Jan. 31, 2009
Bronx, N.Y. -
The Fordham University men's basketball squad will continue their 2009 Atlantic 10 season tonight when they play host to the Saint Louis University Billikens in the Rose Hill Gym at 7:00 p.m.
The game will be broadcast live on WFUV (90.7 FM) and online at www.wfuv.org Live. The game can also be viewed live on the internet by clicking here and live stats are available via GameTracker.
The Fordham coaching staff will recognize Coaches vs. Cancer Suits and Sneakers Weekend by wearing sneakers tonight with their suits at the game. Suits and Sneakers is an annual awareness weekend held every February that empowers basketball coaches to lace up their sneakers to support the Coaches vs. Cancer program, a joint effort by the American Cancer Society and the National Association Basketball Coaches to raise funds and awareness to fight cancer.
The Rams enter the game with a 3-15 overall record, 1-5 in the Atlantic 10, and are coming off a 67-65 conference win at St. Bonaventure University on Wednesday night. Saint Louis enters the game with an 11-9 overall record, 2-4 in the A-10, and is coming off a 47-46 conference loss at Dayton on Thursday.
Fordham will be led into the game by freshman guard Jio Fontan, who leads the team and all Atlantic 10 freshmen in scoring with a 14.8 ppg average and in assists with 91. Sophomore guard Mike Moore is second on the team in scoring (10.7 ppg) while senior forward Chris Bethel leads the squad in rebounding (6.6 rpg) and is third in scoring (10.6 ppg).
Saint Louis will be led into the game by senior guard Tommie Liddell III, who is averaging 13.1 ppg and 6.2 rpg, while senior guard Kevin Lisch is averaging 13.0 ppg.
Saturday's game will be the fifth meeting between Fordham and Saint Louis on the hardwood. The Billikens lead all-time series, 3-1.
Tonight's matchup between Saint Louis and Fordham is just one of more than 90 games this season between teams from the 28 Jesuit colleges and universities across the United States. Each of the 28 is dedicated to strong academics and teaching women and men to serve others and live a faith that does justice.
Grounded in a 500-year tradition, Jesuit, Catholic higher education creates bright futures for its more than 200,000 students in the United States.
Alumni at the game today are just some of the more than 1.7 million Jesuit graduates in America who are leaders locally, nationally and internationally. Fordham and its fellow Jesuit institutions thank you for your attendance tonight, and for believing in the Jesuit mission.
