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

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.

2021–22 Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	8–24 (5–13 NEC)
Head coach	Patrick Sellers (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Lamar Chapman Ben Wood
Home arena	William H. Detrick Gymnasium
Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	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
† 2022 NEC tournament winner * ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition period

Previous season

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

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 Patrick Sellers (Central Connecticut) Assistant coach(es) Lamar Chapman (Lane) Ben Wood (Connecticut) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 10, 2021

Schedule and results

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]