Men's Basketball Hosts Merrimack on Thursday Night
The Central Connecticut men's basketball team is home for a pair of games at Detrick Gym this week. The Blue Devils welcome Merrimack in a Northeast Conference contest that will tip at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The game will stream live, and for free, on NECFrontRow.com.
January 25, 2023
The Central Connecticut men's basketball team is home for a pair of games at Detrick Gym this week. The Blue Devils welcome Merrimack in a Northeast Conference contest that will tip at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The game will stream live, and for free, on NECFrontRow.com.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 26 | 7:00 PM | DETRICK GYMNASIUM (NEW BRITAIN, CT)
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OPENING NOTES
• Central Connecticut is back at home for two games this week. CCSU hosts Merrimack on Thursday at 7:00 p.m.
• Midway through the NEC slate, CCSU is in position to host a tourney game as the 4 seed.
• CCSU welcomes Saint Francis U on Saturday at 1:00 p.m.
• Central Connecticut is back at home for two games this week. CCSU hosts Merrimack on Thursday at 7:00 p.m.
• Midway through the NEC slate, CCSU is in position to host a tourney game as the 4 seed.
• CCSU welcomes Saint Francis U on Saturday at 1:00 p.m.
SETTING THE TABLE
• Andre Snoddy had 2 double-doubles last week and is grabbing an NEC-best 11.3 rpg in NEC play. In 4 career games against LIU he has 3 double-doubles and averages 12.8 ppg and 10.8 rpg
• Nigel Scantlebury, a Preseason All-NEC pick, ranks among the top 10 in NEC play in assists (2nd, 4.9), FT pct. (.900), assist-TO ratio (6th, 1.9) and steals (8th, 1.7).
• Kellen Amos is scoring 17.2 ppg in conference play, which is the highest mark for a Blue Devil since Tyler Kohl in 2018-19 (18.1 ppg). In NEC games he is also among the league leaders in 3fg per game (3rd, 2.7), 3fg% (3rd, .442) and FG% (3rd, .516).
• The Blue Devils have used just 2 starting lineup combinations this season and has started the same first five in the past 12 games.
• CCSU had a season-high 13 three-pointers against FDU, which tied for the 10th-most in a single game in program history, a mark that it has matched 12 times. In the past two games, CCSU has shot just 4-of-35 (.114) from the arc. CCSU held its opponents to just 5-of-24 (.208) from the arc.
• Andre Snoddy had 2 double-doubles last week and is grabbing an NEC-best 11.3 rpg in NEC play. In 4 career games against LIU he has 3 double-doubles and averages 12.8 ppg and 10.8 rpg
• Nigel Scantlebury, a Preseason All-NEC pick, ranks among the top 10 in NEC play in assists (2nd, 4.9), FT pct. (.900), assist-TO ratio (6th, 1.9) and steals (8th, 1.7).
• Kellen Amos is scoring 17.2 ppg in conference play, which is the highest mark for a Blue Devil since Tyler Kohl in 2018-19 (18.1 ppg). In NEC games he is also among the league leaders in 3fg per game (3rd, 2.7), 3fg% (3rd, .442) and FG% (3rd, .516).
• The Blue Devils have used just 2 starting lineup combinations this season and has started the same first five in the past 12 games.
• CCSU had a season-high 13 three-pointers against FDU, which tied for the 10th-most in a single game in program history, a mark that it has matched 12 times. In the past two games, CCSU has shot just 4-of-35 (.114) from the arc. CCSU held its opponents to just 5-of-24 (.208) from the arc.
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)
• 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)
