Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball

Central Connecticut Blue Devils
Central Connecticut Blue Devils
	2016–17 Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball team
University	Central Connecticut State University
Head coach	Donyell Marshall (1st season)
Conference	Northeast Conference
Arena	William H. Detrick Gymnasium ; (Capacity: 2,654)
Nickname	Blue Devils
Colors	Blue and white;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA tournament appearances
	2000, 2002, 2007
Conference tournament champions
	2000, 2002, 2007
Conference regular season champions
	2000, 2002, 2007

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 were coached by Howie Dickenman from 1996 until his retirement in 2016. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2007. On April 6, 2016, the school hired Donyell Marshall as the team's head coach.^[2]

History

2013-14 is the 78th season of Blue Devil basketball. 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, making this year the 28th season at the Division I level.

Classification

Years	Classification	National Tournaments	Seasons
1986–87 to Present	NCAA Division I	3 appearances	28
1965–66 to 1985–86	NCAA Division II	6 appearances	21
1934–35 to 1964–65	NAIB/NAIA	10 appearances	29

Home court

Years	Venue	Seasons
1964–65 to present	Kaiser Hall – Detrick Gymnasium	49
1946–47 to 1963–64	Memorial Hall	18
1934–35 to 1945–46	Teachers Gymnasium	11

Conference affiliation

Years	Conference	Seasons
1997–98 to Present	Northeast Conference	17
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, 1992–93	Division I Independent	5
1972–73 to 1982–83, 1985–86	Division II Independent	12
1983–84 to 1984–85	New England Collegiate Conference	2
1967–68 to 1971–72	North-East Collegiate Basketball League	5
1934–35 to 1940–41, 1960–61 to 1966–67	NAIA Independent	13
1941–42 to 1959–60	New England Teachers (State) College Conference	18

National Tournament appearances

NCAA Division I Tournament results

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

Year	Seed	Opponent	Results	Round	Location
2007	#16	#1 Ohio State	L, 78–57	Round of 64	Lexington, Ky.
2002	#14	#3 Pittsburgh	L, 71–54	Round of 64	Pittsburgh, Pa.
2000	#15	#2 Iowa State	L, 88–78	Round of 64	Minneapolis, Minn.

NCAA Division II Tournament results

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

Year	Opponent	Results	Round	Location
1984	American International	W, 102–90	Regional Consolation	New Britain, Conn.
	South Dakota State	L, 74–59	Regional First Round	New Britain, Conn.
1983	Assumption	L, 99–89 (OT)	Regional Consolation	New Britain, Conn.
	American International	L, 65–64	Regional First Round	New Britain, Conn.
1971	Assumption	L 105–77	Regional Finals	New Britain, Conn.
	Stonehill	W, 111–99	Regional First Round	New Britain, Conn.
1969	Assumption	L, 98–77	New England Consolation	Springfield, Mass.
	Springfield	L, 91–80	New England First Round	Springfield, Mass.
1967	Long Island – Brooklyn	L, 114–76	Regional Finals	New Britain, Conn.
	Buffalo State	W, 90–73	Regional First Round	New Britain, Conn.
1966	Kentucky Wesleyan	L, 84–76	National Quarterfinals	Evansville, Ind.
	Assumption	W, 96–87	Northeast Finals	Worcester, Mass.
	Philadelphia Textile	W, 96–75	Eastern Second Round	Syracuse, NY
	Potsdam State	W, 94–82	Eastern First Round	Syracuse, NY

NAIB/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.

Year	Opponent	Results	Round	Tourney Ranking
1965	#9 Augsburg (Minn.)	L, 87–103	First Round	–
1964	Saint Mary’s (Texas)	L, 62–64	First Round	#14
1963	Athens State (Ala.)	L, 71–72	First Round	#16
1962	#16 William Jewell (Mo.)	L, 52–57	First Round	–
1961	#11 Southwest Texas State	L, 59–70	First Round	–
1960	#6 Grambling	L, 68–92	First Round	–
1959	#12 Westminster (Pa.)	L, 76–79	First Round	–
1950	Westminster (Pa.)	L, 62–70	First Round	–
1949	Indiana Central	L, 59–72	First Round	–
1948	Xavier (Ohio)	L, 39–57	Second Round	–
	Montana	W, 63–52	First Round	–

NCAA Division I Conference awards

Player of the Year

Northeast Conference

2011 – Ken Horton
2007 – Javier Mojica
2004 – Ron Robinson
2002 – Corsley Edwards
2000 – Rick Mickens

Defensive Player of the Year

Northeast Conference

2008 – Tristan Blackwood
2007 – Tristan Blackwood
2000 – Rick Mickens

East Coast Conference

1991 – Patrick Sellers

Rookie of the Year

Northeast Conference

2012 – Kyle Vinales
2008 – Shemik Thompson

All-Conference First Team

Northeast Conference

2013 - Kyle Vinales
2012 – Ken Horton
2011 – Ken Horton
2008 – Tristan Blackwood
2007 – Tristan Blackwood, Javier Mojica, Obie Nwadike
2006 – Justin Chiera
2004 – Ron Robinson
2003 – Ron Robinson
2002 – Corsley Edwards
2001 – Corsley Edwards
2000 – Rick Mickens

Mid-Continent Conference

1996 – Keith Closs

All-Conference Second Team

Northeast Conference

2009 – Ken Horton
2002 – Damian Battles, Ricardo Scott
2001 – John Tice
2000 – Corsley Edwards, John Tice
1999 – Rick Mickens, Charron Watson
1998 – Rick Mickens

Mid-Continent Conference

1997 – Sean Scott

All-Rookie Team

Northeast Conference

2012 – Kyle Vinales
2008 – Ken Horton, Shemik Thompson
2004 – Obie Nwadike
2003 – Justin Chiera
2001 – Ron Robinson
1999 – Corsley Edwards
1998 – Marijus Kovaliukas

Mid-Continent Conference

1995 – Keith Closs, Bill Langheim

Coach of the Year

Northeast Conference

Howie Dickenman – 2007, 2006, 2002, 2000

Other awards

All-American Selections

First Team

Howie Dickenman – 1969

Second Team

Richard Leonard – 1984 & 1983
Steve Ayers – 1982
Bill Reaves – 1971 & 1970

Third Team

Steve Ayers – 1981

Honorable Mention

Ken Horton – 2011

UPI Selection

Eugene Reily – 1966

All-New England selections

First Team

Rich Leonard – 1984
Steve Ayers – 1982
Bill Reaves – 1971
Howie Dickenman – 1969

Second Team

Corsley Edwards – 2002
Rick Mickens – 2000
Byran Heron – 1989
Ken Hightower – 1984
Rich Leonard – 1983
Steve Ayers – 1983
Billy Wendt – 1973
Howie Dickenman – 1968
Paul Zajac – 1967

Third Team

Greg Roberts – 1978
Jere Quinn – 1977
Robert Charbonneau – 1977

Blue Devils in the NBA

Corsley Edwards – 2002 NBA Draft – Round 2, Pick 29 / Sacramento Kings (10 games played)
Keith Closs – 1997 Free Agent / Los Angeles Clippers (130 games played)
Howie Dickenman – 1969 NBA Draft – Round 17, Pick 210 / Phoenix Suns^[3] (did not play)

References

^ CCSU Identity Manual (PDF). May 1, 2011. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
^ "Ex-UConn star Marshall to coach Cent. Conn. St". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
^ 1969 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com

External links

Official website

[1] CCSU Identity Manual (PDF). May 1, 2011. Retrieved April 6, 2016.

[2] "Ex-UConn star Marshall to coach Cent. Conn. St". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-04-06.

[3] 1969 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com

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v t e Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball
Venues	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1965–present)
Rivalries	Hartford
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Northeast Conference men's basketball
Current teams	Central Connecticut Blue Devils Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Le Moyne Dolphins LIU Sharks Merrimack Warriors (leaving in 2024) Sacred Heart Pioneers (leaving in 2024) Saint Francis Red Flash Stonehill Skyhawks Wagner Seahawks
Future teams	Chicago State Cougars Mercyhurst Lakers (both joining in 2024)
Championships & awards	Regular season champions Conference tournament Coach of the Year Player of the Year Defensive Player of the Year Rookie of the Year "Battle of Brooklyn"
Seasons	1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24