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Game 18 vs UNCW - 1/10 @6:00 PM on FloHoops
By: Oakes Date: January 9, 2026, 8:02 pm
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I am not aiming to do post game discussion for every game in
these pre game write ups— but the loss on Thursday simply can’t
be ignored. The Seawolves scored 37 points. 37. 20% from the
floor and 19% from three.
It was the worst loss I’ve personally ever seen from this
program. The worst. I’ve only been following the team since
2014– so I was not here for what happened before then. But I had
to go back into the past to see the last time Stony Brook scored
37 or less points.
It was against Jay Wright’s Villanova team back in 2005 when
then they still had Kyle Lowry, Randy Foye and Dante Cunningham
— who held us to 35 points.
Albany and Vermont used to hold us in the low 40s at times. But
at least they were studs back then. But this was Drexel, and a
much worse Drexel roster than we had been accustomed to seeing.
Drexel’s starting lineup had one returning player — with the
rest being players on last year bench. No portal additions. They
were 0-3 in conference play too.
To put it into perspective how bad Drexel is — Stony Brook cut
the deficit to within 7 points with under 9:00 to play in the
2nd half. As horrible as the Seawolves played, there was a
chance at an extended run to potentially win the game before
they let Drexel run away with it.
This loss and the Wagner loss in 2021 had to have been the worst
I have witnessed— but I think this was worse.
To our friendly neighborhood Old Heads on the forum— has there
been a more embarrassing loss since we joined D-I or was this
the big kahuna?
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How I see Saturday’s Game vs UNCW (15-2, 4-0 in CAA) — 6:00 PM
on FloHoops:
Stony Brook now enters this weekend’s match up vs the reigning
CAA Conference Champion and current top-seeded UNCW with a 1-3
conference record and their tails down following the
historically embarrassing loss to what appeared to be a bottom
feeding Drexel team.
UNCW enters the game with only two losses in non conference
play: to Kent State and Howard. But they have shown early on
that they are still the top dog with strong wins over teams like
Marshall and Valparaiso. Their 4 CAA wins have come over NC A&T,
Drexel, Hampton and Northeastern.
UNCW notably sports the CAA’s top defense thus far this year —
holding opponents to just 65 PPG and 39% FG shooting. They are
also 2nd in the CAA (behind only W&M) in OPP 3PT % — at 29%.
They have returned three seniors: SG Nolan Hodge, F Noah Ross
and PG Joshua Williams. Hodge has ascended to become the team’s
leading scorer this year — averaging 16 pts, 4 rb and 1 ast on
42/101 (42%) from three.
UNCW has also had the most notable portal acquisitions of any
team in the CAA. They added a new starting center in 7-footer
Patrick Wessler, who was on Virginia Tech’s bench the past two
years and is averaging 12 pts, 9 rb and 1 blk. Former Towson
standout wing Christian May is averaging 10 pts and 6 rb on 35%
from deep. Former Monmouth guard Madison Durr is averaging 11
pts, 3 rb and 3 ast on 29% from deep has slotted in as the
team’s 6th Man.
They also notably added the best Binghamton big in recent
memory, Gavin Walsh, as their backup big. I watched a ton of him
last year as Binghamton has become my “America East team” to
root for after we left since my brother went there. Walsh
averaged 11 pts and a AE best 11 rb as their 5 last season. He
currently averages 9 pts and 6 rb on 33% from deep for UNCW.
Our SG from last season, CJ Luster, was also supposed to be on
this roster this year (imagine?), but the team has recently
announced he is redshirting due to an injury he’s been nursing
all year. I also heard he has the flu and won’t be coming to
IFCU for the game.
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As for Stony Brook:
This has to be rock bottom for the season, right? Yes— UNCW is
the best team in the CAA right now. But there is no way Stony
Brook can perform worse than they did on Thursday vs Drexel.
It’s the same story as usual no matter the opponent: who will
step up to help Pratt out offensively? Sometimes it’s Goods,
sometimes it’s Brown, sometimes it’s Andrej— but it would be
nice to see 3-4 guys in double figures one of these games. But
that might be asking for too much.
Pratt has to be frustrated with the lack of consistent help
around him this year. But he has stayed poised in his body
language— and he remains our guy. Our knight in shining armor.
But he is shooting just 23% from deep in the last three games on
22 attempts which could be a sign of frustration with the lack
of help he’s getting from teammates. Here is to hoping he has a
huge game soon to help bring some life back into this team’s
spirit.
Andrej Shoshkikj’s inconsistency has been a thorn in the teams
side all season long. We had hope his amazing 27 pt, 6 ast on
5/5 from three performance vs NC A&T may have been a sign of
better things to come— but that was obviously premature after
his 4 pt 1/7 from the field dud vs Drexel. There seems to be far
more bad games than good with him. But until/if O’Connor
returns, he is this team’s only hope at the 1. But his lack of
an ability to attack the basket has led teams to play him tight
and frustrate him. It would be nice to see Andrej drive anyway
and look for outlet passes more while mixing in his 3PT
attempts.
Brown can surely take some bad shots with defenders in his face.
But while he didn’t play well vs Drexel— he was hot before that
game. I say keep firing away, just hopefully less so if there’s
a defender in his grill. But seeing he’s only hit one FG inside
the arc in the last four games is a troublesome reality. But
this is our roster— we live and die by his looks unfortunately.
Goods opened the Drexel game in promising fashion with a post
move followed by an immediate block on the other end — but
disappeared for most of the rest of the game. Let’s hope we see
more assertion on both ends from him going forward. As much as
he struggles to defend the rim, he’s still a far better
rebounder than Oleg.
Quinn Gorman is inconsistent as most of the rest of the team
besides Pratt, yes. But he has heart and has put his body on the
line lately. Plus— he is 4/7 from deep in his last three games
so let’s see if he gets more open looks.
I’ve been a big advocate of Tomas Valentiny’s hustle on the
boards this season. But he’s gotta start mixing in some offense
again. Outside of the NC A&T game. He had 1 or less FGs in each
of the other four games since having 10 pts vs Albany on
December 17.
Wessler and Walsh (if he plays— he has missed the last two games
nursing a banged up knee) are likely to really dominate the
glass vs Stony Brook with the help of strong rebounding wings in
May and Ross. It’s games like this vs a team with this much size
that makes you wonder if using our bigger NIL money to double
down on guards instead of balancing it out with a true big was
the right move.
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Conclusion:
This is an obvious David vs Goliath moment vs the reigning
champs here. But I have a hunch Stony Brook will play at least
one of UNCW, Hofstra or Charleston tighter than we think since
we will be at home. A nice upset in one of these games could do
wonders for all of our sanities. Let’s see who steps up to give
Pratt some help.
It would be a delight to see Ethan Simmons or Jonah Butler show
themselves again amid this spiraling the team has been doing.
Time to show some fight with our backs much closer to the wall
than we had thought it would be here in early January.
Go Seawolves.
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Re: Game 18 vs UNCW - 1/10 @6:00 PM on FloHoops
By: Chairman of the Board Date: January 9, 2026, 8:56 pm
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maybe that first round bingo loss a few years back?
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Re: Game 18 vs UNCW - 1/10 @6:00 PM on FloHoops
By: Oakes Date: January 10, 2026, 12:44 am
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Right, the Binghamton game when they had Sessoms. That was tough
to swallow. The one game my brother can be happy about since he
went to Binghamton…
That’s definitely up there for me. But scoring 37 vs a bad team
like Drexel still takes the cake for me.
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Re: Game 18 vs UNCW - 1/10 @6:00 PM on FloHoops
By: OldSeawolf Date: January 10, 2026, 6:38 am
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Great write-up, Oakes! Lots of bad/tough losses over the years,
but this, by far, was the most embarrassing, with the loss to
Hampton last year coming in as #2 for me.
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Re: Game 18 vs UNCW - 1/10 @6:00 PM on FloHoops
By: ry1nik Date: January 10, 2026, 9:19 am
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It’s disappointing that the lack of success of this program at a
major university center persists year after year, no end in
sight. Of course it goes back to the AD’s thoughtless extensions
of underperforming head coaches.
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Re: Game 18 vs UNCW - 1/10 @6:00 PM on FloHoops
By: Checkmate Date: January 10, 2026, 1:38 pm
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Maybe Drexel’s not that bad? They are working W&M right now.
UNCW is +7 on the glass in conference and almost +10 for the
season – we do not do well in this category. And they just got
Jahnathan Lamothe back; he had 10 20-point games last year for
an albeit terrible A&T team. Started his career at Maryland.
It’s interesting how Siddle unapologetically swiped guys he
watched in the CAA all year. Makes sense though.
If we lose this, I don’t think we have any choice but to … give
Geno another extension.
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Re: Game 18 vs UNCW - 1/10 @6:00 PM on FloHoops
By: sbu1991 Date: January 10, 2026, 7:13 pm
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Finding ways to lose. Geno ball!!!!
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Re: Game 18 vs UNCW - 1/10 @6:00 PM on FloHoops
By: OldSeawolf Date: January 10, 2026, 8:27 pm
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[quote author=OldSeawolf link=topic=1215.msg46407#msg46407
date=1768048726]
Great write-up, Oakes! Lots of bad/tough losses over the years,
but this, by far, was the most embarrassing, with the loss to
Hampton last year coming in as #2 for me.
[/quote]
Can I change my vote for most embarrassing?
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Re: Game 18 vs UNCW - 1/10 @6:00 PM on FloHoops
By: Oakes Date: January 11, 2026, 8:18 am
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What a rollercoaster of emotions out there last night.
Unbelievable 1st half. Oleg and Goods came out with their heads
on fire on defense. — 2nd half that defense completely collapsed
while Pratt and Brown had little help in the final 10 minutes.
Another soul crushing defeat. — but in this game we had a 23
point lead…
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Re: Game 18 vs UNCW - 1/10 @6:00 PM on FloHoops
By: Accelerator Date: January 11, 2026, 9:18 am
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Also true to the NC A&T game... and even the Drexel game too...
we cannot score in the 2nd half. It is a consistent trend ever
since Collin was hurt.
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