Game 6 vs. Massachusetts Jan. 17, 2021 • 2:30 p.m. Rose Hill Gym Bronx, N.Y. Joe DiBari, Sports Information Director • [email protected] • (o) 718-817-4240 • (c) 917-539-5061 2020-21 SCHEDULE/RESULTS MASSACHUSETTS (4-3, 3-1) at FORDHAM (1-4, 1-4) (1-4, 1-4 Atlantic 10) About the Series H: 1-2; A: 0-2; N: 0-0 All-time Record: 30-17, Massachusetts Date Opponent Time/Score Last Meeting: 2/22/20 (57-49, UMass) 11/25 IONA Canceled Streak: Massachusetts +1 12/3 at Manhattan Canceled 12/8 at St. John’s Canceled 12/12 MAINE Canceled Head Coach: Jeff Neubauer Head Coach: Matt McCall 12/19 CENT. CONN. ST. Canceled Overall Record: 249-235 (16th season) Overall Record: 90-79 (6th season) 12/22 STONY BROOK Canceled Record at Fordham: 61-101 (6th season) Record at UMass: 42-61 (4th season) 12/30 GEORGE WASHINGTON* 71-47, L Record vs. Massachusetts: 5-1 Record vs. Fordham: 1-2 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 • 5.8 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 4.4 apg, 2.2 spg 1/17 UMASS* (NBCSN) 4:30 p.m. • Leads team in assists and steals 1/20 at Davidson* 1:00 p.m. Jr./G/6-1/165 • Tied career-highs in reb. (9) at Duquesne 1/27 DUQUESNE* 6:00 p.m. Atlanta, Ga. • 9 pts., 1 reb., 5 assists, 1 steal vs. St. Bona. 1/30 at George Washington* 2:00 p.m. 2/3 at UMass* 6:00 p.m. 3 Kyle Rose • 5.4 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 7 assists, 4 steals • Shooting .368 (7-19) from behind the arc 2/6 DAVIDSON* 1:00 p.m. So./G/6-3/185 2/10 at George Mason* 7:00 p.m. • Career-high 11 points vs. Dayton & SBU 2/13 SAINT LOUIS* (CBSSN) TBA Upper Marlboro, Md. • 11 pts., 2 rebs., 3 assts. vs. St. Bona. 2/15 at VCU* 2:00 p.m. 5 Chris Austin • 11.2 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 10 made three-pointers 2/20 at Rhode Island* 1:00 p.m. • Leads team in scoring 2/23 at Richmond* 1:00 p.m. So./G/6-4/205 • Averaging 15.7 ppg over past three games 2/27 SAINT JOSEPH’S* 1:00 p.m. Pasadena, Calif. • 10 pts., 2 rebs., 3 assts., 1 steal vs. St. Bona. 3/3 LA SALLE* 2:00 p.m. 3/10- at Atlantic 10 Championship 21 Josh Navarro • 6.6 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 2.2 apg 3/14 (Barclays Center (Brooklyn, N.Y.) TBA Sr./G/5-10/170 • Did not start vs. SBU (injury) • Changed surname from Colon to Navarro Carolina, P.R. * - Atlantic 10 game • 5 pts., 2 reb. vs. St. Bona. CBSSN – CBS Sports Network 22 Joel Soriano • 10.8 ppg, 9.6 rpg, 4 blocks, 3 steals NBCSN – NBC Sports Network • Recorded double-double in 8 of last 11 games So./F/6-11/250 • Third in A-10 in field goal % (.677) Yonkers, N.Y. • 12 pts., 10 rebs., 1 asst., 1 steal vs. St. Bona. RAM RANTS The Fordham University Rams continue the 2020-2021 Atlantic 10 season, Fordham’s 118th varsity season, by hosting the University of Massachusetts Minutemen in the historic Rose Hill Gym on Sunday, January 17, at 2:30 p.m. • Fordham enters the game with a 1-4 record, 1-4 in the Atlantic 10, and is coming off a 68-54 loss to St. Bonaventure in the Bronx on Wednesday afternoon, while Massachusetts enters Broadcast Information the contest with a 4-3 overall record, 3-1 in the A-10, and is coming off an 80-78 overtime league win over Rhode Island in Amherst on Wednesday night. TV: NBCSN • Sunday afternoon’s contest will be the 48th meeting between Fordham and Massachusetts Mike Corey (PxP) on the hardwood. Dr. John Giannini (Color) • The Minutemen lead the all-time series, which started in the 1967-68 season, 30-17. • UMass took last year’s meeting, 57-49, on February 22 in the Rose Hill Gym as Tre Mitch- RADIO: ell scored 15 points and grabbed 19 rebounds while Joel Soriano paced the Rams with 14 Audio Stream: WFUVSports.org points and 16 rebounds. Jimmy Sullivan (PxP) • Chris Austin is averaging 15.7 ppg over the past three games. Andrew Posadas (Color) • Sophomore forward Joel Soriano recorded a double-double in three of the first five games and now has a double-double in eight of his last eleven games. • After allowing 80.0 ppg in the first two games, the Fordham defense has dug in, allowing just 56.7 ppg over the past three. • The Rams continue Atlantic 10 play on Wednesday, January 20, as they travel to Davidson, N.C., to face the Davidson Col- lege Wildcats in Belk Arena at 1:00 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 hosting the University of Massachusetts Minutemen in the Record at Fordham (yrs): ....61-101 (6th year) historic Rose Hill Gym on Sunday, January 17, at 2:30 p.m. Overall Record (yrs): .......249-235 (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 1-4 record, 1-4 in the Atlantic 10, and is coming off a Dennis Felton (Howard ‘85) 68-54 loss to St. Bonaventure in the Bronx on Wednesday afternoon, while Massachu- Anthony Evans (St. Thomas Aquinas ‘94) setts enters the contest with a 4-3 overall record, 3-1 in the A-10, and is coming off an Dir. of Basketball Ops: ..........Herschel Jenkins 80-78 overtime league win over Rhode Island in Amherst on Wednesday night. Dir. of Player Development: ... Stephen Zurich THE MASSACHUSETTS SERIES Team Information 2019-20 Overall Record: .......................... 9-22 • Sunday afternoon’s contest will be the 48th meeting between Fordham and Massachu- 2019-20 Atlantic 10 Record: ..........2-16 (14th) setts on the hardwood. Lettermen Returning/Lost: ����������������������12/3 • The Minutemen lead the all-time series, which started in the 1967-68 season, 30-17. Starters Returning/Lost: ............................3/2 • UMass took last year’s meeting, 57-49, on February 22 in the Rose Hill Gym as Tre Mitchell scored 15 points and grabbed 19 rebounds while Joel Soriano paced the Rams Basketball History First year of basketball: ....................