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STONY BROOK MEN’S BASKETBALL 2016-17 GAME NOTES @STONYBROOKMBB STONYBROOK_MBB /STONYBROOKMBB #WEARESEawOLVES SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2016 | 6 p.m. STONY BROOK MEN’S BASKETBALL ISLAND FEDERAL CREDIT UNION ARENA | STONY BROOK, N.Y. SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME 7: DATE OPPONENT TIME/SCORE THE MATCHUP NOVEMBER 11 COLUMBIA L, 66-73 STONY BROOK SEAWOLVES NORTHEASTERN HUSKIES 20 at Boston College L, 75-82 vs 22 at Maryland L, 63-77 @StonyBrookMBB @GoNUmbasketball 25 at Towson L, 63-88 26 vs. Hampton/ Robert Morris W, 76-66 2016-17 QUICK COMPARISON 30 LOYOLA (Md.) L, 70-71 1-5 .................... RECORD .................... 4-3 DECEMBER 68.8 ...........POINTS PER GAME .......... 74.0 3 NORTHEASTERN 6 p.m. 6 LEHIGH 7 p.m. 36.3 ........REBOUNDS PER GAME ....... 33.9 10 RUTGERS 7 p.m. .357 ............ FIELD GOAL PCT. ........... .457 13 at Hofstra 7 p.m. .268 ...............3-POINT PCT. .............. .389 17 at Saint Francis (Pa.) 1 p.m. 28 NJIT 7 p.m. 31 at Brown 2 p.m. NORTHEASTERN QUICK LOOK JANUARY STONY BROOK QUICK LOOK HEAD COACH: JEFF BOALS (OHIO ‘95) HEAD COACH: BILL COEN (HAMOLTON ‘83) 5 at New Hampshire* 7 p.m. TH 8 ALBANY* 2 p.m. RECORD AT STONY BROOK: 1-5 (1ST YEAR) RECORD AT NU: 167-162 (11 YEAR) 14 at Maine* 2 p.m. OVERALL RECORD: SAME OVERALL RECORD: SAME 16 at UMass Lowell* 2 p.m. 19 HARTFORD* 7 p.m. 22 at Binghamton* 2 p.m. STONY BROOK PROBABLE STARTERS NORTHEASTERN PROBABLE STARTERS 25 UMBC* 2 p.m. G 1 UC IROEGBU JR 6-0 180 5.3 PPG 2.0 RPG G 10 T.J. WILLIAMS SR 6-3 201 23.1 PPG 6.6 APG 28 VERMONT* 7 p.m. G 34 LUCAS WOODHOUSE SR 6-3 180 11.7 PPG 4.3 APG G 20 DEVON BEGLEY JR 6-4 198 6.7 PPG 3.4 RPG FEBRUARY G 24 ROLAND NYAMA JR 6-6 210 9.7 PPG 4.3 RPG G 1 SHAWN OccEUS FR 6-4 194 7.3 PPG 2.0 APG 1 NEW HAMPSHIRE* 7 p.m. 4 at Albany* 7 p.m. F 15 AKWASI YEBOAH RFR 6-6 230 9.7 PPG 5.2 RPG F 0 ALEX MURPHY GS 6-8 225 13.4 PPG 5.9 RPG 6 UMASS LOWELL* 7 p.m. F 12 TYRELL STURDIVANT JR 6-7 180 14.0 PPG 7.7 RPG F 11 JEREMY MILLER SO 6-10 230 8.6 PPG 5.3 RPG 12 MAINE* 2 p.m. 15 at Hartford* 7 p.m. 18 BINGHAMTON* 7 p.m. NOTEWORTHY THE OPPONENT 22 at UMBC* 7 p.m. - The Seawolves picked up their first win of the Jeff Boals era with The Huskies are coming off an 80-77 loss at Cornell on 25 at Vermont* 2 p.m. a 76-66 victory over Hampton. Wednesday night, kicking off a six-game road swing. - Senior Lucas Woodhouse matched his Stony Brook career best Northeastern is 1-2 on the road this season and has scored over CAPS denotes home games played at against Hampton, scoring 17 points in the victory, all of which 70 points in each of its last four games. It has faced off against Island Federal Credit Union Arena * - America East Conference game came in the second half. He followed it up with 12 points against Boston University twice already this season and prior to the road All times Eastern and subject to change Loyola. swing, the Huskies topped Kent State at home, 73-70. - Junior Tyrell Sturdivant followed up a double-double in the T.J. Williams leads the team with 23 points per game and 46 season opener with a career-best 26 points at Boston College. He assists on the year. currently leads the team in scoring and rebounding. WHERE TO FIND IT - Junior Roland Nyama returned to the starting lineup against Hampton and added 12 points and four rebounds. THE SERIES RADIO TV - Redshirt freshman Akwasi Yeboah has scored in double figures in Stony Brook trails Northeastern in the all-time series 5-7. This five of the six games this season. is the sixth meeting on Long Island, where the Seawolves boast - Stony Brook has had the same or fewer turnovers than its a 3-2 record against the Huskies. Stony Brook has taken two of PXP:CARL REUTER opponent in every game this season, and has forced 44 turnovers the last three meetings. The two teams most recently met on PXP: JOSH CARAY ANALYST: CURT HYltON in its last three outings. Dec. 12, 2015 in Boston, when Northeastern took a 75-62 win. GAMEDAY APP - The Seawolves welcome five newcomers in 2016-17, as well as The Seawolves are 11-17 against teams currently in the Download the Stony Brook Gameday App. and stay up to date two redshirt freshmen that did not see the floor last season. Colonial Athletic Conference, as the Huskies are one of three CAA with the men’s basketball team at home and on the road. - Stony Brook unveiled its banners prior to the Columbia game, teams that Stony Brook faces this season (Towson, Hofstra). stony brook ATHLETIC COMMUNICATION honoring the historical 2015-16 season that concluded with the SID Contact: Rachel Perreault program’s first trip to the NCAA Tournament as a Division I team, email: [email protected] after winning the America East Tournament for the first time and cell: (631) 793-0130 earning its fourth regular season conference title. 1 WWW.TULANEGREENWAVE.COM #ROLLWAVE GAME 7: NORTHEASTERN QUICK FACTS 2016-17 STONY BROOK ROSTER Founded ..................................................1957 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School/High School Enrollment ..........................................24,468 1 UC Iroegbu G 6-0 180 Jr. Sacramento, Calif./ College of Southern Idaho Nickname ......................................Seawolves 2 Michael Almonacy G 6-1 170 Fr. Brentwood, N.Y./ Brentwood Colors .................................. Red, Blue & Gray 3 Kameron Mitchell G 6-4 195 Sr. Jacksonville, Fla./ Mandarin Home Court.................................................... 4 Tim Donohoe G 6-3 185 Jr. Saratoga Springs, N.Y./ Albany Academy .................... Island Federal Credit Union Arena 10 Blair Mendy G 6-3 190 So. San Jose, Calif./ City College of San Francisco Capacity ................................................4,009 Affiliation ...............................NCAA Division I 11 Junior Saintel G/F 6-7 190 Jr. Mays Landing, N.J./ Chipola College Conference ............................... America East 12 Tyrell Sturdivant F 6-7 224 Jr. Chester, Pa./ Chester President ................Samuel L. Stanley Jr., MD 15 Akwasi Yeboah G/F 6-6 230 rFr. Chigwell, England/ Barking Abbey Director of Athletics ...........Shawn Heilbron 22 Bryan Sekunda G/F 6-6 205 Jr. State College, Pa./ State College Athletics Dept. Phone ........(631) 632-7205 23 Andrew Garcia G/F 6-5 200 Fr. Harlem, N.Y./ Master’s School (Conn.) Ticket Office ........................(631) 632-WOLF 24 Roland Nyama G/F 6-6 210 Jr. Frankfurt, Germany/ Holderness School 32 Jakub Petras F 6-11 260 Jr. Rajec, Slovakia/ Canarias Basketball Academy HISTORY 34 Lucas Woodhouse G 6-3 180 Sr. Greenlawn, N.Y./ Longwood 42 Alonzo Campbell F/C 7-0 230 rFr. Columbus, Ohio/ Gahanna Lincoln 2015-16 RECORD: 27-7 CONFERENCE RECORD/FINISH: 14-2/1st HOME: 15-1 Head Coach: Jeff Boals (Ohio ‘95) First Season AWAY: 11-5 Assistant Coach: Geno Ford (Ohio ‘97) First Season NEUTRAL: 0-1 Assistant Coach: Lamar Chapman (Lane ‘93) Ninth Season POST SEASON: AE Final, NCAA Tournament Assistant Coach: Bryan Weber (Akron ‘10) First Season OUTCOME: vs. Kentucky - L, 85-57 Director of Operations: Andrew Goldstein (Ohio State ‘14) First Season FIRST YEAR: 1960-61 (Division I 1999-2000) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE ALL-TIME RECORD: 256-264 AKWASI YEBOAH ah-KWAH-ZEE yeh-bo-uh UC IROEGBU EER-egg-boo Jeff BOALS bowls Roland NYAMA NEE-YA-muh Michael ALMONACY al-mon-ah-see Jakub PETRAS peh-triss Junior SAINTEL saint-tell ROSTER BREAKDOWN ELIJAH OLANIYI – FORWARD | 6-5 | 190 | NEWARK, N.J. LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST: 6/5 EARLY SIGNEES Olaniyi is coming off a strong junior season at Newark East Side that STARTERS RETURNING/LOST: 2/4 ANTHONY OCHEFU – FORWARD | 6-8 | 225 | WEST CHESTER, PA. saw him average 10.8 points and 8.7 rebounds per game. He strung REDSHIRTS: 2 Ochefu enters his senior season at Westtown School after helping his together seven straight games of double-figure scoring and notched a NEWCOMERS: 5 team to its first Pennsylvania Independent Schools Athletic Association double-double on six occasions. Following the impressive year, Olaniyi (PAISAA) state championship last season. The power forward averaged was named to the All-Group 4 first team. BY CLASS: 8.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per game as a junior as his squad made it Seniors: Kameron Mitchell, Lucas Woodhouse three straight Friend’s League championships. Juniors: UC Iroegbu, Tim Donohoe, Junior MEDIA CREDENTIALSMEDIA POLICIES Saintel, Tyrell Sturdivant, Bryan Sekunda, JORDAN MCKENZIE – GUARD | 6-1 | 180 | CONCORD, N.C. Stony Brook’s post-game interviews will take place in the women’s Roland Nyama, Jakub Petras McKenzie was a four-year letterwinner at Jay M. Robinson High School basketball film room, located just beyond the double doors outside of Sophomore: Blair Mendy before arriving at Hargrave Military Academy for a post graduate year. the media work room. Seawolves’ head coach Jeff Boals and requested Freshmen: Michael Almonacy, Andrew Garcia, He averaged 16.5 points and 6.9 rebounds per game as a senior at players will be available promptly following the end of the game. Stony Alonozo Campbell, Akwasi Yeboah Robinson, helping his team to a 3A state championship. McKenzie was Brook’s locker room is closed.