Stony Brook Basketball Schedule: 2008-09

Schedule (key games in bold)

November 14^th Maryland-Eastern Shore

November 18^th @ Lafayette (Leopards won last year's meeting in overtime)

November 22^nd Wagner

November 25^th American (host defending Patriot League champs)

November 29^th @ Columbia

December 2^nd NJIT (Highlanders went 0-29 last year)

December 5^th Lehigh

December 7^th Mount Ida

December 10^th Hofstra (Charles Jenkins is one of the better guards in the area)

December 15^th @ Connecticut (Coach Pikiell visits the alma mater)

December 28^th @ St. Peter's (winnable game following 13-day finals/holiday break)

December 31^st @ Air Force (Clune Arena should have Seawolves more than ready for America East road trips)

January 3^rd @ UMBC (Retrievers won America East last season)

January 5^th @ Binghamton MSG Network

January 8^th Maine (home conference opener against last-place team in 07-08)

January 13^th @ Dartmouth

January 17^th Vermont (71-70 OT win at home on Feb. 17^th ended SBU's 10-game skid)

January 19^th @ Boston University

January 23^rd @ Albany MSG Network

January 25^th @ Hartford (lost two games to the Hawks by a combined four points)

January 28^th New Hampshire

January 31^st UMBC (SBU lost all three meetings by double digits in 07-08)

February 3^rd @ Maine

February 7^th Binghamton

February 12^th Albany MSG Network

February 15^th @ Vermont

February 18^th Boston University

February 26^th Hartford (could need this one to stay out of 8/9 conference tourney game)

March 1^st @ New Hampshire

March 7-9^th America East Tournament (Albany, NY; final on March 15^th at highest remaining seed)

Goal: Avoid the first round (8^th seed vs. 9^th seed) game of the America East Tournament on March 7^th.

Possible win total: Eleven, with a chance for more depending on how ready the newcomers are.