Ricky Lucas was named to Steve Pikiell's staff in September 2008. The former Seawolves men's basketball captain becomes SBU's Director of Basketball Operations after playing the last three seasons for Stony Brook.

Last season, the Seawolves co-captain averaged a team-high 14.3 points per game and reached double-figures in 23 of Stony Brook's 30 contests. He led Stony Brook in minutes per game (32.8), steals (39), three-pointers (58) and free throw percentage (.800) in addition to scoring a career-high 33 points at Hartford. Lucas finished his career with 1,067 points and also ranks 12th in program history with a career scoring average of 14.7 points per game

The two-time America East All-Academic honoree was also an All-America East third team selection in 2007, averaging a team-best 15.2 points per game in his first year with SBU after transferring from George Washington University. In his two seasons at GW, Lucas appeared in 55 games and averaged 4.2 points per contest. He was also named George Washington's men's basketball student-athlete of the year in 2005.

Lucas graduated from Stony Brook in 2008 with a degree in Health Science and will pursue a graduate degree in Liberal Studies this fall.