2014–15 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team represented Stony Brook University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by tenth year head coach Steve Pikiell and played their home games at Island Federal Credit Union Arena. They were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 23–12, 12–4 in America East play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the championship game of the American East tournament where they lost to Albany.[1] They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Mercer.[2]

2014–15 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball
CBI, First round
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record23–12 (12–4 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jay Young (10th season)
  • Lamar Chapman
  • Dan Rickard
Home arenaIsland Federal Credit Union Arena
Seasons
2014–15 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Albany 15 1   .938 24 9   .727
Stony Brook 12 4   .750 23 12   .657
Vermont 12 4   .750 20 14   .588
New Hampshire 11 5   .688 19 13   .594
Hartford 7 9   .438 14 16   .467
UMass Lowell* 6 10   .375 12 17   .414
Binghamton 5 11   .313 6 26   .188
UMBC 2 14   .125 4 26   .133
Maine 2 14   .125 3 27   .100
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition
2015 America East tournament winner

Roster

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2014–15 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 1 Deshaun Thrower 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Muskegon, MI
G 3 Kameron Mitchell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Jacksonville, FL
G 10 Carson Puriefoy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Wenonah, NJ
F 12 Tyrell Sturdivant 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Chester, PA
F 20 Jameel Warney 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Plainfield, NJ
F 21 Rayshaun McGrew 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Chicago, IL
G/F 22 Bryan Sekunda 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr State College, PA
G/F 23 Chris Braley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Newport, ME
G/F 24 Roland Nyama 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Frankfurt, Germany
F 32 Jakub Petras 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Rajec, Slovakia
G 33 Ryan Burnett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Richmond, VA
G 34 Lucas Woodhouse 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Greenlawn, NY
F 35 Scott King 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Plymouth, NH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 4, 2014

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014*
7:00 pm, AETV
Columbia W 57–56  1–0
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (4,009)
Stony Brook, NY
11/18/2014*
7:00 pm, SECN
at Georgia
NIT Season Tip-Off
L 70–80  1–1
Stegeman Coliseum (4,787)
Athens, GA
11/21/2014*
7:00 pm
at Hofstra L 65–66  1–2
Mack Sports Complex (2,726)
Hempstead, NY
11/23/2014*
2:00 pm
U.S. Merchant Marine W 89–54  2–2
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,501)
Stony Brook, NY
11/25/2014*
7:00 pm, AETV
WKU
NIT Season Tip-Off
W 71–61  3–2
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,252)
Stony Brook, NY
11/27/2014*
4:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. LIU Brooklyn
NIT Season Tip-Off
W 73–54  4–2
Madison Square Garden (N/A)
New York City, NY
11/29/2014*
2:00 pm, AETV
St. Thomas Aquinas
NIT Season Tip-Off
W 70–49  5–2
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,159)
Stony Brook, NY
12/02/2014*
7:00 pm, FSOH/ESPN3
at Cincinnati L 52–78  5–3
Fifth Third Arena (6,603)
Cincinnati, OH
12/06/2014*
4:30 pm
at Princeton L 64–77  5–4
Jadwin Gymnasium (1,968)
Princeton, NJ
12/13/2014*
12:00 pm, FSN
at Providence L 61–79  5–5
Dunkin' Donuts Center (5,132)
Providence, RI
12/18/2014*
7:00 pm
at Canisius L 59–60 OT 5–6
Koessler Athletic Center (877)
Buffalo, NY
12/21/2014*
2:00 pm, AETV
Loyola (MD) W 67–52  6–6
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,552)
Stony Brook, NY
12/23/2014*
7:00 pm, AETV
American W 59–47  7–6
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (N/A)
Stony Brook, NY
12/28/2014*
8:00 pm, P12N
at No. 13 Washington W 62–57  8–6
Alaska Airlines Arena (6,970)
Seattle, WA
01/03/2015
2:00 pm, AETV
New Hampshire W 71–61  9–6 (1–0)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,224)
Stony Brook, NY
01/06/2015*
7:00 pm
at Columbia W 70–61  10–6
Levien Gymnasium (822)
New York City, NY
America East regular season
01/10/2015
12:00 pm, ESPN3
at Vermont L 57–71  10–7 (1–1)
Patrick Gym (2,475)
Burlington, VT
01/14/2015
7:00 pm, AETV
UMBC W 64–54  11–7 (2–1)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,467)
Stony Brook, NY
01/17/2015
2:00 pm
at Maine W 82–39  12–7 (3–1)
Cross Insurance Center (1,723)
Bangor, ME
01/19/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Albany L 47–64  12–8 (3–2)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,434)
Stony Brook, NY
01/22/2015
5:30 pm
at UMass Lowell W 65–45  13–8 (4–2)
Costello Athletic Center (341)
Lowell, MA
01/25/2015
2:30 pm
at Binghamton W 61–54  14–8 (5–2)
Binghamton University Events Center (2,247)
Vestal, NY
01/28/2015
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Hartford W 72–66  15–8 (6–2)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,816)
Stony Brook, NY
01/31/2015
12:00 pm
at New Hampshire L 48–63  15–9 (6–3)
Lundholm Gym (1,013)
Durham, NH
02/07/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Vermont L 48–57  15–10 (6–4)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,872)
Stony Brook, NY
02/11/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at UMBC W 73–61  16–10 (7–4)
Retriever Activities Center (712)
Catonsville, MD
02/14/2015
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Maine W 80–52  17–10 (8–4)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,901)
Stony Brook, NY
02/17/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Albany W 59–56  18–10 (9–4)
SEFCU Arena (3,886)
Albany, NY
02/21/2015
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Binghamton W 64–52  19–10 (10–4)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,724)
Stony Brook, NY
02/25/2015
7:00 pm
UMass Lowell W 75–60  20–10 (11–4)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,581)
Stony Brook, NY
02/28/2015
7:00 pm
at Hartford W 74–59  21–10 (12–4)
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (2,431)
Hartford, CT
America East tournament
03/04/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Binghamton
Quarterfinals
W 62–57  22–10
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,289)
Stony Brook, NY
03/08/2015
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Vermont
Semifinals
W 79–77  23–10
Patrick Gym (2,674)
Burlington, VT
03/14/2015
11:00 am, ESPN2
at Albany
Championship game
L 50–51  23–11
SEFCU Arena (4,468)
Albany, NY
College Basketball Invitational
03/18/2015*
7:00 pm
at Mercer
First round
L 70–72  23–12
Hawkins Arena (2,432)
Macon, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ Wilkin, Tim (March 15, 2015). "Peter Hooley's 3 sends UAlbany basketball back to NCAA Tournament". Times Union. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  2. ^ Shirley, Daniel (March 18, 2015). "Nwamu lifts Mercer over Stony Brook". The Telegraph. Retrieved February 6, 2024.