FARMINGDALE STATE (0-0)
Last Game with SBU: Stony Brook 91, Farmingdale State 42 on 11/28/15; Warney 16 and 10 in 18 minutes; 11 players scored
Checkmate Unofficial Line: Stony Brook -51.5
Net Ranking: TBD
KenPom RPI: Stony Brook 231, Farmingdale State N/A
KenPom Prediction: N/A
Listen/Watch:
TV: TBD
Radio: N/A
Notables (2018-19 stats):
5-11/170 sr G Ryan Kennedy 11.2 ppg, .399 3-pt FG%
6-5/220 sr F Jermaine Fraser 6.2 ppg, 4.9 rpg, .589 FG%
5-7/155 sr G Anthony Miller 6.0 ppg, .394 3-pt FG%
6-5/220 sr F Troy Feeney 4.6 ppg, 4.7 rpg
So this is a game that everyone in the arena will have gone to begrudgingly. To have just four non-conference home games and this is one of them is disappointing.
But let's look on the bright side – we'll see some big dunks and big blocks, probably some crisp passing, and guys out there having a lot of fun. And yes, our first win of the season will be a good thing to take with us down to Texas.
I'm not going to get too much into breaking this one down. Farmingdale State's done a nice job in the Skyline Conference of late, going 20-8 a year ago and making the D-III NCAA tournament. But I can't imagine a worse situation to walk in to – no games to this point, the nucleus of last year's group gone, and a rangy Stony Brook team that's hungry for its first win.
I like to look at the local angle with these kinds of games. Hunter Schenkel (Sayville) transferred in after playing at the College of New Rochelle. Other Suffolk County kids include Can Oztimurlenk (Islip), Patrick Dellecave (Pat-Med), Josh Pismeny (Deer Park), and freshman Nick Hurowitz (Mount Sinai). They didn't get a lot of burn last year but may take on more meaningful time with the 2019 class having moved on.
Let's just work out some kinks and get out of this thing healthy and ready to go for three games in three days in Texas.