Men's Basketball Faces Manhattan Friday Night

The Central Connecticut men's basketball team will play Manhattan on Friday night in Riverdale, NY. The game will stream on ESPN3.

November 10, 2022

The Central Connecticut men's basketball team will play Manhattan on Friday night in Riverdale, NY. The game will stream on ESPN3.

OPENING NOTES
•    Central Connecticut heads to Manhattan Friday night in the first meeting between the schools.
•    Patrick Sellers is in his second season at the helm of Central. His squad returns three starters and a total of eight letterwinners.
•    CCSU will welcome Quinnipiac to New Britain for their home opener on Nov. 13.

WHAT TO KNOW
•    Kellen Amos had a game-high 24 points in his CCSU debut on Monday. Amos made 10-of-20 shots in 36 minutes of action.
•    Andre Snoddy had a career-high 4 steals and made his first career three-pointer.
•    The Blue Devils return 66.5% of their scoring and 66.1% of their rebounding production.
•    CCSU hit 235 threes in 2021-22, the second-highest single-season total in program history.
•    Nigel Scantlebury, a preseason All-NEC pick, ranked among the top-15 in six statistical categories in the conference. He ranked 41st nationally in foul shooting, while ranking second in the NEC, at .864. He was also second in the league, converting at .414 clip from the three-point line.
•    Andre Snoddy earned NEC All-Rookie Team honors last season and was NEC Rookie of the Week six times. He led NEC freshmen in scoring (8.0 ppg), rebounding (7.1 rpg) and assists (1.5 apg).

NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL VIDEO SERIES (BRACKETING)
•    Week 1 (October 17): How the committee prepares for the season with metrics, data and conference reporting. (Men's Basketball)
•    Week 2 (October 24): Selections. (Men's Basketball)
•    Week 3 (October 31): Seeding. (Men's Basketball)
•    Week 4 (November 7): Bracketing. (Men's Basketball)

NCAA WEEKLY WHISTLE (YOUTUBE)