Most of the time freshman Deshaun Thrower has been thrown out on the floor against junior Carson Puriefoy in practice. The two have been running the white and red teams, respectively, as Stony Brook head coach Steve Pikiell wants to acclimate Michigan’s Mr. Basketball into the point guard role. Continue reading “Stony Brook Looking to Succeed with Point Guard Duo”
Even though Stony Brook had the second best defense in America East last season it was a far cry from the Seawolves’ dominating performance in 2013-14. SBU head coach Steve Pikiell would like to get back to a stronger defensive approach, and has emphasized it throughout preseason practice. Continue reading “Stony Brook Eager to Prove Their Defensive Prowess Again”
The America East men’s basketball preseason rankings are out and there is plenty to dissect as we look forward to an exciting 2014-15 season. Stony Brook was picked as the favorite for the first time in school history, while also landing two players on the first team for the second straight season. Continue reading “Stony Brook Picked First in America East Preseason Poll”
While Stony Brook might be disappointed they missed out on another NCAA tournament chance, they will have to quickly regroup because they are running into a very tough Siena Saints team on Tuesday night to open the College Basketball Invitational. Here are a few things to watch in that game.
You almost thought that Stony Brook caught a break, which would finally lead to a breakthrough into its first NCAA tournament appearance. Continue reading “Stony Brook’s Challenges Surface At Wrong Time”
Pritchard Gymnasium will host its final regular season game on Sunday when Stony Brook takes on Albany in what could be the final game at the school before Stony Brook Arena opens in the fall of 2014. Continue reading “Stony Brook Saying Goodbye To Pritchard Gymnasium”
Before Stony Brook’s Jameel Warney started one game in his career as a Seawolf, he doubled as a recruiter.
Continue reading “Jameel Warney and Carson Puriefoy’s Special Bond”
Stony Brook had a chance for an important road win on Friday night at VCU. It was the Seawolves’ second to last non-conference test (they play at Columbia on Wednesday night) and a chance for a big statement win. It wasn’t to be though as Havoc got the SBU and VCU captured a 81-63 home victory. Continue reading “VCU 81, Stony Brook 63”
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