FAIRFIELD, Conn.—Coming off of three straight victories, the Sacred Heart men's basketball team is back in Northeast Conference action on the road on Saturday afternoon at St. Francis Brooklyn at 1:00 PM. The Pioneers are 9-9 this season and 2-1 in NEC play. The Terriers are 7-9 overall and 0-3 in conference action.
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Opening Tip:
- This is the 40th meeting between Sacred Heart and St. Francis Brooklyn. The Pioneers series record is 18-21 against the Terriers.
- In the last meeting between the two teams, SHU won in overtime, 66-62 on the road on February 5, 2022. Nico Galette had a double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds.
- Sacred Heart has won its last three games, the first three-game win streak of the season. The Pioneers are coming off a 78-71 non-conference victory over Hartford last Saturday. Galette led SHU with 21 points and eight rebounds.
- Sophomore Tanner Thomas is coming off back-to-back games scoring in double figures, along with his first career double-double at Merrimack.
- Galette has scored in double figures in every game but one this season, as he leads the team with 15.7 points per game. Raheem Solomon (11.6), and Joey Reilly (10.4) are also averaging double figures for the Pioneers.
- Bryce Johnson has four double-doubles this season, Galette has two, and Thomas has one. Johnson leads the team in rebounds, 7.4 per game, and Galette is second with 6.9.
- This season, Galette earned NEC Player of the Week once and has been a four-time Prime Performer.
- Head Coach Anthony Latina is in his 10th season as the head coach of Sacred Heart.
- Galette was named to the All-NEC preseason team.
- Sacred Heart was tabbed second in the NEC preseason poll.
