Meet the 2009-10 Seawolves, T-shirt giveaways, contests, FREE food during the World Series Gamewatch Party.
Stony Brook University will get an early start on the 2009-10 basketball season when it hosts B-Ball Madness in Pritchard Gym on
Wednesday, October 28 starting at 7:00 p.m. The event is for Stony Brook students only and will give them a chance to meet both the men's and women's basketball teams and receive an official Seawolves T-Shirt. There will also be on-court contests with great prizes, free food and a big screen television to watch Game 1 of the 2009 World Series. Students will also get a chance to see special performances by student organizations, the SBU Band, Cheerleaders, Dance Team, and Wolfie.
ADMISSION IS FREE BUT SPACE IS LIMITED SO BE SURE TO GET THERE EARLY!During B-Ball Madness, members of both teams will be introduced and head men's coach, Steve Pikiell, and head women's coach Michele Cherry will address the students about the excitement of the upcoming 2009-10 season. The teams will participate in contests with and against their fellow classmates as part of what is sure to be outstanding evening of contests, giveaways and performances. At 8 p.m., students can watch Game 1 of the 2009 World Series on the big screen inside Pritchard Gymnasium. FREE food will be served to all students in attendance.
The 2008-09 season saw the men's team finish 16-14 overall and 8-8 in the America East Conference, tying for fourth-place in the final regular season conference standings, the Seawolves' best-ever America East Conference finish. The 16 overall wins and eight conference victories are the most for Stony Brook in its eight years as a member of the America East Conference.
Stony Brook's women's team will play 15 games at Pritchard Gymnasium including a Nov. 15 matchup with Big East opponent, St. John's. The Seawolves' home conference schedule includes contests against defending regular season champion Boston University and NCAA tournament participant, Vermont, who won the 2009 America East tournament.
The women's team opens up its home schedule on Friday, Nov. 13 against Princeton while the men's team will take on Mt. St. Mary College in its home opener on Monday, Nov. 16.
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