Game 1 vs. Miami (OH) Nov. 10, 2017 • 7:00 pm Rose Hill Gym Bronx, N.Y. Joe DiBari, Sports Information Director • [email protected] • (o) 718-817-4240 • (c) 917-539-5061 2017-18 SCHEDULE/RESULTS MIAMI (OH) (0-0) at FORDHAM (0-0) (0-0, 0-0 Atlantic 10) About the Series H: 0-0; A: 0-0; N: 0-0 All-time Record: 1-0, Fordham Date Opponent Time/Score Last Meeting: 12/26/56 (67-60, Fordham) 11/10 MIAMI (OH)# 7:00 p.m. Streak: Fordham +1 11/13 LIU# 7:00 p.m. 11/17 vs. Florida State##(CBSSN) 6:00 p.m. 11/19 vs. Tulane##(CBSSN) 7:30 p.m. Head Coach: Jeff Neubauer Head Coach: Jack Owens 11/26 MANHATTAN 2:00 p.m. Overall Record: 218-167 (13th season) Overall Record: 0-0 (first season) 11/29 E. TENN. STATE 7:00 p.m. Record at Fordham: 30-33 (3rd season) Record at Miami: 0-0 (first season) 12/2 MAINE 2:00 p.m. 12/6 HARVARD 7:00 p.m. Record vs. Miami (OH): 0-0 Record vs. Fordham: 0-0 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 • Averaged 5.6 ppg, 2.2 rpg in 2016-2017 12/23 at West Virginia 12:00 p.m. • Appeared in 31 games last year, starting nine 12/30 at VCU*(NBCSN) 12:30 p.m. Sr./G/6-6/205 • Fourth on team with 28 steals 1/3 RICHMOND* 7:00 p.m. Providence, R.I. • Two-time All-American at Monroe College 1/6 DUQUESNE*(CBSSN) 3:30 p.m. 1/10 at St. Bonaventure* 7:00 p.m. 1 Chuba Ohams • Averaged 1.9 ppg, 3.1 rpg as a freshman • Appeared in 24 games, making nine starts 1/14 DAVIDSON*(CBSSN) 3:00 p.m. So./F/6-8/205 1/17 at La Salle* 7:00 p.m. • Season-high 12 points at La Salle 1/20 at Saint Joseph’s* 1:00 p.m. Bronx, N.Y. • Season-high ten rebounds vs. VCU 1/24 RHODE ISLAND* 7:00 p.m. 5 Tre Evans • Transfer from Kilgore (Tex.) College 1/27 UMASS* (NBCSN) 2:00 p.m. • Averaged 15.5 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 2.3 apg last year 2/3 at Saint Louis* 7:00 p.m. So./G/6-2/185 • Led region in free throw percentage (.835) 2/7 GEORGE MASON* 7:00 p.m. Edmond, Okla. • First Team All-City selection as a senior in HS 2/10 at Duquesne* 12:00 p.m. 2/14 SAINT JOSEPH’S* 7:00 p.m. 12 Joseph Chartouny • Averaged 12.1 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 5.0 apg in 2016-17 2/17 at Dayton* 7:00 p.m. So./G/6-3/205 • Set school single season steals mark (94) • Led A-10 & third in NCAA in steals 2/21 at Davidson* 7:00 p.m. Montreal, Quebec 2/24 LA SALLE* 4:00 p.m. • 2017 Preseason 3rd Team All-A-10 selection 2/28 at George Washington* 7:00 p.m. 20 Ivan Raut • Played with BC BEKO club in Serbia last year 3/3 VCU* 2:00 p.m. • Played for two years with Spain’s Unicasa club 3/7-11 at Atlantic 10 Championships TBD Fr./G/F/6-7/204 • Led Unicasa to a 2015 championship Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C. Kotor, Montenegro • Scored 11 points in exhibition win * - Atlantic 10 game RAM RANTS # - Jamaica Classic • The Fordham University Rams open their 2017-2018 season by hosting the Miami (OH) University ## - Jamaica Classic (Montego Bay) RedHawks in the historic Rose Hill Gym on Friday, November 10, at 7:00 p.m. The game will be CBSSN – CBS Sports Network NBCSN – NBC Sports Network streamed live on the Atlantic 10 Digital Network and broadcast on WFUV (90.7 FM) and www.wfu- vsports.org. • The game is part of the 2017 Jamaica Classic. Broadcast Information • Fordham enters the game after going 13-19 last winter, while Miami finished the 2016-2017 campaign with an 11-21 record. TV: A-10 Digital Network • Fordham is 74-34 (.685) in season openers since 1908, 79-18 (.814) in home openers. Andrew Bogusch (pxp) • The game will be the second meeting between Fordham and Miami with the Rams taking the first Kenny Ducey (Color) match-up, 67-60, in 1956 at the University of Cincinnati Tournament. • Fordham set a new school record with 264 made three-pointers last year (former mark was 243 set RADIO: WFUV (90.7 FM)/ in 2015-2016). Audio Stream: WFUVSports.org • Joseph Chartouny named Third Team Preseason All-Atlantic 10 as well as to the preseason All- Defensive Team. Matt Murphy (PxP) • Chartouny set a school record with 94 steals last year, leading the A-10 and ranking third in the NCAA Tom Scibelli (Color) in steals/game (3.24). Raffaele Elia (Producer/Engineer) • Fordham finished third in the NCAA in steals/game (9.8) and fourth in total steals (315) last winter. • Fordham became the 69th NCAA Division I school to win 1,500 games with the victory over Rider on November 23, 2016. • The Rams continue play in the 2017 Jamaica Classic by hosting the LIU Blackbirds on Monday night, November 13, at 7:00 p.m. in the Rose Hill Gym. 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 Cell: ............................................. 917/539-5061 CC) FAX: ............................................ 718/817-4244 1 Chuba Ohams So. F 6-8 205 Bronx, N.Y./Wadleigh Email: ............................... [email protected] 2 Thomas Sanchez Sr. G 5-9 155 Maspeth, N.Y./Xavier Home page: ............... www.fordhamsports.com 3 Nemanja Zarkovic Gr. G 6-3 195 Montreal, Quebec/Collège Jean-De-Brébeuf 4 Brenton Petty Jr. G 5-9 150 Washington, D.C./Woodrow Wilson Interviews 5 Tre Evans So. G 6-2 185 Edmond, Okla./Edmond North (Kilgore) To arrange personal interviews with Head 10 Erten Gazi* Jr. G 6-4 203 Guzelyurt, North Cyprus / Coach Jeff Neubauer, the Fordham staff or any Istanbul Bostanci Doga College (DePaul) Fordham players please call Joe DiBari in the 12 Joseph Chartouny Jr. G 6-3 205 Montreal, Quebec/Collège Jean-De-Brébeuf Fordham Sports Media Relations Office. Play- 13 Antwon Portley* Jr. G 6-4 195 Lancaster, Texas/Lancaster (Saint Peter’s) ers and coaches are usually available in person 14 Chris Downing Jr. F 6-8 235 Orangeburg, N.Y./Don Bosco Prep and for phone interviews after practice, and by 15 Cavit Havsa So. G 6-4 160 Istanbul, Turkey/Esenyurt Okyanus appointment. 20 Ivan Raut Fr. G 6-7 204 Kotor, Montenegro/JU Gimnazija Kotor 21 Jesse Bunting Jr. F 6-8 225 Plymouth, Mass./Tabor Academy Notes on the Net 23 Perris Hicks Sr. G 6-1 180 Pasadena, Calif./Blair (San Bernardino Valley) Fordham Rams basketball information will be available on the internet at www.fordhamsports. 24 Prokop Slanina Jr. F 6-10 225 Brno, Czech Republic/ASA com. Updated stats and game notes can be found 33 David Pekárek Jr. F 6-7 210 Olomouc, Czech Republic/Get Better Aca. here as well as a roster and player bios. * - Will sit out the 2017-2018 season due to NCAA transfer rules General Information Location: ............................. Bronx, NY 10458 Head Coach: Jeff Neubauer (La Salle ‘93) Founded: ...................................................1841 Enrollment (Undergraduate): ................8,855 Associate Head Coach: Rodney Crawford Nickname: ................................................Rams Assistant Coaches: Ali Ton, Mike DePaoli School Colors: .....................Maroon and White Director of Basketball Operations: Jaden Uken Home Court: ................Rose Hill Gym (3,200) Dir. of Player Development: Herschel Jenkins Affiliation: ....................................NCAA Div. I Head Athletic Trainer: Dawn Purington Conference: .....................................Atlantic 10 Volunteer Assistant Video Coordinator: Connor Birchard President: ................. Joseph M. McShane, S.J. Athletics Director: .......................David Roach Pronunciation Guide Athletic Dept. Phone: ................ 718/817-4300 Joseph Chartouny – Shar-TUNE-nee Ticket Office Phone: .................. 718/817-4759 Erten Gazi - ER-ton GAH-zee Civat Havsa - Se-VEET HAV-sah Coaching Staff Chuba Ohams - CHEW-ba OH-hams Head Coach: ....... Jeff Neubauer (La Salle ‘93) David Pekárek – Peh-CAR-reck Record at Fordham (yrs): ......30-33 (3rd year) Ivan Raut - E-von ROUT Overall Record (yrs): .......218-167 (12th year) Prokop Slanina - PRO-cop Sla-NEEN-na Assoc. Head Coach: . Nemanja Zarkovic - Knee-MON-ya Zar-KOH-vick .................... Rodney Crawford (Cincinnati ‘02) Assistant Coaches: THE GAME Ali Ton (Davidson ‘99) • The Fordham University Rams open the 2017-2018 season by hosting the Miami (OH) Mike DePaoli (St. Rose '07) Dir. of Basketball Operations: ......Jaden Uken University RedHawks in the historic Rose Hill Gym on Friday, November 10, at 7:00 p.m. Vol. Asst. Video Coor.: ...........Connor Birchard • The game will be streamed live on the Atlantic 10 Digital Network and broadcast on WFUV (90.7 FM) and www.wfuvsports.org. Team Information • The game is part of the 2017 Jamaica Classic. 2016-17 Overall Record: ........................ 13-19 • Fordham enters the game coming off a 13-19 season in 2016-2017 while Miami went 2016-17 Atlantic 10 Record: ..........7-11 (10th) 11-21 last winter. Lettermen Returning/Lost: ������������������������9/5 Starters Returning/Lost: ............................2/3 THE MIAMI SERIES Basketball History • Friday night’s contest will be the second meeting between Fordham and Miami on the First year of basketball: ....................