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2016–17 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team

2016–17 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball

America East Conference
18–14 (12–4 America East)
Jeff Boals (1st season)
Geno Ford
Lamar Chapman
Bryan Weber
Island Federal Credit Union Arena

The 2016–17 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team represented Stony Brook University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seawolves were led by first-year head coach Jeff Boals and played their home games at Island Federal Credit Union Arena in Stony Brook, New York as members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 18–14, 12–4 in America East play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the America East tournament, they defeated Binghamton before losing to Albany in the semifinals. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to UIC.

The Seawolves finished the 2015–16 season 26–7, 14–2 in America East play to win the regular season championship. They defeated UMBC, Hartford, and Vermont to win the America East tournament. As a result, they earned the conference's automatic bid go the NCAA tournament, the first in school history. As a No. 13 seed, the Seawolves fell to Kentucky in the first round.

On March 20, 2016, it was announced that head coach Steve Pikiell would leave the school to accept the job as the new head coach for Rutgers. He finished at Stony Brook with an eleven-year record of 192–157. On April 8, the school announced they had hired Jeff Boals as head coach.

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Deshaun Thrower	1	G	6'2"	205	Sophomore	Muskegon, MI	Transferred to Ferris State
Carson Puriefoy	10	G	6'0"	175	Senior	Wenonah, NJ	Graduated
Rayshaun McGrew	11	F	6'7"	230	Senior	Chicago, IL	Graduated
Jameel Warney	20	F	6'8"	260	Senior	Plainfield, NJ	Graduated

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Junior Saintel	11	F	6'7"	190	Junior	Absecon, NJ	Junior college transferred from Chipola College
UC Iroegbu	1	G	6'0"	180	Junior	Sacramento, CA	Junior college transferred from College of Southern Idaho
Blair Mendy	10	G	6'3"	190	Sophomore	San Jose, CA	Junior college transferred from City College of San Francisco

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Andrew Garcia #90 SF	Harlem, NY	The Master's School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 15, 2015
Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (63)
Michael Almonacy PG	Brentwood, NY	Brentwood High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	May 6, 2015
Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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:

College recruiting information (2017)
Elijah Olaniyi SG	Newark, NJ	East Side High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A
Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (NR)
Corry Long PG	Cincinnati, OH	Hughes High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sep 9, 2016
Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (NR)
Jordan McKenzie PG	Concord, NC	Hargrave Military Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 20, 2016
Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (NR)
Anthony Ochefu PF	West Chester, PA	Westtown School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	N/A	Jul 7, 2016
Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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:

Stony Brook was picked to finish seventh in the preseason America East poll.

Datetime, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
11/04/2016*7:00 pm		Farmingdale State	W 94–48		Island Federal Credit Union Arena Stony Brook, NY
11/11/2016*7:00 pm		Columbia	L 66–73	0–1	Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,385)Stony Brook, NY
11/20/2016*1:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at Boston College Barclays Center Classic	L 75–82	0–2	Conte Forum (2,108)Chestnut Hill, MA
11/22/2016*7:00 pm, BTN		at Maryland Barclays Center Classic	L 63–77	0–3	Xfinity Center (14,034)College Park, MD
11/25/2016*5:00 pm		at Towson Barclays Center Classic	L 63–88	0–4	SECU Arena (1,322)Towson, MD
11/26/2016*5:00 pm		vs. Hampton Barclays Center Classic	W 76–66	1–4	SECU Arena Towson, MD
11/30/2016*7:00 pm		Loyola (MD)	L 70–71	1–5	Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,387)Stony Brook, NY
12/03/2016*7:00 pm, ESPN3		Northeastern	W 77–75	2–5	Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,883)Stony Brook, NY
12/06/2016*7:00 pm, ESPN3		Lehigh	W 62–57	3–5	Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,295)Stony Brook, NY
12/10/2016*7:00 pm, ESPN3		Rutgers	L 66–71	3–6	Island Federal Credit Union Arena (4,009)Stony Brook, NY
12/13/2016*7:00 pm		at Hofstra	L 58–96	3–7	Mack Sports Complex (2,352)Hempstead, NY
12/17/2016*1:00 pm		at Saint Francis (PA)	W 75–63	4–7	DeGol Arena (336)Loretto, PA
12/28/2016*7:00 pm, ESPN3		NJIT	L 61–64	4–8	Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,130)Stony Brook, NY
12/31/2016*2:00 pm		at Brown	W 92–89	5–8	Pizzitola Sports Center (617)Providence, RI
01/05/20177:00 pm, ESPN3		at New Hampshire	W 59–56	6–8(1–0)	Lundholm Gym (624)Durham, NH
01/08/20172:00 pm, ESPN3		Albany	W 72–70	7–8(2–0)	Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,962)Stony Brook, NY
01/14/20172:00 pm, ESPN3		at Maine	W 74–54	8–8(3–0)	Cross Insurance Center Bangor, ME
01/16/20172:00 pm, ESPN3		at UMass Lowell	W 86–75	9–8(4–0)	Costello Athletic Center (619)Lowell, MA
01/19/20177:00 pm, ESPN3		Hartford	W 80–64	10–8(5–0)	Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,520)Stony Brook, NY
01/22/20172:00 pm		at Binghamton	L 67–71	10–9(5–1)	Binghamton University Events Center (2,189)Vestal, NY
01/25/20177:00 pm, ESPN3		UMBC	W 83–73	11–9(6–1)	Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,013)Stony Brook, NY
01/28/20177:00 pm, ESPN3		Vermont	L 64–71	11–10(6–2)	Island Federal Credit Union Arena (4,009)Stony Brook, NY
02/01/20177:00 pm, ESPN3		New Hampshire	W 64–61	12–10(7–2)	Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,347)Stony Brook, NY
02/04/20177:00 pm		at Albany	W 72–65	13–10(8–2)	SEFCU Arena (4,538)Albany, NY
02/06/20177:00 pm, ESPN3		UMass Lowell	W 83–72	14–10(9–2)	Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,615)Stony Brook, NY
02/12/20172:00 pm, ESPN3		Maine	W 67–66	15–10(10–2)	Island Federal Credit Union Arena (4,009)Stony Brook, NY
02/15/20177:00 pm, ESPN3		at Hartford	W 66–54	16–10(11–2)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,182)Hartford, CT
02/18/20177:00 pm, ESPN3		Binghamton	W 76–55	17–10(12–2)	Island Federal Credit Union Arena (4,209)Stony Brook, NY
02/22/20177:00 pm, ESPN3		at UMBC	L 52–65	17–11(12–3)	Retriever Activities Center (991)Catonsville, MD
02/25/20172:00 pm, ESPN3		at Vermont	L 51–66	17–12(12–4)	Patrick Gym (3,266)Burlington, VT
03/01/20177:00 pm, ESPN3	(2)	(7) Binghamton Quarterfinals	W 70–60	18–12	Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,750)Stony Brook, NY
03/06/20177:30 pm, ESPN3	(2)	(3) Albany Semifinals	L 56–63	18–13	Island Federal Credit Union Arena (4,009)Stony Brook, NY
03/16/2017*8:00 pm		at UIC First round	L 69–71	18–14	UIC Pavilion (1,197)Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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