2011–12 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team represented Stony Brook University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by seventh year head coach Steve Pikiell and played their home games at Pritchard Gymnasium. They are members of the America East Conference. The Seawolves were America East regular season champions but failed to win the America East Basketball Championship game for the second straight year. As regular season champions, they received an automatic bid into the 2012 NIT and faced Seton Hall in the first round.

2011–12 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball
American East Regular Season Champions
NIT, First Round
Conference	America East Conference
2011–12 record	22–10 (14–2 America East)
Head coach	Steve Pikiell
Assistant coaches	Jay Young Lamar Chapman Dan Rickard
Home arena	Pritchard Gymnasium

2011–12 America East men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Stony Brook	14	–	2		.875			22	–	10		.688
Vermont†	13	–	3		.813			24	–	12		.667
Boston University	12	–	4		.750			16	–	16		.500
Albany	9	–	7		.563			19	–	15		.559
Hartford	7	–	9		.438			9	–	22		.290
New Hampshire	7	–	9		.438			13	–	16		.448
Maine	6	–	10		.375			12	–	17		.414
UMBC	3	–	13		.188			4	–	26		.133
Binghamton	1	–	15		.063			2	–	29		.065
† 2012 America East Tournament winner As of March 16, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Seawolves were pre-season ranked second in the league, however, injures to most of their starters throughout the season largely affected the team. Tommy Brenton was out for the whole season due to injury and used a medical redshirt, Chris Martin also was injured most of the season, and other starters also suffered from injuries. The Seawolves struggled in the offensive end (ranked 337th in FG% in Division I), but were one of the top defensive teams in the NCAA allowing them to finish 5th in the America East with an 8–8 record. Despite the challenges in the offensive end, the Seawolves gained enough momentum to close the season with wins against Hartford and Binghamton. The Seawolves were ranked fifth in the 2011 America East Tournament and went in an unlikely run to beat fourth seeded Albany, 67–61, and top seeded Vermont, 69–47, in back to back days at West Hartford, two teams who swept the Seawolves in the regular season series. For the first time in Seawolves Division I history they were to play in the America East Championship at second ranked Boston University. For most of the game, the Seawolves held to a substantial lead, and held a fifteen-point lead early in the fourth quarter. However, Boston rallied back with a late run to tie Stony Brook and take the lead with two seconds of regulation ending in a 56–54 loss for the Seawolves to end their season.

Before the season

Losses

The Seawolves lost to graduation their sole senior Chris Martin. Early in the offseason, it was reported that Preye Preboye was officially released from the team and currently playing at the Division II level for Lynn University[1][2]

Recruitment

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ron Bracey G/F	Cincinnati, OH	Withrow HS/Kellogg Community College	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Scott King F	Plymouth, NH	Holderness HS	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
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: "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Preseason tour (Europe)

The Seawolves basketball program headed to Europe for their first ever international preseason trip. A five-game exhibition series was played in Dublin, Ireland, London, England, and in Paris, France from August 11 to the 21st in which the Seawolves faced professional teams from the leagues of each respective country.[3] The Seawolves came out victorious in four of the five occasions.[4] All five games were broadcast in WUSB.FM, the first time the Seawolves were broadcast from international grounds.

Ranking and polls

In October, the Seawolves were picked by multiple media outlets to finish #1 in the America East for the upcoming 2011–12 season. Sporting News College Basketball Preview magazine picked the Seawolves as #1 and also named Bryan Dougher a preseason All-America East. Lindy's College Basketball Preview echoed SNCBP announcements and CBSsports.com also picked the Seawolves to finish as regular season champions.[5] The Seawolvesw were picked second in the Coaches Pre-season poll released in October 13, America East Tip-off, receiving 56 points and three first place votes against Boston U(defending Tournament Champions) 62 points and six first place votes.[6]

Honors

Bryan Dougher was announced to be in Preseason All-America East first team released in the America East Tip-Off Luncheon in October 13.[7] Bryan Dougher and Tommy Brenton were selected to the First team All-Conference, in addition, Brenton was also selected to the All-Defensive team. Brenton was also announced to be the Defensive Player of the Year and head coach Steve Pikiell was awarded Coach of the Year, second time overall.[8]

Roster

2011–12 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 2 Danny Carter 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Windsor, England G 4 Anthony Jackson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Columbus, Ohio G 5 Dave Coley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Brooklyn, NY G 10 Bryan Dougher (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Scotch Plains, NJ G 11 Ben Resner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Farmingdale, NY G 12 Marcus Rouse 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Upper Marlboro, MD G 12 Leonard Hayes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Voorhees, NJ F 21 Al Rapier 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Chicago, Il F 22 Eric McAlister 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Hightstown, NJ F 23 Dallis Joyner (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Sr Norfolk, Va G/F 24 Tommy Brenton (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Columbia, MD F 32 Anthony Mayo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Philadelphia, PA G/F 1 Ron Bracey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Cincinnati, OH F 35 Scott King 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Plymouth, NH	Head coach Steve Pikiell Assistant coach(es) Jay Young Lamar Chapman Dan Rickard Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: June 22, 2011

Coaching

Coaching for the Stony Brook Seawolves remains the same, and no changes to those of the previous season. Pikiell will remain as the head coach with a contract extension through the 2015–16 season.

Name	Type	College	Graduating year
Steve Pikiell	Head Coach	Connecticut	1990
Jay Young	Associate Head Coach	Marist	1986
Lamar Chapman	Assistant Coach	Lane	1993
Dan Rickard	Assistant Coach	Stony Brook	2004
Ricky Lucas	Director of Basketball Operations	Stony Brook	2008

Schedule

In October 2011, Stony Brook announced a new partnership with New York cable provider Cablevision to broadcast 8 Men's basketball games and 3 Women's basketball games through the Optimum Network in the Long Island area. These games will be produced by Stony Brook and broadcast on Cablevision's Optimum Locals 118. Additionally, the MSG Network will regionally air the Rutgers matchup and ESPNU airing the Boston University game.

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
European Tour (Exhibition)
08/13/2011 1:30pm		Killester	W 100–75		Irish Wheelchair Association  Dublin, Ireland
08/14/2011 10:00am		UCD Marian	W 76–65		UCD Sports Centre  Dublin, Ireland
08/17/2011 2:00pm		Midnight Madness	L 75–79		Crystal Palace National Indoor Arena  London, England
08/18/2011 10:00am		MK Lions	W 84–60		MK Lions Arena  Milton Keynes
08/20/2011 10:00am		Charenton	W 74–61		Complexe Nelson  Paris, France
Regular Season
11/11/2011* 7:00pm, BTN		at Indiana	L 66–96	0–1	Assembly Hall (16,506) Bloomington, IN
11/13/2011* 2:00pm		Mount Ida	W 93–39	1–1	Pritchard Gymnasium (1,301) Stony Brook, NY
11/15/2011* 7:00pm		at Sacred Heart	L 63–74	1–2	William H. Pitt Center (657) Fairfield, CT
11/22/2011* 7:00pm		Columbia	W 67–53	2–2	Pritchard Gymnasium (1,166) Stony Brook, NY
11/25/2011* 1:00pm, BTN Digital Network		at Northwestern	L 58–63	2–3	Welsh-Ryan Arena (4,608) Evanston, Il
12/3/2011* 3:00pm		at Eastern Illinois	L 69–72	2–4	Lantz Arena (876) Charleston, Il
12/7/2011* 7:00pm, IO 118 (Long Island)		Fairleigh Dickinson	W 70–46	3–4	Pritchard Gymnasium (1,078) Stony Brook, NY
12/11/2011* 5:00pm, ESPN3,NESN, YES		at Boston College	L 51–66	3–5	Conte Forum (3,426) Chestnut Hill, MA
12/17/2011* 12:00pm, MSG		vs. Rutgers Holiday Festival	L 58–67	3–6	Madison Square Garden (N/A) New York, NY
12/28/2011* 7:00pm, IO 118 (Long Island)		Cornell	W 68–59 ^OT	4–6	Pritchard Gymnasium (1,630) Stony Brook, NY
12/30/2011* 7:00pm		Rider	W 79–62	5–6	Pritchard Gymnasium (1,031) Stony Brook, NY
01/02/2012 7:00pm, IO 118 (Long Island)		Vermont	W 65–59	6–6 (1–0)	Pritchard Gymnasium (1,088) Stony Brook, NY
01/05/2012 7:00pm		at Binghamton	W 60–54	7–6 (2–0)	Events Center (1,740) Vestal, NY
01/08/2012 7:00pm, IO 118 (Long Island)		Albany	W 81–68	8–6 (3–0)	Pritchard Gymnasium (1,355) Stony Brook, NY
01/11/2012 7:00pm		at UMBC	W 89–49	9–6 (4–0)	Retriever Activities Center (1,229) Baltimore, MD
01/14/2012 1:00pm, ESPN3		at Boston University	L 55–61	9–7 (4–1)	Case Gym (578) Boston, MA
01/16/2012 5:00pm, IO 118 (Long Island)		New Hampshire	W 61–52	10–7 (5–1)	Pritchard Gymnasium (1,331) Stony Brook, NY
01/21/2012 1:00pm		at Maine	W 58–52	11–7 (6–1)	Memorial Gymnasium (1,172) Orono, ME
01/25/2012 7:00pm, IO 118 (Long Island)		Hartford	W 60–37	12–7 (7–1)	Pritchard Gymnasium (1,377) Stony Brook, NY
01/27/2012 9:00pm, ESPNU		Boston University	W 66–57	13–7 (8–1)	Pritchard Gymnasium (1,630) Stony Brook, NY
02/01/2012 1:00pm, IO 118 (Long Island)		Binghamton	W 82–48	14–7 (9–1)	Pritchard Gymnasium (1,220) Stony Brook, NY
02/04/2012 7:00pm, TWCS		at Albany	W 76–69	15–7 (10–1)	SEFCU Arena (4,538) Albany, NY
02/06/2012 7:00pm, ESPN3		at New Hampshire	W 57–48	16–7 (11–1)	Lundholm Gym (587) Durham, NH
02/09/2012 7:00pm, IO 118 (Long Island)		UMBC	W 80–68	17–7 (12–1)	Pritchard Gymnasium (1,305) Stony Brook, NY
02/12/2012 1:00pm, CBS Sports Network		at Vermont	L 49–68	17–8 (12–2)	Patrick Gym (3,266) Burlington, VT
02/18/2012* 1:00pm		at Northeastern Sears ESPN Bracketbuster	W 76–69	18–8	Matthews Arena (873) Boston, MA
02/21/2012 1:00pm, CPTV		at Hartford	W 74–50	19–8 (13–2)	Chase Arena at RFP (1,641) Hartford, CT
02/26/2012 12:00pm, CBS Sports Network		Maine	W 55–48	20–8 (14–2)	Pritchard Gymnasium (1,630) Stony Brook, NY
2012 America East Tournament
03/03/2012 12:00pm, AETV		vs. Binghamton Quarterfinals	W 78–69	21–8	Chase Arena at RFP (1,981) Hartford, CT
03/04/2012 5:00pm, ESPN3		vs. Albany Semifinals	W 57–55	22–8	Chase Arena at RFP (2,644) Hartford, CT
03/10/2012 11:00am, ESPN2		Vermont Championship Game	L 43–51	22–9	Stony Brook Arena (4,423) Stony Brook, NY
2012 NIT
03/13/2012* 7:15pm, ESPN3		at Seton Hall First Round	L 61–63	22–10	Walsh Gymnasium (1,674) South Orange, NJ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

1. The Statesman. "Preboye to transfer from Stony Brook". The Statesman. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
2. Lynn Athletics. "Preye Preboye, Lynn University profile". Lynn University. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
3. GoSeawolves. "Men's hoops to take European tour Aug. 11–22". GoSeawolves. Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
4. GoSeawolves. "Men's hoops completes successful European tour". GoSeawolves. Archived from the original on 31 October 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
5. GoSeawolves. "Men's basketball favored in preseason publications". goSeawolves.org. Archived from the original on 31 October 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
6. America East. "America East 2011 Preseason Poll" (PDF). AmericaEast.com. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
7. America East. "America East 2011 Preseason All-Conference Team" (PDF). AmericaEast.com. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
8. America East. "America East Awards" (PDF). AmericaEast.com. Retrieved 8 March 2012.