2020 A-10 Championship Game 31 vs. Duquesne Mar. 12, 2020 • 8:30 p.m. Barclays Center Brooklyn, N.Y. Joe DiBari, Sports Information Director • [email protected] • (o) 718-817-4240 • (c) 917-539-5061 2019-20 SCHEDULE/RESULTS #14 FORDHAM (9-22) vs. #6 DUQUESNE (21-9) (9-22, 2-16 Atlantic 10) About the Series H: 6-12; A: 1-8; N: 2-2 All-time Record: 26-16, Duquesne Date Opponent Time/Score Last Meeting: 2/16/20 (59-54, Duquesne) 11/5 ST, FRANCIS (NY) 68-59, W Streak: Duquesne +4 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: Keith Dambrot 11/23 vs. Grand Canyon# 70-58, W Overall Record: 248-231 (15th season) Overall Record: 469-247 (22nd season) 11/25 vs. Western Kentucky# 69-64, L Record at Fordham: 60-97 (5th season) Record at Duquesne: 56-38 (3rd year) 12/1 UMES 66-45, W Record vs. Duquesne: 3-6 Record vs. Fordham: 5-1 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 • 10.3 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 2.2 apg, 1.8 spg 12/30 COPPIN STATE 62-56, W • Leads team in assists and steals, 3rd 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. • 15 pts., 3 rebs., 3 assts., 2 steals vs. GW 1/11 at St. Bonaventure* 64-44, L 1/15 at Duquesne* 58-56(ot), L 4 Erten Gazi • 8.9 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 32 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 • Career-high 22 points vs. George Maosn 1/26 at Saint Louis* 55-39, L Guzelyurt, N. Cyprus • 12 pts., 5 rebs., 2 assts., 2 blocks vs. GW 1/29 ST. BONAVENTURE* 62-55(ot), L 13 Antwon Portley • 10.4 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 2.3 apg 2/1 at Dayton*(NBCSN) 70-56, L • Second 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. • 10 pts., 3 rebs., 2 assts. vs. GW 2/16 DUQUESNE* (NBCSN) 59-54, L 2/19 at La Salle* 58-49, L 21 Josh Colon • 6.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 2.2 apg 2/22 MASSACHUSETTS* 57-49, L Jr./G/5-10/170 • Double figure scoring in 4 of last 7 games • Season-high 17 points vs. SJU & GW 2/26 RHODE ISLAND* 76-75, L Carolina, P.R. 2/29 at Saint Joseph’s* 73-69, L • 6 pts., 3 rebs., 3 assts., 1 steal vs. GW 3/4 at George Washington* 63-52, W 22 Joel Soriano • 4.8 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 26 blocks 3/7 GEORGE MASON* 65-61, L • 9.9 ppg, 11.4 rpg over past eleven games 3/11 vs. George Washington% 72-52, W Fr./F/6-11/250 • Five double-doubles in last six games 3/12 vs. Duquesne% 8:30 p.m. Yonkers, N.Y. • 14 pts., 12 rebs., 1 block vs. GW * - Atlantic 10 game RAM RANTS # - Paradise Jam (St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.) • The Fordham University Rams continue play at the 2020 Atlantic 10 Championship by % - at Atlantic 10 Championship (Barclays Center (Brooklyn, N.Y.) facing the Duquesne University Dukes in a second round game in the Barclays Center on CBSSN – CBS Sports Network Thurs¬day, March 12, at 8:30 p.m. NBCSN – NBC Sports Network • The game will be broadcast live on the NBC Sports Network. • Fordham, seeded 14th, enters the game with an 9-22 record, 2-16 in the Atlantic 10, and is Broadcast Information coming off a 72-52 A-10 win over George Washington in a first round game at the Barclays TV: NBCSN Center on Wednesday afternoon while Duquesne, the six-seed, is 21-9 overall on the year, Paul Burmeister (PxP) 11-7 in the conference, and is coming off a 73-62 league loss to Richmond in Pittsburgh last Saturday. David Kaplan (Color) • Thursday night’s contest will be the 43rd meeting between Fordham and Duquesne on Tim McCormick (Sidelines) the hardwood. Corey Robinson (Sidelines) • The Dukes lead the all-time series, which started in the 1949-50 season, 26-16, and took both of this year’s meetings. RADIO: None • Freshman forward Joel Soriano has recorded a double-double in five of the past six games. • Fordham leads the Atlantic 10 in scoring defense and is ranked tenth in the NCAA. • The Rams’ defensive scoring average of 61.7 ppg is the best at Fordham since the addition of the shot clock in 1985- 86. • The winner of the Fordham-Duquesne game will face third-seeded Rhode Island on Friday at 8:30 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): ......60-97 (5th year) THE GAME Overall Record (yrs): .......248-231 (15th year) • The Fordham University Rams continue play at the 2020 Atlantic 10 Championship by Assistant Coaches: facing the Duquesne University Dukes in a second round game in the Barclays Center Dennis Felton (Howard ‘85) on Thursday, March 12, at 8:30 p.m. Anthony Evans (St. Thomas Aquinas ‘94) • The game will be broadcast live on the NBC Sports Network. Mike DePaoli (St. Rose '07) Dir. of Basketball Ops: ..........Herschel Jenkins • Fordham, seeded 14th, enters the game with an 9-22 record, 2-16 in the Atlantic 10, Dir. of Player Development: ... Stephen Zurich and is coming off a 72-52 A-10 win over George Washington in a first round game at the Vol. Asst. Video Coor.: ..................Jose Irizarry Barclays Center on Wednesday afternoon while Duquesne, the six-seed, is 21-9 overall on the year, 11-7 in the conference, and is coming off a 73-62 league loss to Richmond Team Information in Pittsburgh last Saturday. 2018-19 Overall Record: ........................ 12-20 2018-19 Atlantic 10 Record: ..........3-15 (14th) Lettermen Returning/Lost: ������������������������8/3 THE DUQUESNE SERIES Starters Returning/Lost: ............................3/2 • Thursday night’s contest will be the 43rd meeting between Fordham and Duquesne on the hardwood.