FAIRFIELD, Conn. — After three straight road games, the Sacred Heart University men's basketball team will return home to the Pitt Center on Friday, November 21, at 7 pm to take on Holy Cross. 

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OPENING TIP

• Sacred Heart and Holy Cross meet for the 20th time in the series history. SHU holds an 8-11 record but has won three of its last four matchups.
• Both teams are looking to bounce back from losses. SHU fell to Queens (NC), 81-64, on Saturday, while Holy Cross dropped a 68-49 decision to Brown on Tuesday evening.
• Anquan Hill (19) led three Pios in double figures. Taj Bryant added a career high 14 points, and Dashon Gittens scored 10.
• Gittens ranks tied at 44th nationally with 2.67 steals per game.
• The Crusaders' lone win was over Hampton, 67-61, at the Brown Bears Invitational on Sunday.
• The Pioneers were picked third in the MAAC Preseason Coaches' Poll and led the league with three preseason All-MAAC selections: Hill – First Team, Conner – Second Team, Ralph-Beyer – Third Team
• SHU returns nine players from last year's roster.
• The team welcomes two transfers (Gittens and Yann Farell) and four first-year players.
• Sacred Heart enters its second season in the MAAC after a strong debut campaign that included a seventh-place finish and a conference tournament win over Fairfield to advance to the quarterfinals.
• The Pioneers feature three student-athletes from Africa: Fallou Gueye, Farell, and Abdou Yadd.
• Sacred Heart is celebrating its 60th season of men's basketball.
• Head coach Anthony Latina enters his 13th season leading the program.

SCOUTING HOLY CROSS  

• Holy Cross enters the matchup with a 1–4 overall record.
• The Crusaders opened with three straight road losses before earning their first win on Sunday against Hampton at the Brown Bear Invitational.
• HC closed out the tournament with a 68–49 loss to Brown on Tuesday.
• Holy Cross was selected ninth in the Patriot League Preseason Poll.
• The Crusaders return three starters from last year's squad, along with six additional letterwinners.
• Joe Nugent leads the team in scoring at 14.4 ppg, followed by Tyler Boston with 13.2 ppg.
• Aidan Richard leads the team in rebounding with 5.2 boards per game.

LAST TIME OUT

• Anquan Hill (19) led three Pioneers in double figures.
• Taj Bryant scored a career-high 14 points and was a perfect 3-3 from three-point range.
• Dashon Gittens added 10 points for his third game in double figures.
• It was the second time in the three-game Villanova Challenge that the Pioneers had three players score in double figures.