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Game 19 vs Hofstra: 1/15 @ 7:00 PM on SNY
By: Oakes Date: January 13, 2026, 8:47 am
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Hofstra: 13-4 (4-0 in CAA)
Strong non-conference wins: Syracuse, Pitt, Quinnipiac,
Merrimack, UPENN (nearly beat UCF and Temple)
Conference Wins: Campbell, Drexel, Towson and Monmouth
Hofstra is one of the top programs in the CAA so far this
season— right up there with UNCW, Charleston and William and
Mary. If you ask me, I’d put them at 2 or 3 at the moment.
Their biggest offseason move was being able to retain star PG
Cruz Davis who, by my estimation, currently sits atop any CAA
Player of the Year conversations. He currently averages a team
high 22 pts, 4 rb, 5 ast and 1 stl on a savvy 44% from three
thus far in 25-26. Not to mention he leads the entire conference
in scoring. His best performances this year came when he had a
season high 36 pts vs Pitt and 32 pts vs Towson.
Hofstra also brings back starting SF German Plotnikov who
averages 9 pts, 3 rb, 1 ast, 1 stl and 1 blk on 38% from three.
As well as last year’s back up big Silas Sunday who averages 5
pts, 6 rb and 1 blk off the bench.
Their biggest offseason addition is freshman and Deer Park local
— Preston Edmead. He is small, yes, but has proven to be a true
freshman prospect by averaging 15 pts, 2 rb and 4 ast on 36%
from deep playing alongside Cruz in somewhat of a dual PG
dominated offense. Both of these guys can attack the basket or
step back for a three at will.
Additionally— they acquired Spanish big man Victory Onuetu, true
rim protector, and former Iona forward Biggie Patterson who has
added some toughness. But Patterson may not be available for
Thursday’s game vs Stony Brook because he hasn’t played since
January 3rd due to an injury.
Hofstra has a solid offense— but notably only have two players
averaging double figures. But don’t let that trick you. They
still lead the CAA in 3PT shooting percentage at 37%
They also carry an elite defense this season. Hofstra sits 2nd
in the CAA behind only UNCW in opponents PPG at 66. They also
have allowed the lowest FG% to opponents in the CAA at 39%.
Towson’s reigning CAA Player of the Year Tyler Tejada was held
to 6/20 shooting (30%) from the field on his home court when
they played the other day.
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Stony Brook: 9-9 (1-4 in CAA)
After two of the most painful losses in program history occurred
in the last week— a 21 year low scoring output vs Drexel and a
23 point blown lead to UNCW— the hopes are not high and the team
is on the precipice of spiraling.
But a four point loss to UNCW, the defending CAA Champs, is
still a four-point loss to UNCW.
The Seawolves undoubtedly looked GREAT in the 1st half of the
UNCW game, and at one point led them 40-17. Goods and even Oleg
(whose parents were in attendance) were playing with fire in
their eyes on defense. They managed to swarm Wilmington’s big
Patrick Wessler very effectively and the team didn’t allow
anyone to else on UNCW to get going.
But it was a tale of two halves. UNCW came out playing very
physical, setting screens and Nolan Hodge got relentlessly hot —
at the same time as Stony Brook’s offense collapsed. It wasn’t
until late in the game that Pratt and Brown were able to string
together some buckets. But it was too late.
The Seawolves must have a stronger game plan in these 2nd halves
as they have consistently looked flat footed when the going gets
tough — after O’Connor went down.
Stony Brook, as we know, has severely struggled on the glass
this season outside of Goods (as they are 2nd worst in the CAA
in rebounding). They also cough up the most rebounds to their
opponents of any team in the CAA. They currently rank as the
lowest scoring offense and the team with the worst FG%. Not a
lot of good news to report these days.
Who is going to stop Cruz? I’m not confident anyone on Stony
Brook can. You can only hope to keep him somewhat contained. But
I suspect Rob Brown will get the first shot at him.
Erik Pratt played a great game vs UNCW— probably his best since
the win over Loyola Marymount on November 28th. But as usual—
the guy needs some help out there on offense. The longer this
roster proves incapable of scoring around him, I fear the more
frustrated he will become. In this matchup, he may have some
difficulty attacking the basket with Onuetu guarding the rim.
On a positive note— Brown has met the moment lately. Outside of
the Drexel game where everyone struggled, he has been playing
great and playing with poise from three. Take the Drexel game
out and he’s hit 14 of his last 25 3PT Attempts — that’s 56%.
He’s hot right now. So let’s put those early season bad
performances behind us and celebrate how far he has come. But it
still needs to be more than he and Pratt out there on offense.
Andrej Shoshkikj looked to be off to a solid start in the 1st
half— before getting put in a box to open the start of the 2nd
half as a result of the increased pressure applied by UNCW. Geno
ultimately benched him for the final 11 minutes of the game. But
I have to say— as bad as he was looking under pressure from the
defense— does Toby really present himself as a better option
down the stretch? I think the answer is emphatically, no. I also
didn’t like seeing Andrej and Pratt apparently barking at each
other in the 2nd half. Not a great sign.
Since Goods had two strong double digit performances vs Duquesne
and Columbia (Dec. 6 and 9) — Richard Goods has been shooting
27% from the floor. After opening the season hitting 13/25 (52%)
from deep— he has hit just 3/16 (19%) from three since. He and
Valentiny have been just about the only guys rebounding
consistently, but Geno has got to figure out how to get Goods
going again offensively. This cannot go on like this.
Quinn Gorman deserves a lot of praise for his defensive effort
vs UNCW (mainly in the 1st half) as he had a season high 4
blocks, a lot of them came on help defense inside the paint. I
believe that’s the most of anyone on the roster this year. He
was shooting well of late before that game— but only had one
shot attempt on 23 minutes. Geno has got to find a way to get
him more looks from deep.
I also hope Oleg gets another chance at solid minutes in the 1st
half vs Hofstra and builds on the flashes of strong rim
protection he showed vs UNCW.
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While outscoring Cruz Davis and Hofstra and getting past this
tough defense is a tall order— I think there is a window here to
escape with a win.
Historically, Stony Brook always seems to play Hofstra
competitively at home— even during bad seasons. But Pratt is
going to need help from Brown and some of the other guys to make
this a close game. Particularly in a matchup vs a defense like
Hofstra’s.
Dare I say there’s potential here for a course correcting upset
for the Seawolves? But it won’t come easy. We can work with a
potential 2-4 record. But a 1-5 record will begin to make the
season outlook appear quite ominous.
Pratt and his PG Andrej need to be on the same page. Every team
argues through the course of a season. But it’s time to build
together and learn from these losses.
This season isn’t lost, yet…
Go Seawolves.
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Re: Game 19 vs Hofstra: 1/15 @ 7:00 PM on SNY
By: Checkmate Date: January 13, 2026, 9:39 pm
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You're an animal, Oakes. Nice work.
Given it's a weakness of ours, I'm always looking at the boards.
Hofstra's +8 in conference play, including +15 against Campbell,
+11 against Monmouth and +7 against Drexel. Meanwhile we're -6
(sigh). Over Hofstra's four games, they have FIVE guys who
average five or more boards a game (compared to our two). And
two of those guys are Davis and Edmead. I like the kid DeCady
too. With Davis, he's their most productive duo per EvanMiya –
pretty good for a non-shooter. We'll leave him alone on the
perimeter. But he's athletic and physical on the defensive end,
and he and/or Patterson should see plenty of Pratt. Led by them,
Tejada was just 6 for 20 against Hofstra.
And Edmead's now a SIX-time CAA Rookie of the Week, and it's the
middle of January. For reference, Warney had eight in his
freshman year. Edmead's a blur offensively, a pain defensively.
A Jaquan Carlosy find. The freshman class is small (in number
and height), but he and Roberts were two terrific gets for
Speedy.
Only one team in the top five in both offensive and defensive
efficiency per KenPom, and that’s Hofstra. Just four games but
pretty good.
As Oakes said, the pendulum's swung our way a bit in this series
– three in a row! How awesome was that CAA tournament win? Hint:
It was awesome. We sure could use another stunner here.
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Re: Game 19 vs Hofstra: 1/15 @ 7:00 PM on SNY
By: Chairman of the Board Date: January 14, 2026, 9:30 am
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how about a weekly podcast where Oakes and Checkie discuss the
bball programs? and our members here call in and share
thoughts.
let's think of a funny name too. the hardwood gambit? boards
bishops & buckets?
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Re: Game 19 vs Hofstra: 1/15 @ 7:00 PM on SNY
By: ecasadoSBU Date: January 14, 2026, 3:09 pm
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[member=486]Oakes[/member] Great to have you here! Wow!
#Post#: 46426--------------------------------------------------
Re: Game 19 vs Hofstra: 1/15 @ 7:00 PM on SNY
By: The Voice since 1988 Date: January 14, 2026, 9:01 pm
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Call our show. The Sports Section on WUSB. We're airing this
one, by the way.
90.1 FM, 107.3 FM if you have trouble getting it near the
campus, wusb.fm on the stream.
A few of you called in last week, dying to hear more.
631-632-WUSB
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Re: Game 19 vs Hofstra: 1/15 @ 7:00 PM on SNY
By: ecasadoSBU Date: January 15, 2026, 7:49 am
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Big day today. LI Rivalry.
Lets go Seawolves!!!
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Re: Game 19 vs Hofstra: 1/15 @ 7:00 PM on SNY
By: Chairman of the Board Date: January 15, 2026, 6:18 pm
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were about a quarter through this game against 13-4 (4-0)
hofstra, and it's 12-3 SB. this team is night and day.
#Post#: 46431--------------------------------------------------
Re: Game 19 vs Hofstra: 1/15 @ 7:00 PM on SNY
By: ecasadoSBU Date: January 15, 2026, 6:41 pm
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Good first half. 30-25 SBU lead
Can we do the same 2nd half please!?!?!?!
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Re: Game 19 vs Hofstra: 1/15 @ 7:00 PM on SNY
By: Oakes Date: January 15, 2026, 6:42 pm
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I didn’t have 0 points and 0-4 from the field for Cruz Davis in
the 1st half. Great job from Pratt on defense tonight!
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Re: Game 19 vs Hofstra: 1/15 @ 7:00 PM on SNY
By: Accelerator Date: January 15, 2026, 6:50 pm
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If this team could play second halves equal to all their first
halves, we'd be unstoppable.
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