Men’s Basketball Hosts Harvard on Wednesday

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Bronx, N.Y. – The Fordham University men's basketball Rams continue their 2017-2018 season, the 115th season of varsity basketball at Rose Hill, by hosting the Harvard University Crimson in the historic Rose Hill Gym on Wednesday, December 6, at 7:00 p.m.
 
All fans are asked to bring a toy that will be delivered to the Maria Fareri Children's Hospital by members of Fordham SAAC. Place your donation by the ticket booth in the McGinley lobby prior to entering the gymnasium.
 
The game will be streamed on the Atlantic 10 Digital Network with Andrew Bogusch (p-b-p) and Kenny Ducey (color) announcing and broadcast on WFUV (90.7 FM) and www.wfuvsports.org with Matt Murphy (p-b-p) and Tom Scibelli (color) announcing. Follow the links above.
 
Fordham enters the game with a 3-4 record after a 67-66 overtime win over Maine in the Rose Hill Gym on Saturday afternoon while Harvard is 3-6 after a 79-70 loss at #8 Kentucky on Wednesday night.
 
Wednesday night's contest will be the 15th meeting between Fordham and Harvard on the hardwood. The Rams lead the all-time series, 8-6, but Harvard has taken the past three meetings, including a 64-52 win last December in Cambridge.
 
Notes
 

• Senior guard Will Tavares, who leads the Rams in scoring (17.1 ppg), scored a career-high 21 points against ETSU last Wednesday. He is averaging 18.4 ppg over the past four games.
 
• Junior guard Joseph Chartouny notched his fifth career double-double in the win over Maine with 21 points and eleven rebounds, matching his career-high for rebounds.
 
• Chartouny added four steals against Maine and he leads the Atlantic 10 and is second in the NCAA this year in steals/game with 4.0.
 
• The 2017-2018 Rams are second the Atlantic 10 in scoring defense (65.4) and three-point field goal percentage defense (.292).
 
• Fordham also leads the league in steals with 84 (12.0/game).
 
• Over the past three years, Fordham is 22-6 in non-conference home games (5-2 in 2014-2015, 9-0 in 2015-2016 year and 5-2 last year).
 
• Overall, the Rams are 25-16 at home over the past two years.
 
• The Rams, who lead the Atlantic 10 and are fourth in the NCAA with 84 steals (12.0/game), set a school record with 17 steals in the win over Manhattan.