Men's Basketball Hosts Maine for Pre-Thanksgiving Contest Wednesday
The Central Connecticut men's basketball team plays host to Maine on Wednesday afternoon at Detrick Gymnasium. The Blue Devils will tip off at 3:30 p.m., following the women's game against Saint Peter's which is set for a Noon tipoff. The games will stream live, and for free, on NECFrontRow.com.
The Central Connecticut men's basketball team plays host to Maine on Wednesday afternoon at Detrick Gymnasium. The Blue Devils will tip off at 3:30 p.m., following the women's game against Saint Peter's which is set for a Noon tipoff. The games will stream live, and for free, on NECFrontRow.com.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23 | 3:30 PM | DETRICK GYMNASIUM (NEW BRITAIN, CT)
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OPENING NOTES
• Central Connecticut returns home to host Maine on Wednesday as part of a basketball doubleheader. The women host Saint Peter's prior to the men's game
• Patrick Sellers is in his 2nd season at the helm of Central. His squad returns three starters and a total of eight letterwinners.
• Sellers' first career win came against Maine last season on the road.
• CCSU will alternate their next 8 games home and away. CCSU plays at Rutgers on Saturday.
WHAT TO KNOW
• Davonte Sweatman led CCSU in scoring in each of the last two games (15.0 ppg). He has shot 12-of-15 overall and 6-of-8 on 3-pointers, while posting 8 assists and just 2 turnovers.
• Nigel Scantlebury, a preseason All-NEC pick, has scored 16 points in three of the past four games. He is leading the team with 3.6 assists per game and has 2.0 assist/turnover ratio.
• Andre Snoddy posted his sixth career double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds at UMBC. He was named to the NEC All-Rookie Team last season.
• Central made a season-high 12 three-pointers at UMBC and is averaging a NEC-high 9.4 three-pointers per game, while making 35.6% of its three-point attempts. CCSU hit 235 three-pointers last season, the second-highest single-season total in program history.
• CCSU is committing an NEC-low 10.8 turnovers per game and own a +0.4 turnover margin.
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)
