Basketball

The Stony Brook Seawolves were introduced to top-tier talent in a big way against the number two ranked team in the nation, the University of Connecticut Huskies. The Seawolves found they have a ways to go before they can compete with the big boys, losing 91-57 in Hartford, Connecticut, this past Monday.

A late Stony Brook charge almost erased a 16 point deficit against the team's Long Island rival, falling 61-56. Demetrius Young led the Seawolves off the bench with 21 points. The loss snapped the team's four game winning streak.

The Stony Brook Seawolves held the Lehigh Mountain Hawks to a season low point total, winning 71-50. Desmond Adedeji and Chris Martin provided the firepower off the bench with a combined 30 points.

The Seawolves lost on Saturday leaving them 1-2 so far this season. The game, played in Pritchard Gymnasium, was close, but the Wagner Seahawks (2-1) prevailed with a 65-62 victory.

This past Sunday morning, 21-year-old Desmond Adedeji was pulled over on the campus’s South Drive and charged with driving while intoxicated. Adedeji will serve a six game suspension, according to a press release from head coach Steve Pikiell.

On March 1, the Stony Brook women’s basketball team (6-21) lost to the visiting Terriers of Boston University 70-58, after an impressive comeback bid fell short.

On March 1, Senior Day, the Stony Brook men’s basketball team (6-22) fell to the Binghamton Bearcats, 49-44 in their final regular season game. It was the last home game for Ricky Lucas, Mitchell Beauford, and Emanuel Neto. The trio scored 10, 10 and 9, respectively.

The Stony Brook women’s basketball team lost to UMBC on Feb. 13, 62-49, dropping their record to 6-17.

Bob Knight, head coach for Texas Tech University, retired yesterday after coaching college basketball for 42 years.

The fans have voted for this year’s starters and the coaches have picked the reserve players for the NBA All-Star Game.

The Stony Brook Seawolves followed up an 81-point thrilling loss to Hartford, with a disappointing 68-60 loss Wednesday night against the New Hampshire Wildcats

A night dedicated to honoring the Stony Brook Alum and Minnesota Twins closer, Joe Nathan, was not enough to help the Seawolves find their way to a win against cross-county rival Hofstra.

The sellout crowd of 4,285 left the Stony Brook Sports Complex with a first hand impression of Big East basketball as the Seawolves took a 72-44 whooping from the Villanova Wildcats.

With 1:06 remaining to play and the Seawolves trailing 56-59, a deep three by UMES Hawk guard Jesse Brooks put the Seawolves away for good and sent many of the approximately 350 in attendance heading for the doors.

The Stony Brook Seawolves sorely missed junior guard Ricky Lucas last night. Lucas’ absence was evident in the Seawolves 64-58 loss to the UMES Hawks