Game 9 vs. St. Francis (NY) Dec. 9, 2017 • 3:00 pm Rose Hill Gym (3,200) Bronx, N.Y. Joe DiBari, Sports Information Director • [email protected] • (o) 718-817-4240 • (c) 917-539-5061 2017-18 SCHEDULE/RESULTS ST. FRANCIS (NY) (2-6) at FORDHAM (3-5) (3-5, 0-0 Atlantic 10) About the Series H: 3-3; A: 0-0; N: 0-2 All-time Record: 23-11, Fordham Date Opponent Time/Score Last Meeting: 12/26/06, 76-49, Fordham 11/10 MIAMI (OH)# 55-54, L Streak: Fordham +2 11/13 LIU# 81-68, W 11/17 vs. Florida State##(CBSSN) 67-43, L 11/19 vs. Tulane##(CBSSN) 63-55, L Head Coach: Jeff Neubauer Head Coach: Glenn Bracia 11/26 MANHATTAN 70-57, W Overall Record: 221-172 (13th season) Overall Record: 104-124 (8th season) 11/29 E. TENN. STATE 82-77, L Record at Fordham: 33-38 (3rd season) Record at St. Francis: Same 12/2 MAINE 67-66 (ot), W Record vs. St. Francis: 0-0 Record vs. Fordham: 0-0 12/6 HARVARD 47-45, L 12/9 ST. FRANCIS (NY) 3:00 p.m. 12/12 at Rutgers (ESPNU) 7:00 p.m. FORDHAM PROBABLE LINEUP (based on last game) 12/21 FLORIDA A&M 7:00 p.m. 0 Will Tavares • Averaging team-high 16.5 ppg, 5.5 rpg 12/23 at West Virginia 12:00 p.m. • Career-high 21 points vs. ETSU 12/30 at VCU*(NBCSN) 12:30 p.m. Sr./G/6-6/205 • Has scored in double figures in all eight games 1/3 RICHMOND* 7:00 p.m. Providence, R.I. • 12 pts, 5 rebs vs. Harvard 1/6 DUQUESNE*(CBSSN) 3:30 p.m. 1/10 at St. Bonaventure* 7:00 p.m. 5 Tre Evans • Averaging 6.0 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 2.4 apg • Transfer from Kilgore (Tex.) College 1/14 DAVIDSON*(CBSSN) 3:00 p.m. So./G/6-2/185 1/17 at La Salle* 7:00 p.m. • Season-high 17 points vs. ETSU 1/20 at Saint Joseph’s* 1:00 p.m. Edmond, Okla. • 8 pts, 1 steal vs. Harvard 1/24 RHODE ISLAND* 7:00 p.m. 12 Joseph Chartouny • Averaging 9.8 ppg, 7.6 rpg (team-high), 3.9 spg 1/27 UMASS* (NBCSN) 2:00 p.m. • 2017 Preseason 3rd Team All-A-10 selection 2/3 at Saint Louis* 7:00 p.m. Jr./G/6-3/205 • Seventh on Fordham career steals list (181) 2/7 GEORGE MASON* 7:00 p.m. Montreal, Quebec • 6 pts, 10 rebs, 6 asst., 3 steals vs. Harvard 2/10 at Duquesne* 12:00 p.m. 2/14 SAINT JOSEPH’S* 7:00 p.m. 20 Ivan Raut • Averaging 8.1 ppg, 2.3 rpg 2/17 at Dayton* 7:00 p.m. Fr./G/F/6-7/204 • Hit seven three-pointers vs. LIU • Leads team with 15 three-pointers 2/21 at Davidson* 7:00 p.m. Kotor, Montenegro 2/24 LA SALLE* 4:00 p.m. • 3 pts, 3 reb., 1 asst., 2 steal vs. Harvard 2/28 at George Washington* 7:00 p.m. 24 Prokop Slanina • Averaging 11.9 ppg (second on team), 5.3 rpg 3/3 VCU* 2:00 p.m. • Shooting .492 (31-63) from the field 3/7-11 at Atlantic 10 Championships TBD Jr./F/6-10/225 • Notched first career double-double vs. LIU Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C. Brno, Czech Republic • 11 pts, 8 rebs, 2 asst., 2 steals vs. Harvard * - Atlantic 10 game RAM RANTS # - Jamaica Classic • The Fordham University Rams continue their 2017-2018 season by hosting the St. Francis College Terriers in ## - Jamaica Classic (Montego Bay) the historic Rose Hill Gym on Saturday, December 9, at 3:00 p.m. The game will be streamed live on the Atlantic CBSSN – CBS Sports Network 10 Digital Network and broadcast on WFUV (90.7 FM) and www.wfuvsports.org. NBCSN – NBC Sports Network • Fordham enters the game with a 3-5 record after a 47-45 loss to Harvard in the Rose Hill Gym on Wednesday night while St. Francis is 2-6 after a 71-53 loss at Notre Dame last Sunday. • The game will be the 35th meeting between Fordham and St. Francis. Broadcast Information • Fordham leads the all-time series, 23-11, and the Rams have taken the past two meetings, including a 76-49 win on December 26, 2006 in the Rose Hill Gym in the last meeting between the two schools. TV: Atlantic 10 Digital Network • Joseph Chartouny named Third Team Preseason All-Atlantic 10 as well as to the preseason All-Defensive Team. Andrew Bogusch (pxp) • Chartouny set a school record with 94 steals last year, leading the A-10 and ranking third in the NCAA in steals/ Kenny Ducey (Color) game (3.24), and has recorded 31 steals this year, ranking him second in the NCAA (3.88/game). • Chartouny recorded his first double-double of the year with 21 points and eleven rebounds, matching his career- RADIO: WFUV (90.7 FM)/ high, in the Maine win. • Will Tavares netted a career-high 21 points against ETSU and has scored in double figures in all eight games Audio Stream: WFUVSports.org this year. James Corrigan (PxP) • Fordham finished third in the NCAA in steals/game (9.8) and fourth in total steals (315) last winter and opened Tom Scibelli (Color) the 2017-2018 season with 90 steals in the first eight games of 2017-2018, fourth in the NCAA (11.3/game). John Furlong (Producer/Engineer) • The Rams set a school record with 17 steals in the win over Manhattan • Fordham set a new school record with 264 made three-pointers last year (former mark was 243 set in 2015- 2016). • Fordham became the 69th NCAA Division I school to win 1,500 games with the victory over Rider on November 23, 2016. • The Rams return to action on Tuesday, December 12, as they travel to Piscataway, N.J., to face the Rutgers University Scarlet Knights at 7:00 p.m. www.fordhamsports.com Fordham University Basketball Game Notes - 1 GENERAL INFORMATION 2016-2017 ROSTER Media Information Sports Information Director: .............Joe DiBari # Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School(Last School) Phone: ......................................... 718/817-4240 0 Will Tavares Sr. G 6-6 205 Providence, R.I./Bishop Hendricken (Monroe CC) Cell: ............................................. 917/539-5061 1 Chuba Ohams So. F 6-8 205 Bronx, N.Y./Wadleigh FAX: ............................................ 718/817-4244 2 Thomas Sanchez Sr. G 5-9 155 Maspeth, N.Y./Xavier Email: ............................... [email protected] 3 Nemanja Zarkovic Gr. G 6-3 195 Montreal, Quebec/Collège Jean-De-Brébeuf Home page: ............... www.fordhamsports.com 4 Brenton Petty Jr. G 5-9 150 Washington, D.C./Woodrow Wilson 5 Tre Evans So. G 6-2 185 Edmond, Okla./Edmond North (Kilgore) Interviews 10 Erten Gazi* Jr. G 6-4 203 Guzelyurt, North Cyprus / To arrange personal interviews with Head Istanbul Bostanci Doga College (DePaul) Coach Jeff Neubauer, the Fordham staff or any 12 Joseph Chartouny Jr. G 6-3 205 Montreal, Quebec/Collège Jean-De-Brébeuf Fordham players please call Joe DiBari in the 13 Antwon Portley* Jr. G 6-4 195 Lancaster, Texas/Lancaster (Saint Peter’s) Fordham Sports Media Relations Office. Play- 14 Chris Downing Jr. F 6-8 235 Orangeburg, N.Y./Don Bosco Prep ers and coaches are usually available in person 15 Cavit Havsa So. G 6-4 160 Istanbul, Turkey/Esenyurt Okyanus and for phone interviews after practice, and by 20 Ivan Raut Fr. G 6-7 204 Kotor, Montenegro/JU Gimnazija Kotor appointment. 21 Jesse Bunting Jr. F 6-8 225 Plymouth, Mass./Tabor Academy 23 Perris Hicks Sr. G 6-1 180 Pasadena, Calif./Blair (San Bernardino Valley) Notes on the Net 24 Prokop Slanina Jr. F 6-10 225 Brno, Czech Republic/ASA Fordham Rams basketball information will be available on the internet at www.fordhamsports. 33 David Pekárek Jr. F 6-7 210 Olomouc, Czech Republic/Get Better Aca. com. Updated stats and game notes can be found here as well as a roster and player bios. * - Will sit out the 2017-2018 season due to NCAA transfer rules General Information Head Coach: Jeff Neubauer (La Salle ‘93) Location: ............................. Bronx, NY 10458 Associate Head Coach: Rodney Crawford Founded: ...................................................1841 Enrollment (Undergraduate): ................8,855 Assistant Coaches: Ali Ton, Mike DePaoli Nickname: ................................................Rams Director of Basketball Operations: Jaden Uken School Colors: .....................Maroon and White Dir. of Player Development: Herschel Jenkins Home Court: ................Rose Hill Gym (3,200) Head Athletic Trainer: Dawn Purington Affiliation: ....................................NCAA Div. I Volunteer Assistant Video Coordinator: Connor Birchard Conference: .....................................Atlantic 10 President: ................. Joseph M. McShane, S.J. Pronunciation Guide Athletics Director: .......................David Roach Joseph Chartouny – Shar-TUNE-nee Athletic Dept. Phone: ................ 718/817-4300 Erten Gazi - ER-ton GAH-zee Ticket Office Phone: .................. 718/817-4759 Civat Havsa - Se-VEET HAV-sah Chuba Ohams - CHEW-ba OH-hams Coaching Staff David Pekárek – Peh-CAR-reck Head Coach: ....... Jeff Neubauer (La Salle ‘93) Ivan Raut - E-von ROUT Record at Fordham (yrs): ......33-38 (3rd year) Prokop Slanina - PRO-cop Sla-NEEN-na Overall Record (yrs): .......221-172 (12th year) Nemanja Zarkovic - Knee-MON-ya Zar-KOH-vick Assoc. Head Coach: . .................... Rodney Crawford (Cincinnati ‘02) Assistant Coaches: THE GAME Ali Ton (Davidson ‘99) • The Fordham University Rams continue the 2017-2018 season by hosting the St. Francis Mike DePaoli (St. Rose '07) Dir. of Basketball Operations: ......Jaden Uken College Terriers on Saturday, December 9, in the historic Rose Hill Gym at 3:00 p.m.