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

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. 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

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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

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, 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 intercollegiate athletics teams that represent Stony Brook University (SBU) in Stony Brook, New York. The Seawolves play as members of the Coastal Athletic Association (formerly known as the Colonial Athletic As ...

Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball The Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team is the College basketball, intercollegiate men's basketball program representing Stony Brook University. The school competes in the Coastal Athletic Association in NCAA Division I of the National C ...