FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Sacred Heart University men's basketball team is back home in the William H. Pitt Center on Saturday, December 9, to host Fairfield University in a crosstown rivalry game at 6:00 pm.  
 
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RECORDS: 
SHU 4-6
Fairfield: 3-6
 
LAST TIME OUT:

• Sacred Heart fell 85-50 on the road at St. John's on Wednesday evening. 
• Nico Galette led the team in scoring with 13 points for his seventh game in double figures this season. 
• Alex Sobel and Galette each had seven rebounds, and Sobel tallied a game-high four blocks. 

 
OPENING TIP:

• Sacred Heart is looking for its first win over Fairfield as the teams meet for the 10th time on Saturday in a series dating back to 2007. This is only the second time the game has been played in the Pitt Center. 
• SHU returns home after falling on the road to St. John's on Wednesday. 
• Three Pioneers are averaging in double figures: Nico Galette (15.1), Tanner Thomas (10.8), and Alex Sobel (10.0). Sobel leads the team in rebounds (7.5), and Galette is second with 7.1 rpg.
• Sobel is tied for third in the nation in blocks with 23 (as of 12/8) and is 10th in blocks per game with 2.7.  
• Galette and Thomas have brought in NEC Player of the Week awards for the Pioneers this season. 
• 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.