STONY BROOK, N.Y. — As the Stony Brook men's basketball team's regular-season finale on Tuesday at UMBC approaches, the Seawolves have a lot for which to look forward.
 
The chance at the second seed for a second consecutive year is the major goal, which Stony Brook will attain with a win. But milestones also loom as the record books have the potential to be rewritten from beyond the three-point arc.
 
Junior Makale Foreman leads a Stony Brook attack that is three treys away from the team's program record, originally set in head coach Geno Ford's first year on campus as associate head coach during the 2016-17 season.
 
"It is an emphasis for us because the game has changed," Ford said. "In terms of winning your league or playing in the postseason, you'd be hard-pressed to find a team that doesn't make threes and still does that. It's the way kids grow up playing."
 
The Seawolves have an explosive three-point attack, with Foreman leading the way at 92 long balls, sitting four away from breaking a single-season mark of his own. Bryan Dougher made 95 treys during the 2009-10 campaign, but Dougher didn't have a former scoring guard as his head coach. Foreman does.
 
"You don't always see that," Foreman said regarding having a similar player as his leader. "It's definitely a confidence boost to have him."
 
Foreman sits 11th in the country in made threes. His total also leads the America East.

Meanwhile, his best attribute, arguably, is availability: He's played 90 percent of the team's minutes in league play, making himself able to be called upon in any moment.
 
He's also the most confident on the floor, with the backing of everyone in the locker room.
 
"My teammates and coaches continue to believe in me," Foreman said. "I also have the confidence that every shot I take, it's going to go in, even if the last one didn't."
 
Tuesday's game, and the rest of the season, could also come down to the 22 foot, 1¾ inch arc. Stony Brook recorded its signature wins this season while shooting well from deep (Vermont: 13/27, Brown: 14/25). As of late, the Seawolves have not had that luck, but Ford is still confident in the team's ability to get hot.
 
"Our current roster is made up of shooters more than drivers," Ford said. "For us to win the tournament, we're going to have to shoot a higher percentage from three than we have recently had."