2 Stony Brook Basketball Players Charged with Larceny, Criminal Mischief

Stony Brook basketball players Rayshaun McGrew and DeShaun Thrower were charged with third-degree grand larceny and third-degree criminal mischief Monday.

Tina Moore of the New York Post reported the news, citing the university's police department. McGrew and Thrower allegedly broke into another student's car last Wednesday to steal a $5,000 tax refund, and both charges the players face are felonies, per Moore.

According to the report, McGrew and Thrower used a stone to break the window of 23-year-old Queens, New York, resident Jevreel Miller's vehicle.

Unfortunately, Miller had just cashed his tax-refund check at the time of the theft and has yet to recoup this considerable sum.

"I feel like I'm being left out to dry because I'm out of $5,000 in cash, and the people who robbed me are back on campus," said Miller, per Moore. "I'm the victim here, and no one's defending me. They're making it like I brought this on myself."

Miller was able to chase the players on foot before calling campus police, riding around in a patrol car and subsequently identifying McGrew, who told police Thrower was involved once he was caught.

The 2015-16 Seawolves basketball team participated in the NCAA tournament on the strength of America East regular-season and conference tournament titles. Stony Brook's 26-7 season ended on a sour note in the round of 64, though, as the squad lost, 85-57, to Kentucky.

McGrew, a senior forward, was the Seawolves' third-leading scorer, averaging 10.6 points per contest this past season. Thrower is a sophomore guard who played sparingly and averaged only 1.9 points per game.

Stony Brook just introduced new head coach Jeff Boals on Monday in a press conference. The news involving McGrew and Thrower makes for a disconcerting official start to his tenure.