Men's Basketball Hosts UMass Lowell for Newington Day on Sunday
Central Connecticut wiill play its second straight home game when it welcomes UMass Lowell to Detrick Gym on Sunday. Newington residents with proof of residence can attend the game for free which will tip off at 1:00 p.m. and stream on NECFrontRow.com.
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The Blue Devils and RiverHawks are meeting for the 18th time. CCSU leads the series, 12-5.
OPENING NOTES
• Central Connecticut hosts UMass Lowell on Sunday before playing four straight road games.
• Head coach Patrick Sellers is in his 4th season in charge of his alma mater.
• CCSU begins a four-game road swing at UMass on Dec. 4. CCSU will travel to Holy Cross (Dec. 7), URI (Dec. 15) and Fairfield (Dec. 18) before hosting two non-conference home games on Dec. 21 and 29 prior to beginning league action on Jan. 3.
WITH A WIN TODAY ...
• Central would improve to 8-0 all-time against UMass Lowell in Detrick Gymnasium.
• The Blue Devils would win their ninth straight regular-season home game.
• CCSU would remaing unbeaten at home in 2024-25 (3-0).
• Central would post a 3rd straight win against America East schools.
LOOSE ENDS...
• Central is committing an NEC-low 9.7 turnovers per game. In 3 wins, CCSU is committing just 7.0 turnovers per game, while averaging 12.3 turnovers per game in 3 setbacks.
• CCSU had 3 turnovers against Vermont St. Johnson - its fewest since Jan. 27 vs. Wagner (5).
• CCSU is committing 10.8 fouls per game thus far, which ranks 2nd in the country. Central ranked 10th nationally in 2023-24 committing just 13.6 fouls per game.
• In their 3 wins, the Blue Devils have held the lead for 105:52 while trailing for just 10:21.
• Central's 12 assists vs. VTSU-Johnson is the 12th-highest single-game total this season and its 18 3-pointers vs. VSUJ is tied for the 13th-highest single game total.
• With 20 wins last season, CCSU surpassed its win total from the previous 2 seasons combined. In the 10 previous seasons since its last winning season (2010-11, 19-12) until Patrick Sellers was head coach, CCSU was just 86-207 (.294).
• Dating back to the 2021-22 season, CCSU has won 6 straight 1-point games. Its last one-point loss came on Jan. 21, 2022 in a 67-68 loss at SFU. Two came vs. Wagner in 2023-24.
NOTABLES
• Northeast Conference Preseason Coaches Poll (1st place votes):
1T. CCSU (5)
1T. Wagner (4)
3. FDU
4. Le Moyne
5. LIU
6. Chicago St.
7. Mercyhurst
8T. Saint Francis U.
8T. Stonehill
• The Preseason All-NEC Team: Malachi Davis (LIU), Jo'el Emanuel (FDU), Darrick Jones Jr. (Le Moyne), JORDAN JONES (CCSU), Jeff Planutis (Mercyhurst).
