SNY to air Stony Brook football, men's basketball games
Stony Brook quarterback Tyquell Fields drops back to pass during the Seawolves' annual spring game at LaValle Stadium on April 27. Credit: Daniel De Mato
Stony Brook has a new television home.
SNY will air five of the Seawolves' seven home football games for the 2019 season as well as the men's basketball team's season opener against Yale on Nov. 5, the school announced Thursday morning.
Stony Brook football will debut on the network on Sept. 14 for its game against Wagner, with the Seawolves' games on Oct. 5 (James Madison), Oct. 12 (New Hampshire), Nov. 9 (Towson) and Nov. 23 (Albany) also scheduled to be aired.
No other men's basketball games currently are scheduled to be aired outside of the Seawolves' season opener, but the school said that additional games are being discussed and selected.
"I'm beyond elated to announce this transformative partnership between Stony Brook Athletics and SNY,” Stony Brook athletic director Shawn Heilbron said in a statement. “Elevating and expanding our brand is extremely important, and this partnership helps to enhance those efforts in so many ways. Stony Brook is a dynamic institution with an unlimited trajectory. Distributing our games through SNY presents a powerful opportunity for us to promote the University and our successful teams to a larger audience."
SNY subscribers also can stream select games via SNY.tv and the NBC Sports app.
“With college football season just underway, we are excited to team up with Stony Brook University and bring Division I Seawolves football to SNY," SNY president Steve Raab said in a statement. "As the home of New York Sports, adding an emerging program like Stony Brook to our programming line-up is a win for us and for our viewers across the tri-state.”
Stony Brook football opens it season Thursday night against Bryant at LaValle Stadium.
Stony Brook football games on SNY
Sept. 14, vs. Wagner, 6 p.m.
Oct. 5, vs. James Madison, 6 p.m.
Oct. 12, vs. New Hampshire, 6 p.m.
Nov. 9, vs. Towson, TBD
Nov. 23 vs. Albany, 2 p.m.
Stony Brook men's basketball games on SNY
Nov. 5, vs. Yale, TBD
(Additional games may be added at a later date)
Nick Klopsis is Newsday.com's sports editor. He often can be found studying NFL and college football film for his latest draft breakdown.
