2020–21 Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball team

2020–21 Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball
2020–21 Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	5–16 (5–13 NEC)
Head coach	Donyell Marshall (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Witcoskie; Anthony Ross; Baba Diallo;
Home arena	William H. Detrick Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Wagner	13	–	5	.722	13	–	7	.650
Bryant	10	–	4	.714	15	–	7	.682
Sacred Heart	9	–	7	.563	9	–	9	.500
Mount St. Mary's †	9	–	7	.563	12	–	11	.522
Merrimack*	9	–	9	.500	9	–	9	.500
LIU	9	–	9	.500	9	–	9	.500
St. Francis Brooklyn	9	–	9	.500	9	–	10	.474
Fairleigh Dickinson	8	–	10	.444	9	–	15	.375
Saint Francis (PA)	5	–	13	.278	6	–	16	.273
Central Connecticut	5	–	13	.278	5	–	16	.238
* ineligible for the 2021 NCAA tournament due to transition period

† 2021 NEC tournament winner

The 2020–21 Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Central Connecticut State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Devils are led by fifth-year head coach Donyell Marshall, and play their home games at the William H. Detrick Gymnasium in New Britain, Connecticut as members of the Northeast Conference.

Previous season[edit]

The Blue Devils finished the 2019–20 season, 4–27, 3–15 in NEC play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the NEC tournament.

Roster[edit]

2020–21 Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G/F	0	Greg Outlaw	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Chicago, Illinois
G	1	Nigel Scantlebury	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Rochester, New York
G	2	Myles Baker	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Chicago, Illinois
G	3	Ian Krishnan	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Boyds, Maryland
F	5	Xavier Wilson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Spring Valley, 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)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Phoenix, Arizona
G	13	Jamir Reed	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F	20	Stephane Ayangma	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Yaoundé, Cameroon
F	23	Karrington Wallace	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
C	24	Ola Olamuyiwa	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Lagos, Nigeria

Head coach

Donyell Marshall (Connecticut)

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Witcoskie (Susquehanna)
Anthony Ross (East Stroudsburg)
Baba Diallo (Baker)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 28, 2020

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020* 8:00 pm, FS1	at UConn	L 75–102	0–1	Gampel Pavilion (125) Storrs, CT
November 27, 2020* 2:00 pm	vs. Army	L 57–79	0–2	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
December 4, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Hartford	L 65–80	0–3	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT
December 8, 2020 3:00 pm	at Fairleigh Dickinson	W 94–87	1–3 (1–0)	Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ
December 9, 2020 12:00 pm	at Fairleigh Dickinson	L 71–79	1–4 (1–1)	Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ
December 15, 2021 5:00 pm	St. Francis Brooklyn	L 86–91	1–5 (1–2)	William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT
December 16, 2020 1:00 pm	St. Francis Brooklyn	W 78–59	2–5 (2–2)	William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT
January 7, 2021 7:00 pm	at Bryant	L 68–93	2–6 (2–3)	Chace Athletic Center Smithfield, RI
January 8, 2021 4:00 pm	at Bryant	L 64–76	2–7 (2–4)	Chace Athletic Center Smithfield, RI
January 14, 2021 7:00 pm	at Sacred Heart	L 48–65	2–8 (2–5)	William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT
January 21, 2021 7:00 pm	Mount St. Mary's	L 57–67	2–9 (2–6)	William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT
January 22, 2020 4:00 pm	Mount St. Mary's	W 65–64	3–9 (3–6)	William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT
January 30, 2021 7:00 pm	at Saint Francis (PA)	L 59–62	3–10 (3–7)	DeGol Arena Loretto, PA
January 31, 2021 4:00 pm	at Saint Francis (PA)	W 85–77	4–10 (4–7)	DeGol Arena Loretto, PA
February 4, 2021 7:00 pm	Sacred Heart	Postponed		William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT
February 11, 2021 7:00 pm	Merrimack	L 46–62	4–11 (4–8)	William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT
February 12, 2021 7:00 pm	Merrimack	L 52–72	4–12 (4–9)	William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT
February 17, 2021 5:00 pm	Sacred Heart	L 70–82	4–13 (4–10)	William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT
February 20, 2021 7:00 pm	at LIU	L 74–87	4–14 (4–11)	Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY
February 21, 2021 4:00 pm	at LIU	L 79–81	4–15 (4–12)	Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY
February 25, 2021 7:00 pm	Wagner	L 63–83	4–16 (4–13)	William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT
February 26, 2021 4:00 pm	Wagner	W 83–77	5–16 (5–13)	William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[1]

References[edit]

^ "2020-21 CCSU Men's Basketball Schedule". CCSU. Retrieved December 28, 2020.

[1] "2020-21 CCSU Men's Basketball Schedule". CCSU. Retrieved December 28, 2020.

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