Men's Basketball Takes on St. Francis Brooklyn Thursday Afternoon
The Central Connecticut men's basketball team begins a four-game road swing with a 2:00 p.m. contest at St. Francis Brookly on Thursday. The game will stream live, and for free, on NECFrontRow.com.
The Central Connecticut men's basketball team begins a four-game road swing with a 2:00 p.m. contest at St. Francis Brookly on Thursday. The game will stream live, and for free, on NECFrontRow.com.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2 | 2:00 PM | THE ARC (BROOKLYN, NY)
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• Central Connecticut begins a four-game road stretch with a trip to St. Francis Brooklyn.
• With 7 NEC games remaining, CCSU is among 5 teams within a game of a Top-4 spot.
• Next up, CCSU will face Nutmeg State-rival Sacred Heart on Saturday at 2:00 p.m.
• Andre Snoddy has a double-double in four straight games. In that span, he is posting 13.5 ppg and 13.8 rpg, while shooting 48.8% (20-of-41) from the field.
• Snoddy is the league's top rebounder, grabbing 11.4 rpg in NEC play. In conference play, he is averaging a double-double with 10.8 ppg, 11.4 rpg and shooting 46.8% from the field.
• Davonte Sweatman had a career game in the win over Saint Francis U, scoring 20 points on 8-10 shooting. He played a 26 minutes and added five rebounds and four assists.
• Jay Rodgers has the best assist-turnover ratio (4.4) in NEC games. He has 31 assists against just 7 turnovers in 244 minutes. He has not turned the ball over in the past 4 games.
• Kellen Amos is scoring 16.8 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 (4th, 2.6), FG% (7th, .504), and 3fg% (8th, .418).
• Central grabbed 13 offensive boards and 43 boards overall against SFU, season-best marks for conference play.
• CCSU has used 2 starting lineups this season, including the same in the past 14 games.
• Central snapped out of a mini-funk going 8-of-22 (.364) on threes against Saint Francis U. CCSU had a season-high 13 threes against FDU, which tied for the 10th-most in a single game in program history. In 3 games from Jan. 20-26, CCSU shot just 7-of-45 (.156) from the arc.
• 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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