Men's Basketball Hosts St. Francis Brooklyn in NEC Home Opener
The Central Connecticut men's basketball team welcomes St. Francis Brooklyn to Detrick Gym on Saturday for its Northeast Conference home-opener. The contest will tip at 1:00 p.m. The game will stream live, and for free, on NECFrontRow.com.
The Central Connecticut men's basketball team welcomes St. Francis Brooklyn to Detrick Gym on Saturday for its Northeast Conference home-opener. The contest will tip at 1:00 p.m. The game will stream live, and for free, on NECFrontRow.com.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31 | 1:00 PM | DETRICK GYMNASIUM (NEW BRITAIN, CT)
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• Central Connecticut hosts St. Francis Brooklyn on Saturday afternoon.
• The Blue Devils are 12-13 all-time in Northeast Conference openers.
• CCSU will play back-to-back home games for the first time this season with LIU coming to Detrick Gym on Thursday night.
• Jay Rodgers has started the past 6 games, and scored double-figures in each game. He's averaging 13.5 ppg and shooting .473 in that span, including a career-high 23 points at Fordham.
• Kellen Amos was named NEC Player of the Week on Dec. 19 after scoring 20 points (6-6 3fg), 4 rebounds and 2 blocked shots at Manhattan. He has scored 10+ points in 13 games and has 4 20-point games. Overall he ranks 8th in the NEC in scoring (14.0).
• Tre Breland posted a career-high 13 points at SFU and is shooting .647 in the past 4 games, while playing 20.0 minutes per contest.
• Nigel Scantlebury was a Preseason All-NEC pick and ranks among the Top-10 in the NEC in 4 statistical categories. He had his first career double-double in the win over Dartmouth.
• Abdul Momoh is shooting .508 on the season. In the past 6 games he's shooting .515 (17-33) and averaging 7.0 ppg. He had a career-high 11 points at Manhattan.
• 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)
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