2019–20 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team represented Stony Brook University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Island Federal Credit Union Arena in Stony Brook, New York and were led by first-year head coach Geno Ford,[1] who took over for former head coach Jeff Boals, who left the school to accept the head coaching position at Ohio.[2] They are members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 10–6 in America East play to finih in second place. They defeated Albany in the quarterfinals of the America East Tournaemnt before losing in the semifinals to Hartford.

2019–20 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
2019–20 record20–13 (10–6 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bryan Weber
  • Dan Rickard
  • Randal Holt
Home arenaIsland Federal Credit Union Arena
2019–20 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Vermont14–2 .875  26–7  .788
Stony Brook10–6 .625  20–13  .606
Hartford9–7 .563  18–15  .545
UMBC8–8 .500  16–17  .485
New Hampshire8–8 .500  15–15  .500
UMass Lowell7–9 .438  13–19  .406
Albany7–9 .438  14–18  .438
Maine5–11 .313  9–22  .290
Binghamton4–12 .250  10–19  .345
As of March 11, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll
NOTE: The 2020 America East Tournament was cancelled prior to the championship game due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Seawolves finished the 2018–19 season 24–9 overall, 12–4 in conference play to finish in second place. In the America East Tournament, they were upset in the quarterfinals by Binghamton.[3] They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational, where they lost to South Florida in the first round.

Offseason

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jaron Cornish 0 G 5'11" 178 Senior Abaco, Bahamas Graduated
Jules Moor 1 G 6'5" 202 Freshman Houston, TX Transferred to Texas State
Corry Long 5 G 6'2" 180 Sophomore Cincinnati, OH Transferred to Southern New Hampshire
Akwasi Yeboah 15 G/F 6'6" 235 R-Junior Chigwell, England Transferred to Rutgers
Nick Aubry 42 F 6'7" 240 Freshman Port Jefferson, NY Walk-on

Incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Frankie Policelli 0 F 6'7" 211 Sophomore New Hartford, NY Transferred from Dayton
Mouhamadou Gueye 5 F 6'9" 210 Junior Staten Island, NY Junior college transferred from Monroe College

Note: Policelli was deemed ineligible for the 2019–20 season due to NCAA transfer regulations.[4]

2020 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tyler Stephenson-Moore
SG		 Port Washington, NY Long Island Lutheran 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Dec 18, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Tavin Pierre Philippe
SG		 Freeport, NY Baldwin High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Apr 30, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   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:

  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    Roster
    2019–20 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 0 Frankie Policelli (I) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoDayton New Hartford, NY
    G 1 Makale Foreman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS JrChattanooga Kingsport, TN
    G 2 Miles Latimer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoPaul VI Catholic HS Fairfax, VA
    G/F 3 Elijah Olaniyi 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrNewark East Side HS Newark, NJ
    C 4 Jeff Otchere 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)243 lb (110 kg) SoGarden City CC Bronx, NY
    F 5 Mouhamadou Gueye 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrMonroe College Staten Island, NY
    G 10 Jordan McKenzie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrHargrave Military Academy Concord, NC
    G 11 Hassan Ceesay 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)189 lb (86 kg) SoNewark East Side HS Newark, NJ
    F 12 Quari Alleyne 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)183 lb (83 kg) JrOssining High School Ossining, NY
    G 14 Tyler Stephenson-Moore 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)186 lb (84 kg) FrLong Island Lutheran HS Port Washington, NY
    G 15 Tavin Pierre Philippe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)187 lb (85 kg) FrBaldwin HS Freeport, NY
    C 21 Alex Christie 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)280 lb (127 kg) SoThe MacDuffie School Oakville, Ontario
    G/F 23 Andrew Garcia 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)228 lb (103 kg) RS JrThe Master's School (CT) Harlem, NY
    G 24 Lenny Kadisha 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)238 lb (108 kg) JrMonroe College Corona, NY
    F 35 Anthony Ochefu 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)250 lb (113 kg) JrWesttown School West Chester, PA
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: September 14, 2019

    Schedule and results
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    November 5, 2019*
    7:00 pm, SNY    		 Yale L 69–74 OT 0–1
    		 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,183)
    Stony Brook, NY
    November 9, 2019*
    2:30 pm, YES/FSN    		 at No. 12 Seton Hall L 57–74  0–2
    		 Walsh Gymnasium (1,655)
    South Orange, NJ
    November 11, 2019*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3    		 Farmingdale State W 91–44  1–2
    		 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,049)
    Stony Brook, NY
    November 15, 2019*
    8:30 pm, Team1Sports    		 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
    Islander Invitational    		 W 68–63  2–2
    		 American Bank Center (1,078)
    Corpus Christi, TX
    November 16, 2019*
    5:00 pm, Team1Sports    		 vs. Texas–Rio Grande Valley
    Islander Invitational    		 W 69–58  3–2
    		 American Bank Center (457)
    Corpus Christi, TX
    November 17, 2019*
    2:00 pm, Team1Sports    		 vs. North Dakota State
    Islander Invitational    		 W 64–57  4–2
    		 American Bank Center (468)
    Corpus Christi, TX
    November 23, 2019*
    3:00 pm    		 at Wagner W 87–84 OT 5–2
    		 Spiro Sports Center (1,266)
    Staten Island, NY
    November 27, 2019*
    7:00 pm, FloSports    		 at Delaware L 61–75  5–3
    		 Bob Carpenter Center (1,771)
    Newark, DE
    December 2, 2019*
    7:00 pm, ESPN+    		 Manhattan W 65–47  6–3
    		 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,083)
    Stony Brook, NY
    December 7, 2019*
    7:00 pm, SNY    		 Brown W 79–63  7–3
    		 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,943)
    Stony Brook, NY
    December 10, 2019*
    7:00 pm, FloSports    		 at Hofstra L 63–71  7–4
    		 Mack Sports Complex (3,111)
    Hempstead, NY
    December 14, 2019*
    8:00 pm, FS1    		 at Providence L 78–82  7–5
    		 Dunkin' Donuts Center (5,861)
    Providence, RI
    December 18, 2019*
    6:30 pm, ACCN    		 at No. 9 Virginia L 44–56  7–6
    		 John Paul Jones Arena (13,665)
    Charlottesville, VA
    December 21, 2019*
    2:00 pm, Stadium    		 at American W 77–74  8–6
    		 Bender Arena (1,119)
    Washington, D.C.
    December 29, 2019*
    12:00 pm, ESPN3    		 Norfolk State W 81–65  9–6
    		 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,488)
    Stony Brook, NY
    America East Conference regular season
    January 5, 2020
    1:00 pm, ESPN3    		 at Maine W 73–52  10–6
    (1–0)    		 Cross Insurance Center (798)
    Bangor, ME
    January 8, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN+    		 at Vermont W 81–77  11–6
    (2–0)    		 Patrick Gym (2,847)
    Burlington, VT
    January 11, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN+    		 New Hampshire W 73–48  12–6
    (3–0)    		 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,422)
    Stony Brook, NY
    January 15, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN3    		 at Hartford L 65–68  12–7
    (3–1)    		 Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (846)
    West Hartford, CT
    January 18, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN3    		 Albany W 70–62  13–7
    (4–1)    		 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,763)
    Stony Brook, NY
    January 22, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN+    		 Binghamton L 79–83  13–8
    (4–2)    		 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,261)
    Stony Brook, NY
    January 29, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN+    		 at UMass Lowell W 84–76  14–8
    (5–2)    		 Tsongas Center (734)
    Lowell, MA
    February 1, 2020
    7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN+    		 UMBC W 74–63  15–8
    (6–2)    		 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (4,009)
    Stony Brook, NY
    February 5, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN+    		 UMass Lowell W 77–70  16–8
    (7–2)    		 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,504)
    Stony Brook, NY
    February 8, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN3    		 at New Hampshire L 64–81  16–9
    (7–3)    		 Lundholm Gym (599)
    Durham, NH
    February 12, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN+    		 at Binghamton W 75–70  17–9
    (8–3)    		 Binghamton University Events Center (4,238)
    Vestal, NY
    February 20, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPNU    		 Vermont L 54–63  17–10
    (8–4)    		 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (4,009)
    Stony Brook, NY
    February 22, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN3    		 Maine W 54–46  18–10
    (9–4)    		 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,928)
    Stony Brook, NY
    February 26, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN+    		 Hartford L 54–65  18–11
    (9–5)    		 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,468)
    Stony Brook, NY
    February 29, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN3    		 at Albany W 52–49  19–11
    (10–5)    		 SEFCU Arena (2,564)
    Albany, NY
    March 3, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN+    		 at UMBC L 67–75  19–12
    (10–6)    		 UMBC Event Center (1,636)
    Baltimore, MD
    America East Tournament
    March 7, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN3    		 (2) (7) Albany
    Quarterfinals    		 W 76–73  20–12
    		 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,166)
    Stony Brook, NY
    March 10, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN+    		 (2) (3) Hartford
    Semifinals    		 L 58–64  20–13
    		 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (1,861)
    Stony Brook, NY
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern.

    Source[5]

    See also

    2019–20 Stony Brook Seawolves women's basketball team

    References
    1. "Ford Introduced as New Stony Brook Men's Basketball Head Coach". Stony Brook Athletics. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
    2. "Boals leaving Stony Brook for alma mater Ohio". ESPN. March 17, 2019. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
    3. "Stony Brook suffers first-round KO to Binghamton". Newsday. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
    4. Tam, Ethan (2019-10-27). "Frankie Policelli, Dayton transfer, ruled ineligible for 2019-20 season". The Statesman. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
    5. "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Stony Brook University Athletics. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
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