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STONY BROOK MEN’S BASKETBALL 2019-20 GAME NOTES @STONYBROOKMBB STONYBROOK_MBB /STONYBROOKMBB YALE AT STONY BROOK ISLAND FEDERAL ARENA | STONY BROOK, N.Y. STONY BROOK MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME 1: SCHEDULE/RESULTS DATE OPPONENT TIME/SCORE THE MATCHUP NOVEMBER 5 YALE 7 p.m. 9 at 12 Seton Hall 2:30 p.m. STONY BROOK SEAWOLVES vs YALE BULLDOGS 11 FARMINGDALE STATE 7 p.m. @StonyBrookMBB @YaleMBasketball 15 at Texas A&M - Corpus Christi^ 8:30 p.m. 16 vs. Texas-Rio Grande Valley^ 5 p.m. 2018-19 QUICK COMPARISON 17 vs. North Dakota State^ 2 p.m. 23 at Wagner 3 p.m. 24-9 (12-4 AE) ........... RECORD ..........22-8 (10-4 Ivy) 27 at Delaware 7 p.m. 71.6 ......................POINTS PER GAME ....................80.9 DECEMBER 40.8 .................REBOUNDS PER GAME ............... 38.6 2 MANHATTAN 7 p.m. .421 ........................FIELD GOAL PCT. .......................493 7 BROWN 7 p.m. 10 at Hofstra 7 p.m. .326 .......................... 3-POINT PCT............................363 14 at RVProvidence 8 p.m. 18 at 11Virginia 6:30 p.m. 21 at American 2 p.m. STONY BROOK QUICK LOOK YALE QUICK LOOK 29 NORFOLK STATE Noon HEAD COACH: GENO FORD (OHIO ‘97) HEAD COACH: JAMES JONES (UALBANY '86) JANUARY RECORD AT STONY BROOK: 0-1 RECORD AT YALE: 310-271 (21ST YEAR) ST 5 at Maine* 1 p.m. OVERALL RECORD: 165-156 (10TH YEAR) OVERALL RECORD: 310-271 (21 YEAR) 8 at RVVermont* 7 p.m. 11 NEW HAMPSHIRE* 7 p.m. 15 at Hartford* TBA STONY BROOK PROBABLE STARTERS YALE PROBABLE STARTERS 18 UALBANY* 7 p.m. G 1 MAKALE FOREMAN JR 6-1 190 2018-19 REDSHIRT G 00 JALEN GABBIDON JR 6-5 190 1.2 PPG 1.3 RPG 22 BINGHAMTON* 7 p.m. G 2 ERIC MONROE SR 6-2 175 2.0 PPG 1.3 APG 29 at UMass Lowell* 7 p.m. G 2 MILES LATIMER SO 6-3 190 10.6 PPG 3.6 RPG G 5 AZAR SWAIN JR 6-0 185 7.9 PPG 2.9 RPG FEBRUARY G 3 ELIJAH OLANIYI JR 6-5 205 12.3 PPG 5.9 RPG 1 UMBC* 7 p.m. F 4 JEFF OTCHERE JR 6-11 240 4.4 PPG 2.4 BPG F 20 PAUL ATKINSON JR 6-10 220 9.1 PPG 5.0 RPG 5 UMASS LOWELL* 7 p.m. F 23 ANDREW GARCIA RJR 6-5 228 9.4 PPG 5.1 RPG F 23 JORDAN BRUNER SR 6-9 205 10.4 PPG 8.3 RPG 8 at New Hampshire 1 p.m. 12 at Binghamton* 7 p.m. 20 RVVERMONT 7 p.m. NOTEWORTHY THE OPPONENT 22 MAINE 7 p.m. - The Stony Brook men's basketball program is coming off a The Bulldogs are coming off an Ivy League championship in the 26 HARTFORD 7 p.m. landmark 2018-19 campaign, winning 24 games while leading 2018-19 campaign, winning the regular season and tournament 29 at UAlbany 7 p.m. the country in road wins en route to a second-place finish in the titles to total 22 wins in James Jones' 20th campaign. MARCH America East Conference. 3 at UMBC* 7 p.m. - They return four All-Conference players from a season ago, The Bulldogs nearly pulled off an upset of third-seeded LSU in the CAPS denotes home games played at Island Federal Arena including the league's Sixth Man of the Year in Andrew Garcia NCAA Tournament, falling 79-74 in the First Round. ^ denotes games part of Islander Invitational and the Defensive Player of the Year, Jeff Otchere. * - America East Conference game - Elijah Olaniyi earned Third Team All-America East accolades a $ - America East Playoffs game Four starters have graduated, including the reigning 2019 Ivy All times Eastern and subject to change season ago after being the league's 2017-18 Rookie of the Year, League Player of the Year in Miye Oni, who is now a member of while Miles Latimer was an All-Rookie honoree in 2018-19. the Utah Jazz. - Stony Brook has seven teams on its non-conference schedule that won its league and advanced to the NCAA Tournament a They return Jordan Bruner, who was one of only two players to WHERE TO FIND IT season ago, including tonight's foe in Yale. start 30 games last season. He finished top-10 in the league in WATCH - The slate is also highlighted by five games with teams who rebounding (8.3 per game), blocks (1.5 per game) and assists (3.0 are either ranked or receiving votes in the AP Top 25, including per game). reigning national champion Virginia. - Head Coach Geno Ford steps into his third team at the Division PXP: JONNY WINCOTT I level, previously leading Kent State to a pair of MAC Regular THE SERIES Season titles. This is only the second time in history that the Seawolves and COLOR: ROB PAVINELLI - The Seawolves will play 13 regular season games at Island Bulldogs have met on the basketball floor. The other meeting stony brook ATHLETIC COMMUNICATION Federal Arena and are opening at home for the first time since the came at the 2001 Red Auerback Classic at George Washington, an SID Contact: Cameron Boon 2016-17 campaign. 82-62 victory for tonight's visitors. email: [email protected] - Stony Brook has six active newcomers on its roster that are cell: (585) 738-6410 sure to play vital roles, including Chattanooga transfer Makale 1 Foreman and MonroeWWW College.TULANE transferGREEN MouhamadouWAVE.COM Gueye. #ROLLWAVE GAME 1: YALE QUICK FACTS 2019-20 STONY BROOK ROSTER Founded ...................................................1957 No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School Enrollment ............................................25,989 0 Frankie Policelli F So. 6-7 215 New Hartford, N.Y. / Dayton Nickname ........................................Seawolves 1 Makale Foreman G R-Jr. 6-1 190 Kingsport, Tenn. / Chattanooga Colors ..................Red, New York Navy & White 2 Miles Latimer G So. 6-3 190 Fairfax, Va. / Paul XI Home Court ......................Island Federal Arena 3 Elijah Olaniyi G Jr. 6-5 205 Newark, N.J. / Newark East Side Capacity ..................................................4,009 4 Jeff Otchere C Jr. 6-11 243 Bronx, N.Y. / Garden City (Kan.) CC Affiliation .................................NCAA Division I 5 Mouhamadou Gueye F Jr. 6-9 210 Staten Island, N.Y. / Monroe Conference ................................. America East 10 Jordan McKenzie G Jr. 6-1 190 Concord, N.C. / Hargrave Interim President .............. Michael Bernstein 11 Hassan Ceesay G So. 6-4 190 Newark, N.J. / Newark East Side Director of Athletics ...............Shawn Heilbron 12 Quari Alleyne F Jr. 6-2 183 Ossining, N.Y. / Herkimer Athletics Dept. Phone .............(631) 632-7205 14 Tyler Stephenson-Moore G Fr. 6-3 186 Port Washington, N.Y. / Long Island Lutheran Ticket Office ...........................(631) 632-WOLF 15 Tavin Pierre Philippe G Fr. 6-3 187 Freeport, N.Y. / Baldwin 21 Alex Christie C So. 7-0 280 Oakville, Ontario / The MacDuffie School HISTORY 23 Andrew Garcia G/F R-Jr. 6-5 228 Harlem, N.Y. / Master’s School (Conn.) 2018-19 RECORD: 24-9 24 Lenny Kadisha G Jr. 6-4 238 Corona, N.Y. / Monroe CONFERENCE RECORD/FINISH: 12-4/2nd 35 Anthony Ochefu F So. 6-8 245 West Chester, Pa. / Westtown HOME: 10-4 *Has to sit out 2019-20 season due to NCAA transfer rules AWAY: 13-4 Head Coach: Geno Ford (Ohio ‘97), First Season NEUTRAL: 1-1 POST SEASON: CBI First Round Associate Head Coach: Bryan Weber (Akron ‘10), Fourth Season Assistant Coach: Dan Rickard (Stony Brook '04), 10th Season FIRST YEAR: 1960-61 (Division I 1999-2000) ALL-TIME RECORD: 816-723 (.530) Assistant Coach: Randal Holt (Kent State '13), First Season Director of Operations: Jaden Uken (Nebraska '03), First Season ROSTER BREAKDOWN PRONUNCIATION GUIDE LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST: 8/5 Frankie POLICELLI Pol-ih-SELL-ee MOUHAMADOU GUEYE Mo-HAHM-ah-doo GEE (hard g) - Call him MO STARTERS RETURNING/LOST: 3/2 MAKALE Foreman Muh-KALE QUARI ALLEYNE KWAR-ee uh-LANE REDSHIRTS: 1 Elijah OLANIYI o-LAHN-ee-yee TAVIN Pierre PHILIPPE TAY-vin Pierre Fill-EEP NEWCOMERS: 6 Jeff OTCHERE o-CHAIR-ee Anthony OCHEFU oh-CHEFF-oo BY CLASS: Juniors: Quari Alleyne, Makale Foreman, MEDIA POLICIES Andrew Garcia, Mouhamadou Gueye, Lenny MEDIA CREDENTIALS Kadisha, Jordan McKenzie, Anthony Ochefu, Stony Brook’s post-game interviews will take place in the women’s basketball film room, located just beyond the double doors outside of the Elijah Olaniyi, Jeff Otchere media work room. Seawolves’ head coach Geno Ford and requested players will be available promptly following the end of the game. Stony Sophomore: Hassan Ceesay, Alex Christie, Miles Brook’s locker room is closed. Latimer, Frankie Policelli The SID of the visiting school will handle all interview request for the visiting coach and players, and designate an interview area. Freshmen: Tavin Pierre Philippe, Tyler INTERVIEW REQUEST POLICY Stephenson-Moore All interview requests for Stony Brook student-athletes, coaches and administrators should be made be made with the Stony Brook Athletic Communications office. Please contact Cameron Boon, Associate Director of Athletic Communications, at (585) 738-6410 or by email at BY HOME STATE/COUNTRY: [email protected] New York: Quari Alleyne, Andrew Garcia, Mouhamadou Gueye, Lenny Kadisha, Jeff Otchere, Tavin Pierre Philippe, Frankie Policelli, Tyler Stephenson-Moore NEW ERA, NEW ATTITUDE: SEAWOLVES READY FOR 2019-20 CAMPAIGN Pennsylvania: Anthony Ochefu New head coach Geno Ford steps into his third head coaching role as the Seawolves get ready to tip off the new season on Tuesday night, playing New Jersey: Hassan Ceesay, Elijah Olaniyi host to Yale at 7 p.m.