# 2016–17 Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Central Connecticut State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Devils, led by first-year head coach Donyell Marshall, played their home games at the William H. Detrick Gymnasium in New Britain, Connecticut as members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 6–23, 4–14 in NEC play to finish in ninth place. They failed to qualify for the NEC tournament.

## Previous season

The Blue Devils finished the 2015–16 season 4–25, 3–15 in NEC play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the NEC tournament.
On April 6, 2016, the school announced Donyell Marshall as the 10th head coach in program history. Marshall replaced Howie Dickenman, who retired after 20 years at Central Connecticut.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| Nov 4, 2016* 7:00 pm | Alvernia | W 78–71 | | William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| Nov 11, 2016* 7:00 pm | Hartford Rivalry | W 75–60 | 1–0 | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (2,317) New Britain, CT |
| Nov 13, 2016* 2:00 pm | at Seton Hall | L 58–82 | 1–1 | Prudential Center (6,354) Newark, NJ |
| Nov 16, 2016* 7:00 pm | at Binghamton | L 70–72 | 1–2 | Binghamton University Events Center (1,601) Vestal, NY |
| Nov 22, 2016* 7:00 pm | Penn | L 65–87 | 1–3 | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,164) New Britain, CT |
| Nov 30, 2016* 7:00 pm | at Maine | W 82–61 | 2–3 | Cross Insurance Center (836) Bangor, ME |
| Dec 3, 2016* 1:00 pm | Brown | L 58–75 | 2–4 | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,748) New Britain, CT |
| Dec 6, 2016* 7:00 pm | at Rutgers | L 37–79 | 2–5 | Louis Brown Athletic Center (3,811) Piscataway, NJ |
| Dec 10, 2016* 2:00 pm | at Duquesne | L 67–70 | 2–6 | Palumbo Center (890) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Dec 13, 2016* 7:00 pm | at Yale | L 59–90 | 2–7 | Payne Whitney Gymnasium (756) New Haven, CT |
| Dec 18, 2016* 1:00 pm | at UMass Lowell | L 69–86 | 2–8 | Tsongas Center (319) Lowell, MA |
| Dec 21, 2016* 7:00 pm | at Fordham | L 60–83 | 2–9 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (954) Bronx, NY |
| NEC regular season |||||
| Dec 29, 2016 7:00 pm | at Wagner | L 46–71 | 2–10 (0–1) | Spiro Sports Center (1,333) Staten Island, NY |
| Dec 31, 2016 4:00 pm | at St. Francis Brooklyn | L 77–86 $^{OT}$ | 2–11 (0–2) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (412) Brooklyn, NY |
| Jan 5, 2017 7:00 pm | Sacred Heart | L 62–64 | 2–12 (0–3) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT |
| Jan 7, 2017 3:30 pm | Mount St. Mary's | L 68–77 | 2–13 (0–4) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (457) New Britain, CT |
| Jan 12, 2017 7:00 pm | at LIU Brooklyn | L 49–60 | 2–14 (0–5) | Steinberg Wellness Center (520) Brooklyn, NY |
| Jan 14, 2017 3:30 pm | Fairleigh Dickinson | L 47–59 | 2–15 (0–6) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,064) New Britain, CT |
| Jan 19, 2017 7:00 pm | at Robert Morris | L 67–74 | 2–16 (0–7) | Charles L. Sewall Center (964) Moon Township, PA |
| Jan 21, 2017 3:30 pm | at Saint Francis (PA) | W 84–83 $^{OT}$ | 3–16 (1–7) | DeGol Arena (978) Loretto, PA |
| Jan 25, 2017 7:00 pm | Bryant | L 54–65 | 3–17 (1–8) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,417) New Britain, CT |
| Jan 28, 2017 3:30 pm | LIU Brooklyn | W 61–52 | 4–17 (2–8) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,649) New Britain, CT |
| Feb 2, 2017 7:00 pm | Wagner | L 60–70 | 4–18 (2–9) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,417) New Britain, CT |
| Feb 4, 2017 4:00 pm | at Mount St. Mary's | W 54–52 | 5–18 (3–9) | Knott Arena (3,072) Emmitsburg, MD |
| Feb 9, 2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Fairleigh Dickinson | L 62–79 | 5–19 (3–10) | Rothman Center (803) Hackensack, NJ |
| Feb 11, 2017 3:30 pm | at Sacred Heart | L 62–77 | 5–20 (3–11) | William H. Pitt Center (603) Fairfield, CT |
| Feb 16, 2017 7:00 pm | Saint Francis (PA) | L 71–80 | 5–21 (3–12) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,009) New Britain, CT |
| Feb 18, 2017 3:00 pm | Robert Morris | L 64–74 | 5–22 (3–13) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,564) New Britain, CT |
| Feb 23, 2017 7:00 pm | St. Francis Brooklyn | W 62–53 | 6–22 (4–13) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,516) New Britain, CT |
| Feb 25, 2017 1:00 pm | at Bryant | L 77–91 | 6–23 (4–14) | Chace Athletic Center (659) Smithfield, RI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||