2015–16 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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 the 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 goes 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
Incoming Transfers
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:
2016 incoming recruits
US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits
Name
Hometown
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
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:
Roster
2015–16 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
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 .
[ 1]
Rankings
Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Received votes. NV = No votes received.
Poll
Pre
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Post
Final
AP
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
RV
RV
RV
NV
NV
NV
NV
N/A
Coaches
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
RV
RV
NV
NV
NV
NV
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