# 2018–19 Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Central Connecticut State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Devils were led by third-year head coach Donyell Marshall, and played their home games at the William H. Detrick Gymnasium in New Britain, Connecticut as members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 11–20 overall, 5–13 in NEC play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the NEC tournament.

## Previous season

The Blue Devils finished the 2017–18 season, 14–18, 7–11 in NEC play to finish in eight place. They lost in the first round of the NEC tournament to Wagner.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| October 27, 2018* 7:00 pm | Arcadia | W 79–72 | | William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT |
| Non-Conference Regular season |||||
| November 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Hartford Rivalry | W 75–68 | 1–0 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,269) West Hartford, CT |
| November 10, 2018* 6:00 pm, FS2 | at Georgetown | L 78–85 | 1–1 | Capital One Arena (5,270) Washington, D.C. |
| November 13, 2018* 7:00 pm | UMass Lowell | W 86–74 | 2–1 | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,024) New Britain, CT |
| November 16, 2018* 11:30 am | vs. Austin Peay Jamaica Classic | L 78–80 | 2–2 | Montego Bay Convention Centre Montego Bay, Jamaica |
| November 18, 2018* 9:15 pm | vs. Florida A&M Jamaica Classic | W 89–75 | 3–2 | Montego Bay Convention Centre (1,425) Montego Bay, Jamaica |
| November 21, 2018* 10:00 pm | at Loyola Marymount | L 74–76 | 3–3 | Gersten Pavilion (644) Los Angeles, CA |
| November 25, 2018* 4:00 pm | Pine Manor | W 88–59 | 4–3 | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (851) New Britain, CT |
| November 29, 2018* 7:30 pm | at North Carolina A&T | L 60–72 | 4–4 | Corbett Sports Center (1,909) Greensboro, NC |
| December 1, 2018* 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra | at No. 13 Virginia Tech | L 40–94 | 4–5 | Cassell Coliseum (9,275) Blacksburg, VA |
| December 8, 2018* 1:00 pm | Penn State Wilkes-Barre | W 79–58 | 5–5 | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (921) New Britain, CT |
| December 16, 2018* 2:00 pm, FS1 | at Providence | L 63–87 | 5–6 | Dunkin' Donuts Center (6,876) Providence, RI |
| December 22, 2018* 1:00 pm | at Maine | W 93–90 $^{2OT}$ | 6–6 | Cross Insurance Center (1,084) Bangor, ME |
| December 29, 2018* 8:00 pm, P12N | at Oregon State | L 59–80 | 6–7 | Gill Coliseum (4,210) Corvallis, OR |
| NEC regular season |||||
| January 3, 2019 7:00 pm | Wagner | L 58–80 | 6–8 (0–1) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (812) New Britain, CT |
| January 5, 2019 3:30 pm | at Sacred Heart | L 61–73 | 6–9 (0–2) | William H. Pitt Center (553) Fairfield, CT |
| January 10, 2019 7:00 pm | at Fairleigh Dickinson | W 103–96 $^{2OT}$ | 7–9 (1–2) | Rothman Center (327) Hackensack, NJ |
| January 12, 2019 4:00 pm | at Mount St. Mary's | W 77–68 | 8–9 (2–2) | Knott Arena (1,336) Emmitsburg, MD |
| January 19, 2019 3:30 pm | Saint Francis (PA) | L 69–80 | 8–10 (2–3) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,007) New Britain, CT |
| January 21, 2019 3:30 pm | Robert Morris | L 59–70 | 8–11 (2–4) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (985) New Britain, CT |
| January 24, 2019 7:00 pm | at Bryant | L 60–63 | 8–12 (2–5) | Chace Athletic Center (891) Smithfield, RI |
| January 26, 2019 1:00 pm | LIU Brooklyn | L 71–84 | 8–13 (2–6) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (764) New Britain, CT |
| January 31, 2019 7:00 pm | St. Francis Brooklyn | W 78–72 | 9–13 (3–6) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (894) New Britain, CT |
| February 2, 2019 3:30 pm | Bryant | W 64–59 | 10–13 (4–6) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT |
| February 7, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPNU | at Saint Francis (PA) | L 85–90 | 10–14 (4–7) | DeGol Arena (841) Loretto, PA |
| February 9, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Robert Morris | W 77–68 | 11–14 (5–7) | North Athletic Complex (1,016) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 14, 2019 7:00 pm | at Wagner | L 57–63 | 11–15 (5–8) | Spiro Sports Center (1,150) Staten Island, NY |
| February 16, 2019 4:00 pm | at St. Francis Brooklyn | L 79–90 | 11–16 (5–9) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (631) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 21, 2019 7:00 pm | Mount St. Mary's | L 66–79 | 11–17 (5–10) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,020) New Britain, CT |
| February 23, 2019 3:30 pm | Sacred Heart | L 66–80 | 11–18 (5–11) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,254) New Britain, CT |
| February 28, 2019 7:00 pm | at LIU Brooklyn | L 55–84 | 11–19 (5–12) | Steinberg Wellness Center (621) Brooklyn, NY |
| March 2, 2019 1:00 pm | Fairleigh Dickinson | L 58–70 | 11–20 (5–13) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,114) New Britain, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||
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