2009 – 10 Stony Brook Seawolves Men 's Basketball Team was a college basketball team which represented Stony Brook University in the 2009 – 10 college basketball season . This was head coach Steve Pikiell 's fifth season at Stony Brook . The Seawolves competed in the America East Conference and played their home games at Pritchard Gymnasium . They finished the season 22 – 10 , 13 – 3 in America East play to win the regular season championship . They lost in the semifinals of the 2010 America East Men 's Basketball Tournament but received an automatic bid to the 2010 National Invitation Tournament as the regular season champions . The NIT berth was Stony Brook 's first ever postseason bid as a Division I school . They hosted Illinois in the first round and lost 76 – 66
2010 America East Men 's Basketball Tournament
2010 America East Men's Basketball Tournament
2009–10 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team