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Fordham University Sports Information Office: Joe DiBari, Director of Sports Information Website: www.fordhamsports.com Office: 718-817-4240; Cell: 917-539-5061; FAX: 718-817-4244; E-Mail: [email protected] 2014-15 SCHEDULE/RESULTS TECH (0-0, 0-0 Atlantic 10) “BEARS” (0-0) H: 0-0; A: 0-0 Date Opponent Time/Score Nov. 14 NEW YORK INST. of TECHNOLOGY ���������8:00 p.m. vs. Nov. 16 at Penn State University (BTN)...... 5:00 p.m Nov. 20 at University of Maryland (BTN)...... 7:30 p.m. FORDHAM UNIVERSITY Nov. 23 UMASS LOWELL (SNY)...... 6:00 p.m. Nov. 29 MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE (SNY) ��������� 4:00 p.m. “RAMS” (0-0) Dec. 1 (SNY)...... 7:00 p.m. Dec. 10 MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY (SNY)...... 7:00 p.m. Game Friday, November 14, 2014 - 8:00 p.m. Dec. 14 vs. St. John’s University# (FSN)...... 1:30 p.m. Rose Hill Gym, Bronx, N.Y. Dec. 22 vs. College% ...... 6:00 p.m. Dec. 28 HOWARD UNIVERSITY (SNY)...... 6:00 p.m 1 Radio: WFUV (www.wfuvsports.org) Dec. 31 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE (SNY)...... 12:00 p.m. Stream: A-10 Digital Network Jan. 4 VCU* (CBSSN)...... 1:00 p.m. Jan. 7 at University of Rhode Island* (CI)...... 7:00 p.m. Jan. 10 * (A-10)...... 7:00 p.m. Ram Rants... Jan. 14 at Saint Joseph’s University*...... 7:00 p.m. * The Fordham University Rams open the 2014-2015 season by hosting the New Jan. 17 at *...... 2:00 p.m. Jan. 22 GEORGE WASHINGTON (CBSSN)*...... 7:00 p.m. York Institute of Technology Bears in the Rose Hill Gym facing on Friday, November Jan. 28 UNIVERSITY of RHODE ISLAND* ...... 7:00 p.m. 14, at 8:00 PM in a game that will be broadcast on WFUV (90.7 FM) and www. Feb. 1 at University of Dayton*...... 2:00 p.m. wfuvsports.org. Feb. 4 UNIV. of MASSACHUSETTS* (SNY)...... 7:00 p.m. - Fordham enters the game after finishing with a 10-21 record last fall Feb. 7 * (NBCSN) �����4:00 p.m. Feb. 11 at *...... 7:00 p.m. - New York Tech is coming of a 10-16 season last winter Feb. 15 SAINT JOSEPH’S UNIV.* (NBCSN)...... 2:30 p.m. Feb. 18 at *...... 7:00 p.m. * The game will be the first meeting between Fordham and NYIT Feb. 21 at *...... 7:00 p.m. Feb. 25 LA SALLE UNIVERSITY*...... 7:00 p.m. - Fordham is 73-32 (.695) in season openers since 1908, 77-18 (.811) in home openers. Feb. 28 at University of Massachusetts*...... 4:00 p.m. Mar 4 *...... 7:00 p.m. * Rams Feature Young Roster in 2104-2015 Mar. 7 at St. Bonaventure University*...... 4:00 p.m. - The roster features just two scholarship seniors, two juniors, one scholarship Mar. 11- at Atlantic 10 Championships Mar. 15 (Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.)...... TBA sophomores, two redshirt freshmen and five true freshmen.

# - Holiday Classic * Fordham Signs Three During Early Signing Period * - Atlantic 10 game # - at Atlantic 10 Championship (Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.) - Jesse Bunting (Plymouth, Mass./Tabor Academy), Joseph Chartouny (Saint-Hubert, SNY - SportsNet NY Quebec College Jean-de-Bebeuf) and Matt Zignorski (Oak Ridge, N.J./Pope John) to CBSSN – CBS Sports Network National Letters of Intent for the 2015-2016 season. NBCSN – NBC Sports Network Home Games in bold TENTATIVE STARTERS 2013-14 Averages Last Game Pos. # Player Ht. Cl. PPG RPG APG MPG Pts. Reb. Notes G 3 Nemanja Zarkovoic 6-3 Fr. ------G 4 6-6 Fr. ------G 24 Bryan Smith 6-2 Sr. 7.3 4.3 1.2 26.4 - - Fourth on team in reb. F 30 Ryan Rhoomes 6-8 Jr. 6.3 6.9 0.5 23.1 - - Led team in FG% (66.7)/12th in A-10 in rebounding F 43 Chris Sengfelder 6-8 Fr. ------

Key Reserves G 1 Mandell Thomas 6-2 Jr. 11.9 4.2 2.0 33.0 - - Led team, third in A-10 w/ 45 steals G 0 Antwoine Anderson 6-1 RFr. ------Sat out last year G 5 Zaire Thompson 5-11 Fr. ------G 10 Jon Severe 6-3 So. 17.3 2.8 2.0 32,9 - - 2014 Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team F 44 Manny Suarez 6-10 RFr. ------Sat out last year F 55 Dekeba Battee-Aston 6-9 Fr. ------2014-2015 FORDHAM NUMERICAL ROSTER GENERAL INFORMATION 0 Antwoine Anderson So. G 6-1 170 Rochester, N.Y. / Bishop Kearney Media Information 1 Mandell Thomas Jr. G 6-2 185 Rochester, N.Y./ Rush-Henrietta (Notre Dame Prep) Sports Information Director: ������������������Joe DiBari 3 Nemanja Zarkovic Fr. G 6-3 185 Sherbrooke, Quebec/Collège Jean-De-Brébeuf Phone:...... 718/817-4240 4 Eric Paschall Fr. F 6-6 190 Dobbs Ferry, N.Y./St. Thomas More 5 Zaire Thompson Fr. G 5-11 180 Leverkusen, Germany/Urspring Academy Cell:...... 917/539-5061 13 Matt Massimino So. G 5-11 155 New Hope, Pa./New Hope-Solebury FAX:...... 718/817-4244 10 Jon Severe So. G 6-3 180 Brooklyn, N.Y./Christ the King Email:...... [email protected] 15 Nihad Musovic Jr. G 6-0 185 Yonkers, N.Y./Fordham Prep Home page:...... www.fordhamsports.com 24 Bryan Smith Sr. G 6-2 190 Brooklyn, N.Y./Midwood 30 Ryan Rhoomes Jr. F 6-8 235 South Jamaica, N.Y./Cardozo Interviews 32 DC Gaitley Sr. G 6-1 190 Haverford, Pa./Episcopal Academy To arrange personal interviews with Head Coach 33 Erando Halilaj Sr. F 6-7 225 Bronx, N.Y./Eleanor Roosevelt , the Fordham staff or any Fordham 42 Ryan Canty Sr. C 6-9 240 Danvers, Mass./Brimmer and May players please call Joe DiBari in the Fordham Sports 43 Chris Sengfelder Fr. F 6-8 230 Leverkusen, Germany/Urspring Academy Media Relations Office. Players and coaches are 44 Manny Suarez So. F 6-10 230 Cliffside Park, N.J./Marist High School usually available in person and for phone interviews 55 Dekeba Battee-Aston Fr. F 6-9 255 Cairns, Queensland, Australia/Northfield-Mt. Hermon after practice, and by appointment. Head Coach: Tom Pecora (Adelphi ‘83) Assistant Coaches: John Morton, Tom Parrotta, Mike DePaoli Notes on the Net Director of Basketball Operations: Mike Quinn basketball information will be avail- Video Coordinator: Steven Raisfeld able on the internet at www.fordhamsports.com. Athletic Trainer: Dave Zippo Updated stats and game notes can be found here as Managers: Bill McCullagh, Chris Scerbo, Dan Coster, Nick Stanaj well as a roster and player bios. General Information Pronunciation Guide Location:...... Bronx, NY 10458 Dekeba Battee-Aston - Dee-KEY-ba BAH-Tee AS-ton Founded:...... 1841 Nihad Musovic - KNEE-had MUS-so-vick Enrollment (Undergraduate): ����������������������������������������� 8,427 Ryan Rhoomes – Rooms Nickname:...... Rams Nemanja Zarkovic - Knee-MON-Ya Zar-KOH-Vick School Colors:...... Maroon and White Home Court/Capacity:...... Rose Hill Gym (3,200) THE GAME: The Fordham University Rams open their 2014-2015 season, the Affiliation:...... NCAA Div. I Conference:...... Atlantic 10 112th season of varsity basketball at Rose Hill, by hosting the New York Institute President:...... Joseph M. McShane, S.J. of Technology Bears in the historic Rose Hill Gym on Friday, November 15, at Athletics Director:...... David Roach 8:00 PM in a game that will be broadcast live on WFUV (90.7 FM ) and www. Athletic Dept. Phone:...... 718/817-4300 wfuvsports.org. Ticket Office Phone:...... 718/817-4759 Fordham enters the season after going 10-21 in 2013-2014 while NYIT finished last winter with a 10-16 record. Coaching Staff Head Coach:...... Tom Pecora (Adelphi ‘83) THE NYIT SERIES: Friday night’s contest will be the first ever meeting be- Record at Fordham (yrs): �����������������������������34-85 (Fifth year) Overall Record (yrs):...... 189-211 (13 years) tween Fordham and NYIT on the hardwood. Associate Head Coach: David Duke (Albany ‘97) Assistant Coaches: FORDHAM IN SEASON OPENERS: The Fordham Rams broke a five-year John Morton (Seton Hall ‘90) losing streak in season openers when they defeated Saint Francis last November. Tom Parrotta (Fordham ‘88) Director of Basketball Operations:...... Michael DePaoli Overall, Fordham is 73-32 (.695) in season openers since 1908, 77-18 (.811) Managers:...... Bill McCullagh, Chris Scerbo, Dan Coster, in home openers. Matt Greaney, Jonathan Russo, Nick Stanaj

RAMS HAVE FOURTH STRAIGHT HOME NONCONFERENCE WIN- Team Information NING RECORD: With the win over Loyola last December 23, Fordham 2013-14 Overall Record: ��������������������������������������������������10-21 improved to 5-1 at home in nonconference games, the Rams’ fourth straight 2012-13 Atlantic 10 Record: ����������������������������������� 2-14 (13th) Lettermen Returning/Lost: ������������������������������������������������� 6/5 season with a winning home nonconference slate (the Rams were 6-1 at home Starters Returning/Lost: ����������������������������������������������������� 3/2 in nonconference action in 2011-12, 5-3 in 2010-11 and 2-1 in 2012-13 and 5-2 2014-15 Captains:...... Brayn Smith, Ryan Rhoomes last winter). The last time Fordham had four consecutive nonconference home winning Basketball History records was from 1996-97 until 1999-2000. First year of basketball:...... 1902-03 With the win over Loyola, the Rams also clinched a winning nonconference Overall all-time record: ����������������������1480-1314 (112th year) slate, marking the second time in the past three years that the Rams have had a Number of years in NCAAs/Last: ����������������������������������������� 4 1953, 1954, 1971, 1992, winning nonconference record. Number of Years in NIT/Last: ��������������������������������������������� 16 Fordham finished with a 7-6 nonconference mark. 1943, 1958, 1959, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1991 Last Post-season opponent:...... UMass (NCAA - 1992)

2 - Fordham University Basketball Game Notes www.fordhamsports.com Head Coach - Tom Pecora

Fifth Season at Fordham: 34-85 14th Season Overall: 189-211

men’s basketball coach at Fordham Uni- versity on March 25, 2010. In 16 years at Hofstra with Pecora on the staff (nine years as a head coach, seven as an assistant), the Pride averaged 19 wins a season (246-161). As a head coach, Pecora compiled a 155-126 mark in nine seasons, leading the Pride to four postseason appearances (three NIT and one CBI), the most for any New York City team over that time. During his time in Hempstead, Hofstra was the winningest program in the Metro- politan New York area. Over his last six Tom Pecora begins his fifth season as the leader years, Hofstra won 121 games, including for the Fordham University program in 2014-2015, four 20-win seasons. In 2006 and 2009 he looking to continue the process of rebuilding the was named Coach of the Year by the Met- Rams. ropolitan Basketball Writers Association Pecora has been laying the groundwork by (MBWA) and he has also received regional recruiting some of the top local talent to Rose Coach of the Year honors from the National Hill the past two years, including one of the top Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Atlantic 10 recruiting classes in 2013-2014. The and the Basketball Coaches Association of 2013-2014 class was led by Jon Severe, a Parade New York (BCANY). All-American and the 2013 New York City and Pecora’s teams combined for a 69-26 re- New York State Player of the Year from Christ the cord in the three years from 2004-07, regis- King High School in Queens, the first ever New tering three consecutive 20-win seasons and York State Mr. Basketball to sign with the Rams. making three straight postseason National Severe, who was named the Metropolitan Rookie Invitation Tournament (NIT) appearances. at the State University of New York at Farmingdale of the Year, was joined by Antwoine Anderson, a He was on the bench for seven of the nine 20-win from 1989-92. In three seasons at Farmingdale, the Second Team All-New York State selection from seasons that Hofstra has recorded at the Division I Rams posted a 62-24 record, captured the Region Bishop Kearny High School in Rochester, along level. 15 championship in 1992 (when they finished 20-9), with Manny Suarez. In 2005-2006, Pecora led the Pride to a history- advanced to the National Junior College Athletic As- In 2014-15, the Rams welcome Eric Paschall, making 26-7 record, tying the school’s wins record sociation Tournament and were ranked as one of the the 2014 NEPSAC AAA Player of the Year at St. and advancing to the quarterfinals of the NIT. Hof- nation’s top 20 junior college programs. He quickly Thomas More and the 2014 Westchester County’s stra’s two wins in the NIT marked the school’s first built the program up from an 18-11 record in his Mr. Basketball at Dobbs Ferry. Along with Pas- two postseason wins at the NCAA Division I level. first season (1989-90) to a 24-4 record in 1990-91. chall, Pecora added an international flavor to the In addition, the Pride placed third in the Colonial Along the way, Pecora coached two junior college team with two recruits from Germany (Christian Athletic Association regular season with a 14-4 All-Americans, Sam Rowe (1990) and Arthur An- Sengfelder and Zaire Thompson) and one from conference mark, continuing a five-year streak of derson (1991). Canada (Nemanja Zarkovic) and Australia (Dekeba improving its CAA record in every season since Pecora arrived at Hofstra in 1994 after serving Battee-Aston). joining the league in 2001-02 (Pecora’s first season). as assistant coach/recruiting coordinator at Loyola Pecora quickly gave Ram fans a taste of success The MBWA named Pecora their 2005-2006 Division Marymount. He also served as an assistant coach, as he guided his second Ram squad to signature I Coach of the Year, while the NABC named him along with , to Rollie Massimino at the wins over a Top 25 team as well as victories over their District 2 Coach of the Year. He followed up University of Nevada at Las Vegas in 1992-1993. teams from the Big East and ACC. He improved on that season with a 22-10 mark and an Aeropostale A native of Queens Village, New York, Pecora the Rams’ win total from the previous two years, Holiday Festival Championship in 2006-2007, while attended Martin Van Buren High School before taking a program that won two games in all of leading the Pride back to the postseason NIT for the moving on to Adelphi University, where he gradu- 2009-2010 to nine home wins in 2011-2012 in the third year in a row. ated in 1983 with a bachelor’s degree in physical historic Rose Hill Gym, the most home victories Pecora first joined the Pride staff in 1994-1995 as education and health. He was inducted into Adelphi’s for a Fordham team since 2006-2007. Fordham an assistant under current Villanova head coach Jay Hall of Fame in 2002. Pecora entered the coaching also notched a winning non-conference record that Wright. In seven years as an assistant, Pecora played profession as an assistant to Bob McKillop at Long winter, the first winning non-conference slate for an integral role in building the Hofstra program into Island Lutheran High School from 1984 through the Rams since 2006-2007. one of the top programs in the country. The Pride 1987. Pecora then served as an assistant coach to Stu In his first season on Rose Hill, Pecora immedi- registered a 50-12 record over the 1999-2000 and Klein at Nassau Community College in Garden City ately energized Fordham fans with a huge win over 2000-2001 seasons, ranking sixth in the nation in from 1987 through 1989. During his tenure at Nassau St. John’s while in 2011-12, he guided the Rams to winning percentage over that span (.806). Hofstra Community College, the Lions posted back-to-back a win over Georgia Tech from the ACC in a sold captured America East Championships and earned 25-win seasons and in 1989 played in the National out Rose Hill Gym and then upended nationally NCAA Division I Tournament berths in his final two Junior College Athletic Association Tournament for ranked Harvard, Fordham’s first win over a Top seasons as an assistant coach (2000 and 2001). the only time in school history. 25 team since 2000. Pecora also had previous experience in run- Pecora, who led to four ning a program, serving as head basketball coach 20-win seasons as a head coach, was named head www.fordhamsports.com Fordham University Basketball Game Notes - 3 RAMS ON THE AIRWAVES FORDHAM TENDENCIES IN 2013-14 AND INTERNET 7-8...... at home (Rose Hill) 2-12...... on the road All 2014-15 Fordham University men’s basketball 1-1...... on a neutral court games will be broadcast live by WFUV (90.7 FM), home of the longest-running sports talk radio show, 2-10...... in day games One-on-One. The 50,000 watt public radio station 8-11...... in night games reaches the entire tri-state area 24 hours a day, 8-8...... on weeknights 365 days a year. The broadcast will begin with 2-13...... on weekends the pregame show, five minutes before tip-off and 6-3...... when leading at the half will conclude with a five minute postgame report. 4-18...... when trailing at the half Broadcasting the New York Tech game will be DJ 0-0...... when tied at the half Sixsmith on play-by-play duties along with Kenny Ducey on color commentary and Sean Hahner serving as the producer/ 5-2...... when they outshoot their opponent engineer. Executive Producer Bob Ahrens will be in the WFUV studios. 4-20...... when outshot by opponent 0-0...... when shooting same as opponent 1-0...... when shooting 50% or better from field The games can also be heard on the internet at 8-22...... when shooting under 50% from field 2-9...... when opp. shoots 50% or better from field www.wfuvsports.org 7-13...... when opp. shoots under 50% from field This year, all Fordham basketball broadcasts will also be archived on www..org. 0-3...... when Fordham scores 59 points or fewer 0-7...... when Fordham scores 60-69 points Tom Pecora can also be heard every Saturday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. in 6-5...... when Fordham scores 70-79 points the Fordham Focus segment of One-on-One (except for Saturday afternoon’s 4-4...... when Fordham scores 80-89 points when the show is pre-empted by a men's basketball game). 0-0...... when Fordham scores 90+ points

1-3...... in games decided by three points or less RAMS OR LAMBS?: The 2014-2015 Fordham men’s basketball team will be 5-4...... in games decided by four to ten points 3-10...... in games decided by 11-20 points a young group, with just two scholarship seniors, two juniors, one scholarship 1-4...... in games decided by 20 or more points sophomores, two redshirt freshmen and five true freshmen. 6-4...... when outrebounding opponent CLOSE CALL: Fordham head coach Tom Pecora is no stranger to close games, 4-16...... when outrebounded by opponent sporting a 53-26 (.671) record over the past eight years in games decided by five 0-1...... when tied in rebounding points or less, 31-13 (.705) over the past six seasons, including 3-3 last year. 0-10...... more turnovers than opponent 8-10...... fewer turnovers than opponent SEVERE NAMED PRESEASON THIRD TEAM ALL-ATLANTIC 10: 2-1...... same turnovers as opponent Fordham University sophomore guard Jon Severe was named Third Team Pre- season All-Atlantic 10 at the conference’s annual Media Day, held at Barclays 1-1...... on Monday Center on Tuesday. The awards and poll 2-1...... on Tuesday were chosen by a panel of the league’s 3-5...... on Wednesday 0-2...... on Thursday head coaches and media members. 2-0...... on Friday Severe is coming off the most 2-11...... on Saturday prolific season for a Fordham basketball 0-1...... on Sunday freshman as he set the school freshman scoring record with 536 points, breaking 3-2...... in November Chris Gatson record of 504 set in 2009- 4-4...... in December 1-6...... in January 10. He earned Met Rookie of the Year 1-6...... in February honors as he averaged 17.3 ppg, second 1-3...... in March best on the team and fourth best in the Atlantic 10, along with 2.8 rpg. Severe 2-14...... vs. Atlantic 10 also had 63 assists, second on the squad, 1-1...... vs. Northeast Conference along with 29 steals and six blocks. He 2-0...... vs. led the Rams and was third in the At- 1-2...... vs. MAAC 1-0...... vs. Southern Conference lantic 10 with 79 three-pointers made 1-0...... vs. MEAC this season, the fifth best single season 1-0...... vs. MVC total in school history. Severe also set a 0-1...... vs. ACC school mark by scoring 28 points in his 0-1...... vs. Big East collegiate debut, breaking the former 0-1...... vs. Jon Severe record of 24 set by Trey Blue in 2008. 4 - Fordham University Basketball Game Notes www.fordhamsports.com Among the NCAA Division I freshmen, Severe, who was also named to the 2014 Atlantic 10 All-Rookie team, was fifth in scoring with his 17.3 ppg FORDHAM IN average. THE CONFERENCE (Final 2013-2014) RAMS WALK FOR CATHY HUTT: Fordham men’s basketball student worker Lauren Hutt has been taking part in the Making Strides of Westchester, TEAM NY, breast cancer walk with her mother, Cathy, a breast cancer survivor, for Scoring 71.7 8th over 15 years. But the Hutts never experienced a walk like this year’s when Scoring Defense 78.1 13th they were joined by the entire Fordham men’s basketball team as a way to cel- Scoring Margin -6.4 13th ebrate survivorship, express hope and share determination to make this breast % 39.6 13th cancer’s last century. Field Goal % Defense 46.1 13th % 73.6 1st Cathy Hutt, and a group of friends from her neighborhood in Brewster, de- Three- FG % 30.8 13th cided years ago to participate in the annual breast cancer walk. But in February Three-Point FG % Defense 35.2 11th of 2011, the walk took on a different meaning for the Hutt family as Cathy was Three-Point FG Made/Game 7.1 4th diagnosed with breast Rebounding 36.9 4th cancer and underwent Rebounding Against 38.9 13th surgery. She has been Rebounding Margin -2.0 12th in remission since her Offensive Rebounds 14.2 1st surgery. Defensive Rebounds 22.7 13th Blocked Shots 4.0 9th “To have the en- Assists 12.2 10th tire team join us this Steals 6.9 5th year was incredible,” Turnover Margin +1.1 5th said Lauren Hutt. “My /Turnover Ratio 1.1 7th family really can’t put into words what INDIVIDUAL it means to have the support of the entire Scoring Branden Frazier 17.8 2nd Fordham basketball Jon Severe 17.6 3rd family. We will be forever thankful for their support.” Mandell Thomas 12.5 24th Despite having an “off day”, the Rams were up early on Sunday to drive to Manhattanville College for the 9:30 a.m. start of the five-mile walk. Three-Pointers Made/Game “I think the walk is a great way for the team to give something back to the Jon Severe 2.7 3rd community and show support for one of our own,” said head coach Tom Pecora. “Lauren is such a special part of our office it was an honor for the team to be Free Throw Percentage there for her and her mother.” Branden Frazier .856 2nd Jon Severe .805 5th RAMS SPEAK AT BRONXDALE HIGH SCHOOL: Six members of the Rebounding Fordham University men’s basketball program spent their off day by speaking Ryan Rhoomes 7.0 12th with students at Bronxdale High School on Wednesday, spreading a message of academics, making proper life Offensive Rebounds/Game choices and setting and reaching Ryan Rhoomes 3.2 3rd goals. Antwoine Anderson, Ryan Assists Canty, Ryan Rhoomes and Manny Branden Frazier 4.3 5th Suarez were joined by assistant Assist/Turnover Ratio coach Mike DePaoli and director of Branden Frazier 1.47 9th basketball operations Mike Quinn in the gym at the school to speak to Steals over 100 students. Mandell Thomas 1.6 3rd Anderson and Suarez spoke of their academic struggles in high Blocks school, which caused both to be Ryan Canty 1.0 15th ruled ineligible to play as freshmen last year. Both players stressed to Minutes Played/Game Branden Frazier 36.7 1st the students to take their studies Jon Severe 33.1 8th seriously and not slack off, thinking it doesn’t matter. “I didn’t take school seriously my first two years and when col- lege recruiters came to look at me Ryan Rhoomes www.fordhamsports.com Fordham University Basketball Game Notes - 5 FORDHAM FIRST IN TALE OF THE TAPE THREE-POINTERS Fordham 2013-14 Statistics NY Tech 10-21 Record 10-16 Did you know???? Fordham was the first team in the NCAA to use the 71.7 Scoring Average 76.5 three-point shot? The first time a three-point shot was used experimentally in 78.0 Scoring Defense 75.2 a game was on February 7, 1945 when Columbia defeated Fordham, 73-58. -6.3 Scoring Margin +1.3 The three-point line was set at 21 feet from the basket and Columbia scored 39.3 Field Goal % 43.8 11 “long goals” to Fordham’s nine. Also, free throwers had an option to take 46.2 Field Goal % Defense 43.6 their shots from the regular 15-foot distance for one point or from 21 feet for 30.6 Three-Point FG% 34.0 two points. Eight “long fouls” were made during the game. 35.7 3-Point FG% Defense 33.5 The game also featured a 12-foot wide free throw lane, a move that would 7.1 3-Pointers Made/Game 7.7 be adopted by the NCAA eleven years later. 7.2 3-Pointers Allowed/Game 7.5 73.3 Free Throw % 71.0 it became an issue.” Anderson said. “Luckily my mother really pushed me to 37.2 Rebound Average 34.4 improve and even though I wasn’t able to play last year, she helped me get to 39.0 Rebounds Against Average 33.1 that level where I was able to get a scholarship to Fordham.” -2.8 Rebound Margin +1.3 Canty brought up the importance of preparation and how it influences 12.2 Assists Average 11.0 achievement. He spoke of his personal habits of preparing for practice, games 11.3 Turnover Average 13.7 and academics while Rhoomes spoke with the teenagers of his own experience 12.5 Turnovers Forced 12.4 as a teenager, growing up in South Jamaica, Queens, surrounded by friends who +1.2 Turnover Margin -1.3 were making bad decisions. 4.1 Blocks/Game 3.5 “I was lucky in that I was able to get out of that environment before I got 6.7 Steals/Game 5.3 too caught up in it,” said Rhoomes. “A lot of the people I used to hang out with turned to drugs and some are now in prison.” Quinn broached the topic of setting goals and doing whatever is necessary it provides. to reach those goals, even if it’s something as simple as having the best week “I stress to the team that it’s very important to give possible. “Everyone here should go home tonight and think about what their back and we are always looking for ways to help,” said goals are, write them down and then surround yourself with people who will head coach Tom Pecora. “Three years ago when we first help you to reach those goals.” heard of Katie’s Run we were all in. Mike McBride has Before taking questions, DePaoli wrapped things up by telling the students been a valued member of our program and he comes how basketball gave the four Rams a sense of direction and kept them on the from a great family. To do something like this to benefit right track. He implored the Bronxdale students to find their own cause that his sister’s foundation was an easy decision to make.” they could be fervent about. In its fifth year, Katie’s Run has grown immensely, “What is something in your life that keeps you on course?,” DePaoli asked starting with a few hundred runners the first year and the audience. “Find that something that you are truly passionate about and use featuring close to 1,000 competitors this year. Last year, it as a tool to help you reach your goals.” the race raised $15,000 and the McBride family was hoping for an even better total in 2014. MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAMS UP TO HELP MANAGER’S FAMILY: All monies raised will go to the Ronald McDonald Members of the Fordham University men’s basketball team had an early wakeup House of Long Island. The House is a home-away-from call on Sunday morning. Not only were the Rams early risers, they also had a home for the families of seriously ill children who are mission on Sunday morning, a mission to help one of their own as the Rams undergoing medical care at local hospitals. The 42-bed- spent the morning running the streets of New Hyde Park, New York, as part of room facility, located on the campus of the Steven and Katie’s Run, a charity run to benefit The Katie McBride Foundation. Alexandra Cohen Children’s Medical Center of New Katie McBride was the sister of former Fordham men’s basketball manager York (formerly known as Schneider Children’s Hospital Mike McBride, GSB ‘13, who died from Burkitt’s Lymphoma, a rare and ag- in New Hyde Park), was a place where Katie’s mother gressive childhood cancer, in 2008. Katie’s Run, a project of the Katie McBride spent nine months during Katie’s treatments. Foundation, honors the The Fordham contingent in the 2014 Katie’s Run memory of Katie and the was comprised of returning players Antoine Anderson, families of all childhood Ryan Canty, Ryan Rhoomes, Jon Severe, Bryan Smith, leukemia victims and Manny Suarez and Mandell Thomas along with incom- other life-threatening ing freshmen Eric Paschall and Nemanja Zarkovic, as- diseases. This event’s sistant video coordinator Duane Woodward and assistant primary objective is to coach Mike DePaoli. honor Katie while rais- “It means so much to me and my family to have ing important funds and the team here for the third straight year,” said Mike awareness of the Ron- McBride, speaking about the Rams who came out to ald McDonald House support his sister’s charity. “For them to give up a of Long Island and the Sunday morning when they could be sleeping in speaks family support services volumes for them. They are true student-athletes who 6 - Fordham University Basketball Game Notes www.fordhamsports.com FORDHAM PARTNERS WITH SNY FOR 2014-15 PRESEASON BASKETBALL TELEVISION PACKAGE ATLANTIC 10 PICKS

For the second straight year, First Team Second Team Fordham University basketball fans Jordan Sibert, Dayton Dyshawn Pierre, Dayton will have plenty of opportunities to Patricio Garino, GW Kevin Larsen, GW Kendall Anthony, Rich Jerrell Wright, La Salle watch the Rams in action thanks to DeAndre’ Bembry Cady Lalanne, UMass a partnership between Fordham and Treveon Graham, VCU E.C. Matthews, URI SNY it was announced today. SNY Briante Weber, VCU – the television home of the New Third Team Defensive Team York Mets and Jets – will broadcast Jon Severe, Ford Patricio Garino, GW seven Fordham men's games and two Kethan Savage, GW Steve Zack, La Salle women's games in 2014-2015. Steve Zack, La Salle Hassan Martin, URI “We are excited to once again partner with SNY to showcase our bas- Gilvydas Biruta, URI Alonzo Nelson-Ododa, UR ketball programs,” said Fordham Director of Athletics Dave Roach. “We are Youssou Ndoye, SBU Briante Weber, VCU pleased to be associated with a network that has such outstanding programming Atlantic 10 Predicted Order of Finish and we look forward continuing this partnership with SNY in the future.” (as selected by coaches and media) The SNY television schedule starts on November 21 when the Fordham women’s squad takes on Hofstra University in the historic Rose Hill Gym 1. VCU (28)...... 392 at 7:00 p.m. Two nights later, the Fordham men will make their first appear- 2. George Washington...... 343 ance on SNY when the Rams host the University of Massachusetts Lowell 3. Dayton...... 339 on November 23 at 6:00 p.m. 4. Massachusetts...... 294 Other men's home games to be televised include contests with the Univer- 5. Richmond...... 261 sity of Maryland Eastern Shore (Nov. 29), Siena (Dec. 1), Monmouth (Dec. 6. Rhode Island...... 253 10), Howard (Dec. 28), South Carolina State (Dec. 31), and an Atlantic 10 7. La Salle...... 221 matchup with Massachusetts (Feb. 4). 8. Saint Joseph’s...... 201 The Fordham women, the defending Atlantic 10 champions, will also 9. Saint Louis...... 181 appear on SNY when they host St. Bonaventure University in an A-10 contest 10. St. Bonaventure...... 130 on February 5. 11. Duquesne...... 94 “SNY’s partnership with Fordham Athletics continues to expand”, said 12. Davidson...... 84 Gary Morgenstern, SNY’s SVP of Programming. “As the home of the Atlantic 13. George Mason...... 82 10 Conference in New York, SNY is thrilled to offer not only Ram fans, but 14. Fordham...... 65 basketball fans throughout the tri-state area a slate of exciting games from this up-and-coming program once again in 2014-15.” are part of my family. They’re a very special group!” “We are excited to be working with SNY for our television package again this year,” said Fordham men's basketball head coach Tom Pecora. “The RAMS IN THE PROS: Six former Fordham men’s exposure Fordham received last year from being on one of the country's top basketball players are currently playing professionally regional sports networks was tremendous. I’m sure that will be the same this overseas, including 2014 graduated Branden Frazier, year as Fordham basketball again creates interest both in the New York City 2013 graduate Chris Gaston and 2012 graduate Kervin area and nationally.” Bristol. “We are very excited to be a part of the SNY television package,” added Frazier signed with The Bright Kings Den Helder women’s head coach Stephanie Gaitley. “The exposure they offer is outstand- (Eredivisie) in Holland after a successful career at ing and will us allow to continue to promote all the wonderful opportunities Fordham. He scored 1,642 points, ninth on the Fordham Fordham has to offer both on and off the court.” career-scoring list, and also closed out his career with The SNY package brings the total number of Fordham men's televised 495 assists, second all time in school history, and with basketball games to 17. These include two appearances on the NBC Sports 186 career three-pointers, sixth on the Fordham career Network (home games with Saint Louis on February 7 and Saint Joseph’s list. on February 15), and two more on the CBS Sports Network (home contests After playing in Puerto Rico for two years, Gaston with VCU on January 4 and George Washington on January 22). The Ford- signed with Hapoel Migdal Haemek in Israel for 2014- ham games at Penn State on November 16 and at Maryland on November 20 15. will be televised on the Big 10 Network while the annual St. John’s game at Bristol signed with the Krasnie Krilya Samara Madison Square Garden on December 14 will be carried on Fox Sports One (VTB) team in Russia this past summer after playing at and the Dayton game at home on January 10 will be broadcast on the Atlantic MBC Mykolaiv in Ukrainian Superleague in 2013-14. 10 Network. Additionally, the Fordham game at Rhode Island on January 7 In 15 games he recorded 12.7 ppg and led the team with will be carried on the Campus Insiders digital platform. 12.4 rpg as well as blocking 2.5 per game. He was se- lected Eurobasket.com All-Ukrainian Superleague Im- port Player of the Year, Eurobasket.com All-Ukrainian Superleague Defensive Player of the Year and Forward www.fordhamsports.com Fordham University Basketball Game Notes - 7 of the Year. championship teams. As a freshman at Fordham, he Bryant Dunston, played for was a regular on the school’s great 1942-43 squad, Cimberio Varese in the Italian A League Fordham’s first NIT team. His career with the Rams, in 2012-13 where he is averaged 15.0 however, was interrupted by years at the University ppg and 7.4 rpg, both team highs before of Rochester, Brown University, and the U.S. Navy signing with Olympiacos in the Greece ROTC program. He was commissioned as an ensign in league for last year. Dunston averaged the Navy and served until late 1947, at which point he 8.9 ppg and 5.4 rpg, shooting over returned to Fordham, earned a B.S. in economics and 70.0% from the field (119-169), while garnered team MVP honors for the 1947-1948 season. also blocking 30 shots and recording 30 In 1950, he took the head coaching position at steals in 34 games in 2013-14 and was Fordham and, over the next 18 seasons, compiled a named the 2014 Best Defender Trophy 263-193 record with five NIT appearances and NCAA winner by Turkish Airlines Euroleague. appearances in 1953 and 1954. He served as assistant He also became the first player in the to the athletic director for four years and as athletic Euroleague this century to compile at director for his final eight years before leaving for Penn least 30 blocks and 30 steals in a single State after the 1967-1968 season. season. Jackson and Bach have a long history together, Also playing overseas is Jer- starting in 1967 when Jackson was drafted by the New maine Anderson, a 2006 graduate who York Knicks and Bach was in his final season as the Branden Frazier is playing for the TBB Trier team in the Fordham head coach. Jackson kept track of Bach as German league, averaging 10.2 ppg, Bach moved to Penn State and then on to the NBA in 3.4 rpg and 3.0 apg. He appeared with Buducnost in Montenegro in 2011-12, the early 1980’s first with the and was a member of the New Yorker Phantoms Braunschweig in the German and later as an assistant with the Bulls. Their League in 2012-13 where he averaged 7.9 ppg and 2.9 apg. He also played in paths crossed again when Jackson took over as head Russia for Triumph Lyubertsy of the top-tier A-Superleague, averaging 10.0 ppg coach of Chicago in 1986 as he retained the services and 3.6 rpg, before joining Panionios in the Greek League where he averaged of Bach as his defensive coach. 13.2 ppg and 3.0 rpg. He was a member of Team Canada in the 2010 World The Bulls reaped the rewards of that partnership in Championships, averaging 8.4 ppg and 3.0 apg. Anderson suited up for Cedevita 1991, winning the NBA title, the first of three straight Zagreb in Croatia in 2009-10 where he averaged 12.0 ppg and 4.5 apg. He also championships for Chicago. But despite all the success, played for the Canadian National team at 2011 FIBA Americas Championship. Jackson remembered Bach for a different reason. “John Former Ram Brenton Butler signed with Nassjo in the Swedish Basketligan Bach was a character who truly is one of a kind. He was after playing two seasons in Denmark for the Horsholm 79ers. In 2013-14 he so proud of his Navy accomplishments and he loved averaged 20.9 ppg and 2.9 rpg after averaging 14.1 ppg and 2.8 rpg in 2012-13. to draw. At the beginning of the season when we did reports together for upcoming teams Johnny always HONORED WITH AWARD: Phil Jack- had interesting diagrams on every report, headed off son has received many accolades in his professional life. He was a two-time with a gargoyle or something that would bring a touch NBA champion as a player and eleven-time NBA champion as a head coach. to the spirit.” But last night, at the 2014 Fordham Men’s Basketball Tip-Off Dinner at the Beside defensive strategy, Bach also left an im- Grand Hyatt, he received an award that only two others currently have. The pression on Jackson that had a Fordham connection. Johnny Bach Award. “One thing John Bach taught me to do when I be- The Johnny Bach Award is presented annually at the Tip-Off Dinner to the came head coach of the Bulls was something he picked individual who has had substantial and lasting impact on the sport of basketball up from and I used it every year with and who best emulates Mr. Bach’s drive and passion for excellence. my basketball team. Lombardi coached the freshman John W. Bach, FCRH ‘48, a coaching icon on the collegiate, professional, basketball team at Fordham and at the beginning of and international levels, is one of the greatest basketball minds of all time. the year he lined the team up on the baseline, stood in A defensive specialist, he has been credited with helping the front of them and said ‘Fordham University and God win three straight NBA have ordained me to coach you guys and I want every championships. He is still one of you who is willing to be coached and accept my the all-time winningest coaching to step across that line and so be it’.” coach in Fordham Uni- “I use that because it’s an affirmation about being versity basketball history, coached and being part of a team’” continued Jackson. and led the Rams to five “Johnny was a great team player and I take this award NIT appearances and a with a great amount of pride.” pair of NCAA berths in 18 Jackson joins P.J. Carlesimo (2013) and Patrick seasons. Ewing (2012) as recipients of the Johnny Bach Award. Bach began his basket- ball career in New York HISTORICALLY SPEAKING: Fordham Univer- City in the early 1940’s sity’s home court, the which playing on two New York was named as one of the four “Cathedrals of College City Catholic High School Basketball” by ESPN The Magazine, is the oldest gym 8 - Fordham University Basketball Game Notes www.fordhamsports.com The Rose Hill Gym has been the site RAMS SIGN THREE of many legendary college and high school basketball games including Kareem Abdul DURING EARLY SIGNING PERIOD Jabbar’s final high school game and the 1988 Tolentine-Archbishop Molloy Catholic Fordham University men’s High School Athletic Association (CHSAA) basketball head coach Tom Championship game, billed by the New York Pecora announced the Newsday as the “Best High School Game of signing of Jesse Bunting the 80’s”. The Rose Hill Gym continues to (Plymouth, Mass./Tabor host the CHSAA Championships annually and Academy), Joseph Char- eleven years ago, former Ram Bevon Robin touny (College Jean-de- led Rice High School to the CHSAA Cham- Bebeuf) and Matt Zignor- pionship over Christ the King, led by Lamar ski (Sparta, N.J./Pope Odom. John) to National Letters The Rose Hill Gym has been named as of Intent for the 2015-2016 one of the Top Ten arenas by USA Today season. and was featured in the 2011-12 ESPN The “We are excited that all Magazine College Basketball issue as one of three young men have decided to join the Fordham basketball family,” said Pecora. four Cathedrals of College Basketball. “They all will be a solid fit at Fordham, both on and of the basketball court. We look for all three having very successful senior seasons with their respective programs.” WHAT’S NEXT?: The Rams will take to the Bunting, a 6’7 power forward, is in his final year at Tabor Academy in Marion, road, traveling to State College, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, where he plays for head coach Chris Millette. He transferred to Tabor to face the Penn State University Nittany after playing for Plymouth North High School where averaged 20 points and eleven Lions in the Bryce Jordan Center on Sunday, rebounds per game for the Blue Eagles in 2012-13. November 16, at 5:00 p.m. in a game that will Bunting, who played for the Expressions Elite AAU program, also had interest be broadcast on the Big 10 Network. from 12 other Division I programs, including Saint Joseph’s, Duquesne and Quin- nipiac. His uncle, Allen Bunting, played collegiately at San Diego State (class of ’76) and then in the top-tier men’s league in France in the 1980s. Chartouny, a 6’3” guard, is completing his education at Montreal’s College Jean-de-Bebeuf where he played with current Fordham freshman Nemanja Zarkovic for head coach Mike Chmielewski. Chartouny is the number four-ranked prospect in Canada by Northpolehoops.com. Chartouny also played on the Canadian AAU circuit with Zarkovic for the Brock- wood Elite. A 6'3", guard, Zignorski is currently a senior at Pope John XXIII High School in Sparta, New Jersey, where he plays for head coach Jason Hasson. He averaged 12 points, 3.1 assists and made 53 three-pointers as a junior last season for the Lions, leading the squad to a 20-8 record and the NJAC American Division title. Pope John also won the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament for the third-straight year, with Zignorski earning MVP honors in last year’s tournament, and moved onto the semi- finals of the Non-Public North A Tournament. Zignorski had some big games for Pope John last year, netting 20 points in a game against St. Anthony’s and 18 in a win over Mount Olive. In the semifinals of the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament, he poured in 19 points and in the semifinals of the Non-Public A championship Zignorski finished with 20 points against Don Bosco Prep. 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 Rams took the opener 46-16 in a game refereed by one of the University’s most prominent alumni, “The Fordham Flash”, . Rose Hill underwent a $2 million renovation in the summer of 2002, with new lighting, new seating, a new public address system, and new scoreboards installed. The Gym was one of the largest on-campus facilities at the time it was built, earning the nickname “The Prairie” because of its large floor space. The original configuration had no end zone stands and a seating capacity of 2,100 but several standing room crowds of 6,000 were reported in the late 1920’s. Since its opening in 1925, the gym has seen numerous renovations, adding new seating, scoreboards and public address systems. The arena has been in continuous use by Fordham’s basketball teams since its open- ing with the exception of the World War II years, when it was used for a barracks. www.fordhamsports.com Fordham University Basketball Game Notes - 9 2013-14 Fordham Men's Basketball Fordham Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 17, 2014) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 10-21 7-8 2-12 1-1 CONFERENCE 2-14 2-6 0-8 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 8-7 5-2 2-4 1-1

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 0 FRAZIER, Branden 31-31 1140 36.8 186-468 .3 9 7 45-159 .2 8 3 148-173 .8 5 5 47 110 157 5.1 72 0 133 93 9 34 565 18.2 10 SEVERE, Jon 31-23 1021 32.9 163-493 .3 3 1 79-231 .3 4 2 131-165 .7 9 4 31 56 87 2.8 69 0 63 82 6 29 536 17.3 01 THOMAS, Mandell 30-26 990 33.0 123-341 .3 6 1 45-147 .3 0 6 66-100 .6 6 0 46 81 127 4.2 56 0 60 45 22 45 357 11.9 24 SMITH, Bryan 29-28 765 26.4 73-216 .3 3 8 38-140 .2 7 1 27-34 .7 9 4 40 85 125 4.3 84 5 36 39 7 32 211 7.3 30 RHOOMES, Ryan 31-26 723 23.3 82-123 .6 6 7 0-0 .0 0 0 32-57 .5 6 1 98 116 214 6.9 96 6 15 15 28 12 196 6.3 02 LEONARD, Travion 31-2 484 15.6 58-124 .4 6 8 0-1 .0 0 0 23-44 .5 2 3 59 72 131 4.2 97 5 9 31 22 22 139 4.5 42 CANTY, Ryan 25-6 374 15.0 28-55 .5 0 9 0-0 .0 0 0 20-33 .6 0 6 56 99 155 6.2 61 2 3 8 26 6 76 3.0 13 WHITEHEAD, Chris 29-5 343 11.8 28-55 .5 0 9 0-1 .0 0 0 16-28 .5 7 1 16 21 37 1.3 36 1 29 19 4 16 72 2.5 22 MYERS, Jermaine 25-6 253 10.1 13-32 .4 0 6 5-17 .2 9 4 10-11 .9 0 9 4 11 15 0.6 20 0 28 8 0 8 41 1.6 12 FAY, Jake 15-0 87 5.8 7-26 .2 6 9 7-21 .3 3 3 3-4 .7 5 0 5 6 11 0.7 19 0 2 5 2 2 24 1.6 20 FAY, Jared 3-0 11 3.7 1-3 .3 3 3 1-2 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 2 3 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.0 03 MASSIMINO, Matt 3-0 7 2.3 1-1 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.7 25 WALSH, Leo 6-1 10 1.7 1-2 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 0.2 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 0.3 35 ROBINSON, Khalid 9-1 16 1.8 0-3 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2 1 3 0.3 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 32 GAITLEY, DC 1-0 1 1.0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Team 43 43 86 6 Total...... 31 6225 764-1942 .3 9 3 220-719 .3 0 6 476-649 .7 3 3 448 704 1152 37.2 616 19 379 353 126 207 2224 71.7 Opponents...... 31 6225 829-1793 .4 6 2 224-628 .3 5 7 537-759 .7 0 8 389 819 1208 39.0 591 10 458 387 106 202 2419 78.0

TEAM STATISTICS FOR OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 2224 2419 11/08/13 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) W 87-67 2036 Points per game 71.7 78.0 11/12/13 at Syracuse L 74-89 22667 Scoring margin -6.3 - 11/15/13 LEHIGH W 80-72 2128 FIELD GOALS-ATT 764-1942 829-1793 11/23/13 SACRED HEART L 73-85 2281 Field goal pct .3 9 3 .4 6 2 11/26/13 at Manhattan W 79-75 2520 3 POINT FG-ATT 220-719 224-628 12/4/13 FURMAN W 79-48 1462 3-point FG pct .3 0 6 .3 5 7 12/7/13 at St. John's L 58-104 10803 3-pt FG made per game 7.1 7.2 12/10/13 at COLGATEM W 77-73 630 FREE THROWS-ATT 476-649 537-759 12/14/13 HOWARD W 79-60 1432 Free throw pct .7 3 3 .7 0 8 12/21/13 at Monmouth L 78-87 1815 F-Throws made per game 15.4 17.3 12/23/13 LOYOLA UNIV. - CHICA W 83-69 2959 REBOUNDS 1152 1208 12/28/13 HARVARD L 86-94 3200 Rebounds per game 37.2 39.0 12/30/13 at Siena L 69-79 6131 Rebounding margin -1.8 - * 01/08/14 at Duquesne L 81-87 2328 ASSISTS 379 458 * 1/11/14 RICHMOND L o t 74-77 2911 Assists per game 12.2 14.8 * 1/15/14 DAYTON L 68-80 2249 TURNOVERS 353 387 * 01/18/14 at Saint Louis L 48-70 9265 Turnovers per game 11.4 12.5 * 1/22/14 GEORGE MASON W 76-70 1352 Turnover margin +1.1 - * 01/26/14 at Massachusetts L 52-90 9493 Assist/turnover ratio 1.1 1.2 * 01/29/14 at VCU L 60-76 7741 STEALS 207 202 * 02/01/14 RHODE ISLAND W 85-79 2851 Steals per game 6.7 6.5 * 02/08/14 at George Washington L 67-93 4617 BLOCKS 126 106 * 02/12/14 ST. BONAVENTURE L 65-76 1623 Blocks per game 4.1 3.4 * 2/15/14 at Richmond L 70-82 7201 ATTENDANCE 34954 104490 * 02/22/14 at Saint Joseph's L 72-87 4200 Home games-Avg/Game 15-2330 14-6702 * 02/27/14 VCU L 66-85 2253 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 2-5332 * 03/01/14 LA SALLE L 62-64 3017 * 03/05/14 at Rhode Island L 65-77 4414 Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals * 03/08/14 GEORGE WASHINGTON L 67-70 3200 Fordham 1022 1191 11 2224 03/12/14 vs George Mason W 70-67 3842 Opponents 1162 1243 14 2419 03/13/14 vs Dayton L 74-87 6823

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