBC

by Ethan TamBasketball SportsFebruary 2, 2020February 21, 2020

The Seawolves each donned a jersey with the name of a Stony Brook Children’s Hospital patient on the back as they earned a 74-63 victory over the UMBC Retrievers.

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.