Men's Basketball Hosts FDU Thursday for ESPN+ Doubleheader
The Central Connecticut men's basketball team hosts FDU on Thursday in a matchup of the top two teams in the Northeast Conference. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.
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The Blue Devils and Knights will meet for the second time this season. Central won 71-60 on Jan. 18 at FDU, while the Knights lead the series, 30-27.
OPENING NOTES
• Central Connecticut heads down the home stretch, playing 5 of the next 7 games at Detrick Gym, beginning with a Thursday game against FDU.
• Head coach Patrick Sellers is in his 4th season in charge of his alma mater.
• The Blue Devils will close the regular season by playing 5 of its last 7 games at home following Saturday's road contest.
WITH A WIN THURSDAY ...
• CCSU would win its 6th straight game overall.
• Central Connecticut would improve to 15-3 since Nov. 24, 2024.
• Central would have 17+ wins in back-to-back seasons for the first time since '05-06, '06-07.
• The Blue Devils would win their fifth straight game against FDU.
LOOSE ENDS...
• CCSU is committing 11.2 fouls per game, which ranks 2nd nationally (Creighton, 10.6).
• In 12 wins, Central has led for 548:33 while trailing for just 84:21.
• Dating back to 2021-22, CCSU has won 7 straight 1-point games (1/21/22, 67-68 loss at SFU).
• CCSU is shooting 55.6% (455-of-818) from inside the 3-point arc in all contests. In NEC games, Central is 188-of-347 (.542).
• When scoring 70+ points under Patrick Sellers, CCSU is 46-13 (.780).
• With 9 non-conference wins, Central set a program-mark for non-league victories and is just the 6th NEC school to win 9 true non-conference games in a season
• CCSU and Fairfield combined for just 3 free throws (CCSU 1-1, FFD 2-2). It was the fewest combined foul shots in a CCSU game since Feb. 14, 2015 at Robert Morris (RMU 2-2).
• With 20 wins last season, CCSU surpassed its win total from the previous 2 seasons combined. In the 10 seasons since its last previous 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).
