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Bronx, N.Y. – The Fordham University men's basketball Rams open the 2018 Johnny Bach Classic by hosting the Florida International University Panthers in the historic Rose Hill Gym on Friday, November 16, at 6:00 p.m.
The game will be streamed live on ESPN+ with Gregg Caserta (p-b-p) and Tim McMaster (color) announcing and broadcast on
www.wfuvsports.org with Tom Terzulli (p-b-p) and Vinny DeBellis (color) announcing.
The tournament is named for former Fordham head coach Johnny Bach, FCRH '48, a coaching icon on the collegiate, professional, and international levels, and one of the greatest basketball minds of all time. A defensive specialist, he has been credited with helping the Chicago Bulls win three straight NBA championships. He is still the all-time winningest coach in Fordham University basketball history, and led the Rams to five NIT appearances and a pair of NCAA berths in 18 seasons.
Friday night's contest will be the sixth meeting between Fordham and Florida International on the hardwood. The Panthers lead the all-time series, 4-1, and won the last matchup, 63-55 on December 29, 2008 in Miami.
Notes
• Freshman
Ty Perry is leading the Rams, and ranks third in the Atlantic 10 in scoring, averaging 22.0 ppg over his first two games.
• Perry leads the Atlantic 10 with 6.0 three-pointers made/game and is third in three-point shooting percentage (.632).
• Fordham is averaging an Atlantic 10-best 89.0 ppg in 2018-2019.
• The Rams will be led by two captains in 2018-2019, senior forward
David Pekarek and senior guard
Antwon Portley.
• Besides eight new freshmen, the Rams also welcome two transfers to the lineup in 2018-2019, Portley (Saint Peter's) and senior
Erten Gazi (DePaul). Both sat out last year after transferring to Fordham and each will have another year of eligibility remaining.
• Fordham is one of the youngest teams in the NCAA Div. I this year with eight freshmen and two sophomores on the 17-man roster.
• The Rams are an international team with five players from foreign countries.
