Game 10 at VCU Jan. 31, 2021 • 5:00 p.m. Siegel Center Richmond, Va. Joe DiBari, Sports Information Director • [email protected] • (o) 718-817-4240 • (c) 917-539-5061 2020-21 SCHEDULE/RESULTS FORDHAM (1-8, 1-8) at VCU (11-4, 4-2) (entering Sat. game w/ La Salle) (1-8 1-8 Atlantic 10) About the Series H: 1-4; A: 0-4; N: 0-0 All-time Record: 10-1, VCU Date Opponent Time/Score Last Meeting: 1/2/20 (64-46, VCU) 11/25 IONA Canceled Streak: VCU +4 12/3 at Manhattan Canceled 12/8 at St. John’s Canceled 12/12 MAINE Canceled Interim Head Coach: Mike DePaoli Head Coach: Mike Rhodes 12/19 CENT. CONN. ST. Canceled Overall Record: 0-1 (First season) Overall Record: 316-168 (17th season) 12/22 STONY BROOK Canceled Record at Fordham: Same Record at VCU: 72-40 (4th season) 12/30 GEORGE WASHINGTON* 71-47, L Record vs. VCU: 0-0 Record vs. Fordham: 4-0 1/2 at La Salle* (NBCSN) 89-52, L 1/5 DAYTON* 55-54, W 1/9 at Duquesne* (NBCSN) 48-45, L FORDHAM PROBABLE LINEUP (based on last game) 1/13 ST. BONAVENTURE* 68-54, L 2 Jalen Cobb • 6.8 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 4.2 apg, 1.4 spg 1/17 UMASS* (NBCSN) 65-46, L • Leads team in assists and steals 1/20 at Davidson* 73-58, L Jr./G/6-1/165 • First double figure scoring game of year at URI 1/24 at Rhode Island* (NBCSN) 52-42, L Atlanta, Ga. • 8 pts., 5 rebs., 3 assts., 1 steal vs. Duquesne 1/27 DUQUESNE* 86-62, L 1/30 at George Washington* PPD. 3 Kyle Rose • 4.7 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 14 assists, 12 steals • Second on team in three-pointers made (10) 1/31 at VCU* 5:00 p.m. So./G/6-3/185 2/3 at UMass* 6:00 p.m. • Career-high 11 points vs. Dayton & SBU 2/6 DAVIDSON* 1:00 p.m. Upper Marlboro, Md. • 5 pts., 2 rebs., 2 assts., 2 steals vs. Duquesne 2/10 at George Mason* 7:00 p.m. 5 Chris Austin • 12.1 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 19 made three-pointers 2/13 SAINT LOUIS* (CBSSN) TBA • Leads team in scoring 2/23 at Richmond* 1:00 p.m. So./G/6-4/205 • Averaging 14.3 ppg over past seven games 2/27 SAINT JOSEPH’S* 1:00 p.m. Pasadena, Calif. • 19 pts., 1 reb., 2 assts., 1 steal vs. Duquesne 3/3 LA SALLE* 2:00 p.m. 3/10- at Atlantic 10 Championship 21 Josh Navarro • 6.6 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 2.4 apg 3/14 presented by Air Force Reserve TBA Sr./G/5-10/170 • Matched season-high w/ 14 points at Davidson • Changed surname from Colon to Navarro Carolina, P.R. * - Atlantic 10 game • 2 pts., 2 rebs., 3 assts.. 2 steals vs. Duquesne CBSSN – CBS Sports Network 22 Joel Soriano • 10.2 ppg, 8.9 rpg, 7 blocks, 5 steals NBCSN – NBC Sports Network • Recorded double-double in 10 of last 15 games So./F/6-11/250 • Fourth in A-10 in rebounding Yonkers, N.Y. • 10 pts., 10 rebs., 1 asst., 1 block vs. Duquesne RAM RANTS • The Fordham University Rams continue the 2020-2021 Atlantic 10 season, Fordham’s 118th varsity season, by traveling to Richmond, Va., to face the VCU Rams in the Siegel Center on Sunday, January 31, at 5:00 p.m. • The game was originally scheduled for February 15 but was moved to Sunday when the Fordham-GW game on Saturday was postponed. Broadcast Information • Fordham enters the game with a 1-8 record, 1-8 in the Atlantic 10, and is coming off an Atlantic 10 loss to Duquesne in the Rose Hill Gym on Wednesday night, while VCU enters a TV: ESPN+ Saturday afternoon game with La Salle with a 11-4 overall record, 4-2 in the A-10, and is coming Scott Jackson (PxP) off a 66-43 league win over Dayton in Richmond on January 23. John Feinstein (Color) • Sunday night’s contest will be the 12th meeting between Fordham and VCU on the hardwood. • VCU leads the all-time series, 10-1, and has won the past four meetings. RADIO: WFUV (90.7 FM) • VCU took last year’s meeting, 64-46, in the Siegel Center on January 2 as 76-51, as Mike’L Audio Stream: WFUVSports.org Simms scored 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds while Onyi Eyisi paced Fordham with 13 Jackson Heil (PxP) points. • Chris Austin is averaging 14.3 ppg over the past seven games. Andrew Posadas (Color) • Sophomore forward Joel Soriano recorded a double-double in five of the first nine games and now has a double-double in ten of his last 15 games. • After allowing 80.0 ppg in the first two games, the Fordham defense has dug in, allowing just 63.1 ppg over the past seven. • The Rams continue Atlantic 10 play on Wednesday, February 3, as they travel to Amherst, Mass., to face the University of Massachusetts in the Mullins Center at 6:00 p.m. www.fordhamsports.com Fordham University Basketball Game Notes - 1 GENERAL INFORMATION 2020-2021 ROSTER Media Information Sports Information Director: .............Joe DiBari # Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School(Last School) Phone: ......................................... 718/817-4240 0 Cameron Cohn RsFr. G 6-4 175 Houston, Texas/Second Baptist School Cell: ............................................. 917/539-5061 1 Chuba Ohams RsSr. F 6-9 210 Bronx, N.Y. / Wadleigh FAX: ............................................ 718/817-4244 2 Jalen Cobb Jr. G 6-1 165 Atlanta, Ga. / Columbia/Loomis Chaffee Email: ............................... [email protected] 3 Kyle Rose So. G 6-3 185 Upper Marlboro, Md./Eleanor Roosevelt Home page: ............... www.fordhamsports.com 4 Julian Dozier Fr. G 5-10 170 Detroit, Mich./Detroit Jesuit (Putnam Science Aca.) 5 Chris Austin So. G 6-4 205 Pasadena, Calif. / Maranatha Interviews 10 Ty Perry Jr. G 6-3 215 Boston, Mass. / Brighton (Woodstock Academy) To arrange personal interviews with Interim Head 13 Yame Butler Fr. G 6-5 195 Greenbelt, Md./Eleanor Roosevelt (Fork Union) Coach Mike DePaoli, the Fordham staff or any 14 Albe Evans Fr. G 5-11 160 Schuylkill Haven, Pa. / Schuylkill Haven Fordham players please call Joe DiBari in the 15 Mason Williams RsSo. G 6-4 184 Voorhees, N.J. / Penn Charter Fordham Sports Media Relations Office. Play- 20 Ivan Raut Sr. G 6-7 204 Kotor, Montenegro / JU Gimnazija Kotor ers and coaches are usually available in person 21 Josh Navarro Sr. G 5-10 170 Carolina, P.R./Blue Ridge (Va.) (Salt Lake CC) and for phone interviews after practice, and by 22 Joel Soriano So. F 6-11 250 Yonkers, N.Y./Stepanic (St. Thomas More) appointment. 23 Lazar Skoric Jr. G 6-3 190 Belgrade, Serbia / Sportska Gimnazija 30 Onyi Eyisi Jr. F 6-9 225 Napa Valley, Calif. / Napa Christian (Prolific Prep) Notes on the Net 45 Peter Burquest Sr. G 6-1 165 Cincinnati, Ohio / St. Xavier Fordham Rams basketball information will be available on the internet at www.fordhamsports. com. Updated stats and game notes can be found Interim Head Coach: Mike DePaoli here as well as a roster and player bios. Assistant Coaches: Dennis Felton, Anthony Evans Director of Basketball Operations: Herschel Jenkins General Information Dir. of Player Development: Stephen Zurich Location: ............................. Bronx, NY 10458 Athletic Trainer: Thomas O’Brien, A.T.C. Founded: ...................................................1841 Enrollment (Undergraduate): ................8,855 Nickname: ................................................Rams Pronunciation Guide School Colors: .....................Maroon and White Onyi Eyisi - ON-yay ay-EASE-see Home Court: ................Rose Hill Gym (3,200) Chuba Ohams - CHEW-ba OH-hams Affiliation: ....................................NCAA Div. I Ivan Raut – ROUT Conference: .....................................Atlantic 10 Lazar Skoric – La-ZAR Sko-RICH President: ................. Joseph M. McShane, S.J. Joel Soriano – JOE-el Saw-REE-Ahn-no Interim Athletics Director: ................. Ed Kull Yame Butler - Yah-MAY Athletic Dept. Phone: ................ 718/817-4300 Ticket Office Phone: .................. 718/817-4759 THE GAME Coaching Staff • The Fordham University Rams continue the 2020-2021 Atlantic 10 season, Fordham’s Int. Head Coach: Mike DePaoli (St. Rose ‘07) 118th varsity season, by traveling to Richmond, Va., to face the VCU Rams in the Siegel Record at Fordham (yrs): ........0-1 (First year) Center on Sunday, January 31, at 5:00 p.m. Overall Record (yrs): ..............................Same • The game will be streamed live on ESPN+ and broadcast on WFUV (90.7 FM) and Assistant Coaches: streamed on www.wfuvsports.org. Dennis Felton (Howard ‘85) Anthony Evans (St. Thomas Aquinas ‘94) • Fordham enters the game with a 1-8 record, 1-8 in the Atlantic 10, and is coming off an Dir. of Basketball Ops: ..........Herschel Jenkins Atlantic 10 loss to Duquesne in the Rose Hill Gym on Wednesday night, while VCU en- Dir. of Player Development: ... Stephen Zurich ters a Saturday afternoon game with La Salle with a 11-4 overall record, 4-2 in the A-10, and is coming off a 66-43 league win over Dayton in Richmond on January 23. Team Information 2019-20 Overall Record: .......................... 9-22 THE VCU SERIES 2019-20 Atlantic 10 Record: ..........2-16 (14th) Lettermen Returning/Lost: ����������������������12/3 • Sunday night’s contest will be the 12th meeting between Fordham and VCU on the Starters Returning/Lost: ............................3/2 hardwood. • VCU leads the all-time series, 10-1, and has won the past four meetings. Basketball History • VCU took last year’s meeting, 64-46, in the Siegel Center on January 2 as 76-51, as First year of basketball: ....................