For the first time this season, the Central Connecticut State University Men's Basketball team played a truly bad game. In each of the team's previous three losses, there were reasons for optimism, whether it was certain individuals' play, the hot shooting, or solid performance against quality opponents. Tonight? Not so much. Four Factors When a team has an eFG% of 34.5% (meaning they average 0.69 points per field goal attempt), it's hard to put up points. But when the same t

Central Connecticut St. Blue Devils (4-3) at North Carolina A&T (1-5) When: Thursday, 11/29 at 7:30pm Where: Greensboro, NC How to Watch: Unless you will be in Greensboro on Thursday, you are stuck watching the Live Stats. Kenpom/T-Rank Rankings: CCSU- 242/216 NCAT- 335/344 Projections: Kenpom- CCSU 74-71 (60%) T-Rank- CCSU 77-70 (76%) Possible Lineups: Central Connecticut St. G- Tyson Batiste, 6’2” Jr. G- Ian Krishnan, 6’2” Fr. F- Tyler Kohl, 6’5” Sr. F- Jamir Coleman, 6’7”

The early signing period has come and gone, with the big news at Central Connecticut being that Trey Tennyson, who verbally committed back in the spring, inked his LOI on November 14th. In Tennyson, the Blue Devils are getting a guard with some length (6'4") who can really shoot it. Verbal Commits lists him as a point guard, but he's more likely to compete for minutes at the off-guard, and could team up with Ian Krishnan to form a nice 1-2 punch on the wing. With Tennyson in

It's been about two weeks since our last NEC Reset, and we're still working out the kinks on timing. Once conference play begins in January, it'll be easy to do this every Sunday or Monday night. In November though? There's so many games! Now that we have all put words to the things that we are thankful for (I have an amazing wife and an awesome 7 year old son/sports buddy) and are adequately stuffed, let's take a twirl around the NEC with this week's tiered rankings. TBDD NE

Well, nothing like snatching defeat from the jaws of victory! Up 74-69 with the ball, Central Connecticut was on the cusp of securing the most impressive win for the Northeast Conference to date. All they had to do was take care of the basketball and knock down free throws right? Loyola Marymount then went on a 7-0 run, capped off by two free throws by Zafir Williams with just over three seconds left, and the LMU Lions won their 6th straight game to begin the season. The Fina

Central Connecticut St. Blue Devils (3-2) at Loyola Marymount Lions (5-0) When: Wednesday, 11/21 at 10pm Where: Los Angeles, CA How to Watch: WCCsports.com Kenpom/T-Rank Rankings: CCSU- 265/238 LMU- 104/134 Projections: Kenpom- LMU 76-64 (87%) T-Rank- LMU 76-66 (85%) Possible Lineups: Central Connecticut St. G- Tyson Batiste, 6’2” Jr. G- Ian Krishnan, 6’2” Fr. F- Tyler Kohl, 6’5” Sr. F- Jamir Coleman, 6’7” Jr. C- Deion Bute, 6’9” Sr. Loyola Marymount G- James Batemon, 6’1” Sr

For the first 20 minutes against Florida A&M on Sunday night, the Central Connecticut State Blue Devils looked like world beaters. They went into the halftime break with a commanding 46-27 lead, which had gotten as high as 23 points just a few minutes earlier, and were shooting 65% from the field and had just 6 turnovers. What’s more; FAMU leading scorer Justin Ravenel was completely shut down; 0 for 1 from the field. The the second half began and, well, the wheels almost fel

Central Connecticut St. (2-2) vs. Florida A&M (2-1) When: Sunday, 11/18, 9pm Where: Montego Bay, Jamaica How to Watch: CBS Sports Network Kenpom/T-Rank Rankings: CCSU- 267/255 Florida A&M- 348/343 Projections: Kenpom- CCSU 73-64 (80%) T-Rank- CCSU 72-64 (81%) Possible Starting Lineups: CCSU- G- Tyson Batiste, 6’2” Jr. G- Ian Krishnan, 6’2” Fr. F- Tyler Kohl, 6’5” Sr. F- Jamir Coleman, 6’7” Jr. C- Deion Bute, 6’9” Sr. *FAMU- G- Justin Ravenel, 6’1” Sr. G- Richard Anderson, 6'3

Well, that was less than ideal. Despite playing well offensively, Central Connecticut St. wasn't able to continue its strong play of late, as it lost to a short-handed Austin Peay team that suspended a couple of starters (and send them home from Jamaica!) prior to the game. Four Factors: If you just looked at the Four Factors, you'd think CCSU won this game; they were able to hold Austin Peay to < 50% eFG%, shot the ball pretty well themselves, and had just 7 turnovers (10.5%

Central Connecticut St. (2-1) vs. Austin Peay (1-2) When: Friday, 11/16, 11:30am Where: Montego Bay, Jamaica How to Watch: CBS Sports Network Kenpom/T-Rank Rankings: CCSU- 269/262 Austin Peay- 197/189 Projections: Kenpom- Austin Peay 75-72 (62%) T-Rank- Austin Peay 77-73 (68%) Possible Starting Lineups: CCSU- G- Tyson Batiste, 6’2” Jr. G- Ian Krishnan, 6’2” Fr. F- Tyler Kohl, 6’5” Sr. F- Jamir Coleman, 6’7” Jr. C- Deion Bute, 6’9” Sr. Austin Peay- G- Steve Harris, 6'4" Sr. G-