Men's Basketball Meets Wagner at Home Saturday

January 26, 2024

The Central Connecticut men's basketball team hosts Wagner on Saturday in a Northeast Conference matchup. The game is the Blue Devils' Coaches vs. Cancer game and it is being presented by Hartford Healthcare.

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The Blue Devils and Seahawks are meeting for the first time this season. Wagner leads the all-time series, 35-22, but CCSU won the last meeting.

OPENING NOTES

•    Central Connecticut and Wagner face each other on Saturday. The Blue Devils will be recognizing the Coaches vs. Cancer Suits and Sneakers Week game.
•    CCSU is coming of its league-leading 7th road win of the season. The Blue Devils are one of just nine schools nationally with 7+ road wins and are tied for 3rd in the country.
•    Head coach Patrick Sellers is in his third season at the helm of his alma mater and has improved the team's win total over the previous season in each campaign.
•    The Blue Devils play home against Saint Francis U. on Thursday, Feb. 2.

WITH A CCSU WIN ...

•    Central would improve to 8-2 in its last 10 games.
•    CCSU would be 4 games above .500 through 20 games for the first time since 2010-11 (12-7).
•    The Blue Devils would win their 3rd straight game overall since Jan. 19.
•    Central would win its 12th game overall, its most since 2017-18 (14).

NOTABLES

• With its win at FDU, Central surpassed its previous season's win total for the 3rd straight season under head coach Patrick Sellers.
• In 10 seasons from the program's last winning season (2010-11, 19-12) until Sellers was named head coach, CCSU was just 86-207 (.294).

•    The Blue Devils have been the NEC's best road team in 2023-24 with 7 wins overall and a perfect 4-0 mark in league play in away games.
•    CCSU's current win streak in road games (6) is tied for the second-longest active streak in the nation (VCU, 10).
•    Central has won 7 road games for the first time since 2012-13.
•    CCSU is one of just 9 schools nationally with 7 road wins, and is tied for 3rd trailing only Western Carolina and UMass Lowell (8).

• The Blue Devils award the "Dog Bowl" following victories. Fans can follow @ccsu_mbb on Instagram to see who is recognized with the Dog Bowl following wins.
• The dog bowl goes to a player who best shows the attributes to win a game that may not show up in the box score. It can go to any player, whether they play or not in the game.