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BRONX, N.Y. –  The Fordham University Rams continue the 2023-2024 season, Fordham's 121st varsity season, by hosting the Central Connecticut State University Blue Devils for Field Trip Day in the historic Rose Hill Gym Thursday, December 21, at 12:00 p.m.
 
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The game will be broadcast live on SNY and streamed on ESPN+ with Mike Watts (PxP) and Andrew Posadas (analyst) announcing as well as broadcast on WFUV (90.7 FM) and the WFUV Sports YouTube page with Miles Grossman (PxP) and Colin Loughran (analyst) behind the mics.

Fordham enters the game with a 5-6 record and is coming off a 77-55 loss to St. John's University at Madison Square Garden on Saturday afternoon while Central Connecticut is 4-7 on the season after a 79-74 loss to Northeastern University in New Britain on Tuesday night.
 
Thursday afternoon's contest will be the sixth meeting between Fordham and Central Connecticut on the hardwood. The Rams lead the all-time series, 4-1, and have taken the past four meetings with the Blue Devils. Fordham took the most recent meeting, 90-77 last December as Khalid Moore netted 25 points and Darius Quisenberry added 18.
 
Notes
• With the special noon tip-off, Fordham will welcome thousands of local school children to the historic Rose Hill Gym for an afternoon of basketball.
 
• Sophomore forward Joshua Rivera leads the Rams in scoring (11.2) and is second in rebounding (4.9) while senior guard Japhet Medor is second in scoring (10.8 ppg) and leads the Rams in assists (3.4/game).
 
• Senior guard Kyle Rose has 170 career steals, tied for ninth all-time at Fordham.
 
• Rose has appeared in 119 career games, tied for eighth all-time for the Rams.
 
• Senior guard Kyle Rose has 21 steals this year (1/9/game), fourth in the Atlantic 10 while senior guard Antrell Charlton has 18 (1.6/game), seventh most in the A-10 this season.
 
• Senior forward Abdou Tsimbila has 26 blocks in eight games (2.6/game), second in the Atlantic 10 and 13th in the NCAA.
 
• Tsimbila has 120 career blocks, seventh all-time at Fordham.
 
• Tsimbila also leads the Rams in rebounding, averaging 8.3/game, second in the Atlantic 10.
 
• After averaging 2.7 ppg and 2.0 rpg last year, sophomore forward Elijah Gray is averaging 8.4 ppg and 4.2 rpg this year.
 
• The Rams are 70-27 against teams currently in the Northeast Conference, including wins over Wagner and FDU this year.
 
• The Rams did not lose any student-athletes to the transfer portal from 2022-23.
 
• The Rams continue the 2023-24 season by hosting the Columbia University Lions in the historic Rose Hill Gym for the Tom Konchalski Classic on Saturday, December 30 at 1:00 p.m.