Seawolves celebrate record-breaking 2009-10 season.Stony Brook, N.Y. - Stony Brook University's men's basketball program held its end of the year banquet on Tuesday night at the Goldstein Student-Athlete Development Center. The Seawolves celebrated a record-breaking 2009-10 season during which they set program records for overall victories (22) and conference wins (13) in addition to winning their first America East regular season title and earning their first postseason bid in their Division I history.
Senior guard Muhammad El-Amin (Lansing, Mich.) was presented with the team's Most Valuable Player Award. The first player in school history to earn America East Player of the Year honors, El-Amin scored a Division I program-record 517 points in 2009-10 and finished his two-year career just 29 points shy of 1,000.
Sophomore forward Tommy Brenton (Columbia, Md.) earned the Best Defensive Player award. A second team All-America East selection, Brenton led the America East in rebounding (9.7 per game) as he set a Division I program record with 311 rebounds. A member of the All-Defensive team as well, he ranked second in the America East in steals (1.8 per game).
The Coaches Award was given to sophomore guard Bryan Dougher (Scotch Plains, N.J.), who started all 32 games and set a school record with 95 threes. A second team All-America East selection, Dougher ranked 13th in the country in three-point percentage (.424) and was 10th in the America East in scoring at 13.8 points per game.
Sophomore forward Dallis Joyner (Norfolk, Va.) and junior guard Chris Martin (Springfield Gardens, N.Y.) were named the team's Most Improved Players. Joyner was named the s most improved player in the frontcourt as started 31 of 32 games and had 97 more rebounds (207-110) and 69 more points (258-189) than his freshman year. Martin appeared in 31 games, making 17 starts. He averaged 10.8 points per game and scored in double-figures 20 times.
The Iron Man Award went to sophomore forward Danny Cater (London, England), who appeared in all 32 games despite battling injuries all season. Senior center Andrew Goba (Durban, South Africa) was given the Scholar Athlete Award. A two-time captain, Goba was named to the America East All-Academic team and became the first student-athlete in program history to be named the America East Scholar-Athlete.
Speed, Strength & Conditioning Coach Dave Van Dyke was honored for his Dedication & Commitment to the men's basketball program while Stony Brook University Director of Athletic Bands John Leddy was given the School Spirit Award. Stony Brook University Director of Residential Programming Gina Vanacore was presented with the School Spirit Award
