Men's Basketball Closes Regular-Season against Le Moyne, at Wagner
The Central Connecticut men's basketball team finishes the regular season with a pair of contests this weekend. CCSU hosts Le Moyne on Thursday, before traveling to Wagner on Saturday to close the regular season. Thursday's game is sponsored by Creative Office Interiors.
CCSU GAME NOTES | HOME GAME PROGRAM LINKS | LE MOYNE NOTES | WAGNER NOTES
LE MOYNE - LIVE STATS | WATCH | AUDIO | TICKETS
WAGNER - LIVE STATS | WATCH (ESPNU) | AUDIO | TICKETS
The Blue Devils and Dolphins will be meeting for the 12th time. Le Moyne is 7-4 in the series. Wagner has won two straight in the series and is 37-24 all-time.
OPENING NOTES
• Central Connecticut wraps up its home NEC slate with a contest against Le Moyne on Thursday night. CCSU has not lost a league home game after beginning 0-2.
• Head coach Patrick Sellers is in his 4th season in charge of his alma mater.
• The Blue Devils close the regular season at Wagner on Saturday night on ESPNU.
WITH A WIN THURSDAY ...
• CCSU would win its 11th straight game for the 1st time since Jan. 13-Feb. 15, 2007 (12).
• Central would improve to 22-6 on the year, its most wins since 2006-07 (22-12).
• Central Connecticut would improve to 20-3 since Nov. 24, 2024.
LOOSE ENDS...
• Central has posted 20 wins in consecutive seasons for the first time in its Division I history. The Blue Devils last accomplished the feat in 1982-83 (21-9) and 1983-84 (26-6).
• Central's 10-game win streak is currently tied for the 2nd longest in the country (Yale, 12).
• The Blue Devils won their 8th straight road game on Thursday, the 2nd-longest current streak in the nation (Houston, 12). CCSU became the first school in the nation with 11 road wins.
• CCSU leads the NEC in offensive efficiency (107.3) AND defensive efficiency (97.1).
• CCSU is committing just 11.0 fouls per game, which is 2nd nationally (Creighton, 11.0). The Blue Devils are on pace to shatter the NEC mark of 13.0 (Monmouth, 1989-90).
• In NEC play, Central is limiting opponents to just 9.1 foul shots per game - no other team in the league allows opponents to shoot fewer that 15.3 foul shots per game.
• In its 21 wins, Central has led for 735:12 while trailing for just 134:31.
• Central is an efficient offensive team. Inside the 3-point arc, CCSU is shooting 55.8% (560-of-1004) from in all games. In conference play, Central is 293-of-533 (.550).
• When scoring 70+ points under Patrick Sellers, CCSU is 50-13 (.794) overall in four seasons, including a 14-0 mark during the 2024-25 season.
• Dating back to 2021-22, CCSU has won 7 straight 1-point games (1/21/22, 67-68 loss at SFU).
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).
