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 season)
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
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Stony Brook †14–2 .875  26–7  .788
Albany13–3 .813  24–9  .727
Vermont11–5 .688  23–14  .622
New Hampshire11–5 .688  20–13  .606
UMass Lowell*7–9 .438  11–18  .379
Binghamton5–11 .313  8–22  .267
Hartford4–12 .250  10–23  .303
Maine4–12 .250  8–22  .267
UMBC3–13 .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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Chris Braley23G/F6'5"205SophomoreNewport, METransferred to Saint Anselm
Ryan Burnett33G6'4"190SophomoreRichmond, VATransferred from Saint Leo
Scott King, Jr.35F6'10"220JuniorPlymouth, NHTransferred to Fairfield

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Ahmad Walker5G6'4"180JuniorPort Washington, NYJunior college transferred from Barton Community College

2015 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown 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)  
Recruiting star ratings: 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  
Recruiting star ratings: 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

    Roster

    2015–16 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
    G 1 Deshaun Thrower 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)205 lb (93 kg) So Muskegon, MI
    G 3 Kameron Mitchell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Jacksonville, FL
    G 4 Tim Donohoe (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) So Saratoga Springs, NY
    G 5 Ahmad Walker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr Port Washington, NY
    G 10 Carson Puriefoy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) Sr Wenonah, NJ
    F 11 Rayshaun McGrew 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) Sr Chicago, IL
    F 12 Tyrell Sturdivant 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) So Chester, PA
    G/F 15 Akwasi Yeboah  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr Chigwell, England
    F 20 Jameel Warney 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)260 lb (118 kg) Sr Plainfield, NJ
    G/F 22 Bryan Sekunda  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) So State College, PA
    G/F 24 Roland Nyama 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS So Frankfurt, Germany
    F 32 Jakub Petras 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)260 lb (118 kg) So Rajec, Slovakia
    G 34 Lucas Woodhouse 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Greenlawn, NY
    F/C 42 Alonzo 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 No. 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) No. 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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