NOTEWORTHY
- Juniors
Roland Nyama and
Tyrell Sturdivant had strong starts to the season against Columbia as Nyama led the team with 16 points and Sturdivant earned his second double-double with 11 and 10 in the game.
- Redshirt freshman
Akwasi Yeboah made his collegiate debut against Columbia, adding 11 points and seven boards in his first start for the Seawolves.
- The Seawolves welcome five newcomers in 2016-17, as well as two redshirt freshmen that did not see the floor last season.
- Senior
Lucas Woodhouse is the top returner for the Seawolves after logging 812 minutes of game time and scoring 208 points in his debut season at Stony Brook.
- Stony Brook unveiled its banners prior to the Columbia game, honoring the historical 2015-16 season that concluded with the program's first trip to the NCAA Tournament as a Division I team, after winning the America East Tournament for the first time and earning its fourth regular season conference title.
- The 26 victories in 2015-16 marked a Division I era, program best, making it five straight seasons with 20-plus wins.
THE OPPONENT
Boston College is coming off its first win of the season after topping Maryland Eastern Shore at home Tuesday night, 73-57. It fell to Nicholls State in its first game of the season, 79-73. Jerome Robinson leads the Eagles in scoring after scoring 16 points in the victory. Boston College is coming off of a 7-25 season in 2015-16. The Eagles lost their leading scorer Eli Carter (16.0 ppg) and rebounder Dennis Clifford (7.3 rpg) from a season ago.
THE SERIES
The Seawolves have never topped Boston College in four meetings. All four previous meetings were played in Chestnut Hill, Mass. Stony Brook is 0-7 against teams currently in the Atlantic Coast Conference and last faced an ACC opponent when it traveled to Notre Dame last season. The two teams most recently met on Dec. 11, 2011. Stony Brook fell to the Eagles 66-57.
LAST TIME OUT
Stony Brook fell 73-66 in its season opener against Columbia before having over a week off from game play.
Roland Nyama led the way with 16 points off the bench for the Seawolves, while
Tyrell Sturdivant notched the second double-double of his career with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Akwasi Yeboah, who finished with 11 points and seven boards, scored Stony Brook's first five points of the game. The Seawolves remained in control for much of the first half, but trailed by two at the break. Columbia extended its lead in the second half, but a 10-2 run got Stony Brook back in it. Three straight buckets from the Seawolves tied the game at 65 with 2:22 left to play. A desperation three from Columbia's Mike Smith with 16 seconds remaining proved to be the difference-maker.
AGAINST THE ACC
The Seawolves have never topped an opponent from the Atlantic Coast Conference in seven attempts. They are 0-4 alltime against Boston College and last faced an ACC opponent a season ago, falling at Notre Dame.
COACHING CONNECTION
The Ohio connection between Boston College head coach Jim Christian and assistant coach
Geno Ford is a strong one. Ford was a member of Christian's staff during his days as the head coach at Kent State. Ford spent four seasons working under Christian before replacing his as head coach in 2008. Prior to taking the Boston College job, Christian spent two seasons as the head coach at Ohio University, where Ford and Stony Brook head coach
Jeff Boals were teammates in the mid 90's.
STRONG START
Stony Brook saw three players reach double figures in scoring in the season opener against Columbia as junior
Roland Nyama led the way with 16 points off the bench and junior
Tyrell Sturdivant notched the second double-double of his career with 11 and 10 in the game. Redshirt freshman
Akwasi Yeboah made his collegiate debut and put up 11 points and seven boards in the game.
