Men's Basketball Hosts LIU Thursday to Tip Final Regular Season Weekend
The Central Connecticut men's basketball team enters the final weekend of the regular season with a pair of home games. The Blue Devils will host LIU on Thursday night at 7:00 p.m. for Newington Day presented by Stew Leonard's. Newington residents will be admitted free with proper ID.
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The Blue Devils and Sharks are meeting for the second time this season. CCSU won at LIU, 722-63, on Jan. 21.
OPENING NOTES
• Central Connecticut closes the regular season at home this weekend, beginning with a visit from LIU on Thursday.
• The Blue Devils have clinched a postseason home game for the first time since 2010-11. CCSU has clinched a home semifinal game should it advance that far.
• Head coach Patrick Sellers is in his third season at the helm of his alma mater and has improved the team's win total over the previous season in each campaign.
• Central hosts Stonehill on Saturday for Senior Day.
WITH A WIN TODAY ...
• Central would win its 5th straight against LIU and sweep back-to-back season series'.
• Central would win 18+ games for the first time since 2010-11 (19-12).
LOOSE ENDS...
• CCSU ranks 11th nationally, committing just 13.8 fouls per game.
• Central has surpassed its previous season's win total in 3 straight season under head coach Patrick Sellers. In 10 seasons from CCSU's last winning season (2010-11, 19-12) until Sellers was named head coach, CCSU was just 86-207 (.294).
• Jordan Jones has 988 career points during his time at CCSU and Coker.
• CCSU is 5-3 in NEC games decided by 5 points or fewer.
• The Blue Devils have played 3 straight 1-point games and won them all. Dating back to the 2021-22 season, CCSU has won 6 straight 1-point games. Last loss: Jan. 21, 2022 • 67-68 at SFU
• CCSU leads the NEC with 75 dunks, led by Kellen Amos (21) and Allan Jeanne-Rose (20).
• Since committing a season-low 5 turnovers against Wagner, CCSU has a -14 turnover margin in the past 6 games. CCSU had a season-high 19 vs. FDU on Feb. 10.
NOTABLES
• The Blue Devils host LIU on Feb.29, marking the 4th time in its Division I era that CCSU will play on the leap day.
• CCSU is 1-2 on Feb. 29, since 1986-87, losing 2 straight leap games.
• Central lost to St. Francis Brooklyn, 85-79, on 2/29/20. It defeated Brooklyn, 84-68, on 2/29/92 for its only leap-year win.
• Tre Breland is coming off a career-high 22 point game at Sacred Heart. He connected on a personal-best 5 three-pointers.
• Breland posted his first career double-double with 15 points and a career-high 12 rebounds at Le Moyne on Feb. 15.
• Sinc becoming a starter he is posting 11.8 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 2.0 spg in a team-high 34.8 minutes in the past 12 games.
• Overall, he is playing 28.4 mpg and averaging 10.0 ppg and 5.0 rpg, while shooting 45.9% overall and 37.9% on three-pointers.
