STONY BROOK MEN’S BASKETBALL 2018-19 GAME NOTES @STONYBROOKMBB STONYBROOK_MBB /STONYBROOKMBB STONY BROOK MEN’S BASKETBALL STONY BROOK AT VERMONT SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME 30: PATRICK GYMNASIUM | BURLINGTON, VT. DATE OPPONENT TIME/SCORE NOVEMBER THE MATCHUP 6 at George Washington^ W, 77-74 (OT) 9 at South Carolina^ W, 83-81 16 vs Holy Cross# L, 84-70 STONY BROOK SEAWOLVES vs VERMONT CATAMOUNTS 17 vs Norfolk State# W, 72-65 @StonyBrookMBB 21 MOLLOY W, 97-61 @UVMmbb 24 at Rhode Island W, 68-58 27 at Norfolk State W, 79-73 2018-19 QUICK COMPARISON DECEMBER 23-6 (11-3 AE) ........... RECORD ..........22-6 (12-2 AE) 1 QUINNIPIAC W, 71-61 72.2 ......................POINTS PER GAME ....................74.5 5 at Manhattan W, 69-62 41.1 .................REBOUNDS PER GAME ............... 35.0 8 at Brown L, 71-69 12 LIU BROOKLYN W, 83-79 .425 ........................FIELD GOAL PCT. .......................456 16 DELAWARE W, 74-68 .333 .......................... 3-POINT PCT............................346 19 HOFSTRA L, 71-64 22 at Quinnipiac W, 76-73 29 at UNI W, 73-63 STONY BROOK QUICK LOOK VERMONT QUICK LOOK JANUARY HEAD COACH: JEFF BOALS (OHIO ‘95) HEAD COACH: JOHN BECKER (CATHOLIC '90) TH 5 at UMass Lowell* W, 75-63 RECORD AT STONY BROOK: 54-39 (3RD YEAR) RECORD AT VERMONT: 188-83 (8 YEAR) 9 BINGHAMTON* W, 59-46 TH 12 NEW HAMPSHIRE* W, 62-44 OVERALL RECORD: SAME OVERALL RECORD: 194-127 (10 YEAR) 19 at Maine* W, 64-61 23 at UAlbany* W, 67-66 (OT) STONY BROOK PROBABLE STARTERS VERMONT PROBABLE STARTERS 26 VERMONT* L, 73-52 30 at UMBC* L, 57-49 G 0 JARON CORNISH SR 5-11 178 8.8 PPG 3.6 APG G 20 ERNIE DUNCAN RSR 6-3 190 14.6 PPG 1.8 RPG FEBRUARY G 2 MILES LATIMER FR 6-3 192 11.1 PPG 3.7 RPG G 21 EVERETT DUNCAN RJR 6-6 190 6.8 PPG 3.4 RPG 2 HARTFORD* W, 86-77 G 3 ELIJAH OLANIYI SO 6-5 203 11.9 PPG 5.7 RPG G 24 BEN SHUNGU RSO 6-2 200 3.6 PPG 2.6 RPG 6 at Binghamton* W, 85-59 F 4 JEFF OTCHERE SO 6-11 240 4.7 PPG 2.4 BPG F 3 ANTHONY LAMB F 6-6 227 21.4 PPG 8.0 RPG 9 UMASS LOWELL* W, 76-65 16 at New Hampshire* W, 66-64 F 15 AKWASI YEBOAH RJR 6-6 235 17.1 PPG 7.8 RPG F 5 SAMUEL DINGBA RSR 6-5 205 2.8 PPG 3.2 RPG 21 UALBANY* L, 74-70 23 MAINE* W, 81-53 NOTEWORTHY THE OPPONENT 27 UMBC* W, 78-63 - Stony Brook inched closer to a top two seed in the America East Vermont bounced back from a road loss on Saturday night, MARCH Playoffs on Wednesday night, defeating UMBC 78-63 at Island defeating Binghamton 69-63 in Vestal, N.Y. to remain in first 2 at Vermont* 7 p.m. Federal Arena for the team's 10th win at Island Federal Arena and place in the America East. 5 at Hartford* 7 p.m. 9,12,16 AE Playoffs TBD 10th in America East Play. - Redshirt junior Akwasi Yeboah led five players in double Anthony Lamb and Ernie Duncan combined for 50 of the figures in scoring, pitching in 16 points and nine rebounds for Catamount's 69 points, with Lamb recorded a double-double CAPS denotes home games played at Island Federal Arena ^ denotes games part of BHOF Tip-Off Tournament Stony Brook, his fifth consecutive game in double figures. with 28 points and 12 rebounds. Duncan hit five threes en route # denotes BHOF Tip-Off at Mohegan Sun Arena - The five scorers in double figures is tied for the most for the to 22 points. * - America East Conference game Seawolves this season, matching the five that reached 10 points All times Eastern and subject to change in the win over South Carolina on November 9. Lamb is the team's leading scorer and rebounder, averaging 21.4 - Stony Brook led wire-to-wire in the win against UMBC, leading points and eight rebounds per night. He has scored 20 or more in by as much as 15 late in the second half. six of his last seven games. WHERE TO FIND IT - Yeboah is averaging 21.7 points and nine rebounds in his last two games on 53.7 percent shooting. RADIO WATCH Duncan is inside the Top 20 in 3-point percentage, making 44 - With his family in attendance from the Bahamas, senior Jaron percent of his shots from beyond the arc. The team is in the Top 25 Cornish did not disappoint on Saturday night, finishing with 13 in turnovers, coughing the ball up 10.9 times per night. points, six rebounds, six assists, two blocks and two steals. - Stony Brook now sits in second place, a game behind Vermont PXP: CARL REUTER PXP: JOSH CARAY for the top spot in the America East Playoffs. They would have ANALYST: ROB PAVINELLI THE SERIES home games in the first two rounds of the America East playoffs if Vermont has won 29 of the 40 overall meetings between the stony brook ATHLETIC COMMUNICATION the season ended after Saturday's games. teams, including each of the last six matchups. Andrew Garcia SID Contact: Cameron Boon - The Seawolves control their own destiny with home court in the scored 14 points in the reverse matchup on Long Island, while email: [email protected] America East Playoffs. If the team wins out, Stony Brook will be Miles Latimer and Akwasi Yeboah each chipped in 10. cell: (585) 738-6410 the No. 1 seed and have home court throughout. 1 WWW.TULANEGREENWAVE.COM #ROLLWAVE GAME 30: AT VERMONT QUICK FACTS 2018-19 STONY BROOK ROSTER Founded ...................................................1957 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School Enrollment ............................................24,468 0 Jaron Cornish G Sr. 5-11 178 Abaco, Bahamas/Broward College Nickname ........................................Seawolves 1 Jules Moor G Fr. 6-5 202 Houston, Texas/Hargrave Colors ..................Red, New York Navy & White 2 Miles Latimer G Fr. 6-3 192 Fairfax, Va./Paul XI Home Court ......................Island Federal Arena 3 Elijah Olaniyi G So. 6-5 203 Newark, N.J./Newark East Side Capacity ..................................................4,009 4 Jeff Otchere C So. 6-11 240 Bronx, N.Y./Garden City (Kan.) CC Affiliation .................................NCAA Division I Conference ................................. America East 5 Corry Long G So. 6-2 180 Cincinnati, Ohio/Cincinnati Hughes President .................Samuel L. Stanley Jr., MD 10 Jordan McKenzie G So. 6-1 189 Concord, N.C./Hargrave Director of Athletics ...............Shawn Heilbron 11 Hassan Ceesay G Fr. 6-4 189 Newark, N.J./Newark East Side Athletics Dept. Phone .............(631) 632-7205 12 Makale Foreman* G Jr. 6-1 200 Kingsport, Tenn./Chattanooga Ticket Office ...........................(631) 632-WOLF 15 Akwasi Yeboah G/F R-Jr. 6-6 235 Chigwell, England/Barking Abbey 21 Alex Christie C Fr. 7-0 269 Oakville, Ontario/The MacDuffie School HISTORY 23 Andrew Garcia G/F R-So. 6-5 228 Harlem, N.Y./Master’s School (Conn.) 2017-18 RECORD: 13-19 35 Anthony Ochefu F So. 6-8 245 West Chester, Pa./Westtown CONFERENCE RECORD/FINISH: 7-9/5th 42 Nick Aubry F Fr. 6-7 240 Port Jefferson, N.Y./ Chaminade HOME: 7-7 *Has to sit out 2018-19 season due to NCAA transfer rules AWAY: 6-11 Head Coach: Jeff Boals (Ohio ‘95) Third Season NEUTRAL: 0-1 Assistant Coach: Geno Ford (Ohio ‘97) Third Season POST SEASON: None Assistant Coach: Bryan Weber (Akron ‘10) Third Season FIRST YEAR: 1960-61 (Division I 1999-2000) Assistant Coach: Lamar Thornton (Ohio Dominican ‘15) Second Season ALL-TIME RECORD: 815-720-1 Director of Operations: Jake Ness ( Boise State ‘15) First Season ROSTER BREAKDOWN PRONUNCIATION GUIDE LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST: 6/5 JARON Cornish juh-RON Elijah OLANIYI EE-lie-jah o-LAHN-ee-ee STARTERS RETURNING/LOST: 2/2 Jeff OTCHERE o-CHAIR-ee MAKALE Foreman ma-KALE REDSHIRTS: 1 AKWASI YEBOAH ah-KWAZ-ee yeb-OH-ah Anthony OCHEFU oh-CHEFF-oo NEWCOMERS: 7 Jeff BOALS bowls BY CLASS: Seniors: Jaron Cornish MEDIA POLICIES Juniors: Akwasi Yeboah, Makale Foreman MEDIA CREDENTIALS Sophomore: Andrew Garcia, Corry Long, Jordan 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 McKenzie, Elijah Olaniyi, Anthony Ochefu, Jeff media work room. Seawolves’ head coach Jeff Boals and requested players will be available promptly following the end of the game. Stony Otchere Brook’s locker room is closed. Freshmen: Nick Aubry, Hassan Ceesay, Alex The SID of the visiting school will handle all interview request for the visiting coach and players, and designate an interview area. Christie, Miles Latimer, Jules Moor INTERVIEW REQUEST POLICY All interview requests for Stony Brook student-athletes, coaches and administrators should be made be made with the Stony Brook BY HOME STATE/COUNTRY: Athletic Communications office. Please contact Cameron Boon, Associate Director of Athletic Communications, at (585) 738-6410 or by email at New York: Nick Aubry, Andrew Garcia, Jeff [email protected] Otchere Pennsylvania: Anthony Ochefu Ohio: Corry Long New Jersey: Hassan Ceesay, Elijah Olaniyi YEBOAH NAMED AMONGST MID-MAJOR GREATS North Carolina: Jordan McKenzie Redshirt-junior forward Akwasi Yeboah was named to both the Preseason and Midseason Watch List for the Lou Henson Award, given to the Tennessee: Makale Foreman best mid-major men's basketball player in the country.