<p>NEW BRITAIN, Conn. &mdash; Fairfield University assistant coach Patrick Sellers has been hired as the head men’s basketball coach at Central Connecticut, his alma mater. </p>
<p>Sellers returns to school where he was a team captain as a player in 1991 and began his coaching career as an assistant in 1999, helping the Blue Devils to NCAA Tournament bids in 200 and 2002.</p>
<p>Sellers was on Jim Calhoun’s staff at UConn from 2004-10 and has also coached at Fairleigh Dickinson, DePaul, Creighton, Hofstra and UMass before spending the last four seasons at Fairfield.</p>
<p>"I have always had a special place in my heart for Central,” Sellers said in a statement. “I look forward to adding to the successful legacy of Central Connecticut basketball and I am excited to get to work with our student-athletes.” </p>
<p>Sellers will replace Donyell Marshall, who stepped down in March after coaching Central Connecticut to a 40-104 record over five seasons.</p>
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