# 2020–21 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team represented Stony Brook University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Island Federal Credit Union Arena in Stony Brook, New York and were led by second-year head coach Geno Ford. They were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 9-14, 7-9 in America East Play to finish in 7th place. In the America East tournament, they lost in the first round to UMass Lowell.

## Previous season

The Seawolves finished the 2019–20 season 20–13, 10–6 in America East play to finish in second place. They defeated Albany in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament before losing in the semifinals to Hartford.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Makale Foreman | 1 | G | 6'1" | 190 | R-Junior | Kingsport, TN | Transferred to California |
| Miles Latimer | 2 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Sophomore | Fairfax, VA | Transferred to Bucknell |
| Elijah Olaniyi | 3 | G | 6'5" | 205 | Junior | Newark, NJ | Transferred to Miami (FL) |
| Jeff Otchere | 4 | C | 6'11" | 243 | Junior | Bronx, NY | Transferred to Texas–Rio Grande Valley |
| Hassan Ceesay | 11 | G | 6'4" | 189 | Sophomore | Newark, NJ | Transferred to Campbellsville |
| Quari Alleyne | 12 | F | 6'2" | 183 | Junior | Ossining, NY | Graduated |
| Andrew Garcia | 23 | G/F | 6'5" | 228 | R-Junior | Harlem, NY | Transferred to Georgia |
| Anthony Ochefu | 35 | F | 6'8" | 250 | Junior | West Chester, PA | Transferred to Delaware |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Juwan White | 1 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Junior | Dacula, GA | Transferred from Butler Community College |
| Leighton Elliott-Sewell | 3 | F | 6'6" | 187 | Junior | Derby, England | Transferred from Otero Junior College |
| Tykei Greene | 4 | G | 6'4" | 205 | Junior | Queens, NY | Transferred from Manhattan |
| Juan Felix Rodriguez | 5 | G | 6'0" | 190 | Junior | Lawrence, MA | Transferred from Monroe College |
| Mohamed Diallo | 11 | F | 6'6" | 210 | Junior | Harlem, NY | Transferred from Northeastern Junior College |
| Omar Habwe | 13 | F | 6'6" | 225 | Senior | Lexington, VA | Transferred from Mount St. Mary's |
| Jaden Sayles | 23 | F | 6'9" | 235 | Senior | Cincinnati, OH | Transferred from Akron |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 25, 2020* 1:00 pm | | at Bryant | Canceled | Canceled | Chace Athletic Center Smithfield, RI |
| December 1, 2020* 6:00 pm | | Sacred Heart | Canceled | Canceled | Island Federal Credit Union Arena Stony Brook, NY |
| December 1, 2020* 6:00 pm | | vs. Saint Peter's | L 68–82 | 0–1 | John J. Moore Athletics and Fitness Center Jersey City, NJ |
| December 4, 2020* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Fairfield | W 72–69 $^{OT}$ | 1–1 | Island Federal Credit Union Arena Stony Brook, NY |
| December 6, 2020* 2:30 pm, FS1 | | at St. John's | L 66–89 | 1–2 | Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY |
| December 9, 2020* 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Hofstra | L 67–72 | 1–3 | Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, NY |
| December 12, 2020* 4:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Bryant | L 72–81 | 1–4 | Chace Athletic Center Smithfield, RI |
| December 15, 2020* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Point Park | W 83–39 | 2–4 | Island Federal Credit Union Arena Stony Brook, NY |
| America East Conference regular season ||||||
| December 19, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Binghamton | W 73–59 | 3–4 (1–0) | Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY |
| December 20, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Binghamton | W 80–70 $^{OT}$ | 4–4 (2–0) | Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY |
| December 22, 2020* 1:00 pm | | at Fordham | Canceled | Canceled | Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY |
| December 27, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UMass Lowell | W 73–58 | 5–4 (3–0) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena Stony Brook, NY |
| December 28, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UMass Lowell | W 71–64 | 6–4 (4–0) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena Stony Brook, NY |
| January 16, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | New Hampshire | L 64–81 | 6–5 (4–1) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena Stony Brook, NY |
| January 17, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | New Hampshire | L 64–67 | 6–6 (4–2) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena Stony Brook, NY |
| January 23, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at NJIT | L 64–75 | 6–7 (4–3) | Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ |
| January 24, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at NJIT | W 56–44 | 7–7 (5–3) | Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ |
| January 30, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Hartford | L 57–59 | 7–8 (5–4) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena Stony Brook, NY |
| January 31, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Hartford | W 63–49 | 8–8 (6–4) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena Stony Brook, NY |
| February 7, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UMBC | L 65–71 | 8–9 (6–5) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena Stony Brook, NY |
| February 8, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UMBC | L 48–60 | 8–10 (6–6) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena Stony Brook, NY |
| February 13, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Vermont | L 78–86 | 8–11 (6–7) | Patrick Gym Burlington, VT |
| February 14, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Vermont | L 57–61 | 8–12 (6–8) | Patrick Gym Burlington, VT |
| February 20, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Albany | W 59–43 | 9–12 (7–8) | SEFCU Arena Albany, NY |
| February 21, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Albany | L 59–67 | 9–13 (7–9) | SEFCU Arena Albany, NY |
| America East tournament ||||||
| February 27, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | (6) UMass Lowell First round | L 62–64 | 9–14 | Lundholm Gym Durham, NH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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