# 2017–18 Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Central Connecticut State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Devils, led by second-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 14–18, 7–11 in NEC play to finish in eight place. They lost in the first round of the NEC tournament to Wagner.

## Previous season

The Blue Devils finished the 2016–17 season 6–23, 4–14 in NEC play to finish in ninth place. They failed to qualify for the NEC tournament.

## Preseason

In a poll of league coaches at the NEC media day, the Blue Devils were picked to finish in ninth place.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 2, 2017* 8:00 pm | | Nyack | W 65–62 | | William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Hartford Rivalry | L 84–85 $^{OT}$ | 0–1 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (2,216) Hartford, CT |
| Nov 12, 2017* 2:30 pm, BTN Plus | | at Rutgers Showcase on the Banks | L 67–71 | 0–2 | Louis Brown Athletic Center (3,844) Piscataway, NJ |
| Nov 14, 2017* 6:30 pm, FS2 | | at St. John's | L 55–80 | 0–3 | Carnesecca Arena (4,043) Queens, NY |
| Nov 17, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at East Carolina Showcase on the Banks | W 79–68 | 1–3 | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,042) Greenville, NC |
| Nov 21, 2017* 7:00pm | | Coppin State Showcase on the Banks | W 74–71 $^{OT}$ | 2–3 | William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT |
| Nov 24, 2017* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Cleveland State | W 74–73 | 3–3 | Wolstein Center (1,121) Cleveland, OH |
| Nov 30, 2017* 7:00 pm | | North Carolina A&T | W 72–59 | 4–3 | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,514) New Britain, CT |
| Dec 2, 2017* 2:00 pm | | at Brown | W 68–62 | 5–3 | Pizzitola Sports Center Providence, RI |
| Dec 6, 2017* 9:00 pm, FS1 | | at DePaul | L 57–85 | 5–4 | Wintrust Arena (4,458) Chicago, IL |
| Dec 9, 2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Northern Illinois | L 55–61 | 5–5 | NIU Convocation Center (641) DeKalb, IL |
| Dec 17, 2017* 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Boston College | L 65–84 | 5–6 | Conte Forum (4,669) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Dec 20, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Maine | W 84–57 | 6–6 | William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT |
| Dec 23, 2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UMass Lowell | W 76–73 | 7–6 | Tsongas Center Lowell, MA |
| NEC regular season ||||||
| Dec 29, 2017 7:30pm | | Saint Francis (PA) | W 72–68 | 8–6 (1–0) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,219) New Britain, CT |
| Dec 31, 2017 3:30pm | | Robert Morris | L 57–71 | 8–7 (1–1) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,214) New Britain, CT |
| Jan 4, 2018 7:00pm | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | L 77–81 | 8–8 (1–2) | Rothman Center (117) Hackensack, NJ |
| Jan 6, 2018 4:00 pm | | at Mount St. Mary's | L 51–78 | 8–9 (1–3) | Knott Arena (2,384) Emmitsburg, MD |
| Jan 11, 2018 7:00pm | | at St. Francis Brooklyn | L 60–77 | 8–10 (1–4) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (364) Brooklyn, NY |
| Jan 13, 2018 3:30 pm | | Bryant | W 80–76 | 9–10 (2–4) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT |
| Jan 18, 2018 7:00 pm | | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 66–65 | 10–10 (3–4) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,679) New Britain, CT |
| Jan 20, 2018 3:30 pm | | LIU Brooklyn | W 72–63 | 11–10 (4–4) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,615) New Britain, CT |
| Jan 25, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Bryant | W 80–74 | 12–10 (5–4) | Chace Athletic Center Smithfield, RI |
| Jan 27, 2018 4:30 pm | | at LIU Brooklyn | L 89–94 $^{OT}$ | 12–11 (5–5) | Steinberg Wellness Center (827) Brooklyn, NY |
| Feb 1, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Wagner | L 59–72 | 12–12 (5–6) | Spiro Sports Center (1,483) Staten Island, NY |
| Feb 3, 2018 3:30 pm | | at Sacred Heart | L 54–67 | 12–13 (5–7) | William H. Pitt Center (612) Fairfield, CT |
| Feb 8, 2018 7:00pm | | Mount St. Mary's | L 57–71 | 12–14 (5–8) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT |
| Feb 10, 2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Sacred Heart | L 50–67 | 12–15 (5–9) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,615) New Britain, CT |
| Feb 15, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Saint Francis (PA) | L 71–77 $^{OT}$ | 12–16 (5–10) | DeGol Arena (1,012) Loretto, PA |
| Feb 17, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Robert Morris | W 65–58 | 13–16 (6–10) | A. J. Palumbo Center (668) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Feb 22, 2018 7:00 pm | | Wagner | L 62–64 | 13–17 (6–11) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,217) New Britain, CT |
| Feb 24, 2018 3:30 pm | | St. Francis Brooklyn | W 78–75 $^{OT}$ | 14–17 (7–11) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,849) New Britain, CT |
| NEC tournament ||||||
| Feb 28, 2018 7:00 pm | (8) | at (1) Wagner Quarterfinals | L 61–73 | 14–18 | Spiro Sports Center (1,838) Staten Island, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||