2010-11 Stony Brook Men's Basketball
Game #1: Stony Brook Seawolves (0-0) at Connecticut Huskies (0-0)
Gampel Pavilion • Storrs, Conn. • 7 p.m.
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WUSB 90.1 FM with Curt Hylton & Jeff Bernstein
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SNY & ESPN3.com with Bob Picozzi, Mark Adams & Andy Katz
Stony Brook Seawolves
Head Coach: Steve Pikiell, sixth season
Career Record: 58-91
Record at Stony Brook: same
Connecticut Huskies
Head Coach: Jim Calhoun, 25th season
Career Record: 823-358
Record at UConn: 575-221
About the Game: Stony Brook looks to build off its most successful season in program history as it opens the 2010-11 season at Connecticut. The Seawolves return eight lettermen from last season's team that finished 22-10, won the America East regular season championship and advanced to the NIT, the program's first-ever postseason appearance. Stony Brook takes on a Connecticut squad that is also coming off an NIT appearance. This is the fourth all-time meeting between the two teams, and it's always a homecoming for Stony Brook head coach Steve Pikiell, who lettered at UConn from 1987-91. UConn has won all three previous matchups.
Scouting UConn: The Huskies return two starters from last season's team that went 18-16, 7-11 in the BIG EAST. UConn has brought in six freshmen to replace five outgoing letterwinners that represented most of the team's scoring, including leading scorer Jerome Dyson. UConn was 2-0 against America East teams last season, beating Boston University and Maine, and including Stony Brook has four America East teams in the docket this season. UConn is led by legendary head coach Jim Calhoun, who has 823 victories, six BIG EAST championships and two national championships to his name.
Last time vs. UConn: On Dec. 15, 2008, Connecticut shot 57 percent from the field and came away with a 91-57 win over the Seawolves at XL Center in Hartford. Jeff Adrien had 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Huskies. Seawolves forward Danny Carter had a career-high 20 points to lead Stony Brook and was the only player to shoot well, as the team was only 32 percent from the floor.
