The 2012–13 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team represented

Stony Brook University Stony Brook University (SBU), officially the State University of New York at Stony Brook, is a public university, public research university in Stony Brook, New York, United States, on Long Island. Along with the University at Buffalo, it is on ...

in the

2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 2012 with the Empire Classic, 2K Sports Classic and ended with the 2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four on April 6, 2013 and 2013 NCAA Divis ...

. They were coached by eighth year head coach

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and played their home games at

Pritchard Gymnasium Pritchard Gymnasium is a 1,970-seat, 20,000 square-foot multi-purpose gymnasium located within the Stony Brook Sports Complex in Stony Brook, New York. The gym opened in 1964 and is the current home for the Stony Brook Seawolves volleyball team. I ...

. They were members of the

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. They finished the season 25–8, 14–2 in America East play to become America East regular season champions. They advanced to the semifinals of the America East tournament where they lost to Albany. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the 2013 NIT. The Seawolves defeated Massachusetts in the first round for their first ever postseason tournament victory in school history. They lost in the second round to Iowa.

Previous season

After being picked second, behind the Boston Terriers, in the conference coaches preseason poll the Seawolves exceeded expectations capturing their second regular season championship in three years. Stony Brook went 5–6 through the non-conference regular season. Among their losses were Indiana, Northwestern, Boston College, and Rutgers in the Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival. Despite the slow start, the Seawolves cruised through the conference season capturing a program record 14 wins and 2 losses to earn the title. In the America East tournament Stony Brook went on to defeat the Binghamton Bearcats and Albany Great Danes to advance to their second consecutive championship game. The following week Stony Brook faced off against Vermont at the Stony Brook Arena falling by a score of 43–51. Despite their championship exit, Stony Brook participated in the 2012 NIT First Round falling by the score of 63–61 in the last bucket to end their season.

Before the season

Losses

The Seawolves lost to graduation Danny Carter, all-time points leader Bryan Dougher, Dallis Joyner, and Al Rapier.

Recruitment

Ranking and polls

Stony Brook was chosen second, behind the Vermont Catamounts, in the 2012 America East Preseason Coaches Poll ahead Boston University.

Roster

Coaching

Schedule

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References

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