2021–22 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team represented Stony Brook University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Island Federal Credit Union Arena in Stony Brook, New York and were led by third-year head coach Geno Ford. They competed as members of the America East Conference.

2021–22 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
2021–22 record18–13 (10–8 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bryan Weber
  • Dan Rickard
  • Jalen Avery
Home arenaIsland Federal Credit Union Arena
2021–22 America East Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Vermont †17–1 .94428–6  .824
UMBC11–7 .61118–14  .563
Stony Brook*10–8 .55618–13  .581
New Hampshire10–8 .55615–13  .536
Hartford9–9 .50012–20  .375
Albany9–9 .50013–18  .419
Binghamton8–10 .44412–17  .414
UMass Lowell7–11 .38915–16  .484
NJIT6–12 .33311–18  .379
Maine3–15 .1676–23  .207
*Ineligible for the 2022 AmEast Tournament due to changing conferences in 2022.
† 2022 AmEast Tournament winner

The 2021–22 season was the program's last season as an America East member. Stony Brook will join the Colonial Athletic Association on July 1, 2022.[1] However they announced Stony Brook was not eligible for the America East conference tournament that season.

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Seawolves finished the 2020–21 season 9–14, 7–9 in America East play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the opening round of the America East Tournament to UMass Lowell.[2][3] Mouhamadou Gueye won the America East Defensive Player of the Year award.[4]

Offseason

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Juwan White 1 G 6'2" 185 Junior Dacula, GA Transferred to Texas A&M International
Mouhamadou Gueye 2 F 6'9" 210 Senior Staten Island, NY Transferred to Pittsburgh
Leighton Elliott-Sewell 3 F 6'6" 187 Junior Derby, England Transferred to St. Thomas Aquinas
Jordan McKenzie 10 G 6'1" 190 Senior Concord, NC Graduated
Tavin Pierre Philippe 15 G 6'3" 187 Sophomore Freeport, NY Transferred to New Haven
Lenny Kadisha 24 G 6'4" 238 Senior Corona, NY Graduated

Incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Jahlil Jenkins 1 G 6'0" 160 Graduate Ranson, WV Transferred from Fairleigh Dickinson
Elijah Olaniyi 3 G 6'5" 205 Graduate Newark, NJ Transferred from Miami (FL)
Anthony Roberts 15 G 6'4" 200 R-Junior Detroit, MI Transferred from St. Bonaventure
Tanahj Pettway 22 G 6'2" 185 R-Soph. Worcester, MA Transferred from Indian River

2021 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Payton Shumpert
SF		 Syracuse, NY Woodstock Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sep 30, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Kaine Roberts
SG		 Tokyo, Japan Santa Margarita Catholic High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jan 12, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
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:

  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    Roster
    2021–22 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 1 Jahlil Jenkins  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)160 lb (73 kg) GSVirginia Academy
    Fairleigh Dickinson    		 Ranson, WV
    F 2 Frankie Policelli 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS SoLong Island Lutheran HS
    Dayton    		 New Hartford, NY
    G 3 Elijah Olaniyi 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) GSNewark East Side Newark, NJ
    G 4 Tykei Greene 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS JrLong Island Lutheran HS
    Manhattan    		 Queens, NY
    G 5 Juan Felix Rodriguez 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS JrLawrence HS
    Monroe JC    		 Lawrence, MA
    G 10 Kaine Roberts 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrSanta Margarita Catholic HS Tokyo, Japan
    F 11 Mohamed Diallo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS JrNortheastern JC Harlem, NY
    G 12 Preston Shumpert 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrJamesville-Devitt HS Syracuse, NY
    G 13 Omar Habwe 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) GSSt. James School
    Mount St. Mary's    		 Lexington, VA
    G 14 Tyler Stephenson-Moore 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)186 lb (84 kg) RS SoLong Island Lutheran HS Jamaica, NY
    G 15 Anthony Roberts 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS JrHenry Ford HS Detroit, MI
    C 21 Alex Christie 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)280 lb (127 kg) RS JrThe MacDuffie School Oakville, Ontario
    G 22 Tanahj Pettway 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS SoMacDuffie School
    Indian River State College    		 Worcester, MA
    F 23 Jaden Sayles 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) SrSycamore HS
    Akron    		 Cincinnati, OH
    F 24 Payton Shumpert 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrJamesville-Devitt HS Syracuse, NY
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: November 16, 2021

    Schedule and results
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    November 9, 2021*
    7:00 pm, ESPN+    		 at George Mason L 52–74  0–1
    		 EagleBank Arena (4,558)
    Fairfax, VA
    November 18, 2021*
    8:00 pm, ESPN+    		 at No. 3 Kansas L 59–88  0–2
    		 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
    Lawrence, KS
    November 22, 2021*
    6:30 pm, ESPN3    		 Sacred Heart
    Stony Brook Classic    		 W 75–72  1–2
    		 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,403)
    Stony Brook, NY
    November 24, 2021*
    2:00 pm, ESPN3    		 at Fairfield
    Stony Brook Classic    		 L 78–83 OT 1–3
    		 Webster Bank Arena (1,179)
    Bridgeport, CT
    November 28, 2021*
    1:00 pm, NESN    		 at Yale W 85–81  2–3
    		 Payne Whitney Gymnasium (568)
    New Haven, CT
    December 1, 2021*
    6:30 pm, ESPN+    		 American W 80–57  3–3
    		 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (1,875)
    Stony Brook, NY
    December 4, 2021*
    6:30 pm, SNY    		 Wagner L 49–78  3–4
    		 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,070)
    Stony Brook, NY
    December 8, 2021*
    6:30 pm, SNY    		 Hofstra W 79–62  4–4
    		 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,120)
    Stony Brook, NY
    December 11, 2021*
    7:00 pm, SNY    		 Bryant W 86–78  5–4
    		 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (1,930)
    Stony Brook, NY
    December 14, 2021*
    6:30 pm, ESPN3    		 Central Connecticut W 87–67  6–4
    		 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (1,531)
    Stony Brook, NY
    December 18, 2021*
    6:30 pm, SNY    		 Saint Peter's W 64–63  7–4
    		 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (1,539)
    Stony Brook, NY
    December 22, 2021*
    2:00 pm, SECN+    		 at Florida L 62–87  7–5
    		 O'Connell Center (8,063)
    Gainesville, FL
    December 29, 2021*
    6:30 pm, SNY    		 Farmingdale State W 87–57  8–5
    		 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (1,824)
    Stony Brook, NY
    America East regular season
    January 8, 2022
    6:30 pm, ESPN3    		 Maine W 80–72  9–5
    (1–0)    		 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (1,551)
    Stony Brook, NY
    January 12, 2022
    7:00 pm, ESPN3    		 at Vermont L 65–98  9–6
    (1–1)    		 Patrick Gym (1,929)
    Burlington, VT
    January 17, 2022
    4:00 pm, ESPN3    		 UMBC
    Rescheduled from January 6    		 W 65–51  10–6
    (2–1)    		 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (1,770)
    Stony Brook, NY
    January 19, 2022
    7:00 pm, ESPN+    		 at Binghamton W 74–71  11–6
    (3–1)    		 Binghamton University Events Center (1,201)
    Vestal, NY
    January 22, 2022
    7:00 pm, ESPN3    		 at Albany W 86–75  12–6
    (4–1)    		 SEFCU Arena (2,389)
    Albany, NY
    January 26, 2022
    6:30 pm, ESPN+    		 Vermont L 67–80  12–7
    (4–2)    		 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,504)
    Stony Brook, NY
    January 28, 2022
    5:00 pm, ESPN3    		 at New Hampshire W 76–69  13–7
    (5–2)    		 Lundholm Gym (421)
    Durham, NH
    February 2, 2022
    6:30 pm, ESPN3    		 Binghamton L 61–77  13–8
    (5–3)    		 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,476)
    Stony Brook, NY
    February 5, 2022
    7:00 pm, ESPN3    		 at NJIT L 62–65  13–9
    (5–4)    		 Wellness and Events Center (335)
    Newark, NJ
    February 7, 2022
    7:00 pm, ESPN3    		 New Hampshire
    Rescheduled from January 15    		 L 65–67  13–10
    (5–5)    		 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (1,676)
    Stony Brook, NY
    February 9, 2022
    7:00 pm, ESPN+    		 UMass Lowell W 87–85  14–10
    (6–5)    		 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (1,850)
    Stony Brook, NY
    February 13, 2022
    1:00 pm, ESPN+    		 at Maine W 85–74  15–10
    (7–5)    		 Cross Insurance Center (573)
    Bangor, ME
    February 16, 2022
    7:00 pm, ESPN+    		 at UMBC L 84–95  15–11
    (7–6)    		 Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (2,252)
    Catonsville, MD
    February 19, 2022
    6:30 pm, SNY    		 Hartford W 88–82  16–11
    (8–6)    		 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,471)
    Stony Brook, NY
    February 20, 2022
    2:00 pm, ESPN+    		 Hartford
    Rescheduled from January 2    		 L 70–74  16–12
    (8–7)    		 Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (342)
    West Hartford, CT
    February 23, 2022
    7:00 pm, ESPN+    		 at UMass Lowell L 50–67  16–13
    (8–8)    		 Costello Athletic Center (501)
    Lowell, MA
    February 26, 2022
    6:30 pm, SNY/ESPN3    		 Albany W 66–50  17–13
    (9–8)    		 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,048)
    Stony Brook, NY
    March 1, 2022
    6:30 pm, ESPN3    		 NJIT W 87–68  18–13
    (10–8)    		 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (1,833)
    Stony Brook, NY
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern.

    Source[5]

    See also

    References
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    2. "SBU ousted from AE tourney after blowing second-half lead". Newsday. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
    3. "Stony Brook's season ends in first round after blowing 16-point lead to UMass Lowell". The Statesman. 2021-03-01. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
    4. "BLOCK PARTY! Mo Gueye Named America East Defense Player of Year". Stony Brook University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
    5. "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Stony Brook University Athletics. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
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