Mobley Named All-Conference, Most Improved
Sophomore led the Blue Devils in scoring this season
Central Connecticut sophomore guard Matt Mobley was named Second Team All-Northeast Conference and was the league's pick for the Most Improved Player award, it was announced on Tuesday morning. Mobley led the Blue Devils in scoring in his second season in New Britain.
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An All-Rookie pick as a freshman in 2013-14, Mobley wasted little time this season in announcing his arrival as a full-fledged star, scoring 30 points in CCSU's season opener against Fairfield. Mobley, who averaged 6.8 ppg in his first year in New Britain, lifted his scoring average over 10 points as a sophomore, the biggest jump in the conference this season.
His 17.2 ppg is the third-best mark in the league, and he also ranks in third in made three-pointers (2.4/game) and 11th in free throw percentage (.756). Dangerous inside and out, Mobley has gone to the line 156 times on the year, the second-highest total in the NEC. From Worcester, MA, Mobley has also tallied a league-best four games of 30+ points this season.
Mobley finished the season with a team-best 534 points in 31 games, just shy of the top-10 single season scoring marks in program history. He averaged 16.8 points per game in league play and had 12 games with 20 or more points on the season.
