Sacred Heart Pioneers

2-2 overall, 0-0 Metro, margin +16.5

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-8.7

net rating per 100 · #269 in D-I · model

104.5

adjusted offense · #201

113.2

adjusted defense · #310

71.4

pace, possessions / 40 · #107

-20.2

strength of schedule so far · #327

Rotation

#	Player	Pos	Cl	Ht	GP/GS	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	eFG%	TS%	Rating
24	Jaylen Robinson	F	JR	6' 7"	4/4	29.8	16.0	6.2	1.2	65.9	67.2	-0.7
0	Jaden Slaughter	G	SR	6' 5"	4/4	28.8	10.8	5.8	4.2	60.0	65.0	+1.0
10	Kedrick Curtis	F	SR	6' 7"	4/4	28.8	8.2	8.2	2.0	52.1	59.0	+1.7
1	Griffin Barrouk	G	SR	6' 5"	4/4	27.8	12.0	6.5	0.8	53.8	56.3	-0.7
23	Jojo Wallace	G	JR	6' 3"	4/0	23.8	14.2	3.2	1.0	42.0	50.4	-5.0
11	Samson Reilly	G	JR	6' 2"	4/0	18.5	9.5	1.5	0.8	56.5	67.2	-3.4
6	Jo Van Buggenhout	G	JR	6' 3"	4/4	18.0	2.0	3.2	3.2	16.7	18.7	-6.9
3	Mooda Gittens FR	G	FR	6' 4"	1/0	15.0	7.0	7.0	1.0	60.0	59.5	-0.8
15	DJ Brown FR	G	FR	6' 3"	4/0	12.2	3.8	2.2	0.8	37.5	36.8	-2.9
13	Abdou Yadd	F	SO	6' 9"	3/0	12.0	5.3	4.0	0.0	63.6	67.3	-3.9
21	Kevin Pikiell FR	G	FR	6' 3"	1/0	10.0	7.0	2.0	0.0	87.5	87.5	-2.1
55	Malik Sheppard	G	JR	5' 10"	1/0	8.0	1.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	17.4	-3.1
8	Jeremiah Jacobs	G	SO	6' 8"	1/0	7.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	50.0	50.0	-3.2
14	Landon Krygier FR	F	FR	6' 5"	0/0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Box scores from ESPN. eFG% weights threes; TS% includes free throws.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Watch	Result	Line	Rest	Miles
Mon 11/2	vs Coast Guard Bears	ESPN+	W 111-44	–	–	–
Thu 11/5	vs Maine Black Bears	ESPN+	L 72-74	-5.5 miss	2	–
Sun 11/8	at New Hampshire Wildcats	ESPN+	W 81-76	+1.5 cover	2	182
Thu 11/12	vs Central Connecticut Blue Devils	ESPN+	L 75-79	+3.5 miss	3	182
Tue 11/17	at Providence Friars	ESPN+	7 PM ET	–model +19.9 · 5% win	4	107
Tue 11/24	at Rutgers Scarlet Knights	B1G+	6 PM ET	–model +17.8 · 7% win	6	181
Sun 11/29	vs NJIT Highlanders	ESPN+	2 PM ET	–	4	74
Fri 12/4	at Marist Red Foxes Metro	ESPN+	7 PM ET	–	4	51
Sun 12/6	at Saint Peter's Peacocks Metro	ESPN+	2 PM ET	–	1	68
Wed 12/9	vs UMass Lowell River Hawks	ESPN+	11 AM ET	–	2	51
Mon 12/14	vs Queens University Royals	ESPN+	11 AM ET	–	4	–
Wed 12/16	at Georgetown Hoyas	ESPN+	6:30 PM ET	–	1	253
Sun 12/20	at Dartmouth Big Green	ESPN+	2 PM ET	–	3	437
Tue 12/22	at Kentucky Wildcats	SEC Network	1 PM ET	–	1	819
Fri 1/1	vs Niagara Purple Eagles Metro	–	2 PM ET	–	9	635
Sun 1/3	vs Canisius Golden Griffins Metro	–	2 PM ET	–	1	–
Fri 1/8	at Siena Saints Metro	–	7 PM ET	–	4	107
Sun 1/10	vs Manhattan Jaspers Metro	–	2 PM ET	–	1	107
Wed 1/13	vs Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Metro	–	6 PM ET	–	2	–
Sat 1/16	at Iona Gaels Metro	–	1 PM ET	–	2	31
Mon 1/18	vs Quinnipiac Bobcats Metro	–	2 PM ET	–	1	31
Fri 1/22	at Canisius Golden Griffins Metro	–	7 PM ET	–	3	312
Sun 1/24	vs Marist Red Foxes Metro	–	7 PM ET	–	1	312
Fri 1/29	at Rider Broncs Metro	–	7 PM ET	–	4	96
Sun 1/31	vs Iona Gaels Metro	–	12 PM ET	–	1	96
Fri 2/5	vs Fairfield Stags Metro	–	7 PM ET	–	4	–
Sun 2/7	at Manhattan Jaspers Metro	–	2 PM ET	–	1	37
Sat 2/13	at Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Metro	–	4 PM ET	–	5	273
Fri 2/19	vs Saint Peter's Peacocks Metro	–	6 PM ET	–	5	236
Sun 2/21	vs Siena Saints Metro	–	12 PM ET	–	1	–
Fri 2/26	at Merrimack Warriors Metro	–	7 PM ET	–	4	153
Sun 2/28	at Fairfield Stags Metro	–	2 PM ET	–	1	153

Line is this team's spread (DraftKings via ESPN for finished games, our snapshots for upcoming). "cover" / "miss" is against that number. Click a result for the box score. Rest is full days off; miles are estimated travel into the game, with any time-zone change. Season total: 4,984 miles. See the route on the travel map · TV schedule.

Around Fairfield

Home floor: the Pitt Center

The town
Sacred Heart's suburban campus covers more than 300 acres in Fairfield, about 50 miles northeast of New York City. en.wikipedia.org
The town
Sacred Heart's hometown of Fairfield counted 61,512 residents in 2020 and borders Bridgeport, Trumbull, Easton, Weston and Westport. en.wikipedia.org
Rivalry
Sacred Heart won 77-71 at crosstown Fairfield on Feb. 8, 2025, during the Pioneers' first season in the same league as the Stags. en.wikipedia.org
The program
Sacred Heart played its first men's basketball season in 1965-66 under coach Don Feeley. en.wikipedia.org
The program
Sacred Heart reached the Division II Final Four in 1977 and 1986 and the Elite Eight seven times between 1977 and 1989. en.wikipedia.org
The program
Sacred Heart has played in Division I since 1999-2000 and has not yet appeared in the NCAA Division I tournament. en.wikipedia.org

From the Hardwood Bricks research desk: 44 checked notes on Sacred Heart, its town and its history. A different set shows each day, and the same notes color our game stories.

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Players

Jaylen Robinson #24 · F

Player rating-0.7#44 of 162 in the Metro

Offense+2.5#4

Defense-3.2#150

207 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 25%

16.0 pts6.2 reb1.2 ast29.8 min 27-41 FG0-1 3PT10-15 FT 67.2 TS%18.0 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 7" · 225 lbs · Jacksonville, FL · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	BLK
11-03	vs USCG	W 111-44	14	16	7-7	0-0	2-2	5	0	2	2
11-06	vs ME	L 72-74	36	15	7-14	0-1	1-3	9	0	3	1
11-08	at UNH	W 81-76	37	21	7-9	0-0	7-10	3	4	1	0
11-13	vs CCSU	L 75-79	32	12	6-11	0-0	0-0	8	1	0	0

Jaden Slaughter #0 · G

Player rating+1.0#25 of 162 in the Metro

Offense+1.1#13

Defense-0.1#60

199 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 19%

10.8 pts5.8 reb4.2 ast28.8 min 17-30 FG2-3 3PT7-7 FT 65.0 TS%13.6 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 5" · 205 lbs · Buffalo, NY · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs USCG	W 111-44	20	8	3-3	0-0	2-2	9	6	2	1	0
11-06	vs ME	L 72-74	34	15	6-10	0-1	3-3	6	4	1	1	0
11-08	at UNH	W 81-76	27	6	2-7	0-0	2-2	6	1	2	4	0
11-13	vs CCSU	L 75-79	34	14	6-10	2-2	0-0	2	6	1	1	1

Kedrick Curtis #10 · F

Player rating+1.7#17 of 162 in the Metro

Offense+1.6#10

Defense+0.1#49

201 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 15%

8.2 pts8.2 reb2.0 ast28.8 min 11-24 FG3-5 3PT8-9 FT 59.0 TS%10.8 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 7" · 225 lbs · Baltimore, MD · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs USCG	W 111-44	18	10	3-5	1-1	3-3	8	2	0	0	0
11-06	vs ME	L 72-74	27	7	2-2	0-0	3-4	9	2	0	3	1
11-08	at UNH	W 81-76	35	9	3-10	1-1	2-2	11	1	1	0	0
11-13	vs CCSU	L 75-79	35	7	3-7	1-3	0-0	5	3	2	0	0

Griffin Barrouk #1 · G

Player rating-0.7#45 of 162 in the Metro

Offense-1.1#76

Defense+0.4#42

193 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 23%

12.0 pts6.5 reb0.8 ast27.8 min 15-40 FG13-34 3PT5-6 FT 56.3 TS%16.8 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 5" · 200 lbs · Glen Mills, PA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL
11-03	vs USCG	W 111-44	16	11	4-6	3-5	0-0	5	2	0	0
11-06	vs ME	L 72-74	33	3	1-10	1-8	0-0	7	0	0	1
11-08	at UNH	W 81-76	32	15	4-9	4-8	3-4	11	0	4	2
11-13	vs CCSU	L 75-79	30	19	6-15	5-13	2-2	3	1	0	1

Jojo Wallace #23 · G

Player rating-5.0#138 of 162 in the Metro

Offense-1.9#95

Defense-3.1#149

168 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 34%

14.2 pts3.2 reb1.0 ast23.8 min 18-50 FG6-19 3PT15-15 FT 50.4 TS%25.5 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 3" · 185 lbs · Danbury, CT · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs USCG	W 111-44	18	21	8-13	2-5	3-3	3	1	0	0	0
11-06	vs ME	L 72-74	18	6	2-11	0-4	2-2	1	1	1	1	0
11-08	at UNH	W 81-76	33	14	4-17	2-7	4-4	6	1	2	2	1
11-13	vs CCSU	L 75-79	26	16	4-9	2-3	6-6	3	1	1	1	0

Samson Reilly #11 · G

Player rating-3.4#111 of 162 in the Metro

Offense+2.5#3

Defense-5.9#161

132 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 21%

9.5 pts1.5 reb0.8 ast18.5 min 10-23 FG6-16 3PT12-12 FT 67.2 TS%15.8 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 2" · 170 lbs · Glastonbury, CT · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL
11-03	vs USCG	W 111-44	18	10	4-7	2-5	0-0	3	1	1	1
11-06	vs ME	L 72-74	20	18	3-10	3-8	9-9	1	0	0	0
11-08	at UNH	W 81-76	22	8	2-3	1-1	3-3	2	2	0	0
11-13	vs CCSU	L 75-79	14	2	1-3	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0

Jo Van Buggenhout #6 · G

Player rating-6.9#154 of 162 in the Metro

Offense-4.6#151

Defense-2.3#132

127 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 20%

2.0 pts3.2 reb3.2 ast18.0 min 3-21 FG1-6 3PT1-1 FT 18.7 TS%15.2 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 3" · 195 lbs · Antwerp, Belgium · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO
11-03	vs USCG	W 111-44	15	0	0-5	0-3	0-0	5	4	1
11-06	vs ME	L 72-74	29	8	3-10	1-2	1-1	6	5	1
11-08	at UNH	W 81-76	18	0	0-6	0-1	0-0	1	4	1
11-13	vs CCSU	L 75-79	10	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	3

Mooda Gittens #3 · G

Player rating-0.8#49 of 162 in the Metro

Offense-0.8#60

Defense-0.0#55

29 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 18%

7.0 pts7.0 reb1.0 ast15.0 min 3-5 FG0-0 3PT1-2 FT 59.5 TS%15.7 shots+TO/40

Bio: Freshman · 6' 4" · 184 lbs · Hartford, CT · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs USCG	W 111-44	15	7	3-5	0-0	1-2	7	1	0	1	0
11-06	vs ME	L 72-74	DNP
11-08	at UNH	W 81-76	DNP
11-13	vs CCSU	L 75-79	DNP

DJ Brown #15 · G

Player rating-2.9#98 of 162 in the Metro

Offense-4.2#145

Defense+1.3#28

88 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 27%

3.8 pts2.2 reb0.8 ast12.2 min 6-16 FG0-6 3PT3-10 FT 36.8 TS%20.7 shots+TO/40

Bio: Freshman · 6' 3" · 165 lbs · Middletown, NY · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs USCG	W 111-44	24	10	4-8	0-2	2-8	5	1	3	6	5
11-06	vs ME	L 72-74	3	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1
11-08	at UNH	W 81-76	10	0	0-4	0-2	0-0	2	1	1	0	0
11-13	vs CCSU	L 75-79	12	5	2-3	0-1	1-2	1	1	1	2	0

Abdou Yadd #13 · F

Player rating-3.9#118 of 162 in the Metro

Offense-3.9#142

Defense-0.0#52

66 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 22%

5.3 pts4.0 reb0.0 ast12.0 min 6-11 FG2-6 3PT2-2 FT 67.3 TS%17.6 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 9" · 250 lbs · Dakar, Senegal · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs USCG	W 111-44	17	8	3-6	0-2	2-2	8	0	1	0	1
11-06	vs ME	L 72-74	DNP
11-08	at UNH	W 81-76	11	8	3-4	2-3	0-0	1	0	2	0	0
11-13	vs CCSU	L 75-79	8	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	3	0	1	0	0

Kevin Pikiell #21 · G

Player rating-2.1#80 of 162 in the Metro

Offense-0.2#41

Defense-1.8#123

19 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 19%

7.0 pts2.0 reb0.0 ast10.0 min 3-4 FG1-1 3PT0-0 FT 87.5 TS%16.0 shots+TO/40

Bio: Freshman · 6' 3" · 175 lbs · Far Hills, NJ · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs USCG	W 111-44	10	7	3-4	1-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0
11-06	vs ME	L 72-74	DNP
11-08	at UNH	W 81-76	DNP
11-13	vs CCSU	L 75-79	DNP

Malik Sheppard #55 · G

Player rating-3.1#100 of 162 in the Metro

Offense-2.0#100

Defense-1.1#92

16 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 23%

1.0 pts2.0 reb0.0 ast8.0 min 0-2 FG0-1 3PT1-2 FT 17.4 TS%19.4 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 5' 10" · 155 lbs · Edgewater, NJ · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs USCG	W 111-44	8	1	0-2	0-1	1-2	2	0	1	1	0
11-06	vs ME	L 72-74	DNP
11-08	at UNH	W 81-76	DNP
11-13	vs CCSU	L 75-79	DNP

Jeremiah Jacobs #8 · G

Player rating-3.2#103 of 162 in the Metro

Offense-0.8#62

Defense-2.4#136

14 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 13%

2.0 pts0.0 reb0.0 ast7.0 min 1-2 FG0-0 3PT0-0 FT 50.0 TS%11.4 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 8" · 245 lbs · Harlem, NY · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs USCG	W 111-44	7	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
11-06	vs ME	L 72-74	DNP
11-08	at UNH	W 81-76	DNP
11-13	vs CCSU	L 75-79	DNP

Landon Krygier #14 · F

Has not appeared yet.

Bio: Freshman · 6' 5" · 210 lbs · Guilford, CT · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN
11-03	vs USCG	W 111-44	DNP
11-06	vs ME	L 72-74	DNP
11-08	at UNH	W 81-76	DNP
11-13	vs CCSU	L 75-79	DNP