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”
For a team that played tradionally as a defensive team, the 2013-14 Stony Brook Seawolves have figured out a new way to win games. Continue reading “Stony Brook Using Its Offense To Win In America East”
The death of the mid-range jump shot is one of the most overwrought storylines in college hoops. Purists seem to think that it left us for good at some point and is never coming back. That’s not the case at all. It just turns out that it’s pretty inefficient to take one. Continue reading “The Mid-Range Jump Shot Around NYC”
This is the sixth of what will eventually be capsules for each of the NYC teams when I’m sure their season has concluded.
Team: Stony Brook
Record: 22-10 (14-2 in America East)
Season High: Going 14-2 in America East play with the two losses on the road
Season Low: The offense disappearing in the first half of two big games (at Boston College, championship vs. Vermont)
Really Good At: Defense — Stony Brook’s defense was just stifling during America East play. The Seawolves led the conference in defensive rebounding and defensive free throw rate.
Struggled With: Turnovers – No single Seawolf had an assist rate higher than their turnover rate this season. It speaks volumes that Tommy Brenton led the team in assist rate. Stony Brook turned the ball over on 20.4% of its offensive possession in America East play, sixth in the conference.
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They Said It:
“As a person, he’s been the best I’ve coached in 20 years.” — Steve Pikiell on Dougher
Outlook: Reloading. This senior class is one that deserved to play in the NCAA tournament. Stony Brook got so close on multiple occasions, but they just couldn’t get over the hump. With Dougher, Rapier and Joyner graduating much of the Stony Brook offense is going to have to be reconfigured. There will still be talent on Long Island. Coley is a talent that Pikiell can build an offense around. Of course they’ll have to make sure the defense stays up to recent levels. Interior defense is going to be of a concern. Still, the program is definitely trending in the right direction and Stony Brook will be a consistent America East contender.
A defensive struggle might not seem ideal for national television, but Stony Brook and Boston University showed how to turn a slow-paced (61-possession), defensive battle into must watch television on Friday night. With a crowd worked into a frenzy thanks to a red out and the Seawolves wearing their road jerseys at home, Stony Brook made the final run and got a sliver of revenge for last season’s America East title game with a 66-57 win.
Continue reading “Stars come out as Stony Brook takes lead in America East”
In its first appearance at Madison Square Garden as a Division I program Stony Brook pulled out all the stops. The Seawolves brought the band, the cheerleaders, the dance team and a bunch of fans from Long Island. Unfortunately they forgot to pack the offense.
Continue reading “Missing offense too much for Stony Brook to overcome versus Rutgers”
Stony Brook lost at Sacred Heart on Tuesday night, 73-64. The Seawolves got down in the first half and never recovered. The game provides a learning opportunity. The Pioneers are the first team near the level of an America East Conference team that Stony Brook has played against. What then went wrong tonight?
Continue reading “Breakdown of Stony Brook’s loss to Sacred Heart”
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