Syracuse, N.Y. -- Frankie Policelli, the 6-foot-7 basketball forward from New Hartford, has decided on a transfer destination.

He’s headed to Stony Brook on Long Island.

Policelli played one year at Dayton before deciding to leave the Ohio school. The coaching staff there initially wanted him to redshirt, then when injuries surfaced, asked him to play as a true freshman. But Policelli played sparingly last year and ultimately decided to leave Dayton.

He chose Stony Brook, a school that had long recruited him.

“He liked the campus and was familiar with the school and the coaches,” said Jay David, Policelli’s coach at Long Island Lutheran. Policelli spent his senior season at the Long Island school and played for David on the AAU circuit, too. “He and his family decided Stony Brook would be the best place.”

David said Policelli chose Stony Brook from a final list that included Hofstra and Manhattan. He wanted to be closer to home. Policelli’s dad, Frank, a Utica lawyer, said Stony Brook’s continued interest in his son was a contributing factor to Frankie’s decision to transfer there.

“Stony Brook had always wanted him,” Frank Policelli said. “They had talked to him since he was a junior in high school. He visited the school and liked the school and that’s where he decided to go.”

Policelli was recruited out of high school as a wing with size who could stretch defenses with his lefty shooting stroke. He is finishing up the school year at Dayton and plans to be home on Saturday, his dad said.