The CCSU men's basketball team will tip off the Northeast Conference Tournament on Wednesday night at Saint Francis U. The game will stream live, and for free, on NECFrontRow.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1| 7:00 PM | DEGOL ARENA (LORETTO, PA)
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OPENING NOTES
• Central Connecticut travels to Saint Francis U for the NEC Tournament Quarterfinals on Wednesday night.
• The Blue Devils are the #6 seed, while the Red Flash earned the #3 seed.
• The top two remaining seeds will host the NEC semifinals on Saturday.
CCSU - NORTHEAST CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT NOTABLES
• The Blue Devils have won Northeast Conference Tournament titles in 2000, 2002, 2007. CCSU was the top seed on all three occasions.
• Central is 1-11 in true road games in the Northeast Conference Tournament.
• CCSU as the #6 seed is its highest seed since being #4 in 2011.
• The Blue Devils and Red Flash are meeting for the first time in the NEC Tournament.
• Patrick Sellers has won NEC Tournament titles as an assistant coach with CCSU (2000, '02) and at FDU (2019).
• CCSU has qualified for the NEC Tournament 20 times, which is tied for the 4th-most all-time. Wagner has qualified 22 times.
SETTING THE TABLE
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Kellen Amos ( All-NEC 2nd Team) is the first CCSU All-NEC honoree since Tyler Kohl (2017-18, 2nd Team). Amos averaged 14.3 ppg in NEC play, which was the best mark by a Blue Devil since Kohl averaged 18.1 ppg in 2018-19.
• Central has made 214 three-pointers this season, the 4th-highest total in program history.
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Jayden Brown has blocked a career-high four shots in each of the last two games.
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Andre Snoddy grabbed a league-best 10.7 rebounds per game in NEC play.
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)