The Stony Brook Seawolves men’s basketball team competes in the Coastal Athletic Association in NCAA Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). In 2009–10, Stony Brook won their first America East regular season title after a 21–8 (13–3) season, but lost to Boston University in the semifinals of the America East Tournament. The Seawolves won their first NIT game in 2013 against UMass. Stony Brook entered the Division I level in 1999, making the NCAA tournament for the first time in 2016. They made their first NCAA Tournament appearance after besting Vermont in the 2016 America East Finals. As the No. 13 seed, they lost to Kentucky in the first round. The team was a member of the America East Conference before moving to the CAA in 2022.