Men's Basketball Picked Fourth in NEC Preseason Coaches Poll; Horton Selected to Preseason Team
The Central Connecticut men's basketball team was picked to finish fourth in the 2010-11 Northeast Conference Preseason men's basketball coaches poll released on Wednesday. Junior forward Ken Horton, who sat out last season with an injury, was chosen to the preseason All-Conference Team for the second straight season.
The Central Connecticut men's basketball team was picked to
finish fourth in the 2010-11 Northeast Conference Preseason men's
basketball coaches poll released on Wednesday. Junior forward Ken
Horton, who sat out last season with an injury, was chosen to
the preseason All-Conference Team for the second straight
season.
Quinnipiac was chosen as the preseason favorite, and is the first
unanimous selection in 14 seasons. Last year's champion Robert
Morris was chosen second, Long Island was third and the Blue Devils
were picked fourth.
The Blue Devils will be led by a pair of seniors this season in Shemik
Thompson and Markeys
Deans. Thompson led the team in scoring last season at 13.0
points per game. He added 95 assists and is among the top-10 in
school history in career assists. Deans averaged 8.5 points and
5.0 rebounds per game as a junior. He is the leading returning
rebounder for the Blue Devils this season.
Horton missed the 2009-10 season with an injury. He was an
All-Conference selection following his sophomore campaign and a
preseason All-Conference pick last season before having to sit out
with the injury. He averaged 16.5 ppg as a sophomore and has
averaged 14.5 ppg over his two-year career.
Junior Robby
Ptacek, the second-leading scorer from a year ago, also returns
for the Blue Devils. Ptacek averaged 12.1 ppg in 22 games as a
sophomore. He missed several games due to an injury. Ptacek has
led the team in free-throw shooting in each of his two seasons. He
hit 78-of-92 attempts a year ago, good for 84.8 percent.
Central opens the season on Saturday night, Nov. 13 at the
Connecticut 6 Classic. The Blue Devils will face Hartford in the 6
p.m. game at the Mohegan Sun Arena. They then travel to Army on
Mon., Nov. 15 for a 7 pm. start. The first home game for the Blue
Devils will take place on Sat., Nov. 27 against Monmouth at 2
p.m.
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