Thursday, November 30
Fairfield, Conn.
7:00 PM
Sacred Heart University Department of Athletics
vs
University of New Hampshire
Photo by: Greg Vasil
Men's Basketball Hosts New Hampshire on Thursday
11/29/2023 2:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The Pioneers return home for two straight games
FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Sacred Heart University men's basketball team returns home on Thursday, November 30 to take on the University of New Hampshire in the William H. Pitt Center at 7:00 pm. SHU is back in action after going 1-1 last week with a home win over Binghamton and a road setback at Saint Joseph's.
Live Stats | NEC Front Row | Game Notes
RECORDS:
SHU 4-3
UNH: 4-3
LAST TIME OUT:
Live Stats | NEC Front Row | Game Notes
RECORDS:
SHU 4-3
UNH: 4-3
LAST TIME OUT:
- Sacred Heart fell 64-55 on the road at Saint Joseph's on Sunday afternoon.
- Nico Galette led three players in double figures with 16 points, he also tallied six rebounds, two assists, and three steals.
- Alex Sobel was second on the team in points with 13 and had a team-high seven rebounds, four steals, and three blocks.
- Joey Reilly was the third player in double figures with 12 points, he also added three steals.
- Galette was named the Northeast Conference Player of the Week on Monday.
- SHU and New Hampshire meet for the sixth time. The Pioneers hold a 5-0 advantage over UNH in the series with the most recent win for SHU coming last season, 66-61 on the road at UNH. Prior to that, the teams had not met since the 2014-15 season.
- Sacred Heart returns home after falling 64-55 at Saint Joe's on Sunday. Nico Galette led three players in double figures.
- Four Pioneers are averaging in double figures: Galette (14.0), Tanner Thomas (13.1), Joey Reilly (10.6), and Raheem Solomon(10.0). Alex Sobel leads the team in rebounds (8.0) and Galette is second with 6.7 rpg.
- Galette was named this week's NEC Player of the Week and Thomas collected the honor the week before.
- Sobel has cracked the top-10 in blocks nationally with 19. (as of 11/29)
- The team voted Galette, Reilly, and Kyle McGee to be captains of the 2023-24 squad.
- The Pios were selected first in the Northeast Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll. Galette and Reilly were selected to the All-NEC preseason team. Both Galette and Reilly earned All-NEC first and third-team honors last season, respectively.
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