The 2019–20 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team represented

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in the

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. They played their home games at the

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and were led by first-year head coach

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, who took over for former head coach

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, who left the school to accept the head coaching position at

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. They are members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 10–6 in America East play to finish in second place. They defeated Albany in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament before losing in the semifinals to Hartford.

Previous season

The Seawolves finished the 2018–19 season 24–9 overall, 12–4 in conference play to finish in second place. In the America East tournament, they were upset in the quarterfinals by

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. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational, where they lost to

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in the first round.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Note: Policelli was deemed ineligible for the 2019–20 season due to NCAA transfer regulations.

2019 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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Stony Brook Seawolves The Stony Brook Seawolves are the athletic teams of Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, New York, United States. The school competes at the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and joined the all-sports Colonial At ...

Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball The Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team is the college basketball program representing Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, New York. The Seawolves compete at the NCAA Division I level, which they have done so since 1999, and are a mem ...