Game 8 at Rhode Island Jan. 24, 2021 • 2:30 p.m. Ryan Center Kingston, R.I. Joe DiBari, Sports Information Director • [email protected] • (o) 718-817-4240 • (c) 917-539-5061 2020-21 SCHEDULE/RESULTS FORDHAM (1-6, 1-6) at RHODE ISLAND (7-8, 4-4) (1-6, 1-6 Atlantic 10) About the Series H: 1-3; A: 0-3; N: 0-0 All-time Record: 39-29, Rhode Island Date Opponent Time/Score Last Meeting: 2/26/20 (76-75, URI) 11/25 IONA Canceled Streak: Rhode Island +1 12/3 at Manhattan Canceled 12/8 at St. John’s Canceled 12/12 MAINE Canceled Head Coach: Jeff Neubauer Head Coach: David Cox 12/19 CENT. CONN. ST. Canceled Overall Record: 249-237 (16th season) Overall Record: 46-32 (3rd season) 12/22 STONY BROOK Canceled Record at Fordham: 61-103 (6th season) Record at Rhode Island: Same 12/30 GEORGE WASHINGTON* 71-47, L Record vs. Rhode Island: 3-3 Record vs. Fordham: 1-1 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 • 6.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 4.6 apg, 1.7 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 • Tied season-high in assists (7) at Davidson 1/24 at Rhode Island* (NBCSN) 2:30 p.m. Atlanta, Ga. • 7 pts., 4 rebs., 7 assts., 1 steal at Davidson 1/27 DUQUESNE* 6:00 p.m. 1/30 at George Washington* 2:00 p.m. 3 Kyle Rose • 4.9 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 11 assists, 9 steals • Second on team in three-pointers made (8) 2/3 at UMass* 6:00 p.m. So./G/6-3/185 2/6 DAVIDSON* 1:00 p.m. • Career-high 11 points vs. Dayton & SBU 2/10 at George Mason* 7:00 p.m. Upper Marlboro, Md. • 2 pts., 2 rebs., 2 assts., 2 steals at Davidson 2/13 SAINT LOUIS* (CBSSN) TBA 5 Chris Austin • 12.1 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 14 made three-pointers 2/15 at VCU* 2:00 p.m. • Leads team in scoring 2/23 at Richmond* 1:00 p.m. So./G/6-4/205 • Averaging 15.2 ppg over past five games 2/27 SAINT JOSEPH’S* 1:00 p.m. Pasadena, Calif. • 19 pts., 2 rebs., 1 assist, 1 steal at Davidson 3/3 LA SALLE* 2:00 p.m. 3/10- at Atlantic 10 Championship 21 Josh Navarro • 7.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 2.0 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 • 14 pts., 5 rebs., 2 assts. at Davidson CBSSN – CBS Sports Network 22 Joel Soriano • 10.6 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 5 blocks, 5 steals NBCSN – NBC Sports Network • Recorded double-double in 9 of last 13 games So./F/6-11/250 • Fourth in A-10 in rebounding Yonkers, N.Y. • 8 pts., 3 rebs. at Davidson RAM RANTS • The Fordham University Rams continue the 2020-2021 Atlantic 10 season, Ford- ham’s 118th varsity season, by traveling to Kingston, R.I., to face the University of Rhode Island in the Ryan Center on Sunday, January 24, at 2:30 p.m. • Fordham enters the game with a 1-6 record, 1-6 in the Atlantic 10, and is coming off a 73-58 Atlantic 10 loss at Davidson on Wednesday afternoon, while Rhode Island Broadcast Information enters the contest with a 7-8 overall record, 4-4 in the A-10, and is coming off a 71-69 TV: NBCSN league loss at Duquesne on Wednesday. Paul Burmeister (PxP) • Sunday afternoon’s contest will be the 69th meeting between Fordham and Rhode Tim McCormick (Color) Island on the hardwood. • Rhode Island leads the all-time series, which started in the 1941-42 season, 39-29. RADIO: • Rhode Island won last year’s matchup, 76-75, on February 26 in the Rose Hill Gym Audio Stream: WFUVSports.org as Jacob Toppin hit two free throws with six seconds left to give the visitors the win. Emmanuel Berbari (PxP) • Chris Austin is averaging 15.2 ppg over the past five games. Andrew Posadas (Color) • Sophomore forward Joel Soriano recorded a double-double in four of the first seven games and now has a double-double in nine of his last 13 games. • After allowing 80.0 ppg in the first two games, the Fordham defense has dug in, al- lowing just 61.6 ppg over the past five. • The Rams continue Atlantic 10 play on Wednesday, January 27, as they host the Duquesne Dukes in the Rose Hill Gym 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 Head 13 Yame Butler Fr. G 6-5 195 Greenbelt, Md./Eleanor Roosevelt (Fork Union) Coach Jeff Neubauer, the Fordham staff or any 14 Albe Evans Fr. G 5-11 160 Schuylkill Haven, Pa. / Schuylkill Haven Fordham players please call Joe DiBari in the 15 Mason Williams RsSo. G 6-4 184 Voorhees, N.J. / Penn Charter Fordham Sports Media Relations Office. Play- 20 Ivan Raut Sr. G 6-7 204 Kotor, Montenegro / JU Gimnazija Kotor ers and coaches are usually available in person 21 Josh Navarro Sr. G 5-10 170 Carolina, P.R./Blue Ridge (Va.) (Salt Lake CC) and for phone interviews after practice, and by 22 Joel Soriano So. F 6-11 250 Yonkers, N.Y./Stepanic (St. Thomas More) appointment. 23 Lazar Skoric Jr. G 6-3 190 Belgrade, Serbia / Sportska Gimnazija 30 Onyi Eyisi Jr. F 6-9 225 Napa Valley, Calif. / Napa Christian (Prolific Prep) Notes on the Net 45 Peter Burquest Sr. G 6-1 165 Cincinnati, Ohio / St. Xavier Fordham Rams basketball information will be available on the internet at www.fordhamsports. com. Updated stats and game notes can be found Head Coach: Jeff Neubauer (La Salle ‘93) here as well as a roster and player bios. Assoc. Head Coach: Mike DePaoli Assistant Coaches: Dennis Felton, Anthony Evans General Information Director of Basketball Operations: Herschel Jenkins Location: ............................. Bronx, NY 10458 Dir. of Player Development: Stephen Zurich Founded: ...................................................1841 Enrollment (Undergraduate): ................8,855 Athletic Trainer: Thomas O’Brien, A.T.C. Nickname: ................................................Rams School Colors: .....................Maroon and White Pronunciation Guide Home Court: ................Rose Hill Gym (3,200) Onyi Eyisi - ON-yay ay-EASE-see Affiliation: ....................................NCAA Div. I Chuba Ohams - CHEW-ba OH-hams Conference: .....................................Atlantic 10 Ivan Raut – ROUT President: ................. Joseph M. McShane, S.J. Lazar Skoric – La-ZAR Sko-RICH Interim Athletics Director: ................. Ed Kull Joel Soriano – JOE-el Saw-REE-Ahn-no Athletic Dept. Phone: ................ 718/817-4300 Yame Butler - Yah-MAY Ticket Office Phone: .................. 718/817-4759 THE GAME Coaching Staff • The Fordham University Rams continue the 2020-2021 Atlantic 10 season, Fordham’s Head Coach: ....... Jeff Neubauer (La Salle ‘93) 118th varsity season, by traveling to Kingston, R.I., to face the University of Rhode Record at Fordham (yrs): ....61-103 (6th year) Island in the Ryan Center on Sunday, January 24, at 2:30 p.m. Overall Record (yrs): .......249-237 (16th year) • The game will be broadcast live on the NBC Sports Network and streamed on www. Assoc. Head Coach: wfuvsports.org. Mike DePaoli (St. Rose ‘07) Assistant Coaches: • Fordham enters the game with a 1-6 record, 1-6 in the Atlantic 10, and is coming off a Dennis Felton (Howard ‘85) 73-58 Atlantic 10 loss at Davidson on Wednesday afternoon, while Rhode Island enters Anthony Evans (St. Thomas Aquinas ‘94) the contest with a 7-8 overall record, 4-4 in the A-10, and is coming off a 71-69 league Dir. of Basketball Ops: ..........Herschel Jenkins loss at Duquesne on Wednesday. Dir. of Player Development: ... Stephen Zurich THE RHODE ISLAND SERIES Team Information 2019-20 Overall Record: .......................... 9-22 • Sunday afternoon’s contest will be the 69th meeting between Fordham and Rhode 2019-20 Atlantic 10 Record: ..........2-16 (14th) Island on the hardwood. Lettermen Returning/Lost: ����������������������12/3 • Rhode Island leads the all-time series, which started in the 1941-42 season, 39-29. Starters Returning/Lost: ............................3/2 • Rhode Island won last year’s matchup, 76-75, on February 26 in the Rose Hill Gym as Jacob Toppin hit two free throws with six seconds left to give the visitors the win. Basketball History First year of basketball: ..................... 1902-03 • Fordham took the 2018-2019 game, 66-63 in overtime, on February 16 in Kingston, as Overall record: ..........1539-1432 (117th year) Chuba Ohams and Nick Honor each netted 19 points, with Ohams adding nine rebounds, Number of years in NCAAs/Last: ......