# 2017–18 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team represented Stony Brook University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seawolves were led by second-year head coach Jeff Boals and played their home games at Island Federal Credit Union Arena in Stony Brook, New York as members of the America East Conference. They finished season 13–19, 7–9 in America East play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Albany in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament before losing in the semifinals to Vermont. Freshman forward Elijah Olaniyi won the 2018 America East Rookie of the Year award, averaging 7.5 points and 3.8 rebounds in his debut season.

## Previous season

The Seawolves finished the 2016–17 season 18–14, 12–4 in America East play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the America East tournament, they defeated Binghamton before losing to Albany in the semifinals. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to UIC.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Kameron Mitchell | 3 | G | 6'4" | 195 | RS Senior | Jacksonville, FL | Graduated |
| Blair Mendy | 10 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Sophomore | San Jose, CA | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |
| Roland Nyama | 24 | G/F | 6'6" | 210 | RS Junior | Frankfurt, Germany | Signed to play professionally in Germany with PS Karlsruhe |
| Lucas Woodhouse | 34 | G | 6'3" | 180 | RS Senior | Greenlawn, NY | Graduated |
| Alonzo Campbell | 42 | F/C | 7'0" | 230 | RS Freshman | Columbus, OH | Transferred to Paris JC |

### 2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Elijah Olaniyi #75 SF | Newark, NJ | East Side High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 67 ||||||
| Corry Long PG | Cincinnati, OH | Hughes High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Sep 9, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Jordan McKenzie PG | Concord, NC | Hargrave Military Academy | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 20, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Anthony Ochefu PF | West Chester, PA | Westtown School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | N/A | Jul 7, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 22, 2017. ||||||

### 2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Myles Latimer #84 PG | Fairfax, VA | Paul VI High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jul 10, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 61 |||||||
| Hassan Ceesay PG | Newark, NJ | East Side High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 150 lb (68 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0 |||||||
| 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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 22, 2017. |||||||

## Preseason

In a poll by the conference's nine head coaches (who were not allowed to pick their own team) at the America East media day, the Seawolves were picked to finish in fourth place in the America East.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 7:00 pm, BTN+ | | vs. Maryland Long Island Hoops Showcase | L 61–76 | 0–1 | Nassau Coliseum (3,066) Uniondale, NY |
| Nov 14, 2017* 7:00 pm, SNY | | at UConn Phil Knight Invitational | L 64–72 | 0–2 | XL Center (5,431) Hartford, CT |
| Nov 17, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Ball State Phil Knight Invitational | L 76–87 | 0–3 | Worthen Arena (3,502) Muncie, IN |
| Nov 19, 2017* 4:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 2 Michigan State Phil Knight Invitational | L 71–93 | 0–4 | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| Nov 22, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Brown | W 77–64 | 1–4 | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,340) Stony Brook, NY |
| Nov 26, 2017* 2:00 pm | | Bucknell Phil Knight Invitational | L 76–85 | 1–5 | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,367) Stony Brook, NY |
| Nov 29, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Shawnee State | W 101–58 | 2–5 | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,123) Stony Brook, NY |
| Dec 2, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Saint Francis (PA) | W 85–83 | 3–5 | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,123) Stony Brook, NY |
| Dec 4, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at LIU Brooklyn | L 71–75 | 3–6 | Steinberg Wellness Center (953) Brooklyn, NY |
| Dec 7, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Columbia | W 76–66 | 4–6 | Levien Gymnasium (1,231) New York City, NY |
| Dec 12, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Hofstra | L 81–84 | 4–7 | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,735) Stony Brook, NY |
| Dec 17, 2017* 2:30 pm, FS1 | | at Providence | L 60–62 | 4–8 | Dunkin' Donuts Center (5,742) Providence, RI |
| Dec 22, 2017* 7:00 pm, BTN+ | | at Rutgers | W 75–73 | 5–8 | Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,675) Piscataway, NJ |
| Dec 30, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Norfolk State | L 68–74 | 5–9 | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,912) Stony Brook, NY |
| America East regular season ||||||
| Jan 3, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Maine | W 71–70 | 6–9 (1–0) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,262) Stony Brook, NY |
| Jan 6, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Hartford | W 63–61 | 7–9 (2–0) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,073) Hartford, CT |
| Jan 10, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Albany | L 65–78 | 7–10 (2–1) | SEFCU Arena (2,288) Albany, NY |
| Jan 13, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Vermont | L 62–73 | 7–11 (2–2) | Patrick Gym (3,266) Burlington, VT |
| Jan 18, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Binghamton | W 77–66 | 8–11 (3–2) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,387) Stony Brook, NY |
| Jan 21, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at New Hampshire | L 51–53 | 8–12 (3–3) | Lundholm Gym (429) Durham, NH |
| Jan 24, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UMass Lowell | L 79–82 $^{OT}$ | 8–13 (3–4) | Costello Athletic Center (602) Lowell, MA |
| Jan 27, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Albany | L 50–57 | 8–14 (3–5) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (4,009) Stony Brook, NY |
| Jan 31, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UMBC | L 63–67 | 8–15 (3–6) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,379) Stony Brook, NY |
| Feb 3, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Hartford | L 64–73 | 8–16 (3–7) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,494) Stony Brook, NY |
| Feb 8, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UMass Lowell | W 81–68 | 9–16 (4–7) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,388) Stony Brook, NY |
| Feb 11, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Maine | W 64–61 | 10–16 (5–7) | Cross Insurance Center (1,153) Bangor, ME |
| Feb 15, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Binghamton | L 57–69 | 10–17 (5–8) | Binghamton University Events Center (1,967) Vestal, NY |
| Feb 18, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | New Hampshire | W 72–63 | 11–17 (6–8) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,067) Stony Brook, NY |
| Feb 21, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UMBC | W 64–57 | 12–17 (7–8) | UMBC Event Center (1,002) Catonsville, MD |
| Feb 24, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Vermont | L 60–69 | 12–18 (7–9) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,528) Stony Brook, NY |
| America East tournament ||||||
| Mar 3, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (5) | at (4) Albany Quarterfinals | W 69–60 | 13–18 | SEFCU Arena (1,785) Albany, NY |
| Mar 6, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (5) | at (1) Vermont Semifinals | L 51–70 | 13–19 | Patrick Gym (3,266) Burlington, VT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||