2015–16 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team

2015–16 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball
America East regular season
and Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, First round
Conference America East Conference
2015–16 record 26–7 (14–2 America East)
Head coach Steve Pikiell (11th year)
Assistant coach Jay Young
Lamar Chapman
Dan Rickard
Home arena Island Federal Credit Union Arena
2015–16 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Stony Brook 14 2   .875     26 7   .788
Albany 13 3   .813     24 9   .727
Vermont 11 5   .688     23 14   .622
New Hampshire 11 5   .688     20 13   .606
UMass Lowell* 7 9   .438     11 18   .379
Binghamton 5 11   .313     8 22   .267
Hartford 4 12   .250     10 23   .303
Maine 4 12   .250     8 22   .267
UMBC 3 13   .188     7 25   .219
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.
2016 America East Tournament winner

The 2015–16 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team represented Stony Brook University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seawolves were led by eleventh year head coach Steve Pikiell and played their home games at Island Federal Credit Union Arena. They were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 26–7, 14–2 in America East play to win the regular season championship. They defeated UMBC, Hartford, and Vermont to become champions of the America East Tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid go the NCAA Tournament, their first in school history. As a #13 seed, the Seawolves fell to Kentucky in the first round.

On March 20, it was announced that head coach Steve Pikiell would leave the school to accept the job as the new head coach for Rutgers. He finished at Stony Brook with an eleven year record of 192–157.

Previous season

The Seawolves finished the 2014–15 season 23–12, 12–4 in America East play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the championship game of the America East Tournament where they lost to Albany. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Mercer.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Chris Braley 23 G/F 6'5" 205 Sophomore Newport, ME Transferred to Saint Anselm
Ryan Burnett 33 G 6'4" 190 Sophomore Richmond, VA Transferred from Saint Leo
Scott King, Jr. 35 F 6'10" 220 Junior Plymouth, NH Transferred to Fairfield

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Ahmad Walker 5 G 6'4" 180 Junior Port Washington, NY Junior college transferred from Barton Community College

2015 incoming recruits

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Akwasi Yeboah
SF
Essex, England Barking Abbey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg)  
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Alonzo Cambell
C
Gahanna, OH Lincoln High School 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) N/A  
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

2016 incoming recruits

Roster

2015–16 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 1 Thrower, DeshaunDeshaun Thrower 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Muskegon, MI
G 3 Mitchell, KameronKameron Mitchell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Jacksonville, FL
G 4 Donohoe, TimTim Donohoe (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Saratoga Springs, NY
G 5 Walker, AhmadAhmad Walker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Port Washington, NY
G 10 Puriefoy, CarsonCarson Puriefoy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Wenonah, NJ
F 11 McGrew, RayshaunRayshaun McGrew 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Chicago, IL
F 12 Sturdivant, TyrellTyrell Sturdivant 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Chester, PA
G/F 15 Yeboah, AkwasiAkwasi Yeboah  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr Chigwell, England
F 20 Warney, JameelJameel Warney 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Sr Plainfield, NJ
G/F 22 Sekunda, BryanBryan Sekunda  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So State College, PA
G/F 24 Nyama, RolandRoland Nyama 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Frankfurt, Germany
F 32 Petras, JakubJakub Petras 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) So Rajec, Slovakia
G 34 Woodhouse, LucasLucas Woodhouse 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Greenlawn, NY
F/C 42 Campbell, AlonzoAlonzo Campbell  7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Fr Columbus, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Jay Young
  • Lamar Chapman
  • Dan Rickard

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Non-conference regular season

11/14/2015*
7:00 PM
Merchant Marine W 103–32  1–0
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,404)
Stony Brook, NY

11/19/2015*
8:00 PM
at #17 Vanderbilt L 72–79 OT 1–1
Memorial Gymnasium (9,819)
Nashville, TN

11/21/2015*
1:00 PM
at WKU L 66–67  1–2
E. A. Diddle Arena (3,684)
Bowling Green, KY

11/24/2015*
7:30 PM
at Loyola (MD) W 76–63  2–2
Reitz Arena (318)
Baltimore, MD

11/28/2015*
2:00 PM
Farmingdale State W 91–42  3–2
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,544)
Stony Brook, NY

12/05/2015*
2:00 PM
Princeton W 91–77  4–2
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,187)
Stony Brook, NY

12/08/2015*
9:00 PM, ESPNU
at Notre Dame L 61–86  4–3
Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,537)
South Bend, IN

12/12/2015*
4:00 PM
at Northeastern L 62–75  4–4
Matthews Arena (1,263)
Boston, MA

12/17/2015*
7:30 PM
at American W 86–68  5–4
Bender Arena (368)
Washington, D.C.

12/20/2015*
2:00 PM
Hofstra W 71–68  6–4
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,334)
Stony Brook, NY

12/22/2015*
7:00 PM
at Lehigh W 75–62  7–4
Stabler Arena (543)
Bethlehem, PA

12/28/2015*
7:00 PM
at NJIT W 83–61  8–4
Fleisher Center (900)
Newark, NJ

01/02/2016*
7:00 PM
Columbia W 69–60  9–4
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,624)
Stony Brook, NY
America East regular season

01/06/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Binghamton W 62–52  10–4
(1–0)
Binghamton University Events Center (1,715)
Vestal, NY

01/09/2016
2:00 PM
UMass Lowell W 86–59  11–4
(2–0)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,866)
Stony Brook, NY

01/13/2016
7:00 PM, AmericaEast.tv
UMBC W 86–74  12–4
(3–0)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,381)
Stony Brook, NY

01/16/2016
1:00 PM
at New Hampshire W 80–50  13–4
(4–0)
Lundholm Gym (427)
Durham, NH

01/18/2016
1:00 PM
at Hartford W 77–43  14–4
(5–0)
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,352)
Hartford, CT

01/22/2016
9:00 PM, ESPNU
Albany W 69–63  15–4
(6–0)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (4,109)
Stony Brook, NY

01/25/2016
7:00 PM
Maine W 81–54  16–4
(7–0)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,940)
Stony Brook, NY

01/30/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3
at Vermont W 72–61  17–4
(8–0)
Patrick Gym (2,658)
Burlington, VT

02/03/2016
7:00 PM
Binghamton W 76–51  18–4
(9–0)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,329)
Stony Brook, NY

02/06/2016
2:00 PM
at UMass Lowell W 91–73  19–4
(10–0)
Costello Athletic Center (611)
Lowell, MA

02/08/2016
7:00 PM
Hartford W 85–72  20–4
(11–0)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,001)
Stony Brook, NY

02/11/2016
7:00 PM, AmericaEast.tv
at UMBC W 75–52  21–4
(12–0)
Retriever Activities Center (1,247)
Catonsville, MD

02/14/2016
2:00 PM
New Hampshire W 59–58  22–4
(13–0)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (4,109)
Stony Brook, NY

02/17/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Albany L 70–82  22–5
(13–1)
SEFCU Arena (4,578)
Albany, NY

02/21/2016
2:00 PM
at Maine W 75–56  23–5
(14–1)
Cross Insurance Center (1,285)
Bangor, ME

02/27/2016
7:00 PM
Vermont L 62–76  23–6
(14–2)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (4,109)
Stony Brook, NY
America East Tournament

03/02/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
(1) (8) UMBC
Quarterfinals
W 86–76  24–6
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,657)
Stony Brook, NY

03/07/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
(1) (7) Hartford
Semifinals
W 80–64  25–6
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (4,109)
Stony Brook, NY

03/12/2016
11:00 am, ESPN2
(1) (3) Vermont
Championship
W 80–74  26–6
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (4,109)
Stony Brook, NY
NCAA Tournament

03/17/2016
9:57 PM, CBS
(13 E) vs. (4 E) #10 Kentucky
First round
L 57–85  26–7
Wells Fargo Arena (16,774)
Des Moines, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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