2020 A-10 Championship Game 31 vs. Duquesne Mar. 12, 2020 • 8:30 p.m. Brooklyn, N.Y. Joe DiBari, Sports Information Director • [email protected] • (o) 718-817-4240 • (c) 917-539-5061 2019-20 SCHEDULE/RESULTS #14 FORDHAM (9-22) vs. #6 DUQUESNE (21-9) (9-22, 2-16 Atlantic 10) About the Series H: 6-12; A: 1-8; N: 2-2 All-time Record: 26-16, Duquesne Date Opponent Time/Score Last Meeting: 2/16/20 (59-54, Duquesne) 11/5 ST, FRANCIS (NY) 68-59, W Streak: Duquesne +4 11/13 FDU 53-50, W 11/16 MARIST 58-41, W 11/22 vs. Nevada# 74-60, L Head Coach: Jeff Neubauer Head Coach: Keith Dambrot 11/23 vs. Grand Canyon# 70-58, W Overall Record: 248-231 (15th season) Overall Record: 469-247 (22nd season) 11/25 vs. Western Kentucky# 69-64, L Record at Fordham: 60-97 (5th season) Record at Duquesne: 56-38 (3rd year) 12/1 UMES 66-45, W Record vs. Duquesne: 3-6 Record vs. Fordham: 5-1 12/7 MANHATTAN 54-53(ot), L 12/10 BRYANT 69-61, L 12/15 TENNESSEE STATE 66-61, L FORDHAM PROBABLE LINEUP (based on last game) 12/20 JAMES MADISON 75-69, L 2 Jalen Cobb • 10.3 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 2.2 apg, 1.8 spg 12/30 COPPIN STATE 62-56, W • Leads team in assists and steals, 3rd in scoring 1/2 at VCU* 64-46, L So./G/6-1/165 • Seventh in A-10 in steals (1.8) 1/5 LA SALLE* 66-60, L Atlanta, Ga. • 15 pts., 3 rebs., 3 assts., 2 steals vs. GW 1/11 at St. Bonaventure* 64-44, L 1/15 at Duquesne* 58-56(ot), L 4 Erten Gazi • 8.9 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 32 3-pt. made • Fourth on team in scoring 1/19 DAVIDSON* (CBSSN) 74-62, L Sr./G/6-6/203 1/22 GEORGE WASHINGTON* 59-54, W • Career-high 22 points vs. George Maosn 1/26 at Saint Louis* 55-39, L Guzelyurt, N. Cyprus • 12 pts., 5 rebs., 2 assts., 2 blocks vs. GW 1/29 ST. BONAVENTURE* 62-55(ot), L 13 Antwon Portley • 10.4 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 2.3 apg 2/1 at Dayton*(NBCSN) 70-56, L • Second on team in scoring 2/8 RICHMOND* 59-53, L Sr./G/6-4/195 • Missed seven games with an injury 2/11 at Davidson* 79-49, L Lancaster, Tex. • 10 pts., 3 rebs., 2 assts. vs. GW 2/16 DUQUESNE* (NBCSN) 59-54, L 2/19 at La Salle* 58-49, L 21 Josh Colon • 6.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 2.2 apg 2/22 MASSACHUSETTS* 57-49, L Jr./G/5-10/170 • Double figure scoring in 4 of last 7 games • Season-high 17 points vs. SJU & GW 2/26 RHODE ISLAND* 76-75, L Carolina, P.R. 2/29 at Saint Joseph’s* 73-69, L • 6 pts., 3 rebs., 3 assts., 1 vs. GW 3/4 at George Washington* 63-52, W 22 Joel Soriano • 4.8 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 26 blocks 3/7 GEORGE MASON* 65-61, L • 9.9 ppg, 11.4 rpg over past eleven games 3/11 vs. George Washington% 72-52, W Fr./F/6-11/250 • Five double-doubles in last six games 3/12 vs. Duquesne% 8:30 p.m. Yonkers, N.Y. • 14 pts., 12 rebs., 1 vs. GW * - Atlantic 10 game RAM RANTS # - Paradise Jam (St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.) • The Rams continue play at the 2020 Atlantic 10 Championship by % - at Atlantic 10 Championship (Barclays Center (Brooklyn, N.Y.) facing the Duquesne University Dukes in a second round game in the Barclays Center on CBSSN – CBS Sports Network Thurs¬day, March 12, at 8:30 p.m. NBCSN – NBC Sports Network • The game will be broadcast live on the NBC Sports Network. • Fordham, seeded 14th, enters the game with an 9-22 record, 2-16 in the Atlantic 10, and is Broadcast Information coming off a 72-52 A-10 win over George Washington in a first round game at the Barclays TV: NBCSN Center on Wednesday afternoon while Duquesne, the six-seed, is 21-9 overall on the year, Paul Burmeister (PxP) 11-7 in the conference, and is coming off a 73-62 league loss to Richmond in Pittsburgh last Saturday. David Kaplan (Color) • Thursday night’s contest will be the 43rd meeting between Fordham and Duquesne on Tim McCormick (Sidelines) the hardwood. Corey Robinson (Sidelines) • The Dukes lead the all-time series, which started in the 1949-50 season, 26-16, and took both of this year’s meetings. RADIO: None • Freshman forward Joel Soriano has recorded a double-double in five of the past six games. • Fordham leads the Atlantic 10 in scoring defense and is ranked tenth in the NCAA. • The Rams’ defensive scoring average of 61.7 ppg is the best at Fordham since the addition of the shot clock in 1985- 86. • The winner of the Fordham-Duquesne game will face third-seeded Rhode Island on Friday at 8:30 p.m. www.fordhamsports.com Fordham University Basketball Game Notes - 1 GENERAL INFORMATION 2019-2020 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 Fr. G 6-4 175 Houston, Texas/Second Baptist School Cell:...... 917/539-5061 1 Chuba Ohams RJr. F 6-9 205 Bronx, N.Y. / Wadleigh FAX:...... 718/817-4244 2 Jalen Cobb So. G 6-1 165 Atlanta, Ga. / Columbia/Loomis Chaffee Email:...... [email protected] 3 Kyle Rose Fr. G 6-3 185 Upper Marlboro, Md./Eleanor Roosevelt Home page:...... www.fordhamsports.com 4 Erten Gazi Sr. G 6-3 203 Guzelyurt, North Cyprus / Istanbul Bostanci Doga Col. (DePaul) Interviews 5 Chris Austin Fr. G 6-4 205 Pasadena, Calif. / Maranatha To arrange personal interviews with Head 10 Ty Perry So. G 6-3 215 Boston, Mass. / Brighton (Woodstock Academy) Coach Jeff Neubauer, the Fordham staff or any 12 Luka Radovich So. F 6-5 200 Cresskill, N.J. / Cresskill Fordham players please call Joe DiBari in the 13 Antwon Portley Sr. G 6-4 195 Lancaster, Texas/Lancaster (Saint Peter’s) Fordham Sports Media Relations Office. Play- 15 Mason Williams So. G 6-4 184 Voorhees, N.J. / Penn Charter ers and coaches are usually available in person 20 Ivan Raut Jr. G 6-7 204 Kotor, Montenegro / JU Gimnazija Kotor and for phone interviews after practice, and by 21 Josh Colon Jr. G 5-10 170 Carolina, P.R./Blue Ridge (Va.) (Salt Lake CC) appointment. 22 Joel Soriano Fr. F 6-11 250 Yonkers, N.Y./Stepanic (St. Thomas More) 23 Lazar Skoric So. G 6-3 190 Belgrade, Serbia / Sportska Gimnazija Notes on the Net 25 Alec Rodriguez Fr. G 5-10 170 Miami, Fla. / Belen Jesuit basketball information will be available on the internet at www.fordhamsports. 30 Onyi Eyisi So. F 6-9 225 Napa Valley, Calif. / Napa Christian (Prolific Prep) com. Updated stats and game notes can be found 45 Peter Burquest Jr. G 6-1 165 Cincinnati, Ohio / St. Xavier here as well as a roster and player bios. Head Coach: Jeff Neubauer (La Salle ‘93) General Information Assistant Coaches: Dennis Felton, Anthony Evans, Mike DePaoli Location:...... Bronx, NY 10458 Director of Basketball Operations: Herschel Jenkins Founded:...... 1841 Enrollment (Undergraduate): ����������������8,855 Dir. of Player Development: Stephen Zurich Nickname:...... Rams Assistant Video Coor.: Jose Irizarry School Colors:...... Maroon and White Athletic Trainer: Thomas O’Brien Home Court:...... Rose Hill Gym (3,200) Affiliation:...... NCAA Div. I Pronunciation Guide Conference:...... Atlantic 10 Onyi Eyisi - OWN-yay ay-EASE-see President:...... Joseph M. McShane, S.J. Erten Gazi - ER-ten GAH-zee Athletics Director:...... David Roach Chuba Ohams - CHEW-ba OH-hams Athletic Dept. Phone: ���������������� 718/817-4300 Luka Radovich – LOU-ka Rad-OH-Vitch Ticket Office Phone: ������������������ 718/817-4759 Ivan Raut – E-von ROUT Lazar Skoric – La-ZAR Sko-RICH Coaching Staff Joel Soriano - JOE-el Saw-REE-ahn-no Head Coach: ������� Jeff Neubauer (La Salle ‘93) Record at Fordham (yrs): ������60-97 (5th year) THE GAME Overall Record (yrs): �������248-231 (15th year) • The Fordham University Rams continue play at the 2020 Atlantic 10 Championship by Assistant Coaches: facing the Duquesne University Dukes in a second round game in the Barclays Center Dennis Felton (Howard ‘85) on Thursday, March 12, at 8:30 p.m. Anthony Evans (St. Thomas Aquinas ‘94) • The game will be broadcast live on the NBC Sports Network. Mike DePaoli (St. Rose '07) Dir. of Basketball Ops:...... Herschel Jenkins • Fordham, seeded 14th, enters the game with an 9-22 record, 2-16 in the Atlantic 10, Dir. of Player Development:.... Stephen Zurich and is coming off a 72-52 A-10 win over George Washington in a first round game at the Vol. Asst. Video Coor.: ������������������Jose Irizarry Barclays Center on Wednesday afternoon while Duquesne, the six-seed, is 21-9 overall on the year, 11-7 in the conference, and is coming off a 73-62 league loss to Richmond Team Information in Pittsburgh last Saturday. 2018-19 Overall Record: ������������������������ 12-20 2018-19 Atlantic 10 Record:...... 3-15 (14th) Lettermen Returning/Lost: ������������������������8/3 THE DUQUESNE SERIES Starters Returning/Lost: ����������������������������3/2 • Thursday night’s contest will be the 43rd meeting between Fordham and Duquesne on the hardwood. Basketball History • The Dukes lead the all-time series, which started in the 1949-50 season, 26-16, and First year of basketball:...... 1902-03 took both of this year’s meetings, 58-56 in overtime in Pittsburgh on January 15 as Overall record:...... 1538-1426 (116th year) Number of years in NCAAs/Last:...... 4/1992 Lamar Norton, Jr., led the Dukes with 20 points while Ty Perry (17) and Jalen Cobb (16) Number of Years in NIT/Last:...... 16/1991 finished in double figures for the Rams, and 59-54 in the Rose Hill Gym on February 16 as Tavian Dunn-Martin scored 15 points for the Dukes while Antwon Portley finished @FordhamRams with 16 for the Rams. @FordhamBball • Duquesne took both of last year’s meeting, 66-61, in Pittsburgh on January 9 as Eric Williams, Jr., recorded a double-double for the Dukes with 16 points and 13 rebounds while Jalen Cobb led the Rams with 16 points, and 74-66, in the Rose Hill Gym on Feb- Fordham Athletics ruary 9, as Marcus Weathers netted 16 points and grabbed 12 boards for the Dukes. • Fordham is 13-20 against Duquesne since joining the Atlantic 10. • Prior to joining the Atlantic 10 the two teams last met in the 1967-68 season with Ford- 2 - Fordham University Basketball Game Notes www.fordhamsports.com ham defeating Duquesne, 69-60, in the NIT. • The Rams are 10-19 all time in the city of Pittsburgh (7-14 vs. Duquesne and 3-5 vs. FORDHAM TENDENCIES Pittsburgh). IN 2019-2020 • Duquesne has won 14 of the 21 games played in Pittsburgh and ten of the 19 games in 6-12....at home (Rose Hill) the Rose Hill Gym. 1-8...... on the road • The two schools have also split a pair of games at and Ford- 2-2...... on a neutral court ham won the lone game played in the Atlantic 10 Tourna- ment (Fordham’s first A-10 tournament win). 3-15....in day games 6-7...... in night games • The longest winning streak was a five game streak by each 7-10....on weeknights team. 2-12....on weekends • The largest margin of victory for Duquesne was 37 (93-56 on 2/25/04). 8-7...... when leading at the half • The largest margin of victory for Fordham was 27 (90-63 1-15....when trailing at the half 1-0...... when tied at the half on 1/15/06). 5-5...... when they outshoot their opponent THIRD TIME A CHARM? 4-17....when outshot by opponent • After falling to Duquesne twice in the regular season, 0-0...... when shooting same as opponent 1-0...... when shooting 50% or better Fordham will be looking to avoid losing to a team three 8-22....when shooting under 50% times in one season. 0-2...... when opp. shoots 50% or better • The last time Fordham fell to an opponent three times in a 8-21....when opp. shoots under 50% season was in 2016 to Richmond. 3-12....when Fordham scores 59 points or fewer 4-9...... when Fordham scores 60-69 points LIMPING RAMS 2-1...... when Fordham scores 70-79 points • Over the past few weeks, the Fordham squad has been bitten by the injury bug. 0-0...... when Fordham scores 80-89 points • Senior guard Antwon Portley was the first to suffer an injury, injuring his leg in the 0-0...... when Fordham scores 90+ points James Madison game and missing the seven contests before returning to action at Saint 1-3...... in games decided by three points or less Louis. 3-12....in games decided by four to ten points • Chuba Ohams suffered an injury during pregame warmups in the La Salle game and 4-6...... in games decided by 11-20 points has undergone season-ending knee surgery. 1-1...... in games decided by 20 or more points • Senior guard Erten Gazi missed four games with an injury (concussion) before return- ing for the George Washington game on January 22. 7-2...... when outrebounding opponent 2-20....when outrebounded by opponent • Gazi then sat out the five more games with the injury before returning to action on 0-0...... when tied in rebounding February 16 vs. Duquesne. • More recently, junior guard Ivan Raut missed six games with an elbow injury before 2-10....more turnovers than opponent returning for the game at La Salle on February 19. 6-10....fewer turnovers than opponent • Sophomore forward Onyi Eyisi missed the Dayton game, returned for four games, and 1-2...... same turnovers as opponent then suffered a foot injury against Duquesne that caused him to miss the past six games. 1-1...... on Monday • On the year, Fordham has lost 56 player-games to injury. 1-2...... on Tuesday 4-4...... on Wednesday 0-1...... on Thursday 0-2...... on Friday 2-7...... on Saturday 1-5...... on Sunday

STATISTICAL COMPARISIONS 4-2...... in November 2-4...... in December Fordham...... Category...... Duquesne 1-7...... in January 58.6...... Points per Game...... 71.5 0-8...... in February 61.7...... Opponents Points per Game...... 66.4 2-1...... in March .384...... Percentage...... 443 .401...... Opponent Field Goal Percentage...... 425 3-16....vs. Atlantic 10 2-1...... vs. NEC .318...... Three-Point Field Goal Percentage...... 318 1-1...... vs. MAAC .303...... Opponent Three-Point Field Goal Percentage...... 301 2-0...... vs. MEAC 7.2...... Three-Point Field Goals per Game...... 7.8 1-0...... vs. WAC 7.5...... Opponent Three-Point Field Goals per Game...... 6.4 0-1...... vs. CAA 0-1...... vs. Conference USA .662...... Percentage...... 703 0-1...... vs. Mountain West -4.2...... Margin...... -0.2 0-1...... vs. Ohio Valley 2.6...... Blocks per Game...... 5.4 7.1...... Steals per Game...... 6.9 11.3...... Assists per Game...... 14.3 12.5...... Turnovers per Game...... 12.6 17.3...... Fouls per Game...... 15.5 www.fordhamsports.com Fordham University Basketball Game Notes - 5 FORDHAM FIRST IN 2019-20 PRESEASON ATLANTIC 10 PICKS THREE-POINTERS First Team Second Team Kellan Grady, Dav Jalen Crutcher, Day Did you know???? Fordham was the first team in the NCAA to use the three-point J.A. Gudmundsson, Dav Justin Kier, GMU shot? The first time a three-point shot was used experimentally in a game was on Febru- Obi Toppin, Day Jeff Dowtin, URI ary 7, 1945 when Columbia defeated Fordham, 73-58. The three-point line was set at Cyril Langevine, URI Grant Golden, Rich Jacob Gilyard, Rich , SBU 21 feet from the basket and Columbia scored 11 “long goals” to Fordham’s nine. Also, Marcus Evans, VCU 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 Cyril Langevine, URI The game also featured a 12-foot wide free throw lane, a move that would be ad- Fatts Russell, URI Jacob Gilyard, Rich opted by the NCAA eleven years later. Osun Osunniyi, SBU Osun Osunniyi, SBU Jordan Goodwin, SLU Hasahn French, SLU YOUNG RAMS STEPPING UP De’Riante Jenkins, VCU Marcus Evans, VCU • The one positive to the injuries to the upperclassmen is that the young Rams have M. Santos-Silva, VCU stepped up their games. Atlantic 10 Predicted Order of Finish • Over the past 18 games, 60.4% of Fordham’s scoring has come from freshmen and (as selected by coaches and media) sophomores (619 of 1025 points). 1. VCU (19)...... 381 2. Davidson (8)...... 359 • Against George Washington, freshman and sophomores accounted for 83.1% of the 3. Dayton (1) ...... 341 scoring (49 of 59 points) while at Saint Louis the young Rams scored 82.1% of the 4. Rhode Island...... 283 team’s points (32 of 39), in the St. Bonaventure game 78.2% came from the youngens 5. St. Bonaventure...... 280 (43 of 55) while at Dayton it was 71.4% (40 of 56). 6. Richmond...... 248 7. Saint Louis...... 225 • On the year, freshman and sophomores are responsible for 52.9% of Fordham’s points 8. Duquesne...... 196 (961 of 1816). 9. George Mason...... 185 • In Atlantic 10 play, freshmen and sophomores accounted for 60.8% of the team’s scor- 10. La Salle...... 133 ing (607 of 999). 11. Massachusetts...... 103 12. George Washington...... 93 13. Saint Joseph’s...... 65 FORDHAM GETS DEFENSIVE 14. Fordham...... 48 • The Fordham Rams are strong on the defensive end in 14. Fordham 33 2019-2020. • The Rams are holding their opponents to an average of 61.7 ppg, tops in the Atlantic 10, while Fordham foes are Fordham vs. shooting .401 (655-1635) from the field, also tops among Duquesne A-10 teams. • Fordham is tenth in the NCAA in scoring defense. (Duquesne leads, 26-16)

12/22/49 (A) 61-75 L 1/26/11 (H) 91-72 L FORDHAM DEFENSE GOES UNDER 1/1/53 (A) 63-59 W 2/15/12 (A) 77-67 L 12/10/54 (A) 46-67 L 1/9/13 (H) 82-75 W • The 2019-2020 Fordham defense is holding opponents in 1/15/55 (H) 56-67 L 1/8/14 (A) 87-81 L 12/26/55 (HF) 70-73 L 3/4/15 (H) 81-66 L check. 2/20/56 (A) 65-87 L 3/2/16 (A) 78-69 W • In 26 of the 31 games this season, the Rams have held 3/1/60 (A) 62-73 L 12/30/16 (H) 75-72 L 3/4/61 (H) 66-75 L 2/22/17 (A) 70-52 W their opponent to under its season scoring average. 3/17/68 (H) 69-60 W 1/6/18 (H) 64-41 L 2/4/96 (A) 75-87 L 2/10/18 (A) 80-57 W • In 16 of those 26 games, the Rams held the opponent to 2/1/97 (H) 60-59 W 1/9/19 (A) 66-61 L 1/13/98 (H) 79-89 L 2/9/19 (H) 74-66 L 2/7/99 (H) 71-52 W 1/15/20 (A) 58-56(ot) L 2/23/00 (A) 89-88 W 2/16/20 (H) 59-54 L 2/14/01 (H) 91-84 W Rose Hill Gym Gets New Floor for 2019-2020 2/2/02 (A) 95-66 L 2/15/03 (H) 74-65 L The historic Rose Hill Gym- 2/25/04 (A) 93-56 L nasium has a new look thanks to a 3/2/05 (H) 61-57 L 3/9/05 (A10) 65-53 W summer project that replaced the 1/15/06 (H) 90-63 W floor and subfloor of the 95-year- 2/4/06 (A) 90-81 W 1/14/07 (A) 71-59 W old facility. 2/18/07 (H) 86-83 W • The project began in May right 1/9/08 (A) 74-62 L 1/19/08 (H) 75-74 W after graduation and was completed 1/25/09 (A) 89-68 L in mid-October. 3/5/10 (A) 111-100 L • After the old floor and subfloor was removed, a new subfloor was installed along with various fiber optic cables to aid in the Rams’ video streaming capabilities. • The project was finished with the installation of a new wood floor with a new look, featuring more of the natural wood color.

6 - Fordham University Basketball Game Notes www.fordhamsports.com FORDHAM IN THE RAMS ONE OF 16 NCAA DIV. I SCHOOLS CONFERENCE (through games of Mar. 11, 2020) WITH 600 HOME WINS TEAM With the win over Loyola on December 23, 2013, the Fordham University Rams Scoring 58.6 14th recorded their 600th all-time win in the historic Rose Hill Gym, becoming the 14th Scoring Defense 61.7 1st school to win 600 games on its current home court. Scoring Margin -3.1 12th In 2010-11, the Rams celebrated the 900th game played in the historic Rose Hill Field Goal % 38.04 14th Gym with a 61-57 come-from-behind win over Hartford on November 27th. Field Goal % Defense 40.21 1st Free Throw % 66.2 13th Here are the NCAA Division I schools with 600 home court wins (through games Three-Point FG % 31.6 11th of March 7, 2020): Three-Point FG % Defense 30.3 4th Three-Point FG Made/Game 7.2 10th Team Arena Record Rebounding 33.1 12th Washington Hec Edmundson Pav. 1011-363 Rebounding Against 37.2 12th Minnesota Williams Arena 926-350 Rebounding Margin -4.2 14th Duke Cameron Indoor Stadium 901-161 Offensive Rebounds 7.6 13th Penn The Palestra 826-392 Defensive Rebounds 25.4 6th Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena 811-237 Blocked Shots 2.6 13th Assists 11.3 13th Vanderbilt Memorial Gym 808-247 Steals 7.1 6th Kansas Allen Fieldhouse 802-116 Turnover Margin +1.4 4th UCLA Pauley Pavilion 761-125 /Turnover Ratio 0.9 11th New Mexico The Pit-Univ. Arena 751-178 Wichita State Levitt Arena 737-230 INDIVIDUAL Montana Adams Center 713-227 Free Throw % Butler 696-278 Antwon Portley .743 17th Tulane Devlin Fieldhouse 660-379 Fordham Rose Hill Gym 653-402 3-Pt. FG % Ty Perry .371 13th Dayton UD Arena 647-214 Detroit Mercy Calihan Hall 629-273 3-Pt./Game Antwon Portley 1.5 24th

Rebounds Joel Soriano 6.6 19th

Off. Rebounds Joel Soriano 1.9 13th

Def. Rebounds Joel Soriano 4.6 19th

Assists Jalen Cobb 2.3 23rd Antwon Portley 2.3 24th

Steals Jalen Cobb 1.8 7th

Blocks Joel Soriano 0.9 14th more than ten points under its season average. • The only teams to score above its season average against Fordham this year are 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). • This was fully evident in the Davidson game where freshmen and sophomores ac- counted for 57 of the 62 points scored (91.9%).

VALUING THE BALL • The 2018-2019 Fordham Rams found a value for the ball as they committed just 345 turnovers, 30th-best in the NCAA. • The Rams were second in the Atlantic 10, and 38th in the NCAA, in turnover margin at +2.3. www.fordhamsports.com Fordham University Basketball Game Notes - 7 • This year Fordham has been just as careful with the ball, ranking fourth in MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION the conference with a +1.4 turnover margin. Games Led Fordham in Scoring*: Cobb (6), DOUBLING UP Ohams (5), Gazi (4), Portley (4), Eyisi (3), Colono • In the season-opening win over St. Francis, junior Chuba Ohams scored 19 (3), Raut (2), Perry (2), Austin (1), Soriano (1). points and added 13 rebounds for his first double-double of the year. • The 19 points and 13 rebounds both tied career-highs for Ohams. Games Led Fordham in Rebounding*: Soriano • Ohams picked up his second double-double of the season with an 18-point, (13), Ohams (7), Eyisi (7), Cobb (2), Perry (1), 11-rebound effort vs. Maryland Eastern Shore. Portley (1). • His third double-double of the year came against Tennessee State when he Games Led Fordham in Assists*: Cobb (11), Co- scored 14 points and added 12 rebounds. lon (11), Portley (8), Rose (6), Austin (2), Gazi (2), • A ten-point, ten-rebound game versus Coppin State was Ohams’ fourth Ohams (1), Perry (1). double-double of the year. • Ohams has five career double-doubles. Double Figure Scoring Games: Cobb (13), Portley • Prior to his season-ending injury, he was leading the team in rebounding (8.2 (13), Perry (10), Gazi (10), Ohams (8), Colon (6), rpg) and scoring (11.0 ppg) after averaging 6.0 ppg and 6.5 rpg in 2018-2019. Soriano (6), Eyisi (4), Raut (3), Austin (2). • Sophomore forward Onyi Eyisi recorded his first career double-double with ten points and a career-high 15 rebounds in the win over Marist. 20-Point Games: Cobb (3), Gazi (2). • Eyisi is second on the team in rebounding (5.6 rpg) and is sixth in scoring (6.6 ppg). 30-Point Games: • Last year, Eyisi appeared in all 32 games for the Rams, averaging 3.6 ppg and 4.0 rpg. 10-Rebounding Games: Soriano (8), Ohams (5), • Freshman forward Joel Soriano has gotten onboard the double-double train Eyisi (4), Portley (1). (* - Includes games when two or more tied for team lead) Rose Hill Gym to Host FORDHAM Federation Championship IN THE NCAA After hosting the Catholic High (Through games of Mar. 7) School Athletic Association for TEAM decades, Fordham University Rose Hill Gym will host another Scoring Defense 62.0 10th championship beginning in 2020, FG % Def. .402 44th the Federation Basketball Tourna- 3-Pt. FG Def. .304 45th ment of Champions. Fewest Turnovers 374 88th “This is not only a great day for Fordham, it’s a great day for City basketball,” said for the Rams, recording one in five of the past six Fordham head coach Jeff Neu- games. bauer. “We are beyond excited to host the New York state basket- RAMS STEALING AWAY ball championships in the Basketball Capital of the World.” In a release issued by the New York State Federation of Secondary School Ath- • In the season-opening win over St. Francis, Ford- letic Associations (NYSFSSAA) today, Fordham University will serve as hosts of ham recorded ten steals. the host the tournament from 2020-2022. The 2020 championship will be held from • Fordham followed that game with 12 steals against March 27-29. It is the first time the tournament will be held in NewYork City. FDU and eight more versus Marist. Fordham senior associate athletic director John Barrett and assistant men’s • The Rams are averaging 7.1 steals/game, sixth best basketball coach Michael DePaoli made a winning presentation to the tournament in the A-10, with nine games of double-digit steal directors on December 9 at the Monroe Woodbury School District’s Education Cen- totals. ter. Fordham was chosen over the Greater Glens Falls Basketball Amateur Athletic • Last year, Fordham recorded ten steals in three Association and St. John’s University. games. “After a good discussion following each presentation, the vote taken by the Executive Committee supports a new direction for the Federation Tournament,” said Federation President Donal Buckley. “All three organizations presented solid bids LAST TIME OUT and were ready to host a quality event for us. However, Fordham’s historic gym and • Joel Soriano recorded his fourth double-double location in the city convinced the committee.” of the year with 14 points and 12 rebounds and The tournament features boys and girls basketball champions from the New Jalen Cobb added 15 points as Fordham downed York State Public High School Athletic Association (public schools), CHSAA George Washington, 72-52, in a first round game of (Catholic schools), AISAA (independent schools) and PSAL ( public the A-10 Championship at the Barclays Center on schools) in Class AA, A and B in a final four style tournament to be named best in Wednesday. New York. • The Rams never trailed in the game. Fordham will continue to host the CHSAA Championships with all three rounds contested in the Rose Hill Gym beginning this year. • The Rams beat a team three times in one season 8 - Fordham University Basketball Game Notes www.fordhamsports.com 2019-2020 Starters RAMS HONORED AT Opponent 1 2 3 4 5 Rec. BREAKFAST FOR CHAMPIONS St. Francis (NY) Rose Portley Austin Raut Ohams 1-0 (1-0) • On February 9, the following seven members of FDU Rose Portley Gazi Ohams Eyisi 1-0 (2-0) the Fordham men’s basketball team were honored Marist Rose Portley Gazi Ohams Eyisi 2-0 (3-0) at the annual Breakfast for Champions for having a vs. Nevada Rose Portley Gazi Ohams Eyisi 2-1 (3-1) 3.25 GPA or better. vs. Grand Canyon Cobb Portley Gazi Ohams Eyisi 1-0 (4-1) Peter Burquest Alec Rodriguez vs. Western Kentucky Cobb Portley Gazi Ohams Eyisi 1-1 (4-2) Erten Gazi Lazar Skoric UMES Cobb Portley Gazi Ohams Eyisi 2-1 (5-2) Antwon Portley Mason Williams Manhattan Cobb Portley Gazi Ohams Eyisi 2-2 (5-3) Ivan Raut Bryant Colon Portley Gazi Ohams Eyisi 0-1 (5-4) • Burquest was also honored for having the highest Tennessee State Colon Portley Gazi Ohams Eyisi 0-2 (5-5) GPA as well as being a four-year honoree. James Madison Colon Portley Cobb Gazi Ohams 0-1 (5-6) Coppin State Colon Cobb Gazi Perry Eyisi 1-0 (6-6) school basketball games including Kareem Ab- at VCU Colon Cobb Gazi Perry Eyisi 1-1 (6-7) dul Jabbar’s final high school game and the 1988 La Salle Colon Cobb Perry Austin Eyisi 0-1 (6-8) Tolentine-Archbishop Molloy Catholic High School at St. Bonaventure Colon Cobb Perry Raut Eyisi 0-1 (6-9) Athletic Association (CHSAA) Championship game, at Duquesne Colon Cobb Perry Raut Eyisi 0-2 (6-10) billed by the New York Newsday as the “Best High Davidson Colon Cobb Perry Raut Eyisi 0-3 (6-11) School Game of the 80’s”. George Washington Colon Cobb Perry Raut Eyisi 1-3 (7-11) • The Rose Hill Gym has been named as one of the at Saint Louis Colon Cobb Perry Soriano Eyisi 0-1 (7-12) Top Ten arenas by USA Today and was featured in St. Bonaventure Colon Cobb Perry Austin Eyisi 0-1 (7-13) the 2011-12 ESPN The Magazine College Basketball at Dayton Colon Cobb Perry Austin Soriano 0-1 (7-14) issue as one of four Cathedrals of College Basketball. Richond Colon Cobb Perry Austin Soriano 0-2 (7-15) at Davidson Colon Cobb Perry Austin Soriano 0-3 (7-16) WHAT’S NEXT? Duquesne Colon Cobb Perry Austin Soriano 0-4 (7-17) • The winner of the Fordham-Duquesne game will at La Salle Colon Cobb Portley Perry Soriano 0-1 (7-18) face third-seeded Rhode Island on Friday, March 13, Massachusetts Colon Cobb Portley Perry Soriano 0-2 (7-19) at 8:30 p.m. Rhode Island Colon Cobb Portley Perry Soriano 0-3 (7-20) • The Rams fell to Rhode Island, 76-75, on February at Saint Joseph’s Colon Cobb Portley Gazi Soriano 0-1 (7-21) 26 as Jacob Toppin hit two free throws in the final at G. Washington Colon Cobb Portley Gazi Soriano 1-1 (8-21) seconds to secure the win for Rhode Island. George Mason Colon Cobb Portley Gazi Soriano 1-2 (8-22) vs. G. Washington Colon Cobb Portley Gazi Soriano 2-2 (9-22) # of different starting lineups: 11 for the first time since Fordham defeated Bucknell three times in 1991 • The 72 points is the second-most scored by the Rams in an Atlantic 10 Championship game (record is 74 vs. Dayton in 2014) • Fordham shot 50 percent in the game (25-50), the first time this season Fordham shot 50 percent or better

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 RAMS SETTING Magazine, is the oldest gym still being used by an NCAA Division I bas- ketball team. The 3,200-seat gym opened on January 16, 1925 for a game DEFENSIVE RECORDS between Fordham and Boston College. The Rams took the opener 46-16 in • The 2019-2020 Rams are leading the Atlantic 10, a game refereed by one of the University’s most prominent alumni, “The and ranking tenth in the NCAA, in scoring defense, Fordham Flash”, Frankie Frisch. holding opponents to 61.7 ppg. • The Gym was one of the largest on-campus facilities at the time it was built, • That is the lowest scoring defense by a Fordham earning the nickname “The Prairie” because of its large floor space. The team since the addition of the shot clock prior to original configuration had no end zone stands and a seating capacity of 2,100 the 1985-1986 season. but several standing room crowds of 6,000 were reported in the late 1920’s. Year Def. Scoring Since its opening in 1925, the gym has seen numerous renovations, adding 2019-20 61.7 new seating, scoreboards and public address systems. 1985-86 62.1 • The arena has been in continuous use by Fordham’s basketball teams since 2006-07 64.2 its opening with the exception of the World War II years, when it was used 2004-05 64.7 for a barracks. 2009-10 64.8 • The Rose Hill Gym has been the site of many legendary college and high www.fordhamsports.com Fordham University Basketball Game Notes - 9 2019-2020 Fordham Men’s Basketball Sesason Stats

Fordham Basketball Fordham Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 11, 2020) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 9-22 6-12 1-8 2-2 CONFERENCE 2-16 1-8 1-8 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 7-6 5-4 0-0 2-2

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 01 Chuba Ohams 13-11 351 27.0 60-128 .4 6 9 1-7 .1 4 3 22-52 .4 2 3 39 67 106 8.2 28 0 20 33 10 16 143 11.0 13 Antwon Portley 24-18 732 30.5 80-217 .3 6 9 35-112 .3 1 3 55-74 .7 4 3 5 83 88 3.7 36 0 54 51 1 22 250 10.4 02 Jalen Cobb 30-25 1010 33.7 106-313 .3 3 9 41-132 .3 1 1 57-77 .7 4 0 10 93 103 3.4 76 1 70 67 7 53 310 10.3 04 Erten Gazi 22-16 556 25.3 74-163 .4 5 4 32-86 .3 7 2 15-24 .6 2 5 14 52 66 3.0 51 3 24 31 7 18 195 8.9 10 Ty Perry 30-16 637 21.2 78-195 .4 0 0 43-116 .3 7 1 25-33 .7 5 8 6 68 74 2.5 39 2 17 30 0 19 224 7.5 30 Onyi Eyisi 21-18 510 24.3 50-111 .4 5 0 0-0 .0 0 0 38-56 .6 7 9 38 79 117 5.6 49 1 8 22 21 10 138 6.6 21 Josh Colon 30-23 696 23.2 59-154 .3 8 3 25-80 .3 1 3 38-49 .7 7 6 11 50 61 2.0 72 3 65 40 0 22 181 6.0 22 Joel Soriano 30-12 589 19.6 60-132 .4 5 5 0-0 .0 0 0 24-35 .6 8 6 58 139 197 6.6 73 1 15 39 26 13 144 4.8 20 Ivan Raut 24-5 349 14.5 28-95 .2 9 5 23-78 .2 9 5 15-23 .6 5 2 9 35 44 1.8 15 0 16 7 0 6 94 3.9 05 Chris Austin 24-7 408 17.0 36-106 .3 4 0 14-55 .2 5 5 5-12 .4 1 7 5 28 33 1.4 45 1 15 13 2 10 91 3.8 03 Kyle Rose 29-4 426 14.7 15-69 .2 1 7 9-36 .2 5 0 7-20 .3 5 0 3 37 40 1.4 51 0 47 31 6 30 46 1.6 45 Peter Burquest 5-0 6 1.2 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 23 Lazar Skoric 2-0 4 2.0 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 25 Alec Rodriguez 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 39 57 96 1 22 Total...... 31 6275 646-1683 .3 8 4 223-702 .3 1 8 301-455 .6 6 2 237 788 1025 33.1 536 12 351 386 80 219 1816 58.6 Opponents...... 31 6275 655-1635 .4 0 1 233-770 .3 0 3 370-542 .6 8 3 282 873 1155 37.3 499 10 403 430 82 211 1913 61.7

TEAM STATISTICS FU OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 1816 1913 11/05/19 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN W 68-59 3200 Points per game 58.6 61.7 11/13/19 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 53-50 1463 Scoring margin -3.1 - 11/16/19 MARIST W 58-41 1770 FIELD GOALS-ATT 646-1683 655-1635 # 11/22/19 vs Nevada L 60-74 1524 Field goal pct .3 8 4 .4 0 1 # 11/23/19 vs Grand Canyon W 70-58 0 3 POINT FG-ATT 223-702 233-770 # 11/25/19 vs WKU L 64-69 924 3-point FG pct .3 1 8 .3 0 3 12/01/19 UMES W 66-45 1482 3-pt FG made per game 7.2 7.5 12/07/19 MANHATTAN L o t 53-54 2298 FREE THROWS-ATT 301-455 370-542 12/10/19 BRYANT L 61-69 3200 Free throw pct .6 6 2 .6 8 3 12/15/19 TENNESSEE ST. L 61-66 1524 F-Throws made per game 9.7 11.9 12/20/19 JAMES MADISON L 69-75 1510 REBOUNDS 1025 1155 12/30/19 COPPIN ST. W 62-56 1548 Rebounds per game 33.1 37.3 * 01/02/20 at VCU L 46-64 7637 Rebounding margin -4.2 - * 01/05/20 LA SALLE L 60-66 1583 ASSISTS 351 403 * 01/11/20 at St. Bonaventure L 44-64 3848 Assists per game 11.3 13.0 * 01/15/20 at Duquesne L o t 56-58 2356 TURNOVERS 386 430 * 01/19/20 DAVIDSON L 62-74 1936 Turnovers per game 12.5 13.9 * 01/22/20 GEORGE WASHINGTON W 59-54 1700 Turnover margin +1.4 - * 01/26/20 at Saint Louis L 39-55 6842 Assist/turnover ratio 0.9 0.9 * 01/29/20 ST. BONAVENTURE L o t 55-62 2101 STEALS 219 211 * 02/01/20 at Dayton L 56-70 13407 Steals per game 7.1 6.8 * 02/08/20 RICHMOND L 53-59 2117 BLOCKS 80 82 * 02/11/20 at Davidson L 49-79 3341 Blocks per game 2.6 2.6 * 02/16/20 DUQUESNE L 54-59 1576 ATTENDANCE 34040 48462 * 02/19/20 at La Salle L 49-58 1311 Home games-Avg/Game 18-1891 9-4839 * 02/22/20 MASSACHUSETTS L 49-57 1560 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 4-1227 * 02/26/20 RHODE ISLAND L 75-76 1588 * 02/29/20 at Saint Joseph's L 69-73 2257 Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals * 03/04/20 at George Washington W 63-52 2554 Fordham 835 964 17 1816 * 03/07/20 GEORGE MASON L 61-65 1884 Opponents 909 977 27 1913 % 03/11/20 vs George Washington W 72-52 2461 10 - Fordham University Basketball Game Notes www.fordhamsports.com # - Paradise Jam (St. Thomas, USVI) * = Conference game % - Atlantic 10 Championship