Game 1: Stony Brook (0-0, 0-0 AE) at George Washington (0-0, 0-0 A-10)
LOCATION	Charles Smith Center | Washington, D.C.
DATE | TIME	Tuesday, Nov. 6  |  7 p.m.
COVERAGE	Live Stats  |   ESPN+: Watch Live | Radio: 90.1 FM WUSB

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Stony Brook men's basketball team opens the 2018-19 regular season slate on Tuesday against George Washington. Tip-off at the Charles Smith Center is set for 7 p.m. and the game will be aired live on ESPN+.

HALL OF FAME TIP-OFF: Tuesday's game is the first of four games that are part of the Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic. The Seawolves also play hat South Carolina on Friday before heading to the main event at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut, Nov. 16-18. Stony Brook will face Holy Cross on in Connecticut and either Siena or Norfolk State.

ABOUT THE SEAWOLVES: Stony Brook, selected fourth in the preseason America East poll. Junior Akwasi Yeboah (Chigwell, England) was named to the America East Preseason All-Conference Team after leading Stony Brook in scoring and rebounding as an All-Conference Second Team selection in 2017-18. The 2018 America East Rookie of the Year, Elijah Olaniyi (Newark, N.J.) is also back for the Seawolves after playing in all 32 games and averaging 7.8 points and 3.8 rebounds. Jaron Cornish (Abaco, Bahamas) is the lone senior on the roster, he led the team in assists and finished second in scoring in his first season with the Seawolves last year.

Despite being a young team, Stony Brook returns three of its top four scorers from a season ago, losing just one starter from the lineup used by season's end. The team welcomes seven newcomers, including five freshmen, JUCO transfer Jeff Otchere (Bronx, N.Y.) and Chattanooga transfer Makale Foreman (Kingsport, Tenn.), who will have to sit out this season due to NCAA transfer rules.

WATCH ON ESPN+: ESPN's new streaming platform, ESPN+ will be the new home for the majority of Stony Brook and America East Conference basketball games. To watch, fans will need to sign up for a subscription which is offered at a price of $4.99/month or $49.99/year and covers not only America East content, but all ESPN+ content. ESPN offers a 7-day free trial as well. For more information on ESPN+ click here.

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Stony Brook will remain on the road and travel to Columbia, S.C., to face the USC Gamecocks of the SEC. The game will tip at 7 p.m. from the Colonial Life Arena.