Stony Brook men’s basketball seniors Bryan Dougher (Scotch Plains, N.J.) and Dallis Joyner (Norfolk, Va.) and junior Tommy Brenton (Columbia, Md.) have been named team captains for the 2011-12 season, head coach Steve Pikiell announced Thursday.
“We are lucky to have three outstanding basketball players step up to lead this team next season,” Pikiell said. “They are starters on this team, they have plenty of experience, and I expect them to lead our young group to great success. When Bryan, Tommy and Dallis got here, we were not a winning program, and they have helped elevate this program to places it has never been. I couldn’t be more excited to have these guys captain our players.”
Dougher, who co-captained the Seawolves last season, is Stony Brook’s all-time leader in three-pointers made (248) and is 10th in program history in scoring with 1,187 points. He has been named second-team All-America East in each of the last two seasons and was an All-Rookie team selection as a freshman. Dougher ranked 39th in the nation this past season with a 2.7 three-pointers per game average.
Joyner is Stony Brook’s main weapon in the post and led the Seawolves in rebounding last season at 6.8 per game. He led America East in offensive rebounding at 3.3 per game and was 43rd in the nation in offensive rebounding percentage at 14.1 percent, a better rate than Ohio State’s Jared Sullinger (14.0), Pittsburgh’s Gary McGhee (13.8) and Kansas’ Markieff Morris (13.6).
Brenton redshirted the 2010-11 season after sustaining a knee injury during the preseason. In his first two seasons, Brenton led America East in rebounding and is already Stony Brook’s 10th leading rebounder of all-time with 577. In 2009-10, he led Stony Brook in rebounds (311), steals (59) and assists (87) on his way to second-team All-America East honors. Like Dougher, he was also an All-Rookie team pick as a freshman.
The three captains will join nine other returning letterwinners from last season’s team that advanced to the America East Championship final for the first time in program history. Deposits for new 2011-12 season ticket accounts are now being accepted through the Stony Brook Athletics ticket office
