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Bronx, N.Y. – The Fordham University men's basketball Rams continue their 2018-2019 season by traveling across the Bronx to take on the Manhattan College Jaspers in the annual Battle of the Bronx in the Draddy Gym on Saturday, December 1, at 7:00 p.m.
The game will be streamed live on the Jasper Sports Network and broadcast on
www.wfuvsports.org with Raffaele Elia (p-b-p) and Billy Reinhardt (color) announcing.
Saturday night's contest will be the 111th meeting between Fordham and Manhattan on the hardwood. The Jaspers lead the all-time series, 57-53, but Fordham took last year's meeting, 70-57, in the Rose Hill Gym on November 26 as
Will Tavares scored 19 points and
Ivan Raut added 14.
Notes
• Freshman
Nick Honor was named the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year for the second consecutive week on Monday.
• Honor is fourth in the Atlantic 10 and seventh among all NCAA Div. I freshmen, averaging 18.5 ppg.
• The Rams lead the Atlantic 10 and are 18th in the NCAA with 5.7 blocks/game.
• Fordham is averaging 79.2 ppg in 2018-2019, third best in the Atlantic 10.
• The 110 games played against Manhattan are the most for the Rams against any opponent while the 53 wins over the Jaspers are the most victories over any team for Fordham.
• 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.
