NEC Announces 2023-24 Men's & Women's Basketball Conference Schedules

The Northeast Conference announced the 2023-24 men's and women's basketball conference schedules on Thursday. The non-conference schedules for the CCSU men's and women's basketball teams will be announced at a later date.

Head coach Patrick Sellers will enter his third season at the helm of the Central men's basketball program. CCSU will open NEC play at Stonehill on Thursday, Jan. 4. The Blue Devils will host the Skyhawks on Saturday, March 2, in their final regular-season tilt before beginning the NEC Tournament on Wednesday, March 6.

Head coach Way Veney will begin her first season in charge of the CCSU women's basketball program. The Blue Devils begin the conference slate at home against Stonehill on Monday, Jan. 8. Central will host FDU on Thursday, March 7, in its final tuneup for the NEC Tournament which will begin on Monday, March 11.

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Schedule Notes

• Both the men and women will play 16-game double round-robin schedules with the men's conference season tipping off on Thursday, January 4  and the women on Saturday, January 6.
• Each team will have two bye dates.
• The men's and women's schedules will mirror each other for the most part.
• The men will complete their regular season schedule on Saturday, March 2, while the women wrap on Thursday, March 7.
• Seven of the nine weeks for the men will be contested with a Thursday/Saturday format. Games will be played Saturday/Monday to coincide with Martin Luther King Day on January 13/15 and on a Friday/Sunday schedule the following week on January 19/21.
• Starting in late January, the women will adopt a Thursday/Saturday schedule. The season kicks off with two consecutive Saturday/Monday weeks, followed by a Friday/Sunday format on January 19/21. Additionally, the women's schedule includes single-game weeks on February 9 and March 7.
• Game times are to be determined and dates may be moved to accommodate TV.
• The 2023-24 NEC television slate will be announced in October.
• The NEC Basketball Championship will remain an eight-team playoff format with all games played at the home of the higher seed. After the quarterfinals, advancing teams will be reseeded so the highest remaining seed plays the lowest remaining seed in the semifinals.
• The 2024 NEC Men's Basketball Championship will take place on March 6, 9 & 12 at campus sites.
• The 2024 NEC Women's Basketball Championship will take place on March 11, 14 & 17 at campus sites.
• This past spring, the NEC Presidents' Council unanimously voted to eliminate access restrictions to NEC championships during an institution's transition to DI. Consequently, current reclassifying institutions Le Moyne and Stonehill are now eligible to compete in the NEC postseason. If a reclassifying institution wins the NEC Tournament championship, the tournament runner-up will advance to the NCAA Tournament as the NEC's automatic qualifier as per current policy. If two reclassifying members reach the conference final, the NEC will stage an "AQ Qualifier" game between the two non-advancing semifinal teams. This will serve as a decisive game to determine the team that will secure the NEC's spot in the NCAA Tournament.