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
Akwasi Yeboah SF	Essex, England	Barking Abbey	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)
Akwasi Yeboah SF	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
Alonzo Cambell C	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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-10-11.

2016 incoming recruits

2016 recruits
Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Michael Almonacy PG	Brentwood, NY	Brentwood High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	May 6, 2015
Michael Almonacy PG	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 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-10-11.

Roster

2015–16 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1.5 !G	1	Thrower, DeshaunDeshaun Thrower	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Muskegon, MI
1.5 !G	3	Mitchell, KameronKameron Mitchell	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Jacksonville, FL
1.5 !G	4	Donohoe, TimTim Donohoe (W)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Saratoga Springs, NY
1.5 !G	5	Walker, AhmadAhmad Walker	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Port Washington, NY
1.5 !G	10	Puriefoy, CarsonCarson Puriefoy	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Wenonah, NJ
3.5 !F	11	McGrew, RayshaunRayshaun McGrew	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Chicago, IL
3.5 !F	12	Sturdivant, TyrellTyrell Sturdivant	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	2.0 !So	Chester, PA
2.5 !G/F	15	Yeboah, AkwasiAkwasi Yeboah	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Chigwell, England
3.5 !F	20	Warney, JameelJameel Warney	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Plainfield, NJ
2.5 !G/F	22	Sekunda, BryanBryan Sekunda	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	State College, PA
2.5 !G/F	24	Nyama, RolandRoland Nyama	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Frankfurt, Germany
3.5 !F	32	Petras, JakubJakub Petras	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	2.0 !So	Rajec, Slovakia
1.5 !G	34	Woodhouse, LucasLucas Woodhouse	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Greenlawn, NY
4.5 !F/C	42	Campbell, AlonzoAlonzo Campbell	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Columbus, OH

Head coach

Steve Pikiell

Assistant coach(es)

Jay Young
Lamar Chapman
Dan Rickard

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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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References

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Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball

Venues	Pritchard Gymnasium (1967–1989; 2008–present) Island Federal Credit Union Arena (1990–2010; 2014–present)

Culture & lore	Wolfie the Seawolf

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

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