Youth is in the Stony Brook Seawolves’ blood entering the 2019-20 season, and they know it.

On Selection Sunday, the team learned as the No. 13 seed that it would square off against No. 4 Kentucky in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Maine’s hyperactive defense and uptempo offense that upset Albany two weeks ago failed to surprise the Stony Brook Men’s Basketball team on Monday night.

Here we are. The Stony Brook men’s basketball team is once again on the verge of taking on the America East for a shot at advancing to the NCAA Tournament.

Despite the loss of Eric McAlister and the allocation of only role player minutes for seven-foot freshman Jakub Petras, Stony Brook has out-rebounded all four of its opponents this season.