Game 13 vs. Saint Louis Feb. 13, 2021 • 3:30 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 SAINT LOUIS (9-3, 2-2) at FORDHAM (2-10, 2-10) (2-10, 2-10 Atlantic 10) About the Series H: 2-4; A: 0-6; N: 0-0 All-time Record: 13-3, Saint Louis Date Opponent Time/Score Last Meeting: 1/26/20 (55-39, Saint Louis) 11/25 IONA Canceled Streak: Saint Louis +3 12/3 at Manhattan Canceled 12/8 at St. John’s Canceled 12/12 MAINE Canceled Interim Head Coach: Mike DePaoli Head Coach: Travis Ford 12/19 CENT. CONN. ST. Canceled Overall Record: 1-3 (First season) Overall Record: 420-327 (24th season) 12/22 STONY BROOK Canceled Record at Fordham: Same Record at SLU: 84-61 (5th season) 12/30 GEORGE WASHINGTON* 71-47, L Record vs. Saint Louis: 0-0 Record vs. Fordham: 4-3 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, 4.8 rpg, 4.1 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 • Two double figure scoring games 1/24 at Rhode Island* (NBCSN) 52-42, L Atlanta, Ga. • 5 pts., 8 rebs., 2 assts., 2 steals at George Mason 1/27 DUQUESNE* 86-62, L 1/30 at George Washington* PPD. 3 Kyle Rose • 5.8 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 19 assists, 18 steals • Third on team in three-pointers made (12) 1/31 at VCU* PPD. So./G/6-3/185 2/3 at UMass* 60-54, L • Career-high six rebounds at George Mason 2/6 DAVIDSON* PPD. Upper Marlboro, Md. • 2 pts., 6 rebs., 1 asst., 1 steal at George Mason 2/6 LA SALLE* (NBCSN) 76-68, W 5 Chris Austin • 11.2 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 22 made three-pointers 2/10 at George Mason* 77-45, L • Leads team in scoring 2/13 SAINT LOUIS* (CBSSN) 3:30 p.m. So./G/6-4/205 • Averaging 12.5 ppg over past ten games 2/23 at Richmond* 1:00 p.m. Pasadena, Calif. • 8 pts., 4 rebs., 1 assist at George Mason 2/27 SAINT JOSEPH’S* 1:00 p.m. 3/10- at Atlantic 10 Championship 21 Josh Navarro • 7.4 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 2.8 apg 3/14 presented by Air Force Reserve TBA Sr./G/5-10/170 • Matched career-high w/ 17 points at UMass • Career-high six assists vs. La Salle Carolina, P.R. * - Atlantic 10 game • 11 pts., 1 reb., 2 assts. at George Mason CBSSN – CBS Sports Network 22 Joel Soriano • 11.0 ppg, 9.4 rpg, 9 blocks, 5 steals NBCSN – NBC Sports Network • Recorded double-double in 12 of last 18 games So./F/6-11/250 • Third in A-10 in rebounding Yonkers, N.Y. • 15 pts., 7 rebs., 1 assist at George Mason RAM RANTS • The Fordham University Rams continue the 2020-2021 Atlantic 10 season, Fordham’s 118th varsity season, by hosting the Saint Louis University Billikens in the historic Rose Hill Gym on Saturday, February 13, at 3:30 p.m. • The game will be part of the Jesuit Basketball Spotlight program. • Fordham enters the game with a 2-10 record, 2-10 in the Atlantic 10, and is coming off a 77-45 Broadcast Information Atlantic 10 loss at George Mason on Wednesday night, while Saint Louis enters the game with an 9-3 overall record, 2-2 in the A-10, and is coming off a 67-60 league win at Rhode Island on TV: CBSSN Wednesday night Carter Blackburn (PxP) • Saturday afternoon’s contest will be the 17th meeting between Fordham and Saint Louis on Avery Johnson (Color) the hardwood. • The Billikens lead the all-time series, which started in 1971-72, 13-3, and have won the past RADIO: WFUV (90.7 FM) three meetings and eleven of the last 13 match-ups. Audio Stream: WFUVSports.org • Saint Louis took last year’s meeting, 55-39, on January 26 in St. Louis. Jackson Heil (PxP) • Chris Austin is averaging 12.5 ppg over the past ten games. • Sophomore forward Joel Soriano recorded a double-double in three of the past four games Andrew Posadas (Color) and in seven of the 12 games this year. • After allowing 80.0 ppg in the first two games, the Fordham defense has dug in, allowing just 63.3 ppg over the past nine. • The Rams continue Atlantic 10 play on Tuesday, February 23, as they travel to Richmond, Va., to face the University of Rich- mond Spiders in the Robins Center 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 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 hosting the Saint Louis University Billikens in the historic Rose Record at Fordham (yrs): ........1-3 (First year) Hill Gym on Saturday, February 13, at 3:30 p.m. Overall Record (yrs): ..............................Same • The game will be broadcast live on the CBS Sports Network and on WFUV (90.7 FM) Assistant Coaches: and streamed on www.wfuvsports.org. Dennis Felton (Howard ‘85) Anthony Evans (St. Thomas Aquinas ‘94) • Fordham enters the game with a 2-10 record, 2-10 in the Atlantic 10, and is coming off Dir. of Basketball Ops: ..........Herschel Jenkins a 77-45 Atlantic 10 loss at George Mason on Wednesday night, while Saint Louis enters Dir. of Player Development: ... Stephen Zurich the game with an 9-3 overall record, 2-2 in the A-10, and is coming off a 67-60 league win at Rhode Island on Wednesday night. Team Information 2019-20 Overall Record: .......................... 9-22 THE SAINT LOUIS SERIES 2019-20 Atlantic 10 Record: ..........2-16 (14th) Lettermen Returning/Lost: ����������������������12/3 • Saturday afternoon’s contest will be the 17th meeting between Fordham and Saint Starters Returning/Lost: ............................3/2 Louis on the hardwood. • The Billikens lead the all-time series, which started in 1971-72, 13-3, and have won the Basketball History past three meetings and eleven of the last 13 match-ups. First year of basketball: ..................... 1902-03 • Saint Louis took last year’s meeting, 55-39, on January 26 in St. Louis as Jordan Overall record: ..........1540-1436 (117th year) Number of years in NCAAs/Last: ......