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STONY BROOK MEN’S BASKETBALL 2017-18 GAME NOTES @STONYBROOKMBB STONYBROOK_MBB /STONYBROOKMBB SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 2018 | 7 p.m. STONY BROOK MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME 16: CHASE ARENA | WEST HARTFORD, CONN. DATE OPPONENT TIME/SCORE NOVEMBER THE MATCHUP 10 vs Maryland^ L, 61-76 14 at UConn # L, 64-72 17 at Ball State # L, 76-87 STONY BROOK SEAWOLVES vs HARTFORD HAWKS 19 at No. 2 Michigan State # L, 71, 93 @StonyBrookMBB @HartfordMBB 22 BROWN W, 77-64 26 BUCKNELL # L, 76-85 29 SHAWNEE STATE W, 101-58 2017-18 QUICK COMPARISON 6-9 (1-0 AE) ....... RECORD .......8-7 (1-0 AE) DECEMBER 2 ST. FRANCIS (PA) W, 85-83 74.2 ...........POINTS PER GAME .......... 71.5 4 at LIU Brooklyn L, 71-75 36.7 ........REBOUNDS PER GAME ....... 33.7 7 at Columbia W, 76-66 12 HOFSTRA L, 81-84 .433 ............ FIELD GOAL PCT. ........... .441 17 at Providence L, 60-62 .353 ...............3-POINT PCT. .............. .331 22 at Rutgers W, 75-73 (ot) 30 Norfolk State L, 68-74 JANUARY STONY BROOK QUICK LOOK HARTFORD QUICK LOOK 3 MAINE* W, 71-70 HEAD COACH: JEFF BOALS (OHIO ‘95) HEAD COACH: JOHN GALLAGHER (ST. JOSEPH’S ‘98) TH 6 at Hartford* 7 p.m. RECORD AT STONY BROOK: 24-23 (2ND YEAR) RECORD AT HARTFORD: 95-141 (8 YEAR) 10 at Albany* 7 p.m. OVERALL RECORD: SAME 13 at Vermont* 2 p.m. OVERALL RECORD: SAME 18 BINGHAMTON* 7 p.m. 21 at New Hampshire* 1 p.m. STONY BROOK PROBABLE STARTERS HARTFORD PROBABLE STARTERS 24 at UMass Lowell* 7 p.m. G 13 J.R. LYNCH JR 5-10 170 12.8 PPG 4.5 RPG 27 ALBANY* 7 p.m. G 0 JARON CORNISH JR 5-11 172 10.7 PPG 5.1 RPG 31 UMBC* 7 p.m. G 22 BRYAN SEKUNDA SR 6-6 190 7.5 PPG 2.4 RPG G 12 JASON DUNNE JR 6-4 185 15.6 PPG 2.5 RPG FEBRUARY G 15 AKWASI YEBOAH RSO 6-6 235 15.5 PPG 5.1 RPG G 22 T. WEATHERINGTON JR 6-2 215 9.1 PPG 3.3 RPG 3 HARTFORD* 7 p.m. F 11 JUNIOR SAINTEL SR 6-7 210 6.5 PPG 4.9 RPG G 5 JOHN CARROLL RJR 6-8 220 17.1 PPG 6.5 RPG 8 UMASS LOWELL* 7 p.m. C 44 HASSAN ATTIA SR 6-10 270 7.6 PPG 5.5 RPG 11 at Maine* 2 p.m. F 12 TYRELL STURDIVANT SR 6-7 232 9.8 PPG 4.7 RPG 15 at Binghamton* 7 p.m. 18 NEW HAMPSHIRE* 2 p.m. NOTEWORTHY THE OPPONENT 21 at UMBC* 7 p.m. - The Seawolves are currently in their 17th season as a member of - Hartford is riding a three-game home streak into the weekend 24 VERMONT* 7 p.m. the America East and have claimed their league opener in each of after opening league play with a 72-64 win at Albany. MARCH the last 10 seasons. - Four of the team’s five starters scored in double figures in the win, 3, 6, 10 America East Playoffs TBD - UC Iroegbu helped the Seawolves start league play with a win, with J.R. Lynch and John Carroll adding 17 apiece. hitting the game-winning three with 4.5 left on the clock. - The Hawks also topped Rutgers in their final non-conference CAPS denotes home games played at IFCU Arena - Akwasi Yeboah has scored 20-plus points in five of the last six game of the year, and FIU, both on the road, during the streak. ^ denotes game played at Nassau Coliseum # denotes PK80 games games, leading the way with 21 points against Maine. - They have won five of their ast six games, falling only at Portland. * - America East Conference game - Jaron Cornish has scored in double figures in seven of the last All times Eastern and subject to change eight games. - Redshirt freshman Andrew Garcia made his collegiate debut THE SERIES against Norfolk State after sitting out nearly two years with a - Stony Brook leads the all-time series with the Hawks 23-14. WHERE TO FIND IT right knee injury. - The first meeting was Jan. 26, 2002, when Hartford took a 76-70 RADIO WATCH - Jaron Cornish was named America East Player of the Week after win at home. - After dropping the first six games in the series, the forcing overtime with a last-second steal and three-pointer at Rutgers. He notched the first double-double of his career in the Seawolves have recently taken 19 of the last 20 matchups, and are in the midst of a 10-game streak against Hartford. PXP: JEFF DOOLEY win with 15 points and 10 rebounds. - Stony Brook claimed victory on each meeting last season, PXP: JOSH CARAY ANALYST: ADAM FINKELSTEIN - Jakub Petras was the late hero at Rutgers as he made a jumper from the right elbow with .6 seconds on the clock in overtime to including an 80-64 win at home, and a 66-54 win on the road. give Stony Brook the lead. stony brook ATHLETIC COMMUNICATION - Former Stony Brook standout Jameel Warney was named USA SID Contact: Rachel Perreault Basketball Male Athlete of the Year on Fri, Dec. 15. email: [email protected] cell: (631) 793-0130 1 WWW.TULANEGREENWAVE.COM #ROLLWAVE GAME 16: AT HARTFORD QUICK FACTS 2017-18 STONY BROOK ROSTER Founded ..................................................1957 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School Enrollment ..........................................24,468 0 Jaron Cornish G Jr. 5-11 172 Abaco, Bahamas/Broward College Nickname ......................................Seawolves 1 UC Iroegbu G Sr. 6-0 182 Sacramento, Calif./Col of Southern Idaho Colors .................................. Red, Blue & Gray 2 Michael Almonacy G So. 6-1 180 Brentwood, N.Y./Brentwood Home Court.................................................... 3 Elijah Olaniyi G Fr. 6-5 200 Newark, N.J./Newark East Side .................... Island Federal Credit Union Arena 4 Tim Donohoe G Sr. 6-3 190 Saratoga Springs, N.Y./Albany Academy Capacity ................................................4,009 Affiliation ...............................NCAA Division I 5 Corry Long G Fr. 6-2 165 Cincinnati, Ohio/Cincinnati Hughes Conference ............................... America East 10 Jordan McKenzie G Fr. 6-1 190 Concord, N.C./Hargrave President ................Samuel L. Stanley Jr., MD 11 Junior Saintel G/F Sr. 6-7 210 Mays Landing, N.J./Chipola College Director of Athletics ...........Shawn Heilbron 12 Tyrell Sturdivant F Sr. 6-7 232 Chester, Pa./Chester Athletics Dept. Phone ........(631) 632-7205 15 Akwasi Yeboah G/F R-So. 6-6 235 Chigwell, England/Barking Abbey Ticket Office ........................(631) 632-WOLF 22 Bryan Sekunda G/F Sr. 6-6 190 State College, Pa./State College 23 Andrew Garcia G/F R-Fr. 6-5 227 Harlem, N.Y./Master’s School (Conn.) HISTORY 32 Jakub Petras F Sr. 6-11 272 Rajec, Slovakia/Canarias Basketball Acad. 35 Anthony Ochefu F Fr. 6-8 245 West Chester, Pa./Westtown 2016-17 RECORD: 18-14 CONFERENCE RECORD/FINISH: 12-4/2nd HOME: 10-6 Head Coach: Jeff Boals (Ohio ‘95) Second Season AWAY: 7-8 Assistant Coach: Geno Ford (Ohio ‘97) Second Season NEUTRAL: 1-0 Assistant Coach: Bryan Weber (Akron ‘10) First Season POST SEASON: CBI Assistant Coach: Lamar Thornton (Ohio Dominican ‘15) First Season OUTCOME: at UIC - L, 71-69 Director of Operations: Andrew Goldstein (Ohio State ‘14) Second Season FIRST YEAR: 1960-61 (Division I 1999-2000) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE ALL-TIME RECORD: 292-291 AKWASI YEBOAH ah-KWAH-ZEE yeh-bow-uh UC IROEGBU EER-reg-boo Jeff BOALS bowls Michael ALMONACY al-mon-ah-see Elijah OLANIYI OH-lawn-nee-YEE ROSTER BREAKDOWN Jakub PETRAS peh-triss Junior SAINTEL saint-tell LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST: 7/3 STARTERS RETURNING/LOST: 2/3 MEDIA CREDENTIALSMEDIA POLICIES 2017 SIGNEES REDSHIRTS: 1 Stony Brook’s post-game interviews will take place in the women’s ALEX CHRISTIE – CENTER | 7-0 | 260 | OAKVILLE, ONTARIO NEWCOMERS: 5 basketball film room, located just beyond the double doors outside of Christie is in his second season at The MacDuffie School in the media work room. Seawolves’ head coach Jeff Boals and requested BY CLASS: Massachusetts. He spent this past summer playing AAU ball for BABC players will be available promptly following the end of the game. Seniors: UC Iroegbu, Tim Donohoe, Junior on the Nike circuit. Christie helped his team to a U19 AAU national Stony Brook’s locker room is closed. Saintel, Tyrell Sturdivant, Bryan Sekunda, championship in Florida over the summer. The SID of the visiting school will handle all interview request for the Jakub Petras visiting coach and players, and designate an interview area. Juniors: Jaron Cornish MILES LATIMER – GUARD | 6-3 | 165 | FAIRFAX, VA. Sophomore: Michael Almonacy, Akwasi Yeboah Latimer is in his senior season at Paul VI after helping the squad to INTERVIEW REQUEST POLICY Freshmen: Andrew Garcia, Corry Long, Jordan a 29-8 overall record and 15-3 record in league play as a junior. The All interview requests for Stony Brook student-athletes, coaches McKenzie, Elijah Olaniyi, Anthony Ochefu three-point shooter played AAU ball for Team Takeover during the and administrators should be made be made with the Stony Brook offseason, which earned a spot in the EYBL championship game. Athletic Communications office. Please contact Rachel Perreault, BY HOME STATE/COUNTRY: Associate Director of Athletic Communications and men’s basketball New York: Michael Almonacy, Tim Donohoe, JULES MOOR – GUARD | 6-5 | 180 | PEARLAND, TEXAS contact, at (631) 793-0130 or by email Andrew Garcia Moor got off to a strong start in his post graduate year at Hargrave [email protected].