Game 2 at La Salle Jan. 2, 2021 • 6:30 p.m. , Pa. Joe DiBari, Sports Information Director • [email protected] • (o) 718-817-4240 • (c) 917-539-5061 2020-21 SCHEDULE/RESULTS FORDHAM (0-1, 0-1) at LA SALLE (4-5, 1-1) (0-1, 0-1 Atlantic 10) About the Series H: 0-1; A: 0-0; N: 0-0 All-time Record: 42-17, La Salle Date Opponent Time/Score Last Meeting: 2/19/20 (58-49, La Salle) 11/25 IONA Canceled Streak: La Salle +8 12/3 at Manhattan Canceled 12/8 at St. John’s Canceled 12/12 MAINE Canceled Head Coach: Jeff Neubauer Head Coach: Ashley Howard 12/19 CENT. CONN. ST. Canceled Overall Record: 248-232 (16th season) Overall Record: 29-40 (3rd season) 12/22 STONY BROOK Canceled Record at Fordham: 60-98 (6th season) Record at La Salle: Same 12/30 GEORGE WASHINGTON* 71-47, L Record vs. La Salle: 2-8 Record vs. Fordham: 4-0 1/2 at La Salle* (NBCSN) 6:30 p.m. 1/5 DAYTON* 6:00 p.m. 1/9 at Duquesne* (NBCSN) 2:00 p.m. FORDHAM PROBABLE LINEUP (based on last game) 1/13 ST. BONAVENTURE* 2:00 p.m 2 Jalen Cobb • 4.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 3.0 apg, 3.0 spg 1/17 UMASS* (NBCSN) 4:30 p.m. • Led 2019-2020 team in assists and steals 1/20 at Davidson* TBA Jr./G/6-1/165 • Seventh in A-10 in steals (1.8) in 2019-20 1/27 DUQUESNE* 6:00 p.m. Atlanta, Ga. • 4 pts., 2 rebs., 3 assists, 3 steals vs. GW 1/30 at George Washington* 2:00 p.m. 2/3 at UMass* TBA 5 Chris Austin • 2.0 ppg, 1.0 rpg • Appeared in 24 games in 2019-2020 2/6 DAVIDSON* 1:00 p.m. So./G/6-4/205 2/10 at George Mason* 7:00 p.m. • Missed most of 2018-19 with injury 2/13 SAINT LOUIS* (CBSSN) TBA Pasadena, Calif. • 2 pts., 1 reb, vs. GW 2/15 at VCU* 2:00 p.m. 10 Ty Perry • 7.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 2.0 spg 2/20 at Rhode Island* 1:00 p.m. • Led 2019-20 team with 43 made three-pointers 2/23 at Richmond* 1:00 p.m. Jr./G/6-3/215 • Appeared in 30 games in 2019-20, 16 starts 2/27 SAINT JOSEPH’S* 1:00 p.m. Boston, Mass. • 7 pts., 3 rebs., 2 steals vs. GW 3/3 LA SALLE* 2:00 p.m. 3/10- at Atlantic 10 Championship 21 Josh Navarro • 14.0 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 1.0 apg 3/14 (Barclays Center (Brooklyn, N.Y.) TBA Sr./G/5-10/170 • Second on 2019-20 team in assists • Changed surname from Colon to Navarro Carolina, P.R. * - Atlantic 10 game • 14 pts., 1 reb., 1 asst. vs. GW CBSSN – CBS Sports Network 22 Joel Soriano • 12.0 ppg, 12.0 rpg, 4 blocks NBCSN – NBC Sports Network • Recorded double-double in 6 of last 7 games So./F/6-11/250 • Career-high four blocks vs. GW Yonkers, N.Y. • 12 pts., 12 rebs., 4 blocks vs. GW RAM RANTS • The Fordham University Rams continue the 2020-2021 Atlantic 10 season, Ford- ham’s 118th varsity season, by traveling to Philadelphia, Pa., to face the La Salle Uni- versity Explorers in Tom Gola Arena on Saturday, January 2, at 6:30 p.m. • The game will be broadcast live on the NBC Sports Network and broadcast live on www.wfuvsports.org. Broadcast Information • Fordham enters the game off a 71-47 season-opening loss to George Washington in TV: NBCSN the Rose Hill Gym on Wednesday afternoon while La Salle enters with a 4-5 overall Rich Lerner (PxP) record 1-1 in the Atlantic 10, and is coming off a 67-65 conference win at Dayton last Tim McCormick (Color) Wednesday. • Saturday night’s contest will be the 60th meeting between Fordham and La Salle on RADIO: the hardwood. Audio Stream: WFUVSports.org • The Explorers lead the all-time series, 42-17, and have won the past eight meetings. Jackson Heil (PxP) • Sophomore forward Joel Soriano recorded a double-double in the opener with 12 Andrew Posadas (Color) points and 12 rebounds and he now has a double-double in six of his last seven games. • Fordham led the Atlantic 10 in scoring defense and ranked tenth in the NCAA in 2019-2020. • The Rams continue Atlantic 10 play on Tuesday, Janu- ary 6, as they host the University of Dayton Flyers in the historic Rose Hill Gym at 6:30 p.m. www.fordhamsports.com Fordham University Game Notes - 1 GENERAL INFORMATION 2020-2021 ROSTER Media Information Sports Information Director: �������������Joe DiBari # Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School(Last School) Phone:...... 718/817-4240 0 Cameron Cohn RsFr. G 6-4 175 Houston, Texas/Second Baptist School Cell:...... 917/539-5061 1 Chuba Ohams RsSr. F 6-9 210 Bronx, N.Y. / Wadleigh FAX:...... 718/817-4244 2 Jalen Cobb Jr. G 6-1 165 Atlanta, Ga. / Columbia/Loomis Chaffee Email:...... [email protected] 3 Kyle Rose So. G 6-3 185 Upper Marlboro, Md./Eleanor Roosevelt Home page:...... www.fordhamsports.com 4 Julian Dozier Fr. G 5-10 170 Detroit, Mich./Detroit Jesuit (Putnam Science Aca.) 5 Chris Austin So. G 6-4 205 Pasadena, Calif. / Maranatha Interviews 10 Ty Perry Jr. G 6-3 215 Boston, Mass. / Brighton (Woodstock Academy) To arrange personal interviews with Head 13 Yame Butler Fr. G 6-5 195 Greenbelt, Md./Eleanor Roosevelt (Fork Union) Coach Jeff Neubauer, the Fordham staff or any 14 Albe Evans Fr. G 5-11 160 Schuylkill Haven, Pa. / Schuylkill Haven Fordham players please call Joe DiBari in the 15 Mason Williams RsSo. G 6-4 184 Voorhees, N.J. / Penn Charter Fordham Sports Media Relations Office. Play- 20 Ivan Raut Sr. G 6-7 204 Kotor, Montenegro / JU Gimnazija Kotor ers and coaches are usually available in person 21 Josh Navarro Sr. G 5-10 170 Carolina, P.R./Blue Ridge (Va.) (Salt Lake CC) and for phone interviews after practice, and by 22 Joel Soriano So. F 6-11 250 Yonkers, N.Y./Stepanic (St. Thomas More) appointment. 23 Lazar Skoric Jr. G 6-3 190 Belgrade, Serbia / Sportska Gimnazija 30 Onyi Eyisi Jr. F 6-9 225 Napa Valley, Calif. / Napa Christian (Prolific Prep) Notes on the Net 45 Peter Burquest Sr. G 6-1 165 Cincinnati, Ohio / St. Xavier Fordham Rams basketball information will be available on the internet at www.fordhamsports. com. Updated stats and game notes can be found Head Coach: Jeff Neubauer (La Salle ‘93) here as well as a roster and player bios. Assoc. Head Coach: Mike DePaoli Assistant Coaches: Dennis Felton, Anthony Evans General Information Director of Basketball Operations: Herschel Jenkins Location:...... Bronx, NY 10458 Dir. of Player Development: Stephen Zurich Founded:...... 1841 Enrollment (Undergraduate): ����������������8,855 Athletic Trainer: Thomas O’Brien, A.T.C. Nickname:...... Rams School Colors:...... Maroon and White Pronunciation Guide Home Court:...... Rose Hill Gym (3,200) Onyi Eyisi - OWN-yay ay-EASE-see Affiliation:...... NCAA Div. I Chuba Ohams - CHEW-ba OH-hams Conference:...... Atlantic 10 Ivan Raut – ROUT President:...... Joseph M. McShane, S.J. Lazar Skoric – La-ZAR Sko-RICH Interim Athletics Director: ����������������� Ed Kull Joel Soriano – JOE-el Saw-REE-Ahn-no Athletic Dept. Phone: ���������������� 718/817-4300 Yame Butler - Yah-MAY Ticket Office Phone: ������������������ 718/817-4759 THE GAME Coaching Staff • The Fordham University Rams continue the 2020-2021 Atlantic 10 season, Fordham’s Head Coach: ������� Jeff Neubauer (La Salle ‘93) 118th varsity season, by traveling to Philadelphia, Pa., to face the Record at Fordham (yrs): ������60-98 (6th year) Explorers in Tom Gola Arena on Saturday, January 2, at 6:30 p.m. Overall Record (yrs): �������248-232 (16th year) • The game will be broadcast live on the NBC Sports Network and broadcast live on Assoc. Head Coach:. www.wfuvsports.org. Mike DePaoli (St. Rose ‘07) Assistant Coaches: • Fordham enters the game off a 71-47 season-opening loss to George Washington in the Dennis Felton (Howard ‘85) Rose Hill Gym on Wednesday afternoon while La Salle enters with a 4-5 overall record Anthony Evans (St. Thomas Aquinas ‘94) 1-1 in the Atlantic 10, and is coming off a 67-65 conference win at Dayton last Wednes- Dir. of Basketball Ops:...... Herschel Jenkins day. Dir. of Player Development:.... Stephen Zurich THE LA SALLE SERIES Team Information 2019-20 Overall Record: �������������������������� 9-22 • Saturday night’s contest will be the 60th meeting between Fordham and La Salle on the 2019-20 Atlantic 10 Record:...... 2-16 (14th) hardwood. Lettermen Returning/Lost: ����������������������12/3 • The Explores lead the all-time series, which started in the 1953-54 season, 42-17. Starters Returning/Lost: ����������������������������3/2 • La Salle has won the past eight meetings after Fordham had won three straight. • The Explorers took both of last year’s meetings, 66-60, on January 5 in the Rose Hill Basketball History First year of basketball:...... 1902-03 Gym as Scott Spencer and Isiah Dees each scored 13 points for the Explorers while Ivan Overall record:...... 1538-1427 (117th year) Raut led all scorers for the Rams with 18, and 58-49, on February 19 in Philadelphia as Number of years in NCAAs/Last:...... 4/1992 Ed Croswell scored 12 points and grabbed nine rebounds for the Explorers while Josh Number of Years in NIT/Last:...... 16/1991 Navarro led all scorers with 14 points for Fordham. • La Salle won both of the 2019-2019 meetings, 73-71, in the Rose Hill Gym on January @FordhamRams 23 where Isiah Deas netted 20 points for the Explorers while Antwon Portley scored 22 @FordhamMBB for the Rams, and, 72-57, in Philadelphia on March 9 when Pookie Powell and Jared Kimbrough each netted 14 points for the Explorers. Fordham Athletics • Fordham is 11-24 against La Salle since joining the Atlantic 10. • La Salle has won 20 of the 22 games played in Philadelphia and 16 of the 28 played in the Rose Hill Gym.

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CAMERON CHUBA JALEN KYLE JULIAN COHN OHAMS COBB ROSE DOZIER 0 Guard 1 Forward 2 Guard 3 Guard 4 Guard 6-4 • 175 • So. 6-9 • 210 • RSr. 6-1 • 165 • Jr. 6-3 • 185 • So. 5-10 • 170 • Fr. Houston, Texas Bronx, N.Y. Atlanta, Ga. Upper Marlboro, Md. Detroit, Mich.

CHRIS TY YAME ALBE MASON AUSTIN PERRY BUTLER EVANS WILLIAMS 5 Guard 10 Guard 13 Guard 14 Guard 15 Guard 6-4 • 205 • So. 6-3 • 215 • Jr. 6-5 • 195 • Fr. 5-11 • 160 • Fr. 6-4 • 184 • RsSor. Pasadena, Calif. Boston, Mass. Greenbelt, Md. Schuylkill Haven, Pa. Voorhees, N.J.

IVAN JOSH JOEL LAZAR ONYI RAUT NAVARRO SORIANO SKORIC EYISI 22 23 Foward 20 Guard 21 Guard Forward Guard 30 6-7 • 204 • Sr. 5-10 • 170 • Sr. 6-11 • 250 • So. 6-3 • 190 • Jr. 6-9 • 225 • So. Kotor, Montenegro Carolina, P.R. Yonkers, N.Y. Belgrade, Serbia Napa Valley, Calif. COACHES

PETER BURQUEST JEFF MIKE DENNIS ANTHONY 45 Guard NEUBAUER DEPAOLI FELTON EVANS 6-1 • 165 • Sr. Assistant Head Coach Associate Assistant Cincinnati, Ohio Head Coach Coach Coach

www.fordhamsports.com Fordham University Basketball Game Notes - 3 Head Coach - Jeff Neubauer BY Sixth Season at Fordham: 60-98 16th Season Overall: 248-232 THE tenth in the NCAA in scoring defense, allowing just 61.7 ppg, the lowest total for a Fordham team NUMBERS in the shot clock era. In 13 years as a head coach, Neubauer has a 239-209 career record, going 188-134 at Eastern 5 Kentucky. He has guided six of his twelve teams Number of Rams to have been named to postseason play. Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year Prior to joining the Rams, Neubauer served (Bevon Robin, Bryant Dunston, as the head coach at Eastern Kentucky for ten Chris Gaston, Eric Paschall years, leading the Colonels to five 20-win sea- and Joseph Chartouny) Jeff Neubauer, who made an immediate impact sons, including in each of his last three years, and in his first year as the head men’s basketball coach five trips to national postseason tournaments, in- at Fordham by leading the Rams to one of their cluding a berth in the 2014 NCAA Champion- most successful seasons in almost a decade, en- ships where the Colonels nearly upset second- seeded Kansas in the second round of the NCAA 7, 11, 44 ters his sixth season on Rose Hill in 2020-2021. Only numbers retired by Fordham - Tournament. In his inaugural year at Fordham, Neubauer Bob Mullens (7), (11), led the Rams to a 17-14 overall record, 8-10 in Neubauer’s 188 career wins at Eastern Ken- and Kenny Charles (44) the Atlantic 10, and an appearance in the 2016 tucky is second only to Paul S. McBrayer’s 214 at CollegeInsiders.com Tournament (CIT), Ford- the school and his overall mark as the Colonels’ ham’s first postseason appearance since 1992. leader is 188-134. The 17 overall wins and eight conference wins Neubauer’s last five seasons were like none were the most since 2006-2007. The Rams went other at Eastern Kentucky. The Colonels’ 101 vic- 16 14-5 in the Rose Hill Gym, the most home wins tories over that stretch are the most during any Number of postseason ever in school history. five-year period in school history. EKU won a NIT appearances by the Rams The Rams also used another Neubauer spe- school-record 25 games in 2012-13 and accumu- cialty to reach their success in 2015-16, hitting a lated 70 victories over the past three seasons. then school-record 243 long-range field goals. In 2013-2014, Neubauer led the Colonels to In 2016-2017, the Rams were one of four the Ohio Valley Conference title as Eastern Ken- 37 Atlantic 10 teams to have a winning record in tucky won three games in three days at the tour- Number of 1000- scorers in conference road games (5-4) with the five road nament. The Colonels finished the season with Fordham history, the latest conference wins tying the squad with the 2006- a 24-10 mark and were second in the nation in Christian Sengfelder who eclipsed turnover margin, fifth in three-point field goals 2007 team for most A-10 road wins in a season. the mark in 2017 At home, Fordham continued its non-con- per game and sixth in steals. ference dominance in the Rose Hill Gym, going Following the 2013-2014 season, Neubauer 32-11 in non-conference home games over the was named one of 15 finalists for the 2014 Hugh past five years. Durham Award, presented annually to the na- In Neubauer’s first two years on Rose Hill, tion’s top mid-major coach. He was also selected 118 Number of seasons Fordham has the Rams won 15 Atlantic 10 games, one more as the 2013 National Association of Basketball conference victory than the previous seven years Coaches (NABC) District 19 Coach of the Year. fielded a men’s basketball team combined, including Fordham’s first ever win Neubauer’s 2012-13 EKU squad finished over VCU in 2016-2017. 25-10, setting the school record for wins in a Statistically in 2016-2017, Fordham ranked season, and earned a spot in the CollegeInsider. among the NCAA top five in four categories: com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Eastern 652 steals/game (third - 9.8), turnovers forced/game Kentucky finished with three more wins than Number of wins by Fordham in the (third - 17.53), total steals (fourth - 315) and the previous program-best of 22, including the Rose Hill Gym making the Rams turnover margin (fifth - 4.5). program’s first victory in a national postseason one of 14 NCAA Division I teams Fordham’s success in 2015-2016 was predi- tournament game in 68 years. with over 600 wins in its Before arriving at Eastern Kentucky, Neu- cated on a strong defense, a Neubauer trade- current home building mark. The Rams were second in the Atlantic 10 bauer served three seasons as the top assistant and tenth in the nation in steals/game (8.5) while at West Virginia under head coach John Beilein also ranking 14th nationally in turnovers forced/ where he helped fuel the Mountaineers’ rapid game (15.74) and 24th with 263 total steals, the rise to national prominence. fourth-best single season total in school history. Neubauer, a native of Slidell, La., played 1925 In 2018-2019, the Rams set a school re- point guard at La Salle University for head coach Year Rose Hill Gym opened cord with 276 made three-pointers, including a William “Speedy” Morris. The Explorers went school-record 16 in a game, and ranked second 30-2 and earned an NCAA tournament berth in in the Atlantic 10, and 50th in the NCAA, in Neubauer’s freshman season. La Salle accumu- turnover margin (+2.3). lated two more postseason berths and an over- 1,538 Rams again displayed a solid defense in all record of 83-36 during his four years on the All-time wins for Fordham 2019-2020, leading the Atlantic 10 and ranking squad. 4 - Fordham University Basketball Game Notes www.fordhamsports.com • The Explorers have won seven of the ten games played on a neutral court. • The longest winning streak is a La Salle nine-game streak from 1986-87 until 1989-90. FORDHAM TENDENCIES • The largest margin of victory for La Salle was 36 (89-53 on February 9, 2013). IN 2020-2021 • The largest margin of victory for Fordham was 16 (70-54 on February 1, 1986). 0-1...... at home (Rose Hill) 0-0...... on the road LAST TIME OUT 0-0...... on a neutral court • After a 293 day break, the Fordham men’s basketball squad was able to get back on the court for a game, but George 0-1...... in day games 0-0...... in night games Washington used a big first half to defeat the Rams, 71-47, 0-1...... on weeknights in Fordham’s season opener. 0-0...... on weekends • The Colonials jumped out to an eight-point lead, 13-5, eight minutes into the game as the Rams suffered shooting 0-0...... when leading at the half woes, hitting just three of their first 13 attempts. 0-1...... when trailing at the half 0-0...... when tied at the half • George Washington got the lead to 18 at the break, 38-20, but the Rams notched the first five points of the second half 0-0...... when they outshoot their opponent on a Joel Soriano layup and a Ty Perry three-pointer, to get 0-1...... when outshot by opponent within 13, 38-25, but that was as close as they would get. 0-0...... when shooting same as opponent 0-0...... when shooting 50% or better • Josh Navarro led the Rams with 14 points while Soriano 0-1...... when shooting under 50% picked up a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds. 0-1...... when opp. shoots 50% or better • Joel Soriano has recorded a double-double in six of his last 0-0...... when opp. shoots under 50% seven games dating back to last year. 0-1...... when Fordham scores 59 points or fewer 0-0...... when Fordham scores 60-69 points DOUBLING UP 0-0...... when Fordham scores 70-79 points • Sophomore forward Joel Soriano is becoming a double-double machine. 0-0...... when Fordham scores 80-89 points • After recording double-double in five of the last six games of 2019-2020, he opened 0-0...... when Fordham scores 90+ points the 2020-2021 season with a another double-double, scoring 12 points and adding 12 0-0...... in games decided by three points or less rebounds vs. George Washington. 0-0...... in games decided by four to ten points • Soriano wasn’t the only Ram who notched a double-double for the Rams in 2019-2020. 0-0...... in games decided by 11-20 points • Prior to his season-ending injury suffered on January 5, redshirt senior forward Chuba 0-1...... in games decided by 20 or more points Ohams recorded four double-doubles last year and has five for his career. • Sophomore forward Onyi Eyisi recorded his first career double-double with ten points 0-0...... when outrebounding opponent 0-1...... when outrebounded by opponent and a career-high 15 rebounds in the win over Marist last year. 0-0...... when tied in rebounding

FORDHAM AMONG FINAL DIV. I TEAMS TO START PLAY 0-0...... more turnovers than opponent • Because of COVID delays, the Fordham Rams were one of six teams to start their 0-1...... fewer turnovers than opponent season when Fordham hosted George Washington on December 30 (not including Ivy 0-0...... same turnovers as opponent and Patriot League schools). 0-0...... on Monday • The Rams opened ahead of only Alabama State (Jan. 2), Siena (Jan. 3), and Merrimack 0-0...... on Tuesday (Jan. 7). 0-1...... on Wednesday • UMES and Bethune Cookman have decided to not play the 2020-2021 season. 0-0...... on Thursday 0-0...... on Friday • Patriot League schools will begin play on January 2 while the Ivy League has canceled 0-0...... on Saturday 0-0...... on Sunday

STATISTICAL COMPARISIONS 0-0...... in November 0-1...... in December Fordham...... Category...... La Salle 0-0...... in January 47.0...... Points per Game...... 65.3 0-0...... in February 71.0...... Opponents Points per Game...... 68.0 0-0...... in March .276...... Field Goal Percentage...... 434 .500...... Opponent Field Goal Percentage...... 422 0-1...... vs. Atlantic 10 .143...... Three-Point Field Goal Percentage...... 382 .474...... Opponent Three-Point Field Goal Percentage...... 294 2.0...... Three-Point Field Goals per Game...... 8.4 9.0...... Opponent Three-Point Field Goals per Game...... 6.6 .650...... Percentage...... 650 -13.0...... Margin...... -1.8 6.0...... Blocks per Game...... 4.6 6.0...... Steals per Game...... 7.2 6.0...... Assists per Game...... 13.2 7.0...... Turnovers per Game...... 15.2 15.0...... Fouls per Game...... 18.1 www.fordhamsports.com Fordham University Basketball Game Notes - 5 FORDHAM FIRST IN 2020-21 PRESEASON ATLANTIC 10 PICKS THREE-POINTERS First Team Second Team Kellan Grady, Dav Marcus Weathers, Duq Did you know???? Fordham was in the NCAA to use the three-point Jalen Crutcher, Day Blake Francis, Rich shot? The first time a three-point shot was used experimentally in a game was on Febru- Tre Mitchell, UMass Grant Golden, Rich ary 7, 1945 when Columbia defeated Fordham, 73-58. The three-point line was set at Fatts Russell, URI , SBU Jacob Gilyard, Rich Ryan Daly, SJU 21 feet from the basket and Columbia scored 11 “long goals” to Fordham’s nine. Also, Jordan Goodwin, SLU Hasahn French, SLU free throwers had an option to take their shots from the regular 15-foot distance for one Third Team Defensive Team point or from 21 feet for two points. Eight “long fouls” were made during the game. Sincere Carry, Duq AJ Wilson, GMU The game also featured a 12-foot wide free throw lane, a move that would be ad- Javon Greene, GMU Jacob Gilyard, Rich opted by the NCAA eleven years later. AJWilson, GMU Osun Osunniyi, SBU Osun Osunniyi, SBU Hasahn French, SLU the 2020-2021 basketball season. Javonte Perkin, SLU Jordan Goodwin, SLU Nah’Shon “Bones”, VCU FORDHAM HAS LATEST SEASON OPENER Atlantic 10 Predicted Order of Finish • One year after having its earliest season opener, the 2020-2021Fordham squad is hav- (as selected by coaches and media) ing its latest opener. 1. Richmond (19)...... 380 • Last year, the Fordham-St. Francis game on November 5 was the earliest season 2. Saint Louis (7)...... 364 opener in Fordham history. 3. Dayton (2)...... 318 • The previous earliest season opener was in 2018 when the Rams hosted the CCNY 4. St. Bonaventure...... 307 Beavers on November 6. 5. Duquesne...... 278 6. Rhode Island...... 246 • This year’s opener on December 30 is the latest opener in school history. 7. Davidson...... 229 • The previous latest opener was on December 14, 1923. 8. Massachusetts...... 192 9. VCU...... 175 FORDHAM IN SEASON OPENERS 10. George Mason...... 133 11. George Washington...... 113 • The Rams are 76-36 (.679) in season openers since 1908, 81-20 (.802) in home open- 12. Saint Joseph’s...... 85 ers. 13. La Salle...... 80 • This year’s loss to George Washington snapped a two- 14. Fordham...... 40 game winning streak in season openers. • Fordham last won a season opener on the road in 2007 at Columbia (79-61). Fordham vs. La Salle FORDHAM IN A-10 OPENERS • The Rams are 3-25 in Atlantic 10 openers since joining (La Salle leads, 42-17) the conference in 1995-1996. 2/17/54 (A) 56-61 L 3/7/01 (A10) 67-86 L 3/8/54 (NCAA) 74-76 L 1/26/02 (H) 74-63 W • The last Fordham win in an A-10 opener was an 82-75 2/23/55 (H) 49-64 L 3/6/02 (A10) 63-83 L win over Duquesne in the Rose Hill Gym in 2013. 2/7/56 (H) 84-69 W 2/5/03 (A) 61-74 L 2/27/57 (A) 66-84 L 3/10/03 (N) 62-74 L • Fordham has never won an A-10 opener on the road. 2/10/62 (A) 56-60 L 3/3/04 (H) 83-75 W 1/28/84 (A) 73-84 L 2/6/05 (A) 90-88 (OT) L 2/6/84 (H) 67-68 L 3/1/06 (H) 83-74 W YOUNG RAMS STEPPED UP 3/1/84 (N) 62-60 W 3/9/06 (A10) 64-62 W 12/28/84 (N) 74-67 W 1/27/07 (A) 62-54 W • The one positive to the injuries to the upperclassmen 1/26/85 (H) 70-66 L 2/27/08 (H) 78-83 L 12/21/85 (A) 66-78 L 3/4/09 (A) 79-59 L in 2019-2020 was that the young Rams stepped up their 2/1/86 (H) 70-54 W 1/27/10 (H) 80-73 L games. 1/8/87 (H) 87-79 W 3/2/11 (A) 61-86 L 1/23/87 (A) 66-69 L 2/25/12 (H) 67-62 W • Over the last 17 games of the season, 62.4% of Fordham’s scoring has come from 12/12/87 (H) 80-85 L 2/9/13 (A) 89-53 L 2/6/88 (A) 51-76 L 3/1/14 (H) 64-62 L freshmen and sophomores (602 of 964 points). 3/7/88 (N) 70-79 L 1/17/15 (A) 60-49 L • On the year, freshman and sophomores were responsible for 52.5% of Fordham’s 1/12/89 (H) 86-73 L 2/25/15 (H) 63-48 W 1/28/89 (A) 66-77 L 1/6/16 (H) 66-61 W points (953 of 1816). 3/4/89 (N) 69-85 L 2/24/16 (A) 56-53 W 1/27/90 (H) 72-98 L 2/8/17 (H) 67-52 L • In Atlantic 10 play, freshmen and sophomores accounted for 60.8% of the team’s scor- 3/5/90 (N) 61-71 L 3/4/17 (A) 66-54 L ing (607 of 999). 3/2/96 (H) 60-57(ot) W 1/17/18 (A) 75-67 L 2/27/97 (A) 73-94 L 2/24/18 (H) 73-60 L 2/7/98 (H) 86-80 W 1/23/19 (H) 73-71 L 2/10/99 (A) 71-78 L 3/9/19 (A) 72-57 L FORDHAM GETS DEFENSIVE 2/19/00 (H) 74-70 W 1/5/20 (H) 66-60 L • The Fordham Rams were strong on the defensive end in 2019-2020. 1/31/01 (A) 59-68 L 2/19/20 (A) 58-49 L • The Rams held their opponents to an average of 61.7 ppg, tops in the Atlantic 10, while 2/10/01 (H) 81-72 L Fordham foes shot .401 (655-1635) from the field, also tops amongA-10 teams. • Fordham was tenth in the NCAA in scoring defense.

FORDHAM DEFENSE GOES UNDER • The 2019-2020 Fordham defense held opponents in check. • In 26 of the 31 games last season, the Rams held their opponent to under its season 6 - Fordham University Basketball Game Notes www.fordhamsports.com FORDHAM IN THE RAMS ONE OF 16 NCAA DIV. I SCHOOLS CONFERENCE (through games of Dec. 30) WITH 600 HOME WINS TEAM With the win over Loyola on December 23, 2013, the Fordham University Rams Scoring 47.0 14th recorded their 600th all-time win in the historic Rose Hill Gym, becoming the 14th Scoring Defense 71.0 8th school to win 600 games on its current home court. Scoring Margin -24.0 14th In 2010-11, the Rams celebrated the 900th game played in the historic Rose Hill Field Goal % 27.6 14th Field Goal % Defense 50.0 14th Gym with a 61-57 come-from-behind win over Hartford on November 27th. Free Throw % 65.0 12th Here are the NCAA Division I schools with 600 home court wins (through games Three-Point FG % 14.3 14th of December 30, 2020): Three-Point FG % Defense 47.4 14th Three-Point FG Made/Game 2.0 14th Team Arena Record Rebounding 29.0 14th Washington Hec Edmundson Pav. 1012-365 Rebounding Against 42.0 13th Minnesota Williams Arena 935-350 Rebounding Margin -13.0 14th Offensive Rebounds 11.0 5th Duke Cameron Indoor Stadium 904-163 Defensive Rebounds 18.0 14th Penn The Palestra 826-392 Blocked Shots 6.0 1st Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena 814-238 Assists 6.0 14th Vanderbilt Memorial Gym 812-249 Steals 6.0 11th Kansas Allen Fieldhouse 807-116 Turnover Margin +7.0 1st UCLA Pauley Pavilion 765-125 /Turnover Ratio 0.9 10th New Mexico The Pit-Univ. Arena 751-178 Wichita State Levitt Arena 740-232 INDIVIDUAL Montana Adams Center 715-228 Scoring Butler Hinkle Fieldhouse 698-279 Josh Colon 14.0 21st Tulane Devlin Fieldhouse 665-380 Fordham Rose Hill Gym 653-403 Rebounds Dayton UD Arena 650-216 Joel Soriano 12.0 1st Detroit Mercy Calihan Hall 629-278

Off. Rebounds Joel Soriano 6.0 1st

Def. Rebounds Joel Soriano 6.0 4th

Steals Jalen Cobb 3.0 3rd

Blocks Joel Soriano 4.0 1st

scoring average. • In 16 of those 26 games, the Rams held the opponent to more than ten points under its season average. • The only teams to score above its season average against Fordham last year were West- ern Kentucky (by 1.4 points), Davidson twice (by 4.1 and 7.1 points), Rhode Island (by 1.3), and Saint Joseph’s by (4.6).

HISTORICALLY SPEAKING • Fordham University’s home court, the Rose Hill Gymnasium which was named as one of the four “Cathedrals of College Basketball” by ESPN The Magazine, is the old- est gym still being used by an NCAA Division I basketball team. The 3,200-seat gym opened on January 16, 1925 for a game between Fordham and Boston College. The www.fordhamsports.com Fordham University Basketball Game Notes - 7 Rams took the opener 46-16 in a game refereed by one of the University’s most prominent alumni, “The Fordham Flash”, Frankie Frisch. RAMS SETTING • The Gym was one of the largest on-campus facilities at the time it was built, DEFENSIVE RECORDS earning the nickname “The Prairie” because of its large floor space. The • The 2019-2020 Rams led the Atlantic 10, and original configuration had no end zone stands and a seating capacity of 2,100 ranked 13th in the NCAA, in scoring defense, hold- but several standing room crowds of 6,000 were reported in the late 1920’s. ing opponents to 61.7 ppg. Since its opening in 1925, the gym has seen numerous renovations, adding • That is the lowest scoring defense by a Fordham new seating, scoreboards and public address systems. team since the addition of the shot clock prior to • The arena has been in continuous use by Fordham’s basketball teams since the 1985-1986 season. its opening with the exception of the World War II years, when it was used for Year Def. Scoring a barracks. 2019-20 61.7 • The Rose Hill Gym has been the site of many legendary college and high 1985-86 62.1 school basketball games including Kareem Abdul Jabbar’s final high school 2006-07 64.2 game and the 1988 Tolentine-Archbishop Molloy Catholic High School 2004-05 64.7 Athletic Association (CHSAA) Championship game, billed by the New York 2009-10 64.8 Newsday as the “Best High School Game of the 80’s”. • The Rose Hill Gym has been named as one of the Top Ten arenas by USA Today and was featured in the 2011-12 ESPN The Magazine College Basket- ball issue as one of four Cathedrals of College Basketball.

WHAT’S NEXT? • The Rams continue their 2020-2021 Atlantic 10 season on Tuesday, January 6, as they host the University of Dayton Flyers in the historic Rose Hill Gym at 6:00 p.m. • It will be the 38th meeting between Fordham and Dayton on the hardwood. • The Flyers lead the all-time series, which started in 1952-53, 31-5, and have won the past 16 match-ups, including a 70-56 win last year on February 1 in Dayton as Obi Toppin and Trey Landers each netted 18 points for Dayton.

2020-2021 Starters Opponent 1 2 3 4 5 Rec. George Washington Navarro Cobb Austin Perry Soriano 0-1 (1-1) at La Salle Dayton at Duquesne St. Bonaventure Massachusetts at Davidson Duquesne at George Washington at Massachusetts Davidson at George Mason Saint Louis at VCU at Rhode Island at Richmond Saint Joseph’s La Salle

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Fordham Basketball Fordham Combined Team Statistics (as of Dec 31, 2020) Conference games only

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 CONFERENCE 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 21 Josh Navarro 1-1 27 27.0 5-10 .5 0 0 1-3 .3 3 3 3-4 .7 5 0 0 1 1 1.0 2 0 1 1 0 0 14 14.0 22 Joel Soriano 1-1 24 24.0 4-7 .5 7 1 0-0 .0 0 0 4-7 .5 7 1 6 6 12 12.0 1 0 0 2 4 1 12 12.0 10 Ty Perry 1-1 21 21.0 2-10 .2 0 0 0-3 .0 0 0 3-3 1.000 0 3 3 3.0 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 7.0 30 Onyi Eyisi 1-0 15 15.0 2-6 .3 3 3 0-0 .0 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 1 0 1 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 5.0 02 Jalen Cobb 1-1 28 28.0 1-10 .1 0 0 0-4 .0 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 2 2 2.0 4 0 3 0 1 3 4 4.0 20 Ivan Raut 1-0 8 8.0 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.0 05 Chris Austin 1-1 18 18.0 1-5 .2 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 0 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.0 23 Lazar Skoric 1-0 1 1.0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 13 Yame Butler 1-0 17 17.0 0-2 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 1 2 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 04 Julian Dozier 1-0 12 12.0 0-4 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0.0 03 Kyle Rose 1-0 17 17.0 0-3 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 15 Mason Williams 1-0 12 12.0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 Team 2 3 5 Total...... 1 200 16-58 .2 7 6 2-14 .1 4 3 13-20 .6 5 0 11 18 29 29.0 15 0 6 7 6 6 47 47.0 Opponents...... 1 200 25-50 .5 0 0 9-19 .4 7 4 12-19 .6 3 2 8 34 42 42.0 21 0 18 14 4 4 71 71.0

TEAM STATISTICS FU OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 47 71 * 12/30/20 GEORGE WASHINGTON L 47-71 0 Points per game 47.0 71.0 Scoring margin -24.0 - * - Conference game FIELD GOALS-ATT 16-58 25-50 Field goal pct .2 7 6 .5 0 0 3 POINT FG-ATT 2-14 9-19 3-point FG pct .1 4 3 .4 7 4 3-pt FG made per game 2.0 9.0 FREE THROWS-ATT 13-20 12-19 Free throw pct .6 5 0 .6 3 2 F-Throws made per game 13.0 12.0 REBOUNDS 29 42 Rebounds per game 29.0 42.0 Rebounding margin -13.0 - ASSISTS 6 18 Assists per game 6.0 18.0 TURNOVERS 7 14 Turnovers per game 7.0 14.0 Turnover margin +7.0 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.9 1.3 STEALS 6 4 Steals per game 6.0 4.0 BLOCKS 6 4 Blocks per game 6.0 4.0 ATTENDANCE 0 0 Home games-Avg/Game 1-0 0-0 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Fordham 20 27 47 Opponents 38 33 71

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Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics George Washington vs Fordham 12/30/20 1:00 pm at Bronx, NY

George Washington 71 • 2-6,1-0 Atlantic Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 00 Matthew Moyer f 2-3 0-1 2-2 3 5 8 4 6 0 1 0 2 23 03 Chase Paar f 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 6 6 4 0 0 1 1 0 19 10 Jamison Battle f 9-16 1-4 5-9 1 3 4 3 24 1 5 0 0 37 05 Lincoln Ball g 1-3 1-1 0-0 0 8 8 1 3 4 0 0 0 28 11 James Bishop g 8-14 4-5 3-4 0 4 4 2 23 5 5 0 0 34 02 Tyler Brelsford 1-2 0-1 2-4 1 3 4 2 4 5 2 0 0 17 13 Hunter Dean 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 4 0 2 0 2 2 16 21 Noel Brown 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 23 Sloan Seymour 4-7 3-6 0-0 0 1 1 1 11 1 0 0 0 19 32 Brandon Leftwich 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Team 2 0 2 Totals 25-50 9-19 12-19 8 34 42 21 71 18 14 4 4 200

FG % 1st Half: 14-24 58.3% 2nd half: 11-26 42.3% Game: 25-50 50.0% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5% 2nd half: 4-11 36.4% Game: 9-19 47.4% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 5-7 71.4% 2nd half: 7-12 58.3% Game: 12-19 63.2% 6

Fordham 47 • 0-1,0-1 Atlantic Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 22 Joel Soriano f 4-7 0-0 4-7 6 6 12 1 12 0 2 4 1 24 02 Jalen Cobb g 1-10 0-4 2-2 0 2 2 4 4 3 0 1 3 28 05 Chris Austin g 1-5 0-2 0-0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 18 10 Ty Perry g 2-10 0-3 3-3 0 3 3 0 7 0 1 0 2 21 21 Josh Navarro g 5-10 1-3 3-4 0 1 1 2 14 1 1 0 0 27 03 Kyle Rose 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 17 04 Julian Dozier 0-4 0-0 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 12 13 Yame Butler 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 17 15 Mason Williams 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 20 Ivan Raut 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 8 23 Lazar Skoric 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 30 Onyi Eyisi 2-6 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 15 Team 2 3 5 Totals 16-58 2-14 13-20 11 18 29 15 47 6 7 6 6 200

FG % 1st Half: 7-32 21.9% 2nd half: 9-26 34.6% Game: 16-58 27.6% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 1-9 11.1% 2nd half: 1-5 20.0% Game: 2-14 14.3% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 5-6 83.3% 2nd half: 8-14 57.1% Game: 13-20 65.0% 4

Officials: Adam Flore,Tim Kelly,Tony Crisp Technical fouls: George Washington-None. Fordham-None. Attendance: 2020-21 Men's Basketball. Round: 0. Fordham vs George Washington. Played at Ro

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total George Washington 38 33 71 Fordham 20 27 47

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