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2021–22 Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball team

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2021–22 Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record8–24 (5–13 NEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lamar Chapman
  • Ben Wood
Home arenaWilliam H. Detrick Gymnasium
Seasons
2021–22 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bryant 16 2   .889 22 10   .688
Wagner 15 3   .833 21 6   .778
LIU 12 6   .667 16 14   .533
Merrimack* 10 8   .556 14 16   .467
Mount St. Mary's 9 9   .500 14 16   .467
St. Francis Brooklyn 7 11   .389 10 20   .333
Sacred Heart 6 12   .333 10 20   .333
Saint Francis (PA) 5 13   .278 9 21   .300
Central Connecticut 5 13   .278 8 24   .250
Fairleigh Dickinson 5 13   .278 4 22   .154
* ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition period
2022 NEC tournament winner

The 2021–22 Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Central Connecticut State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Devils were led by first-year head coach Patrick Sellers, and played their home games at the William H. Detrick Gymnasium in New Britain, Connecticut as members of the Northeast Conference.

Previous season

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In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Blue Devils finished the 2020–21 season, 5–16, 5–13 in NEC play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the NEC tournament.

Roster

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2021–22 Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Joe Ostrowsky 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Mount Pleasant, Michigan
G 1 Nigel Scantlebury 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Rochester, New York
G 2 Davonte Sweatman 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 145 lb (66 kg) Fr Boston, Massachusetts
G 3 Ian Krishnan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Boyds, Maryland
G 5 Hegel Augustin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Queens, New York
G 10 Zach Newkirk 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Raleigh, North Carolina
G 11 Tre Mitchell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Phoenix, Arizona
C 12 Arian Dehnavi 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Montreal, Quebec
F 13 Abdul Momah 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Carteret, New Jersey
G 14 Kyle Rocker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Lawrence, Massachusetts
F/C 15 Jayden Brown 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Providence, Rhode Island
F 20 Stephane Ayangma 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Yaoundé, Cameroon
G/F 21 Andre Snoddy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Melville, New York
G/F 22 Trenton McLaughlin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Chandler, Arizona
F 23 Justice Ellison 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Windsor, Connecticut
C 24 Ola Olamuyiwa 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Lagos, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 10, 2021

Schedule and results

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NEC COVID-19 policy provided that if a team could not play a conference game due to COVID-19 issues within its program, the game would be declared a forfeit and the other team would receive a conference win. However, wins related to COVID-19 do not count pursuant to NCAA policy.[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 9, 2021*
6:30 pm, FS1
at No. 24 UConn L 48–99  0–1
Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
November 14, 2021*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
vs. Brown L 57–75  0–2
Pizzitola Sports Center (315)
Providence, RI
November 16, 2021*
8:00 pm, FloSports
vs. NC State L 65–79  0–3
Mohegan Sun Arena (1,000)
Uncasville, CT
November 17, 2021*
5:00 pm, FloSports
UMass Lowell L 53–77  0–4
Mohegan Sun Arena (1,000)
Uncasville, CT
November 20, 2021*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Quinnipiac L 65–76  0–5
People's United Center (623)
Hamden,CT
November 23, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Maine W 64–56  1–5
Cross Insurance Center (672)
Bangor, ME
November 28, 2021*
1:00 pm
Fordham L 83–89 2OT 1–6
William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,128)
New Britain, CT
December 1, 2021*
7:00 pm
Holy Cross W 73–67  2–6
William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,653)
New Britain, CT
December 4, 2021*
4:00 pm
at New Hampshire L 45–67  2–7
Lundholm Gym (575)
Durham, NH
December 11, 2021*
2:00 pm, FS1
at Providence L 53–68  2–8
Dunkin' Donuts Center (5,111)
Providence, RI
December 14, 2021*
6:30 pm, ESPN3
at Stony Brook L 67–87  2–9
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (1,531)
Stony Brook, NY
December 18, 2021*
1:00 pm
Hartford W 75–65  3–9
William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,218)
New Britain, CT
December 23, 2021*
8:30 pm, ESPNU
at Rutgers Postponed to January 1, 2022 due to COVID-19 issues Jersey Mike's Arena 
Piscataway, NJ
December 29, 2021
7:00 pm
Bryant L 76–80  3–10
(0–1)
William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,658)
New Britain, CT
December 31, 2021
4:00 pm
at St. Francis Brooklyn W 67–55  4–10
(1–1)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (220)
Brooklyn, NY
January 1, 2022*
4:00 pm, BTN
at Rutgers L 48–79  4–11
Jersey Mike's Arena (7,780)
Piscataway, NJ
January 6, 2022
7:00 pm
Sacred Heart W 1–0 (Forfeit)  4–11
(2–1)
William H. Detrick Gymnasium 
New Britain, CT
January 8, 2022
1:00 pm
Merrimack L 57–66  4–12
(2–2)
William H. Detrick Gymnasium (0)
New Britain, CT
January 15, 2022
2:00 pm
at LIU L 61–83  4–13
(2–3)
Steinberg Wellness Center (145)
Brooklyn, NY
January 17, 2022
7:00 pm
at Sacred Heart L 66–74  4–14
(2–4)
William H. Pitt Center (563)
Fairfield, CT
January 21, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Saint Francis (PA) L 67—68  4–15
(2–5)
DeGol Arena (855)
Loretto, PA
January 23, 2022
7:00 pm
at Mount St. Mary's L 50–65  4–16
(2–6)
Knott Arena (1,493)
Emmitsburg, MD
January 27, 2022
7:00 pm
LIU W 65–62  5–16
(3–6)
William H. Detrick Gymnasium (519)
New Britain, CT
January 30, 2022
1:00 pm
at Fairleigh Dickinson L 55–75  5–17
(3–7)
Rothman Center (519)
Hackensack, NJ
February 3, 2022
7:00 pm
Wagner L 52–54  5–18
(3–8)
William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,003)
New Britain, CT
February 5, 2022
1:00 pm
Fairleigh Dickinson W 91–82 OT 6–18
(4–8)
William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,021)
New Britain, CT
February 10, 2021
4:00 pm
at Merrimack W 60–57  7–18
(5–8)
Hammel Court (734)
North Andover, MA
February 12, 2022
1:00 pm
St. Francis Brooklyn L 50–67  7–19
(5–9)
William H. Detrick Gymnasium (825)
New Britain, CT
February 17, 2021
7:00 pm
at Bryant L 61–75  7–20
(5–10)
Chace Athletic Center (1,575)
Smithfield, RI
February 19, 2021
1:00 pm
at Wagner L 68–78  7–21
(5–11)
Spiro Sports Center (1,207)
Staten Island, NY
February 24, 2022
7:00 pm
Saint Francis (PA) L 63–79  7–22
(5–12)
William H. Detrick Gymnasium (976)
New Britain, CT
February 26, 2022
1:00 pm
Mount St. Mary's L 46–65  7–23
(5–13)
William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,331)
New Britain, CT
NEC tournament
February 28, 2022
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row
(9) at (8) Fairleigh Dickinson
Opening round
W 67–66  8–23
Rothman Center (289)
Hackensack, NJ
March 2, 2022
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row
(9) at (1) Bryant
Quarterfinals
L 59–73  8–24
Chace Athletic Center 
Smithfield, RI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Basketball Conference Openers Cancelled for December 29". Fairleigh Dickinson University Athletics. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  2. ^ "2021–22 CCSU Men's Basketball Schedule". CCSU. Retrieved November 10, 2021.