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The Hoopla Sportscast: Elijah Olaniyi

The Hoopla Sportscast: Elijah Olaniyi

Tim Giorlando and Mike Anderson • November 21, 2021
Mike Anderson sits down with Stony Brook men's basketball guard Elijah Olaniyi for their annual Hoopla segment. They discuss Olaniyi's transfer to Miami, his return to Stony Brook and a tragedy that pushes Olaniyi today.
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Junior guard Elijah Olaniyi in the opening season game against Yale. EMMA HARRIS/THE STATESMAN

Transfer wave adds offensive starpower to Stony Brook men’s basketball

Paul McDonough • November 14, 2021
Following a devastating end to the 2020-2021 season, Stony Brook was met with an all-too familiar sense of panic and despair. It wasn’t until Olaniyi’s decision to return to the team that the tide began to turn for the Seawolves.
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Stony Brook men's basketball shoots for success with smaller lineup

Stony Brook men’s basketball shoots for success with smaller lineup

Ethan Tam • November 14, 2021
It’s make or break time in Seawolves Country. In head coach Geno Ford’s third season at the helm of the Stony Brook men’s basketball team, the expectations have never been higher.
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Graduate forward McKenzie Bushee going for a free throw in the game against Delaware on Nov. 9. KAT PROCACCI/THE STATESMAN

Reigning Sixth Player of the Year remains at Stony Brook for another ring

Mike Anderson • November 14, 2021
After turning heads with her decision to put her name in the transfer portal, the reigning America East Sixth Player of the Year is back with the Stony Brook women’s basketball team.
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The outside of Kenneth P. LaValle stadium. SARA RUBERG/THE STATESMAN

Stony Brook Athletics prepares for basketball and spring sports

Sara Ruberg • November 24, 2020
Shawn Heilbron discusses plans in a video interview to keep athletes and coaches safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Basketball season starts on Nov. 25, which will be the first time a Stony Brook team has played since March.
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The men's basketball team has seven new players. New players include (from left to right, top to bottom) PHOTOS COURTESY STONY BROOK ATHLETICS

A new wave of players leads the charge at Stony Brook

Jeremy Portnoy • November 19, 2020
The men's basketball team’s opening game against Marist on Nov. 25 fast approaching, second-year head coach Geno Ford is still not ready to announce a starting five.
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Foreman during Stony Brook Mens Basketball home opener against Yale on Nov. 5. EMMA HARRIS/THE STATESMAN

Foreman ready to lead the way after year off

Ross O'Keefe • November 21, 2019
Given that Foreman had an entire year to hone his craft, it is difficult to imagine he will not be better in 2019.
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Ziese during the Stony Brook women's basketball home opener against Manhattan on Nov. 8. SARA RUBERG/THE STATESMAN

Zeise works as the glue in the Seawolves’ gameplan

Ryan Pavich • November 20, 2019
Junior guard Hailey Zeise took a huge step forward last season, jumping from a bench player averaging 10 minutes per game to a full-time starter getting 30 minutes a night.
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Hilare jumps to make a basket during the Stony Brook women's basketball home opener against Manhattan on Nov. 8. SARA RUBERG/THE STATESMAN

For Hilaire, home is where the hoops are

Ryan Magill • November 20, 2019
Dominance. Consistency. Experience. Leadership. These are the qualities that the Stony Brook women’s basketball team is looking to get out of their newest graduate transfer, Kaela “KK” Hilaire.
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Johnson during the Stony Brook women's basketball home opener against Manhattan on Nov. 8. SARA RUBERG/THE STATESMAN

Victoria Johnson plans to attack season and go ring-chasing

Ross O'Keefe • November 20, 2019
The Stony Brook women’s basketball team needed offensive weapons following a 23-8 season where they lost in the America East Tournament semifinals, seeing two vital players — guards Shania Johnson and Jerell Matthews — graduate.
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Ford’s first class prepares to make an impact on the court

Ryan Pavich • November 19, 2019
In his first year as head coach, Geno Ford took over a roster without a single senior and constructed a rotation filled with newcomers who are being expected to contribute. Among them are the two players he personally recruited out of high school, freshman guards Tavin Pierre Philippe and Tyler Stephenson-Moore.
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Otchere in Stony Brook men's basketball home opener against Yale on Nov. 5. EMMA HARRIS/THE STATESMAN

Otchere primed for big year following DPOY season

Ryan Magill • November 19, 2019
For Otchere, however, winning the most prestigious defensive award in the conference was not just a goal, it was an expectation.
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