2021–22 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team represented Stony Brook University in the 2021–22 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 third-year head coach Geno Ford. They competed as members of the America East Conference.

2021–22 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record18–13 (10–8 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bryan Weber
  • Dan Rickard
  • Jalen Avery
Home arenaIsland Federal Credit Union Arena
Seasons
2021–22 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Vermont 17 1   .944 28 6   .824
UMBC 11 7   .611 18 14   .563
Stony Brook* 10 8   .556 18 13   .581
New Hampshire 10 8   .556 15 13   .536
Hartford 9 9   .500 12 20   .375
Albany 9 9   .500 13 18   .419
Binghamton 8 10   .444 12 17   .414
UMass Lowell 7 11   .389 15 16   .484
NJIT 6 12   .333 11 18   .379
Maine 3 15   .167 6 23   .207
*Ineligible for the 2022 AmEast tournament due to changing conferences in 2022
2022 AmEast tournament winner

The 2021–22 season was the program's last season as an America East member. Stony Brook will join the Colonial Athletic Association on July 1, 2022.[1] However they announced Stony Brook was not eligible for the America East conference tournament that season.

Previous season

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In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Seawolves finished the 2020–21 season 9–14, 7–9 in America East play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the opening round of the America East tournament to UMass Lowell.[2][3] Mouhamadou Gueye won the America East Defensive Player of the Year award.[4]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Juwan White 1 G 6'2" 185 Junior Dacula, GA Transferred to Texas A&M International
Mouhamadou Gueye 2 F 6'9" 210 Senior Staten Island, NY Transferred to Pittsburgh
Leighton Elliott-Sewell 3 F 6'6" 187 Junior Derby, England Transferred to St. Thomas Aquinas
Jordan McKenzie 10 G 6'1" 190 Senior Concord, NC Graduated
Tavin Pierre Philippe 15 G 6'3" 187 Sophomore Freeport, NY Transferred to New Haven
Lenny Kadisha 24 G 6'4" 238 Senior Corona, NY Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Jahlil Jenkins 1 G 6'0" 160 Graduate Ranson, WV Transferred from Fairleigh Dickinson
Elijah Olaniyi 3 G 6'5" 205 Graduate Newark, NJ Transferred from Miami (FL)
Anthony Roberts 15 G 6'4" 200 R-Junior Detroit, MI Transferred from St. Bonaventure
Tanahj Pettway 22 G 6'2" 185 R-Soph. Worcester, MA Transferred from Indian River

2021 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Payton Shumpert
SF
Syracuse, NY Woodstock Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sep 30, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Kaine Roberts
SG
Tokyo, Japan Santa Margarita Catholic High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jan 12, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2021–22 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Jahlil Jenkins   6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) GS Virginia Academy
Fairleigh Dickinson
Ranson, WV
F 2 Frankie Policelli 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Long Island Lutheran HS
Dayton
New Hartford, NY
G 3 Elijah Olaniyi 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Newark East Side Newark, NJ
G 4 Tykei Greene 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Long Island Lutheran HS
Manhattan
Queens, NY
G 5 Juan Felix Rodriguez 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Lawrence HS
Monroe JC
Lawrence, MA
G 10 Kaine Roberts 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Santa Margarita Catholic HS Tokyo, Japan
F 11 Mohamed Diallo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Northeastern JC Harlem, NY
G 12 Preston Shumpert 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Jamesville-Devitt HS Syracuse, NY
G 13 Omar Habwe 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS 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) RS So Long Island Lutheran HS Jamaica, NY
G 15 Anthony Roberts 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Henry Ford HS Detroit, MI
C 21 Alex Christie 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 280 lb (127 kg) RS Jr The MacDuffie School Oakville, Ontario
G 22 Tanahj Pettway 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So MacDuffie School
Indian River State College
Worcester, MA
F 23 Jaden Sayles 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Sycamore HS
Akron
Cincinnati, OH
F 24 Payton Shumpert 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Jamesville-Devitt HS Syracuse, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 16, 2021

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at George Mason L 52–74  0–1
EagleBank Arena (4,558)
Fairfax, VA
November 18, 2021*
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at No. 3 Kansas L 59–88  0–2
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
November 22, 2021*
6:30 pm, ESPN3
Sacred Heart
Stony Brook Classic
W 75–72  1–2
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,403)
Stony Brook, NY
November 24, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Fairfield
Stony Brook Classic
L 78–83 OT 1–3
Webster Bank Arena (1,179)
Bridgeport, CT
November 28, 2021*
1:00 pm, NESN
at Yale W 85–81  2–3
Payne Whitney Gymnasium (568)
New Haven, CT
December 1, 2021*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
American W 80–57  3–3
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (1,875)
Stony Brook, NY
December 4, 2021*
6:30 pm, SNY
Wagner L 49–78  3–4
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,070)
Stony Brook, NY
December 8, 2021*
6:30 pm, SNY
Hofstra W 79–62  4–4
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,120)
Stony Brook, NY
December 11, 2021*
7:00 pm, SNY
Bryant W 86–78  5–4
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (1,930)
Stony Brook, NY
December 14, 2021*
6:30 pm, ESPN3
Central Connecticut W 87–67  6–4
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (1,531)
Stony Brook, NY
December 18, 2021*
6:30 pm, SNY
Saint Peter's W 64–63  7–4
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (1,539)
Stony Brook, NY
December 22, 2021*
2:00 pm, SECN+
at Florida L 62–87  7–5
O'Connell Center (8,063)
Gainesville, FL
December 29, 2021*
6:30 pm, SNY
Farmingdale State W 87–57  8–5
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (1,824)
Stony Brook, NY
America East regular season
January 8, 2022
6:30 pm, ESPN3
Maine W 80–72  9–5
(1–0)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (1,551)
Stony Brook, NY
January 12, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Vermont L 65–98  9–6
(1–1)
Patrick Gym (1,929)
Burlington, VT
January 17, 2022
4:00 pm, ESPN3
UMBC
Rescheduled from January 6
W 65–51  10–6
(2–1)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (1,770)
Stony Brook, NY
January 19, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Binghamton W 74–71  11–6
(3–1)
Binghamton University Events Center (1,201)
Vestal, NY
January 22, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Albany W 86–75  12–6
(4–1)
SEFCU Arena (2,389)
Albany, NY
January 26, 2022
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Vermont L 67–80  12–7
(4–2)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,504)
Stony Brook, NY
January 28, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at New Hampshire W 76–69  13–7
(5–2)
Lundholm Gym (421)
Durham, NH
February 2, 2022
6:30 pm, ESPN3
Binghamton L 61–77  13–8
(5–3)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,476)
Stony Brook, NY
February 5, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at NJIT L 62–65  13–9
(5–4)
Wellness and Events Center (335)
Newark, NJ
February 7, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3
New Hampshire
Rescheduled from January 15
L 65–67  13–10
(5–5)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (1,676)
Stony Brook, NY
February 9, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UMass Lowell W 87–85  14–10
(6–5)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (1,850)
Stony Brook, NY
February 13, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Maine W 85–74  15–10
(7–5)
Cross Insurance Center (573)
Bangor, ME
February 16, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at UMBC L 84–95  15–11
(7–6)
Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (2,252)
Catonsville, MD
February 19, 2022
6:30 pm, SNY
Hartford W 88–82  16–11
(8–6)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,471)
Stony Brook, NY
February 20, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Hartford
Rescheduled from January 2
L 70–74  16–12
(8–7)
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (342)
West Hartford, CT
February 23, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at UMass Lowell L 50–67  16–13
(8–8)
Costello Athletic Center (501)
Lowell, MA
February 26, 2022
6:30 pm, SNY/ESPN3
Albany W 66–50  17–13
(9–8)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,048)
Stony Brook, NY
March 1, 2022
6:30 pm, ESPN3
NJIT W 87–68  18–13
(10–8)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (1,833)
Stony Brook, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Tam, Ethan (January 25, 2022). "Stony Brook set to join CAA". The Statesman. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  2. ^ "SBU ousted from AE tourney after blowing second-half lead". Newsday. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  3. ^ "Stony Brook's season ends in first round after blowing 16-point lead to UMass Lowell". The Statesman. March 1, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  4. ^ "BLOCK PARTY! Mo Gueye Named America East Defense Player of Year". Stony Brook University Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  5. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Stony Brook University Athletics. Retrieved December 2, 2020.