The Stony Brook men’s basketball team still appeared to be in the driver’s seat against the Fairfield Stags on Wednesday, Nov. 24 with an 11-point second-half lead and a red-hot Anthony Roberts leading the way.
Highly sought-after Stony Brook Men’s Basketball graduate transfer, Akwasi Yeboah, announced his commitment this morning to Rutgers University on his Twitter and Instagram accounts, ending a nearly six-week speculation as to where he might go.
The Seawolves broke a two-game losing streak and improved to 5-8 with the win. They will return home and face Norfolk State in their last game of 2017 on Dec. 30 at 7 p.m.
Now in his second season coaching the Seawolves, he will have the chance to develop young guards such as Cornish and McKenzie as well as continuing to establish a foundation for the culture he is forging at Stony Brook.
This season, the Seawolves will be faced with four 2016-17 NCAA tournament teams, a projected top-five team and tough road matchups at Michigan State, UConn, Rutgers and Hofstra.
Redshirt junior forward Roland Nyama announced via Instagram he will not return to the Stony Brook men's basketball team for his senior athletic season on Tuesday.
Comeback wins and second half efforts are a testament to the team’s mentality. Rather than focusing on the big picture, Boals and his team have a one-game at a time mentality.
When Stony Brook junior forward Tyrell Sturdivant floated the game-winning layup to cap the men’s basketball team’s Jan. 8 victory, his hard work had been realized.
Rutgers would go on its 13-0 run and win the game, giving Pikiell one last win in IFCU after leading Stony Brook to the America East Championship last season.
After winning two of its previous three games, Stony Brook Men’s Basketball entered Tuesday night’s matchup against Lehigh at Island Federal Credit Union Arena with momentum.
