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Follow on Twitter Bronx, N.Y. - The Fordham University Rams continue their 2015-2016 season, the 113th season of varsity basketball at Rose Hill, by hosting the Manhattan College Jaspers in the historic Rose Hill Gym on Saturday, November 28, at 5:00 p.m.
The game will be streamed live on the Atlantic 10 Digital Network with Andrew Bogusch (p-b-p) and Mike Watts (color) announcing and can also be heard live on WFUV (90.7 FM) and on www.wfuvsports.org with Tony Reali (p-b-p) and James Decker (color) announcing. Follow the links above.
Saturday night's contest will be the 108th meeting between Fordham and Manhattan on the hardwood with the Jaspers leading the all-time series, which started in 1911-12, 56-51. The 107 games played against Manhattan are the most games played against any one opponent for Fordham while the 51 wins over the Jaspers are the most victories over any team for Fordham. Manhattan won last year's meeting, 71-57, on December 22 at the Barclays Center.
Notes• With the win over Colgate on Tuesday, seniors
Mandell Thomas and
Ryan Rhoomes accomplished something they haven't done since they arrived at Fordham: win three straight games. The last Fordham team to win three in a row was the 2011-12 squad,
Ryan Canty's freshman season while the last team to win four straight was the 2010-11 squad.
• The Rams have not trailed over the past three games. The only ties over past three games has been at 0-0.
• Senior guard
Mandell Thomas enters the game with 1,126 career points, good for 24th on the Fordham all-time scoring list. He is two points behind John Stevens (1962-65) for 23rd on the list.
• With his nine rebounds in the FDU game, forward
Ryan Rhoomes brought his career total to 662, placing him 14th on the Fordham career rebounding list. He is 18 behind Dan O'Sullivan (1986-90) for 13th on the all-time list.
• Fordham head coach
Jeff Neubauer's teams at Eastern Kentucky were well known for their defensive prowess, routinely ranking at the top of the NCAA in steals and his first Fordham team is no different, recording 38 steals through the first four games (9.5/game), second best in the Atlantic 10 and tied for 20th in the NCAA.
