Game 5 vs. St. Bonaventure Jan. 13, 2021 • 2:00 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 ST. BONAVENTURE (4-1, 2-1) at FORDHAM (1-3, 1-3) (1-3, 1-3 Atlantic 10) About the Series H: 1-1; A: 0-2; N: 0-0 All-time Record: 29-15, St. Bonaventure Date Opponent Time/Score Last Meeting: 2/29/20 (62-55(ot), SBU) 11/25 IONA Canceled Streak: St. Bonaventure +9 12/3 at Manhattan Canceled 12/8 at St. John’s Canceled 12/12 MAINE Canceled Head Coach: Jeff Neubauer Head Coach: Mark Schmidt 12/19 CENT. CONN. ST. Canceled Overall Record: 249-234 (16th season) Overall Record: 315-271 (20th season) 12/22 STONY BROOK Canceled Record at Fordham: 61-100 (6th season) Record at SBU: 233-181 (14th season) 12/30 GEORGE WASHINGTON* 71-47, L Record vs. St. Bonaventure: 0-7 Record vs. Fordham: 16-3 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* 2:00 p.m 2 Jalen Cobb • 5.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 4.3 apg, 2.5 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. and steals at Duquesne 1/27 DUQUESNE* 6:00 p.m. Atlanta, Ga. • 8 pts., 9 rebs., 4 assists, 4 steals at Duquesne 1/30 at George Washington* 2:00 p.m. 2/3 at UMass* TBA 3 Kyle Rose • 4.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 4 assists, 4 steals • Shooting .364 (4-11) 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 2/13 SAINT LOUIS* (CBSSN) TBA Upper Marlboro, Md. • 2 pts., 3 rebs., 1 steal at Duquesne 2/15 at VCU* 2:00 p.m. 5 Chris Austin • 11.5 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 8 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 18.5 ppg over past two games 2/27 SAINT JOSEPH’S* 1:00 p.m. Pasadena, Calif. • 17 pts., 2 rebs., 1 steal at Duquesne 3/3 LA SALLE* 2:00 p.m. 3/10- at Atlantic 10 Championship 21 Josh Navarro • 7.0 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 2.8 apg 3/14 (Barclays Center (Brooklyn, N.Y.) TBA Sr./G/5-10/170 • Third on squad in scoring • Changed surname from Colon to Navarro Carolina, P.R. * - Atlantic 10 game • 0 pts., 2 reb., 5 assts., 1 steal at Duquesne CBSSN – CBS Sports Network 22 Joel Soriano • 10.5 ppg, 9.5 rpg, 4 blocks NBCSN – NBC Sports Network • Recorded double-double in 7 of last 10 games So./F/6-11/250 • Career-high 16 points at La Salle Yonkers, N.Y. • 8 pts., 10 rebs., 2 assts. at Duquesne RAM RANTS • The Fordham University Rams continue the 2020-2021 Atlantic 10 season, Fordham’s 118th var- sity season, by hosting the St. Bonaventure University Bonnies in the historic Rose Hill Gym on Wednesday, January 13, at 2:00 p.m. • Fordham enters the game with a 1-3 record, 1-3 in the Atlantic 10, and is coming off a 48-45 con- ference loss to Duquesne in Pittsburgh on Saturday afternoon, while St. Bonaventure enters the contest with a 4-1 overall record, 2-1 in the A-10, and is coming off an 83-57 league win over Saint Broadcast Information Joseph’s at home on January 6 (the Bonnies had a home game scheduled with George Washington TV: ESPN+ on Saturday that was postponed due to positive COVID results from the Colonials). Mike Watts (PxP) • Wednesday afternoon’s contest will be the 45th meeting between Fordham and St. Bonaventure Darwin Zook (Color) on the hardwood. • The Bonnies lead the all-time series, which started in the 1955-56 season, 29-15 (two St. Bonaven- ture wins in 2002-03 were later forfeited for use of an ineligible player). RADIO: WFUV (90.7 FM) • The Bonnies have won nine straight, including both of last year’s meetings. Audio Stream: WFUVSports.org • Chris Austin netted a career-high 20 points in Fordham’s win over Dayton, a win that snapped Emmanuel Berbari (PxP) a 16-game losing streak for the Rams vs. the Flyers, and followed that with a game-high 17 at Andrew Posadas (Color) Duquesne. • Sophomore forward Joel Soriano recorded a double-double in two of the first four games and now has a double-double in seven of his last ten games. • After allowing 80.0 ppg in the first two games, the Fordham de- fense has dug in, allowing just 51.0 ppg over the past two. • The Rams continue Atlantic 10 play on Sunday, January 17, as they host the University of Massachusetts Minutemen in the Rose Hill Gym at 4:30 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 St. Bonaventure University Bonnies in the historic Record at Fordham (yrs): ....61-100 (6th year) Rose Hill Gym on Wednesday, January 13, at 2:00 p.m. Overall Record (yrs): .......249-234 (16th year) • The game will be broadcast live on ESPN+ and streamed on www.wfuvsports.org. Assoc. Head Coach: • Fordham enters the game with a 1-3 record, 1-3 in the Atlantic 10, and is coming off Mike DePaoli (St. Rose ‘07) Assistant Coaches: a 48-45 conference loss to Duquesne in Pittsburgh on Saturday afternoon, while St. Dennis Felton (Howard ‘85) Bonaventure enters the contest with a 4-1 overall record, 2-1 in the A-10, and is coming Anthony Evans (St. Thomas Aquinas ‘94) off an 83-57 league win over Saint Joseph’s at home on January 6 (the Bonnies had a Dir. of Basketball Ops: ..........Herschel Jenkins home game scheduled with George Washington on Saturday that was postponed due to Dir. of Player Development: ... Stephen Zurich positive COVID results from the Colonials). Team Information 2019-20 Overall Record: .......................... 9-22 THE ST. BONAVENTURE SERIES 2019-20 Atlantic 10 Record: ..........2-16 (14th) • Wednesday afternoon’s contest will be the 45th meeting between Fordham and St.