Central Connecticut State

Official Name: 
Central Connecticut State University
Nickname: 
Blue Devils
Mailing Address: 

131 Kaiser Hall
1615 Stanley Street
New Britain, CT 06050

Website: 
www.ccsubluedevils.com
Telephone: 
(860) 832-3089
Fax: 
(860) 832-3084
Enrollment: 
12,000
Arena: 

William H. Detrick Gymnasium
Capacity: 3,200
Year Opened: 1965

School Colors: 
Blue and White
Conference: 

Northeast (since 1998)
Former Member of East Coast (1991-94) and Mid-Continent (1995-97)

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(3) 2000, 2002, and 2007
0-3 record (.000)

NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 

(6) 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1983, and 1984
6-8 record (.429)

NIT Appearances: 

None

NAIA Tournament Appearances: 

(10) 1948, 1949, 1950, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, and 1965
1-10 record (.091)

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Bill Detrick (29 years from 1960-88 when school was classified as a small college, 468-266 record, .638)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Damian Johnson (1,734 points from 1990-93)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Tyrone Canino (1,243 from 1984-88 when school was classified as a small college, missed one season for personal reasons)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Obet Vazquez (41 points as junior vs. Radford on 12/12/90)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Obet Vazquez* (41 vs. Radford)
December 12, 1990 (junior/??.? ppg)
*School Division I record. All-time Central Connecticut State mark set by Paul Zajac (47 vs. St. Anselm's, N.H., on 2-18-67).

1

2

Total

Central Connecticut State

57

43

100

Radford

49

58

107

Central Connecticut State

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Weeden

6-20

1-11

2-4

15

Vazquez

16-25

0-0

4-5

41

Smith

0-2

0-0

0-0

0

Swann

7-15

0-0

5-7

21

Rybczyk

4-17

0-0

5-6

15

Morton

0-0

0-0

2-3

2

Corbitt

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Sellers

2-2

0-0

0-0

4

Johnson

1-4

0-0

0-0

2

Leichner

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

Francis

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Totals

36-86

10-38

18-25

100

Percentages

.419

.263

.720

Radford

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Reece

2-4

0-0

2-4

6

Travis

8-15

1-1

2-2

19

Shelbourne

7-13

0-0

0-2

14

Hawkins

0-2

0-0

2-4

2

Day

15-24

11-17

2-2

43

Barber

3-3

0-0

5-7

11

Burgess

2-10

0-0

0-0

4

Gallaher

3-4

0-0

2-2

8

Totals

40-75

12-18

15-23

107

Percentages

.533

.667

.652
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Harrison "Jim" Kaiser

9

1935-43

83-55

.601

1937

16-3

Walter Travers

1

1945

5-5

.500

1945

5-5

Ross Merrick

7

1947-53

98-36

.731

1947

16-3

Bill Moore

6

1954-59

72-43

.626

1959

19-4

Bill Detrick

29

1960-88

468-266

.638

1964

25-1

C.J. Jones

1

1988

8-15

.348

1988

8-15

Mike Brown

3

1989-91

20-64

.238

1989

10-18

Mark Adams

5

1992-96

40-95

.296

1996

13-15

Howie Dickenman

15

1997-2011

236-208

.532

2002

27-5
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,030-787 (.566) from 1935 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Central Connecticut State moved up to major-college status in 1987
  • Jones succeeded Detrick (2-3) after five games in the 1987-88 season.