# 2015–16 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team represented Stony Brook University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seawolves were led by the eleventh-year head coach Steve Pikiell and played their home games at Island Federal Credit Union Arena. They were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 26–7, 14–2 in America East play to win the regular-season championship. They defeated UMBC, Hartford, and Vermont to become champions of the America East tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid goes the NCAA tournament, their first in school history. As a #13 seed, the Seawolves fell to Kentucky in the first round.
On March 20, it was announced that head coach Steve Pikiell would leave the school to accept the job as the new head coach for Rutgers. He finished at Stony Brook with an eleven-year record of 192–157.

## Previous season

The Seawolves finished the 2014–15 season 23–12, 12–4 in America East play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the championship game of the America East tournament where they lost to Albany. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Mercer.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Chris Braley | 23 | G/F | 6'5" | 205 | Sophomore | Newport, ME | Transferred to Saint Anselm |
| Ryan Burnett | 33 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Sophomore | Richmond, VA | Transferred from Saint Leo |
| Scott King Jr. | 35 | F | 6'10" | 220 | Junior | Plymouth, NH | Transferred to Fairfield |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Ahmad Walker | 5 | G | 6'4" | 180 | Junior | Port Washington, NY | Junior college transferred from Barton Community College |

## 2015 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Akwasi Yeboah SF | Essex, England | Barking Abbey | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Alonzo Cambell C | Gahanna, OH | Lincoln High School | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | N/A |
| 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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 11, 2015. ||||||

### 2016 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Michael Almonacy PG | Brentwood, NY | Brentwood High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | May 6, 2015 |
| 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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 11, 2015. |||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2015* 7:00 pm | | Merchant Marine | W 103–32 | 1–0 | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,404) Stony Brook, NY |
| 11/19/2015* 8:00 pm | | at No. 17 Vanderbilt | L 72–79 $^{OT}$ | 1–1 | Memorial Gymnasium (9,819) Nashville, TN |
| 11/21/2015* 1:00 pm | | at WKU | L 66–67 | 1–2 | E. A. Diddle Arena (3,684) Bowling Green, KY |
| 11/24/2015* 7:30 pm | | at Loyola (MD) | W 76–63 | 2–2 | Reitz Arena (318) Baltimore, MD |
| 11/28/2015* 2:00 pm | | Farmingdale State | W 91–42 | 3–2 | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,544) Stony Brook, NY |
| 12/05/2015* 2:00 pm | | Princeton | W 91–77 | 4–2 | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,187) Stony Brook, NY |
| 12/08/2015* 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Notre Dame | L 61–86 | 4–3 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,537) South Bend, IN |
| 12/12/2015* 4:00 pm | | at Northeastern | L 62–75 | 4–4 | Matthews Arena (1,263) Boston, MA |
| 12/17/2015* 7:30 pm | | at American | W 86–68 | 5–4 | Bender Arena (368) Washington, D.C. |
| 12/20/2015* 2:00 pm | | Hofstra | W 71–68 | 6–4 | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,334) Stony Brook, NY |
| 12/22/2015* 7:00 pm | | at Lehigh | W 75–62 | 7–4 | Stabler Arena (543) Bethlehem, PA |
| 12/28/2015* 7:00 pm | | at NJIT | W 83–61 | 8–4 | Fleisher Center (900) Newark, NJ |
| 01/02/2016* 7:00 pm | | Columbia | W 69–60 | 9–4 | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,624) Stony Brook, NY |
| America East regular season ||||||
| 01/06/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Binghamton | W 62–52 | 10–4 (1–0) | Binghamton University Events Center (1,715) Vestal, NY |
| 01/09/2016 2:00 pm | | UMass Lowell | W 86–59 | 11–4 (2–0) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,866) Stony Brook, NY |
| 01/13/2016 7:00 pm, AmericaEast.tv | | UMBC | W 86–74 | 12–4 (3–0) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,381) Stony Brook, NY |
| 01/16/2016 1:00 pm | | at New Hampshire | W 80–50 | 13–4 (4–0) | Lundholm Gym (427) Durham, NH |
| 01/18/2016 1:00 pm | | at Hartford | W 77–43 | 14–4 (5–0) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,352) Hartford, CT |
| 01/22/2016 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | Albany | W 69–63 | 15–4 (6–0) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (4,109) Stony Brook, NY |
| 01/25/2016 7:00 pm | | Maine | W 81–54 | 16–4 (7–0) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,940) Stony Brook, NY |
| 01/30/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Vermont | W 72–61 | 17–4 (8–0) | Patrick Gym (2,658) Burlington, VT |
| 02/03/2016 7:00 pm | | Binghamton | W 76–51 | 18–4 (9–0) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,329) Stony Brook, NY |
| 02/06/2016 2:00 pm | | at UMass Lowell | W 91–73 | 19–4 (10–0) | Costello Athletic Center (611) Lowell, MA |
| 02/08/2016 7:00 pm | | Hartford | W 85–72 | 20–4 (11–0) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,001) Stony Brook, NY |
| 02/11/2016 7:00 pm, AmericaEast.tv | | at UMBC | W 75–52 | 21–4 (12–0) | Retriever Activities Center (1,247) Catonsville, MD |
| 02/14/2016 2:00 pm | | New Hampshire | W 59–58 | 22–4 (13–0) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (4,109) Stony Brook, NY |
| 02/17/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Albany | L 70–82 | 22–5 (13–1) | SEFCU Arena (4,578) Albany, NY |
| 02/21/2016 2:00 pm | | at Maine | W 75–56 | 23–5 (14–1) | Cross Insurance Center (1,285) Bangor, ME |
| 02/27/2016 7:00 pm | | Vermont | L 62–76 | 23–6 (14–2) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (4,109) Stony Brook, NY |
| America East tournament ||||||
| 03/02/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (1) | (8) UMBC Quarterfinals | W 86–76 | 24–6 | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,657) Stony Brook, NY |
| 03/07/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (1) | (7) Hartford Semifinals | W 80–64 | 25–6 | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (4,109) Stony Brook, NY |
| 03/12/2016 11:00 am, ESPN2 | (1) | (3) Vermont Championship | W 80–74 | 26–6 | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (4,109) Stony Brook, NY |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/17/2016 9:57 pm, CBS | (13 E) | vs. (4 E) No. 10 Kentucky First Round | L 57–85 | 26–7 | Wells Fargo Arena (16,774) Des Moines, IA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East Region. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movement Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Received votes. NV = No votes received. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Post | Final |
| AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | RV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | N/A |
| Coaches | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |