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The Game
Stonehill enter's Wednesday night's contest at Stony Brook on a seven-game losing streak, five of those matches being played on the road. Its most recent two losses came at home against back-to-back America East opponents, UMass Lowell and Binghamton. Stony Brook recently left the America East to join the CAA in the 2022-23 season. The Skyhawks and Seawolves have never faced one another, this being the first matchup between the non-conference opponents. Stonehill sitting at 1-8 and Stony Brook at 2-5, the two teams have got off to slow starts to begin its 2023-24 campaigns.

Media Information
Wednesday night's game will be broadcasted digitally on FloHoops with Jonny Wincott (play-by-play) and Rob Pavinelli (analyst) calling the action for the Seawolves.

Last Time Out
EASTON, Mass. (December 2, 2023) – Stonehill College men's basketball fell to Binghamton University Saturday afternoon, 69-54, at Merkert Gymnasium in a non-conference matchup. Graduate student Max Zegarowski (South Hamilton, Mass.) led Stonehill with 20 points, playing a game-high 39 minutes while grabbing seven rebounds. Tymu Chenery was the game's leading scorer, tallying 22 points, and blocking five shots for Binghamton. Gavin Walsh notched a game-high 10 rebounds for the Bearcats while Symir Torrence dished out eight assists to lead both teams. Zegarowski has also scored 15+ points in four of the past five games while he reached the 20-point mark for the second time this season. Benigni reached double-figures for the fifth straight game for a team-high seventh time this season.

Transfer Trio
Stonehill saw three new faces join the team for the 2023-24 season through the transfer portal. Sophomore Tony Felder (Virginia Military Institute), junior Shane O'Dell (Saint Rose), and Pano Pavlidis (Hartford). Despite all three being newcomers, the trio has made an instant impact for the Skyhawks as Pavlidis has started all nine games while Felder has started all but one and O'Dell has started in five of the nine. Felder currently leads the team in assists while ranking third in scoring and steals per game. Pavlidis is first on the team in field goal and second in three-point percentages along with leading the team in rebounds per game. O'Dell is the teams fourth-best scorer and is fourth in three-point percentage.

Preseason Prognostications
Stonehill was picked to finish ninth in its first Northeast Conference season by the league's head coaches before they finished in a tie for second place as they went 10-6. This season, they were voted to finish in sixth place, three spots higher after their strong debut to the NEC in 2022-23.  

Tough Slate
Stonehill has picked up where it left off last season when it comes to assembling a  tough non-conference slate, featuring three pre-season ranked opponents and two of the NCAA Final Four teams from this past March. They'll take on teams from the Big East  (1 - #5 UConn), ACC (1 - #12 Miami), SEC (1 - #17 Kentucky), Big Ten (1 - Rutgers), A-10 (2- Saint Joseph's (Pa.), George Washington), Patriot League (1 - Army), America East (3 - UMass Lowell, Binghamton, New Hampshire), and the MAAC (2 - Quinnipiac, Rider) leading up to their second season of NEC play. 11 of the Skyhawks 15 non-conference games will be played on the road.

Ranked Rigor
Stonehill enters the season with three nationally ranked opponents from the AP/Coaches Preseason Poll, No. 6 UConn, No. 13 Miami, and No. 16 Kentucky. Entering the 2023-24 season, the Skyhawks had never faced a nationally ranked Division I opponent in its programs history.

In Transition
Stonehill announced it had accepted an invitation to join the Northeast Conference and commence a four-year transition to full NCAA Division I membership on April 5, 2022. The Skyhawks started their four-year transition on July 1, 2022, and will earn full NCAA Division I membership in 2026-27. At the June NEC meetings, the Conference presidents announced a shift in the waiting period for automatic qualifier sports from competing for NEC postseason championships from four to two years, making Stonehill eligible to compete in the NEC postseason starting this year, in 2023-24.

Proud History
Stonehill won the Northeast-10 Presidents' Cup six times, finishing in the top three in the final standings 15 of the last 17 years. Stonehill was one of just ten institutions nationwide to receive the NCAA Division II Presidents' Award for Academic Achievement, recognizing athletic departments with an Academic Success rating of 90-percent or better, in each of the first ten years of the program's existence. The College ranks No. 98 in the category of National Liberal Arts Schools by U.S. News & World Report and No. 94 in the Best Value category.

Hoop History
Stonehill men's basketball earned 15 NCAA Division II Tournament bids over its history, the last was halted by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Stonehill was a charter member of the Northeast-10 Conference, winning the first two tournament championships in 1981 and '82, finishing its time in the Conference with four postseason titles and six regular season championships.

Getting Social
Fans and media members of Stonehill Athletics have multiple social media outlets to get updates on all 23 varsity programs. The department's Facebook page is www.facebook.com/stonehillskyhawks, and you can also follow @GoStonehill on Twitter and @stonehillskyhawks via Instagram! You can also search for Stonehill men's basketball on Facebook, follow the team's Twitter account via @StonehillBball as well as head coach Chris Kraus @CoachChrisKraus, and its new Instagram feed @stonehillbball. 

Up Next
Stonehill continues it's three-game road trip, driving down to Rider University in Lawrenceville, N.J. on Friday, Dec. 8 for a 7 p.m. matchup at Alumni Gym.