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BRONX, N.Y. –  The Fordham University Rams continue the 2023-2024 season, Fordham's 121st varsity season, and continue Atlantic 10 play by hosting the St. Bonaventure University Bonnies in the historic Rose Hill Gym on Wednesday, February 14, at 7:00 p.m.
 
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The game will be streamed on ESPN+ with Andrew Bogusch (PxP) and Andrew Posadas (analyst) announcing as well as broadcast on WFUV (90.7 FM) and the WFUV Sports YouTube page with Kris Pursiainen (PxP) and Lou Orlando (analyst) behind the mics.
 
Fordham enters the game with a 10-13 overall record, 4-6 in the Atlantic 10, and is coming off a 75-60 Atlantic 10 loss to VCU in the Rose Hill Gym on February 6 while St. Bonaventure enters the game with a 14-9 overall record, 5-6 in the conference, after a 54-50 A-10 loss to Duquesne at home last Saturday.
 
Wednesday night's contest will be the 50th meeting between Fordham and St. Bonaventure on the hardwood. The Bonnies lead the all-time series, which started in the 1955-56 season, 31-18 (two St. Bonaventure wins in 2002-03 were later forfeited for use of an ineligible player).

Notes
• The Rams have won three straight over the Bonnies, including this year's first meeting, 80-74, at St. Bonaventure on January 13 behind 19 points and seven rebounds from Kyle Rose and 16 points from Japhet Medor.
 
• Senior guard Kyle Rose is Fordham's all-time games played leader with 131 games played.
 
• Rose has appeared in 125 straight games dating back to his freshman season in 2019-2020.
 
• Senior guard Japhet Medor leads the Rams in scoring (11.5) and is second in assists (2.8/game) while sophomore guard Will Richardson is second in scoring, averaging 10.4 ppg.
 
• Over the past 12 games, sophomore guard Will Richardson is averaging 11.6 ppg and 2.8 apg (33 assists/16 turnovers) while senior guard Kyle Rose is averaging 12.0 ppg and 6.2 rpg.
 
• Over the past ten games, sophomore forward Elijah Gray is averaging 12.8 ppg and 5.1 rpg.
 
• Over the past seven games, senior guard Antrell Charlton has 26 assists and only seven turnovers.
 
• Kyle Rose has 198 career steals, tied for sixth all-time at Fordham.
 
• Rose has 49 steals this year (2.1/game), tied for first in the Atlantic 10, while senior guard Antrell Charlton has 35 (1.5/game), tied for seventh most in the A-10 this season.
 
• Senior forward Abdou Tsimbila has 53 blocks in 22 games (2.5/game), second in the Atlantic 10.
 
• Tsimbila has 147 career blocks, sixth all-time at Fordham.
 
• Tsimbila also leads the Rams in rebounding, averaging 6.5/game, 12th in the Atlantic 10.
 
• After averaging 2.7 ppg and 2.0 rpg last year, sophomore forward Elijah Gray is averaging 10.2 ppg and 4.5 rpg this year, including his first collegiate double-double with 12 points and eleven rebounds versus Davidson.
 
• The Rams did not lose any student-athletes to the transfer portal from 2022-23.
 
• The Rams continue the 2024 Atlantic 10 season by traveling to Dayton, Ohio, to face the #16/18 University of Dayton Flyers in the UD Arena on Saturday, February 17, at 1:30 p.m.