2025–26 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team

2025–26 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball
ConferenceCoastal Athletic Association
Record8–4 (0–0 CAA)
Head coach
Associate head coachAndy Hipsher
Assistant coaches
  • Jaden Uken
  • Mark Dixon
Home arenaStony Brook Arena
2025–26 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Wilmington 0 0   10 2   .833
William & Mary 0 0   9 3   .750
Hofstra 0 0   8 4   .667
Stony Brook 0 0   8 4   .667
North Carolina A&T 0 0   7 4   .636
Elon 0 0   7 5   .583
Towson 0 0   7 5   .583
Charleston 0 0   6 6   .500
Hampton 0 0   6 7   .462
Campbell 0 0   5 6   .455
Northeastern 0 0   4 6   .400
Drexel 0 0   5 7   .417
Monmouth 0 0   5 7   .417
† 2026 CAA tournament winner
As of December 20, 2025

The 2025–26 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team represents Stony Brook University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seawolves, led by seventh-year head coach Geno Ford, play their home games at Stony Brook Arena located in Stony Brook, New York as members of the Coastal Athletic Association.

Previous season

The Seawolves finished the 2024–25 season 8–24, 4–14 in CAA play, to finish in 13th place.[1] They were defeated by Delaware in the first round of the CAA tournament.[2]

Preseason

On October 2, 2025, the CAA released their preseason coaches poll. Stony Brook was picked to finish eleventh in the conference.[3]

Preseason rankings

CAA Preseason Poll
Place Team Points
1 Towson 136 (7)
2 UNC Wilmington 132 (5)
3 Charleston 130 (1)
4 William & Mary 93
5 Hampton 80
6 Monmouth 76
7 Campbell 75
T-8 Hofstra 66
Northeastern
10 Drexel 63
11 Stony Brook 41
12 Elon 35
13 North Carolina A&T 17
(#) first-place votes

Source:[3]

Preseason All-CAA Teams

Preseason All-CAA Second Team
Player Year Position
Collin O'Connor Sophomore Guard

Source:[3]

Roster

2025–26 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Erik Pratt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS Milwaukee Lake Worth Beach, Florida
G 2 Rob Brown III 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS Nicholls Albany, New York
G 4 Toby Onyekonwu 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Joliet West High School Joliet, Illinois
G 5 Jonah Butler 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Calloway County High School Murray, Kentucky
G 6 Liam Dagostino 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Canterbury School Saratoga, New York
G 7 Ethan Simmon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr New Haven Edison, New Jersey
F 10 Andrew Okafor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Archbishop McCarthy High School Pembroke Pines, Florida
G 11 Jake Harbatkin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Olympic Heights High School West Palm Beach, Florida
F 12 Richard Goods 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Hampton Greensboro, North Carolina
G 13 Collin O'Connor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Western Reserve Academy Dayton, Ohio
F 15 Quin Gorman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Flint Hill School Falls Church, Virginia
F 17 Oleg Kojenets 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 228 lb (103 kg) GS Wyoming Kaunas, Lithuania
F 21 Tomas Valentiny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Fr Lions Jindřichův Hradec Žilina, Slovakia
G 29 Andrej Shoshkikj 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Fr KK Rabotnički Skopje, North Macedonia
F 33 Leon Nahar 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Jr Asheville School Alkmaar, Netherlands
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 17, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025*
6:31 pm, FloCollege
Farmingdale State W 66–59  1–0
Stony Brook Arena (1,876)
Stony Brook, NY
November 8, 2025*
5:00 pm, FloCollege
Maine W 71–60  2–0
Stony Brook Arena (1,803)
Stony Brook, NY
November 11, 2025*
6:31 pm, FloCollege
St. Joseph's–Long Island W 107–43  3–0
Stony Brook Arena (1,377)
Stony Brook, NY
November 15, 2025*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Yale L 79–86  3–1
John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,153)
New Haven, CT
November 20, 2025*
6:31 pm, FloCollege
Brown W 80–70  4–1
Stony Brook Arena (1,243)
Stony Brook, NY
November 24, 2025*
11:30 am, BallerTV
vs. Pacific
Sunshine Slam Ocean Bracket Semifinals
L 58–86  4–2
Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
November 25, 2025*
11:00 am, BallerTV
vs. Bethune–Cookman
Sunshine Slam Ocean Bracket Consolation Game
W 61–54  5–2
Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
November 28, 2025*
10:00 pm, ESPN+
at Loyola Marymount
Sunshine Slam campus site game
W 71–68  6–2
Gersten Pavilion (784)
Los Angeles, CA
December 6, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Duquesne L 75–84  6–3
UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,104)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 9, 2025*
7:00 pm, FloCollege
Columbia W 77–73 OT 7–3
Stony Brook Arena (1,196)
Stony Brook, NY
December 13, 2025*
12:00 pm, FloCollege
Central Michigan W 78–55  8–3
Stony Brook Arena (1,314)
Stony Brook, NY
December 17, 2025*
7:00 pm, FloCollege
Albany L 55–71  8–4
Stony Brook Arena (1,250)
Stony Brook, NY
December 21, 2025*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Marist McCann Arena 
Poughkeepsie, NY
CAA regular season
December 29, 2025
7:00 pm, FloCollege
at Hampton Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, VA
December 31, 2025
2:00 pm, CBSSN
at William & Mary Kaplan Arena 
Williamsburg, VA
January 3, 2026
4:00 pm, FloCollege
North Carolina A&T Stony Brook Arena 
Stony Brook, NY
January 8, 2026
7:00 pm, FloCollege
at Drexel Daskalakis Athletic Center 
Philadelphia, PA
January 10, 2026
6:00 pm, FloCollege
UNC Wilmington Stony Brook Arena 
Stony Brook, NY
January 15, 2026
7:00 pm, FloCollege
Hofstra
Battle of Long Island
Stony Brook Arena 
Stony Brook, NY
January 17, 2026
4:00 pm, FloCollege
Charleston Stony Brook Arena 
Stony Brook, NY
January 22, 2026
7:00 pm, FloCollege
at Northeastern Cabot Center 
Boston, MA
January 29, 2026
7:00 pm, FloCollege
at Campbell Gore Arena 
Buies Creek, NC
January 31, 2026
7:00 pm, FloCollege
at Elon Schar Center 
Elon, NC
February 5, 2026
7:00 pm, FloCollege
Monmouth Stony Brook Arena 
Stony Brook, NY
February 7, 2026
4:00 pm, FloCollege
Northeastern Stony Brook Arena 
Stony Brook, NY
February 12, 2026
7:00 pm, FloCollege
at Towson TU Arena 
Towson, MD
February 16, 2026
8:00 pm, CBSSN
Drexel Stony Brook Arena 
Stony Brook, NY
February 21, 2026
4:00 pm, FloCollege
Hampton Stony Brook Arena 
Stony Brook, NY
February 26, 2026
7:00 pm, FloCollege
at Monmouth OceanFirst Bank Center 
West Long Branch, NJ
February 28, 2026
7:00 pm, FloCollege
at Hofstra
Battle of Long Island
Mack Sports Complex 
Hempstead, NY
March 3, 2026
6:31 pm, FloCollege
Towson Stony Brook Arena 
Stony Brook, NY
CAA tournament
March 6–10, 2026
TBA
vs.  CareFirst Arena 
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  2. ^ "CAA Men's Basketball Championship: Blue Hens move on after surviving late comeback from Stony Brook". College Delaware Sports Blitz. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "Towson Tabbed 2025-26 CAA Men's Basketball Favorite; Tyler Tejada Named Preseason Player of the Year". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  4. ^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Stony Brook University Athletics. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  5. ^ "Stony Brook Seawolves 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 17, 2025.