The Central Connecticut men's basketball team rounds out a stretch of four road games with a trip to Fairfield on Wednesday night. The game will tipoff at 7:00 p.m. and be carried on ESPN+.
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The Blue Devils and Stags will be meeting for the first time since the 2014-15 season. Fairfield is 21-4 all-time in the series.
OPENING NOTES
• Central Connecticut is playing its fourth straight road game with a matchup against Fairfield for the first time since 2014.
• Head coach Patrick Sellers is in his 4th season in charge of his alma mater.
• CCSU will have 2 home games on Dec. 21 and 29 prior to beginning league action on Jan. 3.
WITH A WIN TODAY ...
• CCSU would end a 8-game skid against Fairfield, dating back to Nov. 30, 1987.
• Central would collect its 4th road win in non-conference play.
• The Blue Devils would would have 7 non-NEC wins for the first time since 2017-18 (7).
• CCSU would have a 7-4 mark through 11 games, its best start since 2001-02 (8-3).
LOOSE ENDS...
• Central is committing an NEC-low 10.7 turnovers per game. In 6 wins, CCSU is committing just 9.7 turnovers per game, while averaging 12.3 turnovers per game in 4 setbacks.
• CCSU had 3 turnovers against Vermont St. Johnson - its fewest since Jan. 27 vs. Wagner (5).
• CCSU is committing 12.8 fouls per game thus far, which ranks 6th in the country. Central ranked 10th nationally in 2023-24 committing just 13.6 fouls per game.
• In their 6 wins, the Blue Devils have held the lead for 199:27 while trailing for just 23:57.
• In 5 games vs. Providence, Saint Joseph's, UMass Lowell, UMass and URI the Blue Devils have an even scoring margin (339-339) and are 3-2 in those games.
• CCSU leads the NEC with 1.222 PPP near the rim and has a 60% (85-of-131) shooting efficiency.
• 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.
• 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).
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).
