Men's Basketball Goes Against Rhode Island on Sunday
The Central Connecticut men's basketball team will carry a four-game win streak into a matchup with Rhode Island on Sunday. The game will tipoff at 1:00 p.m. and be carried on ESPN+.
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The Blue Devils and Rams will be meeting for the fourth time overall. URI has won all three previous matchups.
OPENING NOTES
• Central Connecticut is playing its third straight road game with a trip to Rhode Island.
• Head coach Patrick Sellers is in his 4th season in charge of his alma mater.
• CCSU will play travel to Fairfield (Dec. 18) before hosting two home games on Dec. 21 and 29 prior to beginning league action on Jan. 3.
WITH A WIN TODAY ...
• CCSU would collect its first win in four meetings with URI.
• Central would post its fifth straight win overall and third straight on the road.
• The Blue Devils would win their fourth straight against A10 opponents.
• Central would have 3 wins against A10 foes in a season for the first time.
• CCSU would have 7 wins its its first 10 games for the first time since 2001-02 (7-3).
LOOSE ENDS...
• Central is committing an NEC-low 10.6 turnovers per game. In 6 wins, CCSU is committing just 9.7 turnovers per game, while averaging 12.3 turnovers per game in 3 setbacks.
• CCSU had 3 turnovers against Vermont St. Johnson - its fewest since Jan. 27 vs. Wagner (5).
• CCSU is committing 11.9 fouls per game thus far, which ranks 2nd in the country. Central ranked 10th nationally in 2023-24 committing just 13.6 fouls per game.
• In their 6 wins, the Blue Devils have held the lead for 199:27 while trailing for just 23:57.
• Central's 31 assists vs. VTSU-Johnson is the 15th-highest single-game total this season and its 18 3-pointers vs. VSUJ is tied for the 21st-highest single game total.
• Dating back to the 2021-22 season, CCSU has won 6 straight 1-point games. Its last one-point loss came on Jan. 21, 2022 in a 67-68 loss at SFU. Two came vs. Wagner in 2023-24.
• With 20 wins last season, CCSU surpassed its win total from the previous 2 seasons combined. In the 10 previous seasons since its last winning season (2010-11, 19-12) until Patrick Sellers was head coach, CCSU was just 86-207 (.294).
NOTABLES
• Northeast Conference Preseason Coaches Poll (1st place votes):
1T. CCSU (5)
1T. Wagner (4)
3. FDU
4. Le Moyne
5. LIU
6. Chicago St.
7. Mercyhurst
8T. Saint Francis U.
8T. Stonehill
• The Preseason All-NEC Team: Malachi Davis (LIU), Jo'el Emanuel (FDU), Darrick Jones Jr. (Le Moyne), JORDAN JONES (CCSU), Jeff Planutis (Mercyhurst).
