Central Connecticut Blue Devils women's basketball

Central Connecticut Blue Devils
Central Connecticut Blue Devils
	2020–21 Central Connecticut Blue Devils women's basketball team
University	Central Connecticut State University
Head coach	Kerri Reaves (interim)
Conference	Northeast Conference
Location	New Britain, Connecticut
Arena	William H. Detrick Gymnasium ; (Capacity: 2,654)
Nickname	Blue Devils
Colors	Blue and White[1];
Uniforms
Home	Away
Conference Regular Season Champions
	2015

The Central Connecticut Blue Devils women's basketball team represents Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, Connecticut, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Northeast Conference.[2]

History

Central Connecticut began play in 1971. They played in Division II from 1971-1986. As of the end of the 2015-16 season, the Blue Devils have an all-time record of 467-673. They have never made the NCAA Tournament, but they have made the WNIT in 2009 and 2015.[3]

Head coach Beryl Piper was placed on administrative leave on January 16, 2020.[4]In May 2020 Piper announced her retirement from CCSU. She retires as the most winning head coach in CCSU women's basketball history. Assistant coach Kerri Reaves has taken over the head coaching position on an interim basis.[5]

Season-by-season results

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Dr. Brenda Reilly () (1971–1996)
1971–72	Dr. Brenda Reilly	9–6
1972–73	Dr. Brenda Reilly	3–9
1973–74	Dr. Brenda Reilly	4–7
1974–75	Dr. Brenda Reilly	9–12
1975–76	Dr. Brenda Reilly	10–7
1976–77	Dr. Brenda Reilly	11–4
1977–78	Dr. Brenda Reilly	12–5
1978–79	Dr. Brenda Reilly	13–8
1979–80	Dr. Brenda Reilly	18–5
1980–81	Dr. Brenda Reilly	9–15
1981–82	Dr. Brenda Reilly	10–15
1982–83	Dr. Brenda Reilly	13–9
1983–84	Dr. Brenda Reilly	9–18
1984–85	Dr. Brenda Reilly	11–14
1985–86	Dr. Brenda Reilly	24–4
Division I
1986–87	Dr. Brenda Reilly	12–13
1987–88	Dr. Brenda Reilly	7–19
1988–89	Dr. Brenda Reilly	12–14
1989–90	Dr. Brenda Reilly	21–7
1990–91	Dr. Brenda Reilly	7–21
1991–92	Dr. Brenda Reilly	7–22
1992–93	Dr. Brenda Reilly	6–20
1993–94	Dr. Brenda Reilly	6–20
1994–95	Dr. Brenda Reilly	6–20
1995–96	Dr. Brenda Reilly	2–24
Dr. Brenda Reilly:		219–303
Kim Foley (Mid-Continent Conference/ Northeast Conference) (1996–2002)
1996–97	Kim Foley	2–23
Northeast Conference
1997–98	Kim Foley	17–10
1998–99	Kim Foley	11–16
1999–2000	Kim Foley	8–19
2000–01	Kim Foley	14–13
2001–02	Kim Foley	4–23
Kim Foley:		56–104
Yvette Harris (Northeast Conference) (2002–2007)
2002–03	Yvette Harris	8–20
2003–04	Yvette Harris	4–23
2004–05	Yvette Harris	9–19
2005–06	Yvette Harris	9–20
2006–07	Yvette Harris	6–23
Yvette Harris:		36–105
Beryl Piper (Northeast Conference) (2007–present)
2007–08	Beryl Piper	4–25	3–15
2008–09	Beryl Piper	18–14	12–6		WNIT First Round
2009–10	Beryl Piper	12–18	8–10
2010–11	Beryl Piper	19–11	11–8
2011–12	Beryl Piper	13–16	7–11
2012–13	Beryl Piper	16–14	10–8	T–4th
2013–14	Beryl Piper	11–17	5–13	9th
2014–15	Beryl Piper	19–13	14–4	T–1st	WNIT First Round
2015–16	Beryl Piper	12–18	9–9	4th
2016–17	Beryl Piper	11–20	9–9	6th
2017–18	Beryl Piper	7–23	7–11	T–8th
2018–19	Beryl Piper	7–21	4–14	9th
2019–20	Beryl Piper	4–25	3–15	11th
Beryl Piper:		153–235	103–134
Kerri Reaves (Northeast Conference) (2020–present)
2020–21	Kerri Reaves	2–2	2–2
Kerri Reaves:		2–2	2–2
Total:
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References

CCSU Identity Manual (PDF). May 1, 2011. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
"CCSU". CCSU.
"CCSU" (PDF). CCSU.
"CCSU women's basketball head coach Piper on administrative leave". The Bristol Press. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
"CCSU women's basketball head coach Piper retires after 13 seasons". New Britain Herald. Retrieved December 29, 2020.

External links

Official website

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[1] CCSU Identity Manual (PDF). May 1, 2011. Retrieved April 6, 2016.

[2] "CCSU". CCSU.

[3] "CCSU" (PDF). CCSU.

[4] "CCSU women's basketball head coach Piper on administrative leave". The Bristol Press. Retrieved December 29, 2020.

[5] "CCSU women's basketball head coach Piper retires after 13 seasons". New Britain Herald. Retrieved December 29, 2020.

Central Connecticut Blue Devils
Sports	Baseball Men's basketball Women's basketball Football Men's soccer
Facilities	CCSU Baseball Field William H. Detrick Gymnasium Stanley Quarter Park Arute Field Stanley Golf Course CCSU Soccer Field CCSU Softball Field Jack Suydam Natatorium CCSU Track & field

Central Connecticut Blue Devils women's basketball
Venues	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1971–present)
Rivalries	Hartford
Culture & lore	History
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20

Northeast Conference women's basketball
Teams	Bryant Bulldogs Central Connecticut Blue Devils Fairleigh Dickinson Knights LIU Sharks Merrimack Warriors Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Sacred Heart Pioneers St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers Saint Francis Red Flash Wagner Seahawks
Championships & awards	Regular season champions Conference Tournament Coach of the Year Player of the Year "Battle of Brooklyn"
Seasons	1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20