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Towson: 16-14 overall, 8-9 in CAA (2-10 on the road)

Stony Brook heads home for one final regular season game on Saturday, having just taken two losses to Monmouth and Hofstra on the road, to face a Towson team that has just won their past two games and look to ready themselves for a CAA Tournament run. A win for Towson here would make them tied with Stony Brook in the CAA standings. A win for Stony Brook would likely see them tied with Drexel (who I think should lose at Hofstra in their last game) and William & Mary (who I think will likely beat Hampton). Pratt returns from his one-game suspension and Stony Brook should, in theory, come out looking much stronger with their best player and leader back in the fold. Towson and Tyler Tejada carved up Stony Brook in the last matchup a few weeks back in their arena, and whether this game is at home or not -- I still dont know if the Seawolves have a true remedy/plan for containing Tejada.

Tejada put up a collegiate career high 33 pts vs Stony Brook last time. He was getting whatever he wanted inside the paint vs Richard Goods, Quin Gorman and Oleg Kojonets, whether it was in the post or with his tear drops. Elon somehow held him to 6 points a few days ago. But Tejada bounced back to put up a vintage 17 pts and 8 rb on 3/4 from three vs Campbell on Saturday. I would be surprised if he finishes this game with under 20 points.

Jack Doubmia, honestly, did not get enough credit from me the last time we discussed him. But based on the job he did on Pratt last time, holding him to an ugly 4/17 from the field, has to be one of the best perimeter defenders in the CAA this year. Doumbia bothered Pratt greatly in the game-- and finished the game with 8 pts, 8 rb and 3 stl. He is averaging 14 pts and 8 rb over the last four games too. Doumbia really kept him from attacking the paint with as much ease as we have been accustomed to vs other teams in the CAA. He is a really strong SF who is surely looking forward to locking up with Pratt again. I think Pratt is eager to be back in uniform after the suspension, but Doumbia is going to have a seasoned defender that is waiting for him. Towson has claimed the #1 spot in the CAA in opponents PPG since these team's last met, and Doubmia is a huge part of that. He helped hold Campbell's DJ Smith to 5 points on Saturday and Jason Rivera-Torres to just 3/17 on February 15th.

All things considered, Towson's PG Dylan Williamson didn't have the best game vs Stony Brook last time either. He had 17 pts, but missed 12 shots. While he bounced back with 27 pts vs Monmouth the next game, he has stumbled in recent games. Williamson was held to just 9 pts vs Drexel, then held scoreless vs Randall Pettus and Elon, and then missed 12 shots vs Campbell.

One of Towson's biggest issues this season is their inability to perform well on the road. They have a really rough 2-10 record on the road this season, which is the 3rd worst in the CAA behind only Hampton and Campbell and Northeastern. They have only beaten Elon and NCA&T on the road this year. So Tejada's advantage aside, beating Stony Brook at IFCU is still an uphill battle for Towson.


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Stony Brook: 17-13 overall, 9-8 in CAA (12-3 at home)

Erik Pratt is back and looks to get Stony Brook back on track after a two game skid and should be fired up to play his final game at Island Federal Credit Union Arena. He was haunted by Doumbia a few weeks ago where he was held to shooting 4/17 from the floor. Pratt should be more comfortable back at IFCU and probably fired up after being excluded from the Hofstra game. But Doumbia will still be out there. This is the matchup to watch in this game. Keep in mind that Pratt has 543 total points this season and he is 5 pts shy of passing Tyler Stephenson-Moore for the 3rd highest scoring season in D1 program history. While he may have had a chance before the suspension, he is less likely to pass Jameel Warney's all time single season scoring record at 655 pts with only one regular season game and an uncertain CAA Tournament run left to play. I have said it before and I will say it again -- Pratt is the most talented guard this program has ever had, and this is more evidence of that. It will be great to have him back in the lineup for one last home game.

Oleg Kononets had his best game of the season vs Hofstra on Thursday- putting up a season high 9 pts, season high 8 rb and 2 ast in only 16 minutes off the bench. Richard Goods was pulled once again for defensive purposes, but he also shot just 1/7 from the floor. A far cry from the 20 pts he scored in the 1st game vs Hofstra this year. Goods will certainly bounce back a bit over the next few games. But I honestly think Kojonets is Stony Brook's best option to use to attempt to contain Tejada, so we may continue to see more consistent minutes for him down the stretch. If he can play something like this down the stretch, Geno Ford and the coaching staff deserve a lot of credit for turning him into an strong asset. Chris Maidoh type of stuff maybe. 

The Seawolves need to be much stronger on the boards, always, but especially with this team. Towson outrebounded Stony Brook by 10 in the last game, with the starting bigs for Stony Brook Richard Goods and Quin Gorman earning a combined 4 rebounds.

Andrej Shoshkikj did not look as open and relaxed as he usually does when Pratt is on the floor distracting defense and getting him open looks from three. It was odd that he couldn't start in the last game, though I heard it was some kind of misunderstanding that made that happen. I think it threw him off and he never quite got comfortable on offense. Shoshkikj only managed 7 pts, 4 rb and 3 ast on 3/10 from the field. It was his 2nd straight game scoring under 10 pts. I think he and Pratt have the chance do something special in the final home game.

Ethan Simmon and Rob Brown did a good job on defense and were able to contain Cruz Davis very well. He just doesn't play well vs Stony Brook! Simmons 14 pts was a team high for the Seawolves, but I like him back in his bench role where he can surprise. Simmon was one of the only Seawolves to attack the paint in that game, but he was only 1/4 inside the arc. Looking forward to trying to get him back next season, but would love to see his inside game improve if he is going to be getting big minutes. Only 5 of the 15 CAA games he has played in have seen him score 10 pts or more, lets home he can push for more of that vs Towson.

Brown should be more open vs Towson with Pratt back, so I think he is in line for a bounce back game with more open looks. Lets hope less of those almost trademark deep three-point misses are on the docket down the stretch.

Jonah Butler was another player who struggled to score, quietly putting up the 2nd most shots of the night. His defensive skills and ball awareness skills are very ready for more minutes next year, but am excited to see if he can start to look more comfortable on offense. Butler came into the program with a big reputation to be a big three-point shooter, but he has not been as prolific from distance as I thought given the minutes he is getting. He was 2/2 vs Yale earlier this year and 2/4 vs Central Michigan, but hasn't hit more than one triple in a game once besides those two games. I'm as big of a Jonah Butler supporter as they come, but I think what I am saying is we are just scratching the surface of his contributions to the team. I hope to see some more chances for him in the next week or so.


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While Tejada is clearly a major issue, he still doesn't have too much scoring help around to keep up with a Stony Brook team that should play with more peace of mind at home. Pratt is going to be fired up for Senior night in the final home game of the season and just to be back. I expect the Seawolves will pull this game out, but it won't be easy.

The incident; https://x.com/dylanbrxtt/status/2027213715133636952?s=46&t=_0k7SEdo93-_6CvjA-r49w

I don’t see any way we see him on the floor tomorrow. Guessing he’s back Tuesday but that’s no guarantee to me either. Spit is just the most dastardly level of response to torment.

Terrible look. We can only hope he is back out there. But the precedent for suspension for a spit is a gray area.

anyone else notice- when Simmon comes into the game- it's as if he's been playing every minute.  he needs no warmup time.  i love his game and that he comes off the bench to surprise teams.

Yea he doesn’t lack confidence at all. He comes in and gets right to work. Such a weapon to have on a roster in the CAA

He’s not a big body— but he has increasingly shown some really quick hands on defense lately. Today he was on another level with these steals and blocks. Love to see it.

Also— great call by Geno to get Oleg out there to combat Garfield in the 2nd half.

Drexel: 13-13 overall, 7-6 in CAA Play (3-8 on the road)

Notable CAA Wins: vs Stony Brook, vs WM, @ Monmouth, @ Elon

Stony Brook returns home to IFCU to play Drexel after a tough, but probably predictable, at the home arena of a tough Towson. They face a Drexel team, currently the 3rd best defense in the CAA, that inflicted the most embarrassing loss on the Seawolves that we have seen in years in January. But this is also a team that just lost to Monmouth by 20 pts in their own building — which is something to note considering Stony Brook only loss to them by one at IFCU earlier this month. This isn’t just a revenge game for Stony Brook— it’s a pivotal game for both teams as they both sit at 7-6 in the CAA standings.

Regardless of the horrific loss the last time these teams met, Drexel remains the lowest scoring offense in the CAA. It is also reassuring that Drexel has the 2nd worst record on the road of the top 8 teams in the conference

Shane Blakeney, the team’s leading scorer at  13.5 PPG, is someone certainly to watch for. But it’s not someone Pratt can’t outproduce. Their PG Eli Beard is someone that really needs a hand up on him at all times right now. Stony Brook held him to 8 pts last time— but he has been on fire in CAA play recently. He has knocked down 14 of his last 25 threes (56%) and can’t be left open on the perimeter.

This Drexel team likes to play small, prioritizing minutes for four guards and one big (Victor Panov or Garfield Turner). But it’s notable that Turner missed Drexel’s last game vs Monmouth because of some kind of an injury. How serious? I haven’t been able to confirm, or if the injury will keep him out for Monday’s game vs Stony Brook. But he is the team’s best rebounder and rim protector, and if he’s out again that will hurt them. The 250 lb center pulled down 12 rebounds in his last game vs Elon — and Drexel lost the rebound battle to Monmouth in their next game by 10 with him sidelined. Stony Brook isn’t the best rebounding team as we know— but this is something they need to take advantage of in this game to get those extra possessions.

With Turner possibly missing this game— they will be more reliant on Victor Panov. He is more of a stretch four like Goods — taking most of his FG attempts from outside the three-point line. Panov is not your traditional rim protector like Turner is and I think will present a significant hole for their defense should Turner indeed miss this one. Stony Brook should also see more of 7-footer Michael de LaPorterie in Turner’s absence, but is even less assertive than Panov. This scenario bodes well for Pratt who thrives at the rim.

Another player Stony Brook shouldn’t lose sight of in this 2nd game between these two programs is Dylan Tingler. The sophomore wing was seemingly all over the place in the their last meeting— leading them with 13 pts off the bench, 5 boards and 2 stls. Tingler also led the charge for Drexel in their last game vs Monmouth where he scored a team high 19 pts and a team high 6 rb (stepping up on the glass with Turner out). Coming off the bench or not, this young man is already one of the best players on Drexel and could be next season’s leading scorer for them if he isn’t lured away in the portal. Tingler has a bright future.

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Stony Brook: 15-11 overall (7-6 in CAA Play)

Notable CAA Wins: vs Hofstra, vs Charleston, @ Campbell, @ Elon

In the Seawolves ugly loss to this team in January, Pratt had one of his worst games of the season going 4/15 from the floor. He was met by a tougher Drexel perimeter defense than was probably expected, as they entered the game 0-3 in CAA play. But his outlet passes to Goods and Brown weren’t turning into offense either — all while Andrej was still figuring it out offensively.

Pratt will be met with some decent perimeter defense in this game, but I don’t think it will be as imposing as Jack Doumbia was during the Towson game. If he can establish himself early at the rim vs a vulnerable Drexel interior defense I think he should get back on track in this one.

Andrej Shoshkikj has simmered down in the last two games since his hot streak from January 10th - February 5th. He has hit just 6/18 from the field and only 1/7 from three in the last two games. I think Andrej will have a bounce back game in this one— this isn’t December Andrej. Drexel guarded him well  last time— holding him to just 4 pts on 1/7 shooting. On a positive note, Andrej has increasingly forced turnovers and has been wracking up steals lately. His lack of defense was a knock on him in the 1st half of the season— but I think he has gotten more comfortable on that end. Andrej has tallied two or more steals in 5 of the last 9 games, including 4 vs Northeastern. His defensive improvements aside— Pratt needs his running mate back up in running on offense in this one. As a side note— why did he come off the bench in the Towson game? I think that hurt his ability to get in rhythm early in the game when he was brought in. He should be written into the starting lineup every game just like you brush your teeth each morning.

Richard Goods was another player who really struggled vs Towson in the early going. He did knock down two threes early in the 2nd half — but he needs to find ways to get himself going earlier in games. Goods’ clutch 2nd half shooting is great— but it would be nice if they didn’t always come when Stony Brook is trying to make a comeback push.

Goods had a strong 10 rb vs Monmouth and another 7 rb vs Northeastern before getting boxed out heavily by Towson’s bigs who held him to just 3 boards. This is a game he, Oleg, Gorman and Valentiny should be able to assert their size and get this team some much needed rebounds— especially if Turner isn’t going to be out there.

I also want to give Oleg his flowers for a decent effort vs Towson, because I have been tough on him lately. Oleg grabbed 5 boards off the bench in a game where our starting bigs had a combined 4 boards. It was the first time he’s had 5 rebounds since the Marist game December 21st — and also the first time he had two field goals in a game since he UNCW game on January 10th. Not to mention no turnovers! These are the type of minutes we want to see from Oleg off the bench.

Stony Brook didn’t play that bad defensively in that loss—I mean they only gave up 57 points on 39% from the field. It was the Seawolves lack of offense that lost them that game — highlighted by that nightmarish show of a 2nd half where they mustered only four field goals.

Stony Brook notably had 1 single point from their bench in their last loss to Drexel. Now that Simmon and Butler has broken into the rotation and have gained confidence scoring with regular minutes— I think that’s gonna be the biggest difference in this game. Drexel didn’t have to worry about them last time— and I think Geno knows these guys need to play a huge role in this revenge game.

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The theme of this game shouldn’t just be getting back on track after a loss to Towson— but should be about taking the Drexel loss  in January personally as I hope this game was circled in the calendar in the team locker room. If Garfield Turner is out, Pratt and the rest of this team should look more comfortable attacking the rim in this one. Drexel has a strong defense, but you have to think Stony Brook’s offense will look much more comfortable at home (and hopefully come into this game with a chip on their shoulder).

Towson: 13-12 overall, and 8-3 at home (5-7 in CAA Play)

Non Conference Wins: Liberty, Rhode Island, Cornell

Notable CAA Wins: vs Charleston, vs Drexel, @ Elon

Notable CAA Losses: @William & Mary. @ Hampton, vs Monmouth, vs/@ Hofstra, @ NCA&T, vs UNCW

Stony Brook heads into Towson's house for their 1st regular season face off. Towson was the #1 seed in the 2025 CAA Tournament before they were upset by John Camden and Delaware in the CAA Semifinals. They entered the 25-26 season as the #1 team in the Preseason CAA Coaches Poll with their top two leading scorers from last season in 25-26 CAA Player of the Year Tyler Tejada and Dylan Williamson. While they opened the season strong with a huge upset over a very strong Liberty team in non-conference play, they have been the most underperforming team in CAA play this year having lost to bottom feeding CAA programs like Hampton and NCA&T. They are also coming off their 2nd of two regular season losses to Hofstra as they welcome Stony Brook to their arena while donning an ugly 5-7 CAA record. But having just endured an embarrassing 22-point loss at Hofstra, where Tejada was the only player to score in double figures, I suspect they will come out very strong vs Stony Brook now that they are back home and in the building they hold a a 8-3 record in.

Their early conference play struggles is likely attributed to the team's lack of offensive weapons behind Tejada and Williamson, as they currently rank 12th in the CAA in team PPG, team FG% and team 3PT%. Towson also ranks 11th in team FT%.

Tejada will look to put the team on his back in hopes of bouncing back strong after the bad loss @Hofstra. He will undoubtedly get his points inside in this game, but maybe Quinn Gorman could make it tough for him as he has quietly become somewhat of a defensive specialist inside on a Stony Brook roster with a weak interior defense. Tejada has really struggled from outside this season -- he was shooting 33% from outside when he won the CAA POY Award last season, but is only sporting a 26% clip so far this year. However, much of his shooting woes can be attributed to his 1st six games of the season in which he shot 14% from three on 28 attempts. He has hit 2 threes in 5 of his last 9 games-- including going 2/2 vs Hofstra.

Williamson is his right hand man on offense and is the one who brings the ball up. He is averaging 14 pts, 2 rb and 3 ast while knocking down a team high 58 threes on 33% from deep as their PG. Towson is just 1-6 in CAA play when he is held below 15 pts this year. Williamson is coming off one of his ugliest performances this season -- shooting 0/8 from the field vs Hofstra. He scores 11 pts and 17 pts in his two games vs Stony Brook last season. If both he and Tejada have a strong showings offensively -- coupled with a typical tough defensive effort -- this team is going to be difficult to defeat.

Their SF Jack Doumbia stands as the team's top producing transfer portal addition -- averaging 11 pts, 5 rb, 2 ast and 1 stl. He spent two seasons on Norfolk State's bench before averaging 12 pts, 6 rb and 2 ast for Wright State last year and brings serious size and physicality to the three position for Towson. He almost solely represents the offensive cavalry behind Tejada and Williamson as arguably the only other player on the team who can score with regularity. He lives inside the arc and will surely keep Pratt busy on both ends of the court as he has become Towson's go-to defender on the perimeter.

Despite their lack of weapons on offensive, they have been sported one of the most dominant defenses in the CAA this year. Towson currently ranks 2nd in the CAA in opponents PPG, 4th in opponents 3PT%. They also rank 2nd in the CAA in rebounds per game and 1st in offensive rebounds. Towson's bigs Mor Seck and Caleb Embeya have quietly been the anchors of this team's defense, offering serious rim protection to help drag teams down to give Towson's less than versatile offense a better chance to win games. They held Charleston's bigs to 3/12 (25%) from the field in their win over them on January 15th. They also helped hold Hampton's top CAA rebounder Xavier Long to just 2/9 from the field on Jan 31.

In an interesting note -- former St.Peters and Seton Hall standout KC Ndefo's little brother, Chike Ndefo, is playing off of Towson's bench as a freshman this year. He's shown some toughness and ability to rebound, but isn't a real threat offensively yet. He may be more of a factor in a few years, but its just neat to see younger brothers of local stars embark on their own NCAA journeys.

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Stony Brook: 15-10 overall, 4-6 on the road (7-5 (3rd) in CAA play)

Notable CAA wins: vs Hofstra, vs Charleston, @ Campbell, @ Elon

Notable CAA losses: @ Drexel, vs UNCW, vs Monmouth

Pratt is going to need to get more active offensively in this game then we saw in the much lighter Northeastern matchup. I hope we can see more assists and kick outs from him in this game. Pratt has only 3 assists in the last two games after collecting a combined 32 assists in the previous four games. Stony Brook is 5-1 in CAA play when he tallies 4 or more assists. Pratt was able to get past Charleston's towering bigs with ease in January, but whether he can get past Seck and Embeya at the rim is going to be something to watch for. He will likely see lots of Doumbia, but it will be interesting to see if he moves onto Williamson at all.

Andrej Shoshkikj finally cooled off from outside vs Northeastern, going only 1/5 from three. But he has still score in double figured for 7 straight games now after all the heartache caused by his inconsistency in the few games after he replaced O'Connor. While Andrej is not the most physically imposing PG, his ability to force turnovers and wrack up steals has been impressive and has gone under the radar with all the fanfare about his scoring. He has collected 12 steals in the last 5 games alone, including 4 vs Northeastern. I suspect we will see a mix of Andrej and Brown guarding Williamson in this one --  but seeing which heavyweight CAA PG will score more in this game will be something to monitor.

Goods may struggle to get going at the rim in this one vs Towson's bigs, which will make his 3PT shooting ability that much more valuable in this game. Its been a few games since we saw him get hot from three now, and this Towson game would surely be a good time to do so. He has had issues fouling early in games lately, which has led to him being pulled by Geno Ford early and have led to some horrific minutes from Oleg Kojonets of late. These minutes from Oleg have increasingly become some kind of a witching hour(few minutes) filled with turnovers and a serious lack of rebounding. Stony Brook fans everywhere collectively hold their breath when he has been out there lately. If he can just keep his hands up and rebound for a few minutes like we saw at times early in the season, that is enough. But whenever he is passed the ball in the last few weeks he just cant seem to grab it or keep it from becoming a turnover. Perhaps just commit to using him for those two purposes and and stop passing him the ball altogether in the few minutes he is awarded. Geno might be wise to experiment more with Gorman and Valentiny in the lineup at the same time when Goods finds himself in foul trouble, if Oleg continues to play like this.

Brown has not looked good offensively lately. He went 1/10 from the floor vs Monmouth and 1/6 from the floor vs Northeastern -- to go with a combined 1/12 from outside. His shots have been looking rushed lately and he really needs to consider the extra pass along the perimeter until he gets out of this funk. But the 6 rebounds in back to back games has been a plus.

It is possible Ethan Simmon could see some more minutes if Brown's shot doesnt start falling. Simmon remains red hot -- having connected on 16/26 (61%) from outside in the last six games. If he gets hot, I'd like to see Geno let him keep it flying from three in one of these games and get his shot attempts up. He plays with confidence and I would really like to see more of he and/or Butler down the stretch of games if Brown is having an off night. It will be good experience for them if they are going to be joining the starting lineup next season.

Here is the mandatory Jonah Butler paragraph. Man is this kid tough and he is increasingly seeing minutes guarding the opposing team's fours. I think its a matter of time before Butler catches fire from three in a game to help match his defensive intensity. He is only getting more and more confident-- and there is a real reassurance among fans when he is seen on the court in crunch time. 

Stony Brook has quietly moved up to 4th in the CAA in Opponents FG% behind only Hofstra, UNCW and Drexel. Their defense really isn't terrible. I think Gorman, Butler and Andrej have impressed me the most on that side of the ball lately. Plus we know what Brown, Pratt and Valentiny are capable of at times.
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A seasoned team like Towson that has just been embarrassed is sure to come out swinging in their home arena. Record aside, this team still has one of the best defenses in the conference and will be very difficult to beat in their building.

Like Monmouth, they too beat a weaker Stony Brook team twice last season and while our roster is very different -- they may play with extra confidence with that in mind. Stony Brook needs to start strong in this game and show Towson they are the best 3PT shooting team in the CAA (which Stony Brook has been at this point in the season) if they want to pull off a big road win here. Tejada will get his 15-20 pts I am sure -- but the primary defensive goal for Stony Brook must be to limit the offensive production of Williamson to make Tejada beat Stony Brook (almost) by himself.

Go Seawolves.

Quote from: Oakes on February 06, 2026, 10:35:19 am

Quote from: ecasadoSBU on February 06, 2026, 09:23:46 am

We got ourselves in too deep of a hole in the 1st half. Respect for not giving up and fighting back. Unfortunate turnover late when we had a chance to tie. Monmouth has dominated us the past several games. That's a program that we should routine beat. oh well...

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This game brought me a somewhat unpleasant memory of my senior year: I remember waking up to watch Stony Brook @ Monmouth at 6AM. I lived in Langmuir College (H-Quad) back then. The ESPN 24-hour college marathon was such an awesome memorable event but we lost that game in a heart-breaker by 2 points.

That same year I traveled on the fan bus to Agganis Arena (Boston U) only to get our hearts broken on another 2pt game in the AE Championship Game. That was a year of a lot expectations until our leader Tommy Brenton had a season ending injury.

I also attended the season opener at the Gampel Pavillion (Connecticut) that year with my then UConn girlfriend. They blew us out and the UConn crowd bullied me all game (it was worth it. I married the girl). LOL. That team would go on to win the National Championship.

Its pretty crazy how time flies. I miss those wild, fun collegiate days...

Great story ecasado! I love getting an idea of what era of Stony Brook Basketball all you forum members are from. But thats a great origin story. That must of been the Ben Gordon/Emeka Okafor Huskies in 03-04? What a cool game to attend! I've heard whispers of a rematch in the making next season.... shhh

No. That was a bit ahead of my time. For Stony Brook this was the 2008-12 era which was the first time we became a consistent winning program in the AE with Bryan Dougher, Tommy Brenton, Dallis Joyner as the core (Muhammad El-Amin a beast in 2009-10). Facinating time to be at Pritchard Gym. Stony Brook Athletics were booming all around. Also doing very well in Football and Lacrosse at the same time.


For UConn - this was the 2010 Kemba Walker, Alex Oriakhi & Co. era. After finishing 9th in their league, they ended up taking the Big East Tournament by storm winning 5 games in consecutive nights and eventually the entire NCAA tournament

Oh ok. Your mention of Tommy Brenton should have indicated that for me. What a time to attend a UCONN/Stony Brook game!