Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball

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Central Connecticut Blue Devils
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University Central Connecticut State University
Head coach Patrick Sellers (4th season)
Conference Northeast Conference
Location New Britain, Connecticut
Arena William H. Detrick Gymnasium
(capacity: 2,654)
NicknameBlue Devils
ColorsBlue and white [1]
   
Uniforms
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NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1966*
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1966*, 1971*
NCAA tournament appearances
1966*, 1967*, 1969*, 1971*, 1983*, 1984*, 2000, 2002, 2007
*at Division II level
Conference tournament champions
2000, 2002, 2007
Conference regular season champions
2000, 2002, 2007, 2024

The Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball team is the men's basketball team that represent Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, Connecticut, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Northeast Conference and is coached by Patrick Sellers. The team last played in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in 2007.

Contents

History

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Mascot of the Central Connecticut State University athletic teams

Central's first year of competition was the 1934-35 season under coach Harrison J. Kaiser, after whom the athletic building is named. CCSU joined the NCAA Division I ranks in the 1986-87 season, marking 2020-21 as the 35th season at the Division I level.

Classification

YearsClassificationNational TournamentsSeasons
1986–87 to Present NCAA Division I 3 appearances35
1965–66 to 1985–86 NCAA Division II 6 appearances21
1934–35 to 1964–65 NAIB/NAIA 10 appearances29

Home court

YearsVenueSeasons
1965–66 to presentKaiser Hall – Detrick Gymnasium56
1947–48 to 1964–65Memorial Hall18
1934–35 to 1946–47Teachers Gymnasium11

Conference affiliation

YearsConferenceSeasons
1997–98 to Present Northeast Conference 24
1994–95 to 1996–97 Mid-Continent Conference 3
1990–91 to 1991–92, 1993–94 East Coast Conference 3
1986–87 to 1989–90, 1992–93Division I Independent5
1972–73 to 1982–83, 1985–86Division II Independent12
1983–84 to 1984–85 New England Collegiate Conference 2
1967–68 to 1971–72North-East Collegiate Basketball League5
1961–62 to 1966–67Independent6
1934–35 to 1960-61New England Teachers College Conference25

Year by year results

SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Howie Dickenman (Mid-Continent Conference/Northeast Conference)(1996–2016)
1996–97Howie Dickenman 8–194–12T–7th
Northeast Conference
1997–98Howie Dickenman 4–223–13T–9th
1998–99Howie Dickenman 19–1311–94th
1999–2000 Howie Dickenman 25–615–21st NCAA first round
2000–01Howie Dickenman 14–1411–9T–5th
2001–02Howie Dickenman 26–519–11st NCAA first round
2002–03Howie Dickenman 15–1312–63rd
2003–04Howie Dickenman 14–149–97th
2004–05Howie Dickenman 12–168–108th
2005–06Howie Dickenman 18–1113–52nd
2006–07Howie Dickenman 22–1216–21st NCAA first round
2007–08Howie Dickenman 14–1610–86th
2008–09Howie Dickenman 13–178–10T–6th
2009–10Howie Dickenman 12–189–9T–6th
2010–11Howie Dickenman 19–1211–74th
2011–12Howie Dickenman 13–1610–8T–5th
2012–13 Howie Dickenman 13–179–97th
2013–14 Howie Dickenman 11–197–96th
2014–15 Howie Dickenman 5–263–15T–9th
2015–16 Howie Dickenman 4–253–1510th
Howie Dickenman:282–311 (.476)191–169 (.531)
Donyell Marshall (Northeast Conference)(2016–2021)
2016–17 Donyell Marshall 6–234–149th
2017–18 Donyell Marshall 14–187–118th
2018–19 Donyell Marshall 11–205–1310th
2019–20 Donyell Marshall 4–273–1511th
2020–21 Donyell Marshall 5–165–13T–9th
Donyell Marshall:40–104 (.278)39–89 (.305)
Patrick Sellers (Northeast Conference)(2021–present)
2021–22 Patrick Sellers 8–245–139th
2022–23 Patrick Sellers 10–227–9T–7th
2023–24 Patrick Sellers 20-1113-3T-1st
Total:356–445 (.444)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Postseason

NCAA Division I Tournament results

The Blue Devils have appeared in three NCAA Division I Tournaments. Their combined record is 0–3. [2] [3]

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
2000 #15First Round#2 Iowa State L 88–78
2002 #14First Round#3 Pittsburgh L 71–54
2007 #16First Round#1 Ohio State L 78–57

NCAA Division II Tournament results

The Blue Devils have appeared in six NCAA Division II Tournaments. Their combined record is 6–8.

YearOpponentResultRound
1966 First Round
Regional Semifinals
Regional Final
Elite Eight		Potsdam State
Philadelphia Textile
Assumption
Kentucky Wesleyan 		W 94–82
W 96–75
W 96–87
L 76–84
1967 Regional Semifinals
Regional Finals		 Buffalo State
Long Island 		W 90–73
L 76–114
1969 Regional Semifinals
Regional Third Place		Springfield
Assumption		L 80–91
L 77–98
1971 Regional Semifinals
Regional Finals		 Stonehill
Assumption		W 111–99
L 77–105
1983 Regional Semifinals
Regional Third Place		 American International
Assumption		L 64–65
L 99–89OT
1984 Regional Semifinals
Regional Third Place		 South Dakota State
American International		L 59–74
W 102–90

NAIA National Tournament results

The Blue Devils have appeared in 10 NAIB/NAIA National Tournaments at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. Their combined record is 1–10.

YearRoundOpponentResultRanking
1948 First Round
Second Round		Montana
Xavier (Ohio)		W 63–52
L 39–57		–
1949 First RoundIndiana CentralL 59–72–
1950 First RoundWestminster (Pa.)L 62–70–
1959 First Round#12 Westminster (Pa.)L 76–79–
1960 First Round#6 GramblingL 68–92–
1961 First Round#11 Southwest Texas StateL 59–70–
1962 First Round#16 William Jewell (Mo.)L 52–57–
1963 First RoundAthens State (Ala.)L 71–72#16
1964 First RoundSaint Mary’s (Texas)L 62–64#14
1965 First Round#9 Augsburg (Minn.)L 87–103–

NCAA Division I Conference awards

Player of the Year

Northeast Conference

Defensive Player of the Year

Northeast Conference

East Coast Conference

Rookie of the Year

Northeast Conference

East Coast Conference

All-Conference First Team

Northeast Conference

Mid-Continent Conference

All-Conference Second Team

Northeast Conference

Mid-Continent Conference

All-Rookie Team

Northeast Conference

Mid-Continent Conference

Coach of the Year

Northeast Conference

Other awards

All-American Selections

First Team

Second Team

Third Team

Honorable Mention

UPI Selection

All-New England selections

First Team

Second Team

Third Team

Blue Devils in the NBA

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References

  1. ↑ CCSU Identity Manual (PDF). May 1, 2011. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Pitt's Knight back on the prowl". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Oden's double-double leads top seed Ohio State over CCSU". Associated Press. Retrieved June 4, 2018.[ dead link ]
  4. ↑ "1969 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". Archived from the original on 2012-06-11. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
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