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Re: Looking ahead to 2025-26
By: sbugold Date: June 28, 2025, 9:36 am
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Looks like the Seawolves may just be back to a roster of 13 for
2025, even if Fields is gone!! Apparently, they have just
signed Jake Harbatkin--a guard out of Olympic Heights High
School in Florida. Seems like he could be an excellent late
signing. See what you guys think:
HTML https://www.hudl.com/video/3/18886157/67a681879c7e6cbf91051ffc
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Re: Looking ahead to 2025-26
By: guest441 Date: June 28, 2025, 10:03 am
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they have a good team for this year but how will they be coached
is the question.
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Re: Looking ahead to 2025-26
By: Checkmate Date: July 1, 2025, 8:41 am
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I'm glad to see the news on Fields. There was too much overlap
with O'Connor and TO, and perhaps Shoshkikj. And Fields
certainly didn't jump off the page down at Polk. That said,
we'll see about Harbatkin. I see 6-2 non-PG and hope he can
really shoot it. Pretty much every evaluation speaks to his
competitiveness/hustle and high GPA – which is all good stuff –
but there's only so much grinding you can do until talent wins
out. And when you lead with that a lot of the time, it makes you
wonder. Can he create at this level? Can he defend on the
perimeter? Can he distinguish himself from TO and Shoshkikj?
Feels like a redshirt kind of kid.
If I had to take a stab at the starting lineup, I'd say
O'Connor, Brown, Pratt, Gorman and Goods. We may have some depth
too – TO and Nahar we know, Simmon with some D-II chops,
Valentiny with energy, Kojenets taking up space, maybe Butler as
a budding freshman. Maybe Valentiny over Gorman in the starting
five?
Goods has to have a really good year. I'm curious how well we
rebound.
Either way, it's exciting to see it come together. I can only
imagine all the running around that the coaches had to do to
make it happen.
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Re: Looking ahead to 2025-26
By: Checkmate Date: July 2, 2025, 11:52 am
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In case you missed it, Nick Woodard landed at D-I Alcorn State.
I’m a little surprised he got another D-I offer but we did see a
few glimpses.
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Re: Looking ahead to 2025-26
By: sbugold Date: July 3, 2025, 6:40 am
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Looks like another very solid commitment:
HTML https://x.com/Andrew_Okafor_d
I like the way this team has shaped up. It seems to me that
they're pretty deep at every position, so that the team could
successfully withstand foul trouble in any particular game and
not be derailed by injuries during the season. Of course, what
appears great on paper does not always pan out. But, the way I
see it, Coach Ford has every chance to succeed this
season--LET'S HOPE SO!!
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Re: Looking ahead to 2025-26
By: Checkmate Date: July 3, 2025, 10:40 am
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Interesting get. He was committed to Army back in April, but now
he'll be with us.
On the surface, he looks like a Nyarko type – maybe some ability
around the rim, a dunker's spot kid, some touch from outside,
and some affinity for defending.
My sense is that Harbatkin's a walk-on then, which seems right.
I'm getting this Patriot Leaguey vibe. Okafor's a 4.36/1430 SAT!
Good stuff. Stony Brook's academic profile is really on the
rise. It made me wonder ... Richmond football joined the Patriot
League for this year. William & Mary and Villanova are headed
there next year. A similar move would allow us to associate
ourselves with Lehigh, Lafayette, Georgetown, etc, and it would
cut down a lot on travel. The current CAA football roster is a
real hodgepodge (Elon? Bryant? Hampton?). Maybe I'm off here,
but I could really see it. And for basketball doesn't seem
impossible either.
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Re: Looking ahead to 2025-26
By: Chairman of the Board Date: July 3, 2025, 11:43 am
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FWIW- and this is purely anecdotal, from one person...
talked to a westchester guidance counselor today (an area that
is in-state, nearby, yet we dont draw much from) who said that
SBU suddenly is a high priority on everyone's list and is a
great education for a great price. that wasnt the case 10 years
ago.
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Re: Looking ahead to 2025-26
By: iBOsbu Date: July 3, 2025, 3:23 pm
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[quote author=Checkmate link=topic=1166.msg45785#msg45785
date=1751557231]
I'm getting this Patriot Leaguey vibe. Okafor's a 4.36/1430 SAT!
Good stuff. Stony Brook's academic profile is really on the
rise. It made me wonder ... Richmond football joined the Patriot
League for this year. William & Mary and Villanova are headed
there next year. A similar move would allow us to associate
ourselves with Lehigh, Lafayette, Georgetown, etc, and it would
cut down a lot on travel. The current CAA football roster is a
real hodgepodge (Elon? Bryant? Hampton?). Maybe I'm off here,
but I could really see it. And for basketball doesn't seem
impossible either.
[/quote]
I wouldn’t mind seeing us transition to the Patriot League for
football only (i.e. pull a W&M move). Since joining the CAA, our
on-field performance has been underwhelming. At one point, I had
hoped we might end up in the eastern wing of the MAC, regularly
playing FBS programs like UMass, Buffalo, and Delaware. But that
opportunity seems to have passed. Delaware is now in Conference
USA, and while UMass has joined the MAC, further expansion
doesn’t appear likely. That said, I’m still interested to see
what Coach Cosh can accomplish in his second year.
However, I’d be genuinely disappointed if we moved all sports to
the Patriot League. Basketball is my favorite sport, and I have
high hopes for our program’s future. A full move to the Patriot
League would feel like settling for a lower ceiling...
essentially following a path similar to Boston University.
That’s not the direction I want to see us take.
#Post#: 45800--------------------------------------------------
Re: Looking ahead to 2025-26
By: ecasadoSBU Date: July 10, 2025, 12:30 pm
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[quote author=Chairman of the Board
link=topic=1166.msg45786#msg45786 date=1751561001]
FWIW- and this is purely anecdotal, from one person...
talked to a westchester guidance counselor today (an area that
is in-state, nearby, yet we dont draw much from) who said that
SBU suddenly is a high priority on everyone's list and is a
great education for a great price. that wasnt the case 10 years
ago.
[/quote]
Stony Brook's reputation has definitely risen the past decade or
so. Even when I attended 2007-12 I didn't feel it was highly
regarded. Treated like just any other SUNY. But back then I
thought the University wasn't getting its fair shake among the
public universities. I'm glad it finally is getting some
recognition now. I just hope that the rise in appeal doesn't
make it exclusive (drive tuition up, etc)
I think the public flagship status helped Stony Brook get a bit
more visibility. Stony Brook had been trying to get that
flagship status ever since the Spitzer days, he made a major
push for it, and then his scandal blew up and the rest is
history.
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Re: Looking ahead to 2025-26
By: ecasadoSBU Date: July 10, 2025, 12:38 pm
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[quote author=ibosbu link=topic=1166.msg45788#msg45788
date=1751574215]
[quote author=Checkmate link=topic=1166.msg45785#msg45785
date=1751557231]
I'm getting this Patriot Leaguey vibe. Okafor's a 4.36/1430 SAT!
Good stuff. Stony Brook's academic profile is really on the
rise. It made me wonder ... Richmond football joined the Patriot
League for this year. William & Mary and Villanova are headed
there next year. A similar move would allow us to associate
ourselves with Lehigh, Lafayette, Georgetown, etc, and it would
cut down a lot on travel. The current CAA football roster is a
real hodgepodge (Elon? Bryant? Hampton?). Maybe I'm off here,
but I could really see it. And for basketball doesn't seem
impossible either.
[/quote]
I wouldn’t mind seeing us transition to the Patriot League for
football only (i.e. pull a W&M move). Since joining the CAA, our
on-field performance has been underwhelming. At one point, I had
hoped we might end up in the eastern wing of the MAC, regularly
playing FBS programs like UMass, Buffalo, and Delaware. But that
opportunity seems to have passed. Delaware is now in Conference
USA, and while UMass has joined the MAC, further expansion
doesn’t appear likely. That said, I’m still interested to see
what Coach Cosh can accomplish in his second year.
However, I’d be genuinely disappointed if we moved all sports to
the Patriot League. Basketball is my favorite sport, and I have
high hopes for our program’s future. A full move to the Patriot
League would feel like settling for a lower ceiling...
essentially following a path similar to Boston University.
That’s not the direction I want to see us take.
[/quote]
I can live with Patriot Football League. But honestly - I prefer
staying aligned with the CAA Football. I want to be in a
conference with the New England + NY public schools: Maine,
Rhode Island, Albany, Stony Brook. I don't want to lose that.
I feel like the Patriot Football League at its core is composed
of academically oriented schools that just offer football to
have it. But in this profit-sharing world I believe Georgetown,
Fordham, Villanova, etc. will have very little interest in
dedicating extra funds to football when they compete at the Big
East/A-10 top tiers for basketball.
I want Stony Brook to continue treating college football as a
priority.
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