2020–21 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team represented Stony Brook University in the 2020–21 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 second-year head coach Geno Ford. They were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 9-14, 7-9 in America East Play to finish in 7th place. In the America East tournament, they lost in the first round to UMass Lowell.

2020–21 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record9–14 (7–9 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bryan Weber
  • Dan Rickard
  • Randal Holt
Home arenaIsland Federal Credit Union Arena
Seasons
2020–21 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UMBC 10 4   .714 14 6   .700
Vermont 10 4   .714 10 5   .667
New Hampshire 9 6   .600 10 9   .526
Hartford 8 6   .571 15 9   .625
Albany 6 6   .500 7 9   .438
UMass Lowell 7 8   .467 11 12   .478
Stony Brook 7 9   .438 9 14   .391
NJIT 6 10   .375 7 12   .368
Binghamton 4 10   .286 4 14   .222
Maine 2 6   .250 2 7   .222
Maine suspended its season on February 13, 2021.
2021 AmEast tournament winner

Previous season

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The Seawolves finished the 2019–20 season 20–13, 10–6 in America East play to finish in second place. They defeated Albany in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament before losing in the semifinals to Hartford.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Makale Foreman 1 G 6'1" 190 R-Junior Kingsport, TN Transferred to California
Miles Latimer 2 G 6'3" 190 Sophomore Fairfax, VA Transferred to Bucknell
Elijah Olaniyi 3 G 6'5" 205 Junior Newark, NJ Transferred to Miami (FL)
Jeff Otchere 4 C 6'11" 243 Junior Bronx, NY Transferred to Texas–Rio Grande Valley
Hassan Ceesay 11 G 6'4" 189 Sophomore Newark, NJ Transferred to Campbellsville
Quari Alleyne 12 F 6'2" 183 Junior Ossining, NY Graduated
Andrew Garcia 23 G/F 6'5" 228 R-Junior Harlem, NY Transferred to Georgia
Anthony Ochefu 35 F 6'8" 250 Junior West Chester, PA Transferred to Delaware

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Juwan White 1 G 6'2" 185 Junior Dacula, GA Transferred from Butler Community College
Leighton Elliott-Sewell 3 F 6'6" 187 Junior Derby, England Transferred from Otero Junior College
Tykei Greene 4 G 6'4" 205 Junior Queens, NY Transferred from Manhattan
Juan Felix Rodriguez 5 G 6'0" 190 Junior Lawrence, MA Transferred from Monroe College
Mohamed Diallo 11 F 6'6" 210 Junior Harlem, NY Transferred from Northeastern Junior College
Omar Habwe 13 F 6'6" 225 Senior Lexington, VA Transferred from Mount St. Mary's
Jaden Sayles 23 F 6'9" 235 Senior Cincinnati, OH Transferred from Akron

Roster

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2020–21 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Frankie Policelli 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Long Island Lutheran HS
Dayton
New Hartford, NY
G 1 Juwan White 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Norman North HS
Butler CC
Dacula, GA
F 2 Mouhamadou Gueye 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Curtis HS
Monroe JC
Staten Island, NY
F 3 Leighton Elliott-Sewell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Jr Otero JC Derby, England
G 4 Tykei Greene 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Long Island Lutheran HS
Manhattan
Queens, NY
G 5 Juan Felix Rodriguez 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Lawrence HS
Monroe JC
Lawrence, MA
G 10 Jordan McKenzie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Hargrave Military Academy Concord, NC
F 11 Mohamed Diallo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Northeastern JC Harlem, NY
G 13 Omar Habwe 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr St. James School
Mount St. Mary's
Lexington, VA
G 14 Tyler Stephenson-Moore 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 186 lb (84 kg) So Long Island Lutheran HS Jamaica, NY
G 15 Tavin Pierre Philippe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 187 lb (85 kg) So Baldwin HS Freeport, NY
C 21 Alex Christie 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 280 lb (127 kg) So The MacDuffie School Oakville, Ontario
F 23 Jaden Sayles 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Sycamore HS
Akron
Cincinnati, OH
G 24 Lenny Kadisha 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Sr Wadleigh HS
Monroe JC
Corona, NY
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

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020*
1:00 pm
at Bryant Canceled Chace Athletic Center 
Smithfield, RI
December 1, 2020*
6:00 pm
Sacred Heart Canceled Island Federal Credit Union Arena 
Stony Brook, NY
December 1, 2020*
6:00 pm
vs. Saint Peter's L 68–82  0–1
John J. Moore Athletics and Fitness Center 
Jersey City, NJ
December 4, 2020*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Fairfield W 72–69 OT 1–1
Island Federal Credit Union Arena 
Stony Brook, NY
December 6, 2020*
2:30 pm, FS1
at St. John's L 66–89  1–2
Carnesecca Arena 
Queens, NY
December 9, 2020*
7:00 pm, FloHoops
at Hofstra L 67–72  1–3
Mack Sports Complex 
Hempstead, NY
December 12, 2020*
4:00 pm, NEC Front Row
at Bryant L 72–81  1–4
Chace Athletic Center 
Smithfield, RI
December 15, 2020*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Point Park W 83–39  2–4
Island Federal Credit Union Arena 
Stony Brook, NY
America East Conference regular season
December 19, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Binghamton W 73–59  3–4
(1–0)
Binghamton University Events Center 
Vestal, NY
December 20, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Binghamton W 80–70 OT 4–4
(2–0)
Binghamton University Events Center 
Vestal, NY
December 22, 2020*
1:00 pm
at Fordham Canceled Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
December 27, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN3
UMass Lowell W 73–58  5–4
(3–0)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena 
Stony Brook, NY
December 28, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3
UMass Lowell W 71–64  6–4
(4–0)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena 
Stony Brook, NY
January 16, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN3
New Hampshire L 64–81  6–5
(4–1)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena 
Stony Brook, NY
January 17, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN3
New Hampshire L 64–67  6–6
(4–2)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena 
Stony Brook, NY
January 23, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at NJIT L 64–75  6–7
(4–3)
Wellness and Events Center 
Newark, NJ
January 24, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at NJIT W 56–44  7–7
(5–3)
Wellness and Events Center 
Newark, NJ
January 30, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Hartford L 57–59  7–8
(5–4)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena 
Stony Brook, NY
January 31, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Hartford W 63–49  8–8
(6–4)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena 
Stony Brook, NY
February 7, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN+
UMBC L 65–71  8–9
(6–5)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena 
Stony Brook, NY
February 8, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN3
UMBC L 48–60  8–10
(6–6)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena 
Stony Brook, NY
February 13, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Vermont L 78–86  8–11
(6–7)
Patrick Gym 
Burlington, VT
February 14, 2021
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Vermont L 57–61  8–12
(6–8)
Patrick Gym 
Burlington, VT
February 20, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Albany W 59–43  9–12
(7–8)
SEFCU Arena 
Albany, NY
February 21, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Albany L 59–67  9–13
(7–9)
SEFCU Arena 
Albany, NY
America East tournament
February 27, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
(7) (6) UMass Lowell
First round
L 62–64  9–14
Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[1]

See also

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2019–20 Stony Brook Seawolves women's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Stony Brook University Athletics. Retrieved December 2, 2020.