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Game 22 @ Campbell - 1/29 @ 7:00 PM on FloHoops
By: Oakes Date: January 27, 2026, 6:56 am
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Campbell: 9-12 (and 3-5 in CAA play)
Non Conference wins of note: UT Arlington and Green Bay
CAA wins: @ Monmouth (Lost close games to UNCW, Elon and
Charleston)
Campbell is another relatively easy test for a rising Stony
Brook team on the road. 4 of their 5 starters from last season
left for the Portal this offseason and only return SG Cam
Gregory as a starter this season. He is just another run of the
mill CAA guard who averages just 8 pts, 3 rb and 3 ast on 32%
from deep. But they did a solid job of securing talent in the
portal themselves — putting together a roster that currently
sits as the 3rd highest scoring offense in the CAA this year
behind only William & Mary and Elon.
Their best player is starting PG DJ Smith who served as a
starter for Robert Morris last season. After averaging 9 pts and
3 ast on 39% from deep for Robert Morris in 24-25— he is now
averaging a team high 20 pts, 4 rb and 2 ast on 37% from deep
for Campbell thus far in 25-26. Smith is one of four players in
the CAA averaging 20+ PPG next to Cruz Davis (Hofstra), Chandler
Cuthrell (Elon) and our Erik Pratt. He scored 30+ points three
times this season in games vs Northeastern, Elon and most
recently against Charleston. His scoring is going to be more
relied on if they continue to be without their starting center
Dovydas Butka.
Butka was confirmed by more than one source to have been heavily
recruited by Stony Brook before Rob Brown committed. Campbell
landed the sophomore out of Lithuania from Pepperdine where he
served as the starting PF. He is averaging a strong 14 pts, 9
rb, 2 ast and 1 stl this year for Campbell— but exited last
Thursday’s game vs Charleston after two minutes due to an
injury. Butka missed the next game vs Monmouth on Saturday and
it isn’t clear if he will be available vs Stony Brook Thursday.
Campbell started 6’5” Muneer Newton at the 5 in his place vs
Monmouth. Though he lacks size he really frustrated Monmouth’s
big Stefanos Spartalis at the rim— holding him to 1/5 from the
floor in the game. I expect he’ll get the assignment to guard
Goods.
They also have F Chris Fields, who is 6’7”, to use inside. He
averages a strong 10 pts and 8 rb — but hasn’t played more than
10 minutes in either of Campbell’s last two games after missing
a month with an injury. It appears as if they are easing Fields
back in— and considering he is 0/9 from the floor since his
return, it doesn’t look like he is close to feeling 100%. They
lost the rebounding battle to Monmouth by a margin of 16 as a
result of their injury woes. In short, they are very low on size
which needs to be taken advantage of by the Seawolves who could
have a field day at the rim (especially if Goods can pull Newton
out of the middle with his shooting).
Lastly, they added Jeremiah Johnson— a former starting wing on
Green Bay last year — who is averaging 14 pts, 2 rb and 1 ast on
30% from deep for Campbell this year. He notably scored a season
high 27 pts in a revenge matchup vs his former team Green Bay,
25 pts vs Hofstra in December and most recently 21 pts vs
Monmouth in his last game. Johnson and DJ are the two biggest
scoring threats on the roster.
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Stony Brook: 12-9 record (and 4-4 in CAA play)
Stony Brook looks to extend their 3-game winning streak and
continue their hot play which has re-energized our fan base
recently. The offense is sizzling— particularly from three— as
the team is coming off a Northeastern win in which they knocked
down 16/29 (55%) from deep against the CAAs worst defense. The
NE win aside— these Seawolves have connected on 44/96 (46%) from
deep during the win streak. We are now 2nd in the CAA in Team
3PT % this year at 36% (behind only Hofstra)
Pratt’s play lately is becoming the stuff of legend in the Stony
Brook Basketball community. He’s scored 30+ points in the last
two games and it’s becoming clearer by the day how much these
guys rally around his energy and leadership. But Pratt’s passing
hasn’t been getting enough praise. He has great vision on the
floor and attacks the basket only to dish it out to an open
teammate on the wing with regularity.
I’ve spoken about this with a few people, but I’m pretty close
to ready to say he might be the greatest guard that has ever put
on a Stony Brook uniform. At least when we are talking about
looking at all of the best guards in D-I program history that
came before him and assessing his skill set compared to theirs.
He’ll never be able to play four years here— I get it. Of course
his performance in the conference tournament will likely be the
lasting judgement on his one-year stint here. But in ten years
of watching this team religiously, TSM and Carson Puriefoy never
had a bag at the rim as deep as Pratt’s. Nor did they have the
court vision and passing ability he has. It’s also just so cool
to know TSM in his ear on the sidelines during this special
season. Lucas Woodhouse’s 17-18 season is another one that
doesn’t get enough praise.
Andrej Shoshkikj’s continues his hot streak as well. He’s scored
10+ pts in 4 of the 6 games so far in January and scored his 4th
20+ PT game in last Thursday’s win over Northeastern. There
really have been far less duds from our PG than we had grown
accustomed to from Shoshkikj after a up and down December. Stony
Brook is 5-0 when he connects on 3 or more threes this season.
He’s shooting a team high 44% from three and has also been
looking more comfortable with mixing in some layups. With
Newton, Campbell’s best defender, defending the paint in this
upcoming game and likely being tasked with chasing Goods around,
Andrej and our other guards should get some pretty good looks
from deep vs this team.
Brown was one of the only Seawolves to not get too involved in
the offense during the win over Northeastern— but I expect he’ll
have a strong showing in this game vs a weaker Campbell defense
that ranks 2nd worst in the CAA after NE.
Simmon is another wing who should take advantage of a weak
Campbell perimeter defense. He had his best game of the season
with 18 pts on 4/6 from three vs Northeastern and is
increasingly entrenching himself as a big part of Stony Brook’s
future. I’m loving seeing him get big minutes in the 2nd half
and is one of the many wings on this team taking advantage of
Pratt’s outlet passes.
Goods finally cooled down vs Northeastern after playing out of
his mind in wins over Hofstra and Charleston. While Newton is
very physical I suspect Goods rebounds figuratively and
literally well in this game vs a very small Campbell roster with
Butka likely to be unavailable.
Tomas Valentiny is another player on this team who has had a
very up and down season offensively. But if there one thing he’s
consistent at it’s his toughness on defense and on the glass.
Valentiny had a season high 10 rebounds vs Northeastern. His two
threes vs Northeastern was a great sign that he might be
snapping out of his funk from three that he’s been in this
entire month after being a solid deep threat in the first month
of the season. His rebounding vs Campbell should be a difference
maker. I strongly believe Valentiny needs to be getting all
minutes at the 4 down the stretch of games for Stony Brook’s
rather than Quinn Gorman.
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This is an easier road matchup that Stony Brook can take
advantage of to continue their win streak and keep the ball
rolling, but don’t think the Camels won’t show some fight. I do
think this Campbell offense is more formidable than
Northeastern— even without Butka involved.
Pratt vs DJ Smith will surely be the matchup to watch on
Thursday.
Ive said it before and I’ll say it again. This is arguably the
deepest and most well rounded offense I’ve ever seen from a
Stony Brook team and I think the best teams in the CAA are
taking notice.
Go Seawolves.
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Re: Game 22 @ Campbell - 1/29 @ 7:00 PM on FloHoops
By: ecasadoSBU Date: January 27, 2026, 10:34 am
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[member=486]Oakes[/member] thanks for the great review!
I gotta say that the past two weeks have been an absolute joy to
watch. I'm so glad we are well past that brutal stretch over the
holidays. I feel bad that I prematurely gave up on this team
back then... My frustration even took me away from this fan
board for a few days.
Yet here we are. The boys have given us new life!! We find
ourselves in 6-way tie for 4th place with an opportunity to keep
climbing.
Can't wait enough for Thursday night. LFG!!!!!!!!!
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Re: Game 22 @ Campbell - 1/29 @ 7:00 PM on FloHoops
By: Chairman of the Board Date: January 27, 2026, 12:15 pm
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thanks oakey!
yes, the past few weeks have been so great, it offset the 2
weeks before that.
which is a good reminder of how fast fortunes can change. GO SB
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Re: Game 22 @ Campbell - 1/29 @ 7:00 PM on FloHoops
By: den4k Date: January 27, 2026, 12:30 pm
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awesome write up, i wouldn't say this is a easy test on the road
for us however. But i do believe in this team, they have been a
absolute joy to watch.
Let's hope geno and the crew can keep up this momentum!
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Re: Game 22 @ Campbell - 1/29 @ 7:00 PM on FloHoops
By: Oakes Date: January 27, 2026, 1:33 pm
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I said easier — in comparison to other top teams in the CAA.
Then ended with I still think this team is more dangerous than
Northeastern.
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Re: Game 22 @ Campbell - 1/29 @ 7:00 PM on FloHoops
By: Oakes Date: January 29, 2026, 9:19 am
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and for anyone else hoping for a big game from Goods tonight --
He is from Greensboro, North Carolina. Buie Creek, the site of
tonight's game, is only a short drive away. I assume his family
and friends are likely to be in attendance for this one. Could
play a factor in his aggressiveness tonight. At least I hope it
will!
Anyway -- amped to see the Seawolves back in action after having
last Saturday off.
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Re: Game 22 @ Campbell - 1/29 @ 7:00 PM on FloHoops
By: Checkmate Date: January 29, 2026, 2:08 pm
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Some things of note for tonight:
• Home teams are 37-16 in CAA play. You can get caught up in
who's hot, who's not, how teams match up, etc., but the familiar
surroundings matter.
• Campbell is -64 in paint points during its four-game losing
streak. In line with that, three of their last four opponents
have shot better than 55% for the game. Let's get to the rim.
• Prior to lighting up Northeastern, we shot 28 for 107 from
three in the four previous CAA road games. Just 26 percent.
• We've done a pretty good job of keeping guys off the FT line.
That's where Campbell feasted when it had better results.
• They
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Re: Game 22 @ Campbell - 1/29 @ 7:00 PM on FloHoops
By: ecasadoSBU Date: January 29, 2026, 6:09 pm
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rough start
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Re: Game 22 @ Campbell - 1/29 @ 7:00 PM on FloHoops
By: Oakes Date: January 29, 2026, 6:50 pm
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These guys bounced back.
Cook has been a problem.
But holding DJ Smith to 5 points. Thats impressive. They can’t
win without him playing well.
I think we’ll be fine.
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Re: Game 22 @ Campbell - 1/29 @ 7:00 PM on FloHoops
By: Chairman of the Board Date: January 29, 2026, 6:51 pm
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oh my was that a shot just before half with what, 0.4 seconds
left? Maybe less?
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