Central Connecticut Blue Devils basketball history

Central Connecticut State University (New Britain, CT)
William H. Detrick Gymnasium
Northeast Conference (NEC)

Current head coach: Patrick Sellers (2021-)

• Asst: Ben Wood (2021-)
• Asst: Lenny Jefferson (2022-)
• Asst: Ryan Olander (2022-)
• DBO/Analytics: Jeremy Brown (2023-)

Post-Season:

• National Championships:  0
• Final Four Appearances:  0
• Sweet Sixteen Appearances:  0
• NCAA Tournament Appearances:  3  (2000, 2002, 2007)
• NCAAT Overall Record:  0-3
• NIT Championships:  0
• NIT Appearances:  0
• NIT Overall Record:  0-0
• NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances:  6  (1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1983, 1984)
• NCAA Division II Tournament Overall Record:  6-8
• NAIA Tournament Appearances:  10  (1948, 1949, 1950, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965)
• NAIA Tournament Overall Record:  1-10

Conference Titles (NETCC, NECBL, NECC, ECC, Summit, NEC):

• NEC Regular Season Championships:  4  (2000, 2002, 2007, 2024)
• NEC Tournament Championships:  3  (2000, 2002, 2007)

Award Winners:

• Naismith Player of the Year:  0
• John R. Wooden Award:  0
• Oscar Robertson Trophy:  0
• AP All-Americans:  0
• NEC Player of the Year:  5  (last = Ken Horton, 2011)

Central Connecticut head coaches:

Coach	Tenure	Record	Conf. Titles	NCAA Apps.	Nat. Champ
Patrick Sellers	2021-Pres	38-57	1	0	0
Donyell Marshall	2016-21	40-104	0	0	0
Howie Dickenman	1996-2016	282-311	3	3	0
Mark Adams	1991-96	40-95	0	0	0
Mike Brown	1988-91	20-64	0	0	0
Charles Jones (int.)	1987-88	8-15	0	0	0
Bill Detrick	1959-87	468-266	0	12^	0
Bill Moore	1953-59	75-44	0	1^	0
Ross Merrick	1946-53	100-36	0	3^	0
no team	1943-44, 45-46	–	–	–	–
Walter Travers	1944-45	5-5	–	0	0
Harrison J. Kaiser	1934-43	83-55	–	0	0

Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions

^ These tournament appearances came when the Central Connecticut program was at either the NAIA or NCAA Division II level; CCSU moved up to Division I prior to the 1986-87 season

NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.