Men's Basketball Welcomes Binghamton on Sunday
Central Connecticut welcomes Binghamton on Sunday for the first of two straight home contests. The game will tip off at 1:00 p.m. and stream on NECFrontRow.com.
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The Blue Devils and Bearcats are playing for the seventh time. CCSU leads the series, 4-2, but has dropped the past two matchups.
OPENING NOTES
• Central Connecticut welcomes Binghamton on Sunday for the first of two straight home contests. The Blue Devils and Bearcats are meeting for the first time since Nov. 28, 2016.
• Head coach Patrick Sellers is in his 4th season in charge of his alma mater.
• CCSU will welcome UMass Lowell to Detrick Gym on Sunday, Dec. 1, before playing four straight games away from home.
WITH A WIN TODAY ...
• Central would even its record at 3-3 on the season.
• The Blue Devils would win their eighth straight regular-season home game.
• CCSU would post its first win over Binghamton since Nov. 25, 2008.
• Central would avoid its first 3-game slide since losing 5 straight from Feb. 23 - Nov. 10, 2023.
LOOSE ENDS...
• Central is committing an NEC-low 10.2 turnovers per game, but has committed 15 turnovers in each of the past 2 games. CCSU had just 21 turnovers in the first 3 contests.
• CCSU had 3 turnovers against Vermont St. Johnson - its fewest since Jan. 27 vs. Wagner (5).
• CCSU is committing 11.2 fouls per game thus far, which ranks 4th in the country. Central ranked 10th nationally in 2023-24 committing just 13.6 fouls per game.
• CCSU led for 99:32 in the first 3 games, but has trailed for 72:53 in the past 2 games.
• 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).
