Game 29 at George Washington Mar. 4, 2020 • 7:00 p.m. Smith Center Washington, D.C. Joe DiBari, Sports Information Director • [email protected] • (o) 718-817-4240 • (c) 917-539-5061 2019-20 SCHEDULE/RESULTS FORDHAM (7-21, 1-15) at GEORGE WASHINGTON (12-17, 6-10) (7-21, 1-15 Atlantic 10) About the Series H: 6-11; A: 0-8; N: 1-2 All-time Record: 28-8, GW Date Opponent Time/Score Last Meeting: 1/22/20 (59-54, Fordham) 11/5 ST, FRANCIS (NY) 68-59, W Streak: Fordham +2 11/13 FDU 53-50, W 11/16 MARIST 58-41, W 11/22 vs. Nevada# 74-60, L Head Coach: Jeff Neubauer Head Coach: Jamion Christian 11/23 vs. Grand Canyon# 70-58, W Overall Record: 246-230 (15th season) Overall Record: 130-128 (8th season) 11/25 vs. Western Kentucky# 69-64, L Record at Fordham: 58-96 (5th season) Record at GW: 12-17 (1st year) 12/1 UMES 66-45, W Record vs. George Washington: 2-5 Record vs. Fordham: 0-1 12/7 MANHATTAN 54-53(ot), L 12/10 BRYANT 69-61, L 12/15 TENNESSEE STATE 66-61, L FORDHAM PROBABLE LINEUP (based on last game) 12/20 JAMES MADISON 75-69, L 2 Jalen Cobb • 10.5 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 2.3 apg, 1.8 spg 12/30 COPPIN STATE 62-56, W • Leads team in assists and steals, 2nd in scoring 1/2 at VCU* 64-46, L So./G/6-1/165 • Seventh in A-10 in steals (1.8) 1/5 LA SALLE* 66-60, L Atlanta, Ga. • 10 pts., 2 rebs., 1 asst., 1 steal at Saint Joseph’s 1/11 at St. Bonaventure* 64-44, L 1/15 at Duquesne* 58-56(ot), L 4 Erten Gazi • 7.8 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 25 3-pt. made • Fourth on team in scoring 1/19 DAVIDSON* (CBSSN) 74-62, L Sr./G/6-6/203 1/22 GEORGE WASHINGTON* 59-54, W • Missed nine game due to injury 1/26 at Saint Louis* 55-39, L Guzelyurt, N. Cyprus • 8 pts., 4 rebs., 1 asst., 1 steal at Saint Joseph’s 1/29 ST. BONAVENTURE* 62-55(ot), L 13 Antwon Portley • 10.5 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 2.4 apg 2/1 at Dayton*(NBCSN) 70-56, L • Third on team in scoring 2/8 RICHMOND* 59-53, L Sr./G/6-4/195 • Missed seven games with an injury 2/11 at Davidson* 79-49, L Lancaster, Tex. • 13 pts., 7 rebs., 1 asst., 1 steal at Saint Joseph’s 2/16 DUQUESNE* (NBCSN) 59-54, L 2/19 at La Salle* 58-49, L 21 Josh Colon • 5.6 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 2.2 apg 2/22 MASSACHUSETTS* 57-49, L Jr./G/5-10/170 • Double figure scoring in 3 of last 4 games • Season-high 17 points at Saint Joseph’s 2/26 RHODE ISLAND* 76-75, L Carolina, P.R. 2/29 at Saint Joseph’s* 73-69, L • 17 pts., 6 reb., 1 asst. at Saint Joseph’s 3/4 at George Washington* 7:00 p.m. 22 Joel Soriano • 4.1 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 21 blocks 3/7 GEORGE MASON* 2:00 p.m. • 9.4 ppg, 11.0 rpg over past eight games 3/11- at Atlantic 10 Championship Fr./F/6-11/250 • Season-high 14 points & 16 rebounds vs. UMass 3/15 (Barclays Center (Brooklyn, N.Y.) TBA Yonkers, N.Y. • 11 pts., 12 rebs. at Saint Joseph’s * - Atlantic 10 game RAM RANTS # - Paradise Jam (St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.) • The Fordham University Rams continue the 2020 Atlantic 10 season, Fordham’s 117th varsity CBSSN – CBS Sports Network NBCSN – NBC Sports Network season, by traveling to Washington, D.C., to face the George Washington University Colonials in the Smith Center on Wednesday, March 4, at 7:00 p.m. • The game will be streamed live on ESPN+, broadcast live on WFUV (90.7 FM) and streamed on wfuvsports.org. Broadcast Information • Fordham enters the game with a 7-21 record, 1-15 in the Atlantic 10, and is coming off a 73- 69 A-10 loss at Saint Joseph’s on Saturday afternoon while George Washington is 12-17 overall TV: ESPN+ on the year, 6-10 in the conference, and is coming off a 75-51 league loss at VCU on Saturday. Byron Kerr (PxP) • Saturday afternoon’s contest will be the 37th meeting between Fordham and George Wash- Tyler Byrum (Color) ington on the hardwood. • The Colonials lead the all-time series, which started in the 1914-15 season, 28-8, but the Rams RADIO: WFUV (90.7 FM) have taken the past two meetings. Audio Stream: WFUVSports.org • Freshman forward Joel Soriano has recorded a double-double in each of the past three games. Emmanuel Berbari (PxP) • Redshirt junior forward Chuba Ohams will miss the rest of the season due to injury. • Over the past 15 games Fordham freshmen and sophomores have accounted for 65.0% of the Billy Reinhardt (Color) Rams’ scoring. Evan Jaenichen (Producer) • Fordham leads the Atlantic 10 in scoring defense and is ranked 17th in the NCAA. • The Rams’ defensive scoring average of 62.3 ppg is second best at Fordham since the addition of the shot clock in 1985-86. • The Rams close out the A-10 regular season on Saturday, March 7, as they host the George Mason University Patriots in the historic Rose Hill Gym at 2:00 p.m. www.fordhamsports.com Fordham University Basketball Game Notes - 1 GENERAL INFORMATION 2019-2020 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 Fr. G 6-4 175 Houston, Texas/Second Baptist School Cell: ............................................. 917/539-5061 1 Chuba Ohams RJr. F 6-9 205 Bronx, N.Y. / Wadleigh FAX: ............................................ 718/817-4244 2 Jalen Cobb So. G 6-1 165 Atlanta, Ga. / Columbia/Loomis Chaffee Email: ............................... [email protected] 3 Kyle Rose Fr. G 6-3 185 Upper Marlboro, Md./Eleanor Roosevelt Home page: ............... www.fordhamsports.com 4 Erten Gazi Sr. G 6-3 203 Guzelyurt, North Cyprus / Istanbul Bostanci Doga Col. (DePaul) Interviews 5 Chris Austin Fr. G 6-4 205 Pasadena, Calif. / Maranatha To arrange personal interviews with Head 10 Ty Perry So. G 6-3 215 Boston, Mass. / Brighton (Woodstock Academy) Coach Jeff Neubauer, the Fordham staff or any 12 Luka Radovich So. F 6-5 200 Cresskill, N.J. / Cresskill Fordham players please call Joe DiBari in the 13 Antwon Portley Sr. G 6-4 195 Lancaster, Texas/Lancaster (Saint Peter’s) Fordham Sports Media Relations Office. Play- 15 Mason Williams So. G 6-4 184 Voorhees, N.J. / Penn Charter ers and coaches are usually available in person 20 Ivan Raut Jr. G 6-7 204 Kotor, Montenegro / JU Gimnazija Kotor and for phone interviews after practice, and by 21 Josh Colon Jr. G 5-10 170 Carolina, P.R./Blue Ridge (Va.) (Salt Lake CC) appointment. 22 Joel Soriano Fr. F 6-11 250 Yonkers, N.Y./Stepanic (St. Thomas More) 23 Lazar Skoric So. G 6-3 190 Belgrade, Serbia / Sportska Gimnazija Notes on the Net 25 Alec Rodriguez Fr. G 5-10 170 Miami, Fla. / Belen Jesuit Fordham Rams basketball information will be available on the internet at www.fordhamsports. 30 Onyi Eyisi So. F 6-9 225 Napa Valley, Calif. / Napa Christian (Prolific Prep) com. Updated stats and game notes can be found 45 Peter Burquest Jr. G 6-1 165 Cincinnati, Ohio / St. Xavier here as well as a roster and player bios. Head Coach: Jeff Neubauer (La Salle ‘93) General Information Assistant Coaches: Dennis Felton, Anthony Evans, Mike DePaoli Location: ............................. Bronx, NY 10458 Director of Basketball Operations: Herschel Jenkins Founded: ...................................................1841 Enrollment (Undergraduate): ................8,855 Dir. of Player Development: Stephen Zurich Nickname: ................................................Rams Assistant Video Coor.: Jose Irizarry School Colors: .....................Maroon and White Athletic Trainer: Thomas O’Brien Home Court: ................Rose Hill Gym (3,200) Affiliation: ....................................NCAA Div. I Pronunciation Guide Conference: .....................................Atlantic 10 Onyi Eyisi - OWN-yay ay-EASE-see President: ................. Joseph M. McShane, S.J. Erten Gazi - ER-ten GAH-zee Athletics Director: .......................David Roach Chuba Ohams - CHEW-ba OH-hams Athletic Dept. Phone: ................ 718/817-4300 Luka Radovich – LOU-ka Rad-OH-Vitch Ticket Office Phone: .................. 718/817-4759 Ivan Raut – E-von ROUT Lazar Skoric – La-ZAR Sko-RICH Coaching Staff Joel Soriano - JOE-el Saw-REE-ahn-no Head Coach: ....... Jeff Neubauer (La Salle ‘93) Record at Fordham (yrs): ......58-96 (5th year) THE GAME Overall Record (yrs): .......246-230 (15th year) • The Fordham University Rams continue the 2020 Atlantic 10 season, Fordham’s 117th Assistant Coaches: varsity season, by traveling to Washington, D.C., to face the George Washington Univer- Dennis Felton (Howard ‘85) sity Colonials in the Smith Center on Wednesday, March 4, at 7:00 p.m. Anthony Evans (St. Thomas Aquinas ‘94) • The game will be streamed live on ESPN+, broadcast live on WFUV (90.7 FM) and Mike DePaoli (St. Rose '07) Dir. of Basketball Ops: ..........Herschel Jenkins streamed on wfuvsports.org. Dir. of Player Development: ... Stephen Zurich • Fordham enters the game with a 7-21 record, 1-15 in the Atlantic 10, and is coming off Vol. Asst. Video Coor.: ..................Jose Irizarry a 73-69 A-10 loss at Saint Joseph’s on Saturday afternoon while George Washington is 12-17 overall on the year, 6-10 in the conference, and is coming off a 75-51 league loss Team Information at VCU on Saturday.