RICHMOND, Va. - Collin O'Connor has earned his first career preseason honor as he has been named to the 2025-26 Preseason All-CAA Second Team as announced by the league on Thursday. Meanwhile, the Stony Brook men's basketball team was picked to finish 11th in the league in the coaches poll.

Last year, O'Connor earned a spot on the CAA All-Rookie team, as well as four Rookie of the Week awards, after leading the team and finishing top 15 in the league with 3.2 assists per game, 102 assists, and a 1.4 assist/turnover ratio. He also led the team with 1,071 minutes played and became the first player in the CAA since 2016 to play every minute in six consecutive games.

In addition to this, O'Connor averaged 8.1 points per game and 2.6 rebounds per game, totaling 260 points and 83 rebounds, all while shooting 38.7 percent from the field, 31.1 percent from three-point range, and 72.6 percent from the line. He went on to finish the year with 10 double-digit scoring games, including a season-high 27 points at UNCW (Feb. 1). 

As for the team itself, the Seawolves are coming off a 13th-place finish in the CAA and a first-round exit in the 2024-25 CAA tournament after going 8-24 overall and 4-14 in league play. The team has since added 11 newcomers in the offseason, headlined by graduate transfers Rob Brown III, Erik Pratt, and Oleg Kojenets. Meanwhile, returning alongside O'Connor are Leon Nahar, Quin Gorman, and Toby Onyekonwu. 

Stony Brook will begin the 2025-26 season at home on November 3 vs. Farmingdale State. CAA play begins the following month with a road trip to Hampton on December 29.

Full Awards Breakdown Below

Preseason Rankings
 

Team (1st Place Votes)	Points
Towson (7)	136
UNCW (5)	132
Charleston (1)	130
William & Mary	97
Hampton	80
Monmouth	76
Campbell	75
Northeastern	66
Hofstra	66
Drexel	63
Stony Brook	41
Elon	35
North Carolina A&T	17

Preseason All-CAA First Team
 

Tyler Tejada*	Towson	Jr.	G/F	Teaneck, N.J.
Colby Duggan*	Charleston	Jr.	F	Monson, Mass.
Cruz Davis	Hofstra	Jr.	G	Plano, Texas
CJ Luster II	UNCW	Sr.	G	Denton, Texas
Dylan Williamson*	Towson	R-Jr.	G	Upper Marlboro, Md.

Preseason All-CAA Second Team
 

Mister Dean	Charleston	So.	G	Miami, Fla.
Jack Collins	Monmouth	Sr.	F	Manasquan, N.J.
LA Pratt	Northeastern	Sr.	G	Columbus, Ohio
Collin O'Connor	Stony Brook	So.	G	Dayton, Ohio
Chase Lowe	William & Mary	Sr.	G	Weddington, N.C.

  CAA Preseason Honorable Mentions: Shane Blakeney, Jr., F, Drexel; Dovydas Butka, So., G, Campbell; Nolan Hodge, Sr., G, UNCW; Daniel Johnson, So., G, Hampton; Xzavier Long, Sr., G, Hampton; Kyle Pulliam, Sr., G, William & Mary; Noah Ross, Sr., G, UNCW

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