Men’s Basketball Hosts St. John’s on Wednesday

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Bronx, N.Y. - The Fordham University Rams continue their 2015-2016 season, the 113th season of varsity basketball at Rose Hill, by hosting the St. John's University Red Storm in the historic Rose Hill Gym on Wednesday, December 2, at 7:00 p.m.
     
The game will be streamed live on the Atlantic 10 Digital Network with Mike Watts (p-b-p) and Andrew Bogusch (color) announcing and can also be heard live on WFUV (90.7 FM) and on www.wfuvsports.org with Matt Moro (p-b-p) and Drew Casey (color) announcing. Follow the links above.

 

Wednesday night's contest will be the 87th meeting between Fordham and St. John's on the hardwood with the Red Storm leading the all-time series, which started in 1909, 65-21.

St. John's has won the past four games, including a 74-53 win last year at Madison Square Garden on December 14. The last Fordham win occurred on Decem­ber 11, 2010 as Brenton Butler scored 22 points and the Rams overcame a 20-point halftime deficit to win, 84-81, in the Rose Hill Gym.
 
Notes
• Fordham University freshman guard Joseph Chartouny was named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week for games played from November 22-29. The award is the first weekly honor for Chartouny. In a pair of Fordham wins on the week, Chartouny averaged 13.0 ppg and 9.5 rpg while dishing out nine assists and adding two steals. In an 84-58 win over Colgate on Tuesday he recorded a double-double with 15 points and ten rebounds while in Saturday's win over Manhattan, Chartouny netted 13 points and grabbed nine rebounds.
 
• The Rams are off to a 4-1 start in 2015-2016, the best start for a Fordham team since 2000 when the Rams also opened the season 4-1. The 2000-2001 squad opened the season 6-1, including a win over St. John's.
 
• The current four-game Fordham winning streak is the longest since 2010. The last five-game winning streak for the Rams was in the 2006-2007 season.
 
• Senior guard Mandell Thomas enters the game with 1,152 career points, good for 22nd on the Fordham all-time scoring list. He is 26 points behind Jermaine Anderson (2002-2006) for 21st on the list.
 
• With his ten rebounds in the Manhattan game, forward Ryan Rhoomes brought his career total to 672, placing him 14th on the Fordham career rebounding list. Rhoomes is eight behind Dan O'Sullivan (1986-90) for 13th on the all-time list.