Game 19 vs. La Salle Jan. 23, 2019 • 7:00 pm Rose Hil Gym Bronx, N.Y. Joe DiBari, Sports Information Director • [email protected] • (o) 718-817-4240 • (c) 917-539-5061 2018-19 SCHEDULE/RESULTS LA SALLE (3-14, 1-4) at FORDHAM (9-9, 0-5) (9-9, 0-5 Atlantic 10) About the Series H: 8-4; A: 1-5 All-time Record: 38-17, La Salle Date Opponent Time/Score Last Meeting: 2/24/18 (73-60, La Salle) 11/6 CCNY# 106-58, W Streak: La Salle +4 11/10 at Houston Baptist 75-72, L 11/16 FIU# 83-77, W 11/18 YOUNGSTOWN ST.# 67-61, W Head Coach: Jeff Neubauer Head Coach: Ashley Howard 11/17 COLUMBIA# 70-69, W Overall Record: 236-198 (14th season) Overall Record: 3-14 (first season) 11/25 ALABAMA A&M 77-46, W Record at Fordham: 48-64 (4th season) Record at La Salle: Same 12/1 at Manhattan 57-56, W Record vs. La Salle: 2-4 Record vs. Fordham: 0-0 12/4 at Maine 75-68, L 12/8 RUTGERS (CBSSN) 78-70, W 12/11 NJIT 53-50, L FORDHAM PROBABLE LINEUP (based on last game) 12/16 HOWARD 74-67, W 2 Jalen Cobb • Averaging 10.5 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 2.2 apg 12/20 JAMES MADISON 75-48, W • Third on team in scoring and assists 12/30 LIU 60-57, L Fr./G/6-0/165 • Eleven double-figure scoring games this year 1/5 VCU* 76-51, L Atlanta, Ga. • 8 pts., 1 reb., 1 asst., 2 steals at George Mason 1/9 at Duquesne* 66-61, L 1/12 at St. Bonaventure*(R) 71-64, L 3 Nick Honor • Averaging team-high 16.1 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 2.8 apg • Netted season-high 30 points vs. Rutgers 1/15 SAINT LOUIS* 63-60, L Fr./G/5-10/190 1/19 at George Mason* 71-68, L • Three-time A-10 Rookie of the Week 1/23 LA SALLE* 7:00 p.m. Orlando, Fla. • 21 pts., 5 rebs., 2 asst., 1 steal at George Mason 1/26 DAYTON* 2:00 p.m. 13 Antwon Portley • Averaging 11.7 ppg, 3.1 rpg and 2.9 apg 1/30 at George Washington* (S) 7:00 p.m. • Scored in double figures in 8 of last 10 games 2/6 at Massachusetts* 7:00 p.m. Jr./G/6-4/195 • Led team on foreign trip with 16.5 ppg 2/9 DUQUESNE* 2:00 p.m. Lancaster, Tex. • 13 pts., 3 rebs., 2 assts. at George Mason 2/12 DAVIDSON* 7:00 p.m. 2/16 at Rhode Island* (NBCSN) 2:00 p.m. 20 Ivan Raut • Averaging 4.9 ppg and 2.2 rpg 2/20 at Richmond* 7:00 p.m. So./G/6-7/204 • Fourth on team in three-pointers made (20) • Has missed only one game in Fordham career 2/23 ST. BONA.* (NBCSN) 4:30 p.m. Kotor, Montenegro 2/27 SAINT JOSEPH’S* 9:00 p.m. • 2 pts., 1 reb. at George Mason 3/2 at Davidson* (S) 1:00 p.m. 21 Onyi Eyisi • Averaging 4.0 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.3 bpg 3/6 G. WASHINGTON* 7:00 p.m. • Leads team with 23 blocks 3/9 at La Salle* 4:00 p.m. Fr./F/6-9/215 • Shooting .690 (29-42) from field 3/13- at Atlantic 10 Championship Napa Valley, Calif. • 0 pts., 1 reb. at George Mason 3/17 (Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.) RAM RANTS * - Atlantic 10 game • The Fordham University Rams continue the 2018-2019 season, Fordham’s 116th varsity season, and # - Johnny Bach Classic continue their 2019 Atlantic 10 schedule by hosting the La Salle University Explorers in the historic CBSSN – CBS Sports Network Rose Hill Gym on Wednesday, January 23, at 7:00 p.m. NBCSN – NBC Sports Network • The game will be streamed live on ESPN+ and broadcast live on WFUV (90.7 FM) and on www. S - Stadium R - Game played in Rochester, N.Y. wfuvsports.org. • Fordham enters the game with a 9-9 overall record, 0-5 in the Atlantic 10, and is coming off a 71-68 Broadcast Information A-10 loss at George Mason on Saturday night while La Salle is 3-14 overall on the season, 1-4 in the conference, after a 78-67 A-10 loss to Rhode Island in Philadelphia last Saturday. TV: ESPN+ • The Explorers lead the all-time series, which started in the 1953-54 season, 38-17. Mike Watts (PxP) • La Salle took both of last year’s meetings, 75-67, in Philadelphia on January 17 behind 15 points and Andrew Bogusch (Color) eight rebounds from Isiah Deas and 13 points and 14 boards from Saul Phiri, 73-60, on February 24 in the Rose Hill Gym as B.J. Johnson netted 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds. RADIO: WFUV (90.7 FM)/ • Freshman guard Nick Honor leads the Rams and is eighth in the Atlantic 10 in scoring (16.1 ppg). • The Rams are first in the Atlantic 10, and 43rd in the NCAA, in turnover margin (+3.2). Audio Stream: WFUVSports.org • Fordham is third in the Atlantic 10 in scoring defense, allowing just 64.6 ppg after giving up 70.3 ppg Emmanuel Berbari (PxP) last year. Jackson Heil (Color) • The Rams connected on a school-record 16 three-pointers in the season-opener with CCNY and are Charlie Maisano (Producer/Engineer) second in the A-10 with 9.1 made three-pointers made/game. • The Fordham Rams got things started a bit earlier this year as they enjoyed a ten-day foreign trip to Italy and the Czech Republic last August where they went 3-1 in four games. • The Rams host the University of Dayton Flyers in the historic Rose Hill Gym for an Atlantic 10 game on Saturday, January 26, at 2:00 p.m. www.fordhamsports.com Fordham University Basketball Game Notes - 1 GENERAL INFORMATION 2018-2019 ROSTER Media Information Sports Information Director: .............Joe DiBari # Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School(Last School) Phone: ......................................... 718/817-4240 1 Chuba Ohams Jr. F 6-8 205 Bronx, N.Y. / Wadleigh Cell: ............................................. 917/539-5061 2 Jalen Cobb Fr. G 6-0 165 Atlanta, Ga. / Columbia/Loomis Chaffee FAX: ............................................ 718/817-4244 3 Nick Honor Fr. G 5-10 190 Orlando, Fla. / Lake Highland Email: ............................... [email protected] 4 Erten Gazi Jr. G 6-4 203 Guzelyurt, North Cyprus / Home page: ............... www.fordhamsports.com Istanbul Bostanci Doga College (DePaul) 5 Chris Austin Fr. G 6-4 195 Pasadena, Calif. / Maranatha Interviews 10 Ty Perry Fr. G 6-3 190 Boston, Mass. / Brighton (Woodstock Academy) To arrange personal interviews with Head 12 Luka Radovich Fr. F 6-5 200 Cresskill, N.J. / Cresskill Coach Jeff Neubauer, the Fordham staff or any 13 Antwon Portley Jr. G 6-4 195 Lancaster, Texas/Lancaster (Saint Peter’s) Fordham players please call Joe DiBari in the 14 Chris Downing Sr. F 6-8 235 Orangeburg, N.Y. / Don Bosco Prep Fordham Sports Media Relations Office. Play- 15 Mason Williams Fr. G 6-3 175 Philadelphia, Pa. / Penn Charter ers and coaches are usually available in person 20 Ivan Raut So. G 6-7 204 Kotor, Montenegro / JU Gimnazija Kotor and for phone interviews after practice, and by 21 Jesse Bunting Jr. F 6-8 250 Plymouth, Mass. / Tabor Academy appointment. 22 Peter Burquest So. G 6-1 165 Cincinnati, Ohio / St. Xavier 23 Lazar Skoric Fr. G 6-3 190 Belgrade, Serbia / Sportska Gimnazija Notes on the Net 24 Prokop Slanina Sr. F 6-10 225 Brno, Czech Republic / ASA Fordham Rams basketball information will be available on the internet at www.fordhamsports. 30 Onyi Eyisi Fr. F 6-9 215 Napa Valley, Calif. / Napa Christian (Prolific Prep) com. Updated stats and game notes can be found 33 David Pekárek Sr. F 6-7 210 Olomouc, Czech Republic / Get Better Academy here as well as a roster and player bios. Head Coach: Jeff Neubauer (La Salle ‘93) General Information Associate Head Coach: Rodney Crawford Location: ............................. Bronx, NY 10458 Assistant Coaches: Ali Ton, Mike DePaoli Founded: ...................................................1841 Enrollment (Undergraduate): ................8,855 Director of Basketball Operations: Jaden Uken Dir. of Player Development: Herschel Jenkins Nickname: ................................................Rams Vol. Assistant Video Coor.: Stephen Zurich Vol. Asst. Dir. of Operations: James Decker School Colors: .....................Maroon and White Athletic Trainer: Thomas O’Brien Vol. Asst. for Player Development: Andrew Stoma Home Court: ................Rose Hill Gym (3,200) Affiliation: ....................................NCAA Div. I Pronunciation Guide Conference: .....................................Atlantic 10 Onyi Eyisis - OWN-yeah ay-EASE-see President: ................. Joseph M. McShane, S.J. Erten Gazi - ER-ton GAH-zee Athletics Director: .......................David Roach Chuba Ohams - CHEW-ba OH-hams Athletic Dept. Phone: ................ 718/817-4300 David Pekárek – Peh-CAR-reck Ticket Office Phone: .................. 718/817-4759 Luka Radovich – LOU-ka Rad-OH-Vitch Ivan Raut – ROUT Coaching Staff Lazar Skoric – La-ZAR Sko-RICK Head Coach: ....... Jeff Neubauer (La Salle ‘93) Prokop Slanina - PRO-cop Sla-NEEN-na Record at Fordham (yrs): ......48-64 (4th year) Overall Record (yrs): .......236-198 (14th year) Assoc. Head Coach: THE GAME .................... Rodney Crawford (Cincinnati ‘02) • The Fordham University Rams continue the 2018-2019 season, Fordham’s 116th Assistant Coaches: varsity season, and continue their 2019 Atlantic 10 schedule by hosting the La Salle Uni- Ali Ton (Davidson ‘99) Mike DePaoli (St. Rose '07) versity Explorers in the historic Rose Hill Gym on Wednesday, January 23, at 7:00 p.m.